Xenon technology emerged in 1991 with the introduction of xenon headlamps in the market. In Xenon Light Bulbs, a tube or glass is filled with special inert xenon gas. When electric current is passed through the bulb, the gas gets hot and results in emitting the visible light. The xenon gas emits virtually full spectrum light. The objects in this light appear almost the same color as they do in sunlight. Xenon Bulbs and Lamps are a powerful source of ultraviolet and infrared radiation. Xenon bulbs and lamps provide white light similar to daylight.
The housing of the Xenon bulb is made up of quartz glass that can withstand high internal pressure and the electrodes of the lamps are made up of tungsten. Xenon bulbs last much longer than Standard incandescent bulbs and provide almost double the light of Halogen bulbs. Also they consume less electricity than Standard Bulbs. Xenon bulbs are quite expensive. This may be the main factor that they are not getting used vastly in the market even after providing the assurance of longer life, high efficient output and durability. They are so expensive that often even high quality luxury cars come up with the optional use of other types of headlamps than xenon bulbs providing the option of cutting cost.
Classification of Xenon Light Bulbs
Xenon Lamps are mainly classified in Short arc Xenon Lamps and Long Arc Xenon Lamps. Short Arc Xenon Lamps have basically the arc of the lamp shorter than the size of the electrode while in Long arc Xenon Lamps, it is longer than the size of the electrode. Short Arc lamps require a refined power supply to work to provide better output and longer life. In order to provide high efficiency output, the Xenon gas in bulbs and Lamps is maintained at a very high pressure. Xenon Gas short Lamps often contain only xenon gas but sometimes some amount of mercury is also added with xenon gas.
Applications of Xenon Light Bulbs and Lamps
Xenon bulbs and Lamps are mainly used in Flight simulators, Phototherapy, surgical lighting fixtures, Projectors used in Movie theatres, Solar simulation etc. They also find their application in Dental treatments, Search lights, cameras etc. They are also used in UV curing, alarm systems, Signal Lights on towers, and in sterilizations. Long arc lamps are widely used in solar simulation for age testing of materials, rapid thermal processing, and material inspection.
9300XSP and XDP Xenon Bulbs
9300XSP Xenon Light bulbs offer user friendly features. The intensity of the bulb can be controlled and the age of the bulb can also be known easily. 9300XDP Xenon lighting source can operate at single 300 watt or dual port at 150 watts each.
Xenon Dynamic bending Headlamps
Xenon Dynamic bending Light headlamps can rotate the light beam with respect to the angle of the steering wheel. They works on both high beam and low beam Xenon Headlamps provide brighter white light improving road visibility and driver concentration resulting in high safety and comfort while driving. The life of these bulbs can be so long that a person may not need to change the bulb in the entire life span of the car.
Xenon bulbs provide almost double the light of Halogen bulbs and last much longer than Standard incandescent bulbs