ABSTRACT

This chapter is a presentation of the incandescent light sources that have for more than a century been the protagonists in the act of creating articial lighting. Even today, as discussions are underway related to the banning of this technology due to economic, energy, and environmental reasons, most of these lamps still play an important role. In Europe, this ban will initially include conventio nal incandescent lamps with high wattage but not reector lamps and spotlights such as halogen lamps. So, an evaluation of this technology is still very relevant and remains important to the light source professional.