The watt is a unit of power and power is consumed/dissipated instantaneously and continuously. In other words the watts are used now.
Power consumed over a period of time is energy. The most common unit of energy used in the electrical field is the kilowatt-hour. But one could also use a unit of watt-year (8.76 kilowatt-hours) or watt-day (0.024 kilowatt-hours) if one wanted to.
The light bulb was created in 1882 by Thomas Edison.
OVer time you will eventually save money off of your electric bill because the CFL uses less energy. So you can save a lot of money Depends on the wattage of the incandescent compared with the wattage of the CF that replaces it. In the UK, replacing a 100 watt bulb with a 20 watt bulb might save 10 pence in 12 hours running.
A lamp designed for 120 v takes 5 amps, one intended for 240 v takes 2½ amps. Voltage x current gives the watts.
the rule is.... run 100 watts 24/7 for 100.00/year. Your cfl will cost apx.75/year. However, while your cfl only uses 75 watts it is equivalent to apx 350 watts and produces a broad variety of colors in the spectrum making it great for growing!
A lumen is the perceived intensity of the light, as seen by the human eye. The lumen value is largely determined by the the nature of the light, i.e. the sum of the different wavelengths of the light being transmitted by the particular bulb type.The standard tungsten wire-filament ('incandescent') bulb radiates a different type of light to a flourescentlight.* a 230 V, 40 watt incandescent bulb produces a light (quality) of about 400-500 lumens,* a standard 230 V flourescent lamp of only 7 watts will produce exactly the same value of lumens, i.e. 400-500 lumens. * the cool white XLamp XP-G 3.5 V LED lamp of only 3 watts will produce a similar value of lumens, i.e. 350 lumens. And is safer for the workers that make them and better for the environment. It is currently more expensive, but prices have been dropping about 20% per year. Therefore LED light bulbs convert electricity into light more efficiently than incandescent or florescent light bulbs. * For more information, See Related links below this box
The power rating of light bulbs tells how much electric energy in watts the bulb consumes when burning. As an aside, a rule of thumb for estimating how much you are paying to burn a light bulb for a year, the number of watts equals the number of dollars. So if you burn a 40 watt bulb for a year it costs about $40. If only at night cut that in half and say it costs $20. If you burn 5 of the bulbs all year it's $200
The light bulb was created in 1882 by Thomas Edison.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879.
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Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb that was available for commercial use in 1879. The light bulb was first used in Menlo Park.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb 1876 an the camera 1890
Einstein did not create the light bulb Thomas Edison did Einstein was the theory of relativity
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Joseph Swan invented light bulb in 1879
Thomas Alva Edison invented the light bulb in 1877.
The flourescent light bulb was invented in 1827.