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General Electric
Industry: Energy
Number of terms: 8202
Number of blossaries: 3
Company Profile:
American conglomerate currently ranked by Forbes as the world's largest company. GE has multifarious business interests including power generation and financial services.
A high intensity discharge light source in which the light is produced by the radiation from mercury, plus halides of metals such as sodium, scandium, indium and dysprosium. Some lamp types may also utilize phosphor coatings. GE trade names include: Multi-Vapor®, ConstantColor® CMH®, PulseArc®, Staybright®, Watt-Miser®, ChromaFit and Arcstream®.
Industry:Lights & lighting
A screw base used on larger lamps, e.g. many HID lamps.
Industry:Lights & lighting
Light with only one wavelength (i.e. color) present.
Industry:Lights & lighting
Distance from the bottom of the fixture to either the floor or work plane, depending on usage.
Industry:Lights & lighting
A unit of wavelength equal to one billionth of a meter.
Industry:Lights & lighting
A nationally accepted electrical installation code to reduce the risk of fire, developed by the National Fire Protection Association.
Industry:Lights & lighting
A federal law enacted in 1988 that sets energy standards for ballasts consistent throughout the United States.
Industry:Lights & lighting
The standardized part number used by the US Government for procurement.
Industry:Lights & lighting
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Laboratory that sets safety standards for building materials, electrical appliances and other products for Mexico.
Industry:Lights & lighting
Capacitor used in ballasts to help provide power factor correction. Contains no polychlorinated biphenyls and meets EPA requirements.
Industry:Lights & lighting