High Pressure Sodium Vapor Lamp

HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM
VAPOUR LAMPS
SOURCES OF ARTFICIAL LIGHTS
HIGH PRESSURE
SODIUM VAPOUR
LAMPS
CHARACTERISTICS
CONSTRUCTION
LIGHT OUTPUT & LIFETIME
EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY
COLOR RENDERING
COST OF LIGHTING AND EFFORT

TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
 85 to 150 lumen/watt
HIGH PRESSURE  150W, 250W, 400W, 600W, 750W, & 1000W
 600W can produce 88,000 lumens
SODIUM VAPOR  1000W can produce 145,000 lumens
LAMP  Spectrum: Warm White, 2000K
 CRI: 20-25
PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM VAPOR LAMP
CONSTRUCTION
 It has a translucent ceramic arc tube constructed of polycrystalline
alumina (PCA).
 The arc tube which houses all of these materials.

 The arc tube is inserted into a heat resistant outer bulb.
 It has an ignitor that causes a pulse start that will arc through the
xenon gas inside of the lamp.
 In each end, back wounds and coated tungsten electrodes are

mounted.
 To seal the tube, a monolithic seal is used instead of a niobium

end cap
 HPS lamps have other materials mixed in with the sodium, and
also Mercury and Xenon that can be found in arc tube
LIGHT OUTPUT LIFETIME

 The measure of the total amount of visible light  High Pressure Sodium lights maintain their
(to the human eye) from a bulb/light source. luminescence fairly well with 90% still available
 High Pressure Sodium Vapor Lamps (HPS) can halfway through their lifespan (around 12,000
range from 35 to 1000 watts. hours)
 HPS bulbs typically emit 80% of their original rated
output at the end of life (around 24,000 hours).
EFFICACY
 Efficacies are between 70 to 120 lumens/watt ( including ballast), increasing with wattage.
 Electronic ballasts, said to be under development, could provide a small increase in system efficacy.
EFFICIENCY
LED LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM
 LEDs are very efficient relative to every  Low and High Pressure Sodium lights are the
lighting type on the market. only light whose source efficiency compares
 Source efficiency ranges 37 and 120 to LEDs (values range between 100-170
lumens/watt. lumens/watt for LPS and 100-140 for HPS).
 However, in their system efficiency (the  Lose out to LEDs in many cases due to their
amount of light that actually reaches the system efficiency is often much lower due to
target area after all losses are accounted losses associated with omnidirectional light
for). output and the need to redirect it to a
 Most values for LED system efficiency fall desired area.
above 50 lumens/watt.
COLOR RENDERING
 Color rendering for High Pressure Sodium lights is slightly improved and emits a yellow to white light.
 The light from sodium sources is predominantly emitted in the longer wavelengths, between yellow
and red. Lamp color temperature in HPS lamps does not vary much.
 The standard high-pressure sodium lights have a 20-25 CRI.
NORMAL WHITE LIGHT UNDER HIGH-PRESSURE SODIUM

COST OF LIGHTING
In terms of costing, low and high pressure sodium is much cheaper than LED light
depending on the specifications.
In terms of maintenance, both low-pressure and high-pressure sodium lamps are cheap
to buy and maintain.
That being said, although LPS and HPS bulbs last longer than most competitors, they are
still inferior to leads.
To achieve the comparable lifetime of an LED light, LPS or HPS lights would most likely
need to be purchased several times and the corresponding labor costs will need to be
charged.
LED Low and High Pressure Sodium

ranges typically from 500 - ranges typically from 100 - 500
1000 pesos pesos
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY
One main drawback to high pressure sodium lighting is that it has a yellow hue that simply
doesn't show you how things really look.
Because of HPS efficiency, this has been deemed adequate for many years.
But its low quality of the lighting means that when HPS lights are used, it may be difficult to
distinguish a car in a full parking lot, and security cameras or witnesses may not be able to
identify people if a crime has taken place.
There's also evidence that whiter lights can help with a driver's peripheral vision and stopping
time.

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HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM

LIGHT OUTPUT & LIFETIME

EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY

COST OF LIGHTING AND EFFORT

 The arc tube which houses all of these materials.

 In each end, back wounds and coated tungsten electrodes are

 To seal the tube, a monolithic seal is used instead of a niobium

LIGHT OUTPUT LIFETIME

NORMAL WHITE LIGHT UNDER HIGH-PRESSURE SODIUM

LED Low and High Pressure Sodium

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