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1. “WORKING OF INCANDESCENT BULB AND
ITS INSTALLATION IN HOME,COMPARE
POWER CONSUMPTION WITH CFL BULB”
Submitted By: Submitted to:
Jobyar Ahmed Uday Dr.Dipal B.Patel
Roll: A40

2. INTRODUCTION
• An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe
is an electric light which produces light with a wire filament heated to a
high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows
What is
Incandescent

3. Mechanism of incandescent bulb

4. Comparison Between CFL and
Incandescent Light Bulbs
CFL Incandescent
Bulb
Lifespan in hours 9000 1,000
Watts 14 60
Cost per bulb $2.40 $1.25
Daily cost* $0.007 $0.03
Annual cost* $2.56 $10.95
Cost for 50k hours @ $0.10 kWh $70 $300
Bulbs needed for 50k hours
Total cost for 50k hours with bulb price
* Assuming 5 hours a day @ $0.10 per
kWh.
5.5
$83.20
50
$362.50

5. Installation in Home

6. Availability of incandescent
lights
• Incandescent bulbs are available in a wide
range of sizes, light output, and voltage
ratings, from 1.5 volts to about 300 volts. They
require no external regulating equipment,
have low manufacturing costs, and work
equally well on either alternating current or
direct current.

7. Few Categories of Incandescent bulb
• For Decorative purposes
• Globe shaped incandescent lights
• Coloured incandescent lights
• Incandescent black lights

8. THE INCANDESCENT BULBS ARE
WIDELY USED IN
• Household lighting
• Commercial lighting
• Table lamps
• Car headlamps
• Flashlights
• Decorative and advertising lighting