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Today this slogan sounds not so pathetically, as 127 years ago when well-known «Jablochkov?s candle» for the first time has flashed. Now the electricity has entered into each house and it become not only a light source, but also the important element of an interior of premises.

Only in Moscow annually more than 4 billion кВт.ч, or 13 % from all energy consumed in city is spent on illumination. Experts think of how to lower its charge, they create more and more economic light sources. Designers care of an aesthetics of dwelling, they are occupied by search of new forms of sources of illumination, their color scores.

How to save watts?

The international power agency, the International commission on illumination and other international organizations have offered the program of actions which realization can lower in the near future the charge of the electric power on illumination on the average on 60 %. Most vigorously this program takes root in the USA and the countries of the European Union where the standards regulating minimally admissible sizes light efficiency of light sources (LS) affirm, factors of power efficiency adjusting devices (AD), parameters energy conservation lighting installations (LI).

Gradually similar characteristics are entered also into our Building norms and the rules concerning artificial and natural illumination. For last 15-20 years are created LS of new generation. For inhabited and public buildings changes in the nomenclature of luminescent lamps (LL) are most important. Due to creation new luminophors it was possible to reduce considerably LL?s diameter , to increase their light feedback, and then, having bent tubes of lamps and having divided them on some parts to receive compact LL which can be placed in compact fixtures and even in a standard incandescent lamp.

Simultaneously have appeared high-frequency adjusting devices with which LL are quickly lit and do not blink, serve longer, are easier regulated.

On the basis of electronic AD and compact LL have received light sources which can replace incandescent lamp. At an identical light stream such lamp consumes power smaller on 80 % and time serves at 6-12 longer.

In the international program the greatest attention is paid to compact luminescent lamps (CLL), and electronic AD during the nearest years should supersede from the market electromagnetic devices.

In Moscow and other cities wide application find CLL, divided with electronic and electromagnetic AD, for illumination premises of residential buildings, especially staircases as thus necessity to switch-off a part of fixtures at night disappears. For these purposes compact fixtures in against vandalism execution are used.

The «dot» lamps built in a false ceiling with halogenous lamps incandescence are now very popular. There were such lamps power 35 and 50 Volt on a pressure12W In, built in a compact mirror reflector and having service life 10 thousand hours, and also mirror halogenous lamps on mains voltage 230 W

Light emitted diodes are widely used for decorative illumination, differing by the small sizes, small (the tenth shares watt) consumption of energy, an insignificant thermal emission, simplicity and safety of feeding systems, a range of working temperatures from-50 up to +100°С, and high service life — 100 thousand hours.

Magic transformations into the house

The most ordinary premise can be made not ordinary, to create a coziness and beauty by means of well thought over illumination. But first of all, certainly, it is necessary to take care of that in any corner of an apartment the desirable level of light exposure at any time has been provided. And for this purpose it is necessary to pick up correctly lamps and devices.

There are some rules of the organization of illumination: light should not blind the people, the open light source should be above a level of eyes — in other cases it is necessary for something to cover a lamp, workplaces should be especially well shined by the directed beam of light. The most pleasant for eyes light is reflected or dispelled. It is possible dew to lighting devices with lamp shades, with plafonds from translucent materials and every possible floor lamp. Lusters, sconces, floor lamps with lamp shades — attribute of a classical interior. A lamp shade above a table — an example of ideal local illumination. But what fixture would not be installed on a ceiling above a table, it should be on distance of 60 sm from a surface, hardly above a level of eyes. It is necessary to consider the form, the size, the general design of a table. If it is round, it is necessary to pick up the fixture of the spherical form, the size from 35 up to 60 sm in diameter. The same fixtures will approach to oval or square tables under the form, and to extended — some lines of small fixtures. For illumination of a table in modern style, the six-coal form, above it is necessary to hang up a luster corresponding it, for example, from bronze or with chrome plated. For modern design decisions in styles of the new art, a modernist style, High-Tec floor lamps in the form of columns, spheres and disks are good.

Correct illumination in a children’s room is very important. With change of age of children functions of a room also vary; therefore it is necessary to provide opportunities of constructive changes the design of the light. In a room the area 16 m2, intended for two schoolboys, the necessary level of light comfort can be provided with five different devices of illumination. The table is better to arrange near the window as much as possible to use daylight and above it in a ceiling to install two dot fixtures which mirror reflectors will direct a light stream from 13-W CLL on a surface of a table. «The game zone» can be highlighted by means of two desktop fixtures with matte reflectors. Near to bed it is recommended to install the rotary dot fixtures convenient for reading.

In kitchen the combination of local and general illumination is expedient. For local strong and less power-intensive fluorescent lamps will approach. CLL in 15 Volt the incandescent lamp gives as much light, as 75-Volt. Bright, dense, equal light provide halogenous lamps. Such lamp in 50 Volt corresponds to a incandescent lamp in 150 Volt. For premises with the increased humidity there are special protected lamps power 20 Volt. But for use of more economic halogenous fixtures it is necessary to have lowering transformer. Also it is necessary to consider, that these lamps have a different corner of dispersion of a light beam — narrow, average and wide. If a corner narrow light will be only in a point of falling of a beam and then some lamps are required. It is impossible to give universal advice on illumination for apartments, different on dimensions, style, conditions and other parameters. If you are at a loss with a choice of fixtures, address to designers — they certainly will help.

Dipline and neon imaginations

Mobility of light is the basic concept of new, high Dipline technology allowing easily and quickly to install any light space, not resorting to services of professional designers and builders. Literally Dipline is translated as «the shipped line». The system is based on panels from polyurethane foam with a high pressure inside of two current-carrying layers. On a plane of the panel tiny incandescent lamp on needles power 0, 25 and 0, 75 V fasten. They create effect of «the star sky». Technology Dipline enables to receive such effect even in old houses where a ceiling not above 2,6 m. It is possible to fix the panel directly to concrete using liquid nails or plastic insulators.

By means of «sandwich»-panel light can be moved and lit as you wish, supervising illumination at any moment. One panel connected by a unique wire to the transformer, is capable to light up to 1200 tiny «Lucioles» power 0,25 Volt which will be pinned«at will in any place of a plane of the panel. Dipline technology and good taste allow realizing the most courageous original architecturally-design projects today.

Other novelty is neon illumination of an interior of premises. It has come to us from the West. But now the Russian companies are also successfully engaged in manufacturing of such illumination. Owing to high-quality accessories and the equipment of world famous western firms its quality completely corresponds to the western standards.

Opportunities of neon are boundless. There are no corners, no cambers, and hollows for it. It is capable to create a continuous light line anywhere — on walls, a ceiling, to a floor, in an arch, etc. the Neon is polychromatic. For any color interior it is possible to pick up a corresponding shade of neon illumination. Do you wish to see the bedroom in is gentle-pink light? Here you are. To create» blue rhapsody«on kitchen ? No problems

From the switch up to dimmer

As you known, the electric power constantly rises in price, and the zealous owner always thinks of economy. It is possible even the simple switch to force to protect energy if to choose it correctly. There are some variants of such approach. If to replace ordinary switches on «clever», with the gauge of volume for example luminescent lamps begin to switch on finding that someone enters into a zone of its action, and switched off, when there will be nobody. Such devices ideally approach for places where you often are. They also can be installing in places where light from time to time remains included, in a toilet or storage.

The switch with the built in timer, switches off light some minutes later if you will forget to do it.

Following class of devices — switches regulators of light with remote control, they are easily set up for work from any remote control. And the built in function of imitation of presence of the person will allow to switch on and off with approach of darkness light in the house chaotically, creating effect of presence of owners in an apartment. Other variant is the photosensitive automatic device which operates illumination, including it with approach of twilight, and switches off with a dawn. There is also system NERO which allows creating a uniform complex of management of all devices and devices of an electric network of the house, an apartment. Commands are transmitted on posting 220 Volt or by radio and allow: to switch on and off light in several places; to regulate intensity of illumination in any point; to maintain a constant level of light exposure; to simulate effect of presence and many other things. Excellent German quality, the newest electro assembly technologies and original design, electro adjusting products Busch-Jaeger differ from switches and sockets up to unique regulators of light , light signaling devices and timers.

The choice is very wide — it is necessary to concern only to it creatively.