Title: (Optional) Explain functions, operation, and characteristics of various lighting systems.
Course: Electricity III (17102-III) > Section: Examining Lighting, Communication, and Power Systems

Explanation should include

- identifying materials common to different lighting systems
- identifying different types of lighting, including
  - incandescent
  - fluorescent
  - light emitting diode (LED)
  - solar
  - metal halide
  - mercury vapor
  - high-pressure sodium
  - low-pressure sodium
- stating what application type is best suited for their application
- identifying various fluorescent tube sizes
- distinguishing among industrial, commercial, and residential lighting systems according to manufacturer’s manuals and instructor’s guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is an electrical ballast?
- With what material are fluorescent bulbs coated?
- Why do fluorescent bulbs need ballasts?
- Why are LEDs becoming more common?
- What is CRI?
- What is Kelvin temperature?
- What is a lumen?