DesignLights Consortium announces first products qualified under …
WEBMedford, MA –July 27, 2022 –The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) today announced the first products added to its LUNA Qualified Products List (QPL) after being tested and determined to meet the new LUNA Version 1.0 Technical Requirements for outdoor LED luminaires.. The DLC released LUNA V1.0 in December and began accepting applications from solid-state lighting (SSL) manufacturers interested ...
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WEBSep 16, 2024 · LEDs Magazine. Volume 21, Issue 2. LEDs Magazine covers technology advances, markets, and applications of LED lighting and related component systems for commercial development and deployment by researchers, engineers, product developers, and manufacturing professionals.
What is an LED? - LEDs Magazine
WEBSep 1, 2004 · In the simplest terms, a light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current is passed through it. Light is produced when the particles that carry the current (known as electrons and holes) combine together within the semiconductor material. Since light is generated within the solid semiconductor ...
Running LEDs from an AC supply
WEBMay 2, 2006 · To run an LED-based fixture from a mains supply (e.g. 120 V AC) requires electronics between the supply and the devices themselves to provide a DC voltage (e.g. 12 V DC) capable of driving several LEDs. A new approach is to develop AC-LEDs, which can operate directly from an AC power supply. This provides several advantages, as …
UL 8750 safety standard for LED lighting is published
WEBNov. 30, 2009. After nearly three years in development, the standard covering product safety of LED lighting equipment has now been published. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an independent product safety certification organization based in Northbrook, Illinois, has published ANSI/UL 8750 “Safety Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED ...
Siemens re-enters the lighting business, via the IoT
WEBJun 29, 2018 · With its re-entry into lighting, Siemens will now compete head-to-head with its old subsidiary, Osram, which itself is pursuing IoT opportunities and which has shed its own bulb legacy, having sold the lamp portion of its business to Chinese-owned LEDvance about four years after splitting from Siemens. One challenge lighting vendors face is ...
Walmart plans major LED transition in supercenter lighting globally
WEBApr 9, 2014 · The US projects will serve as a baseline for energy efficiency due to the fact that the typical US Walmart supercenter has relatively efficient fluorescent lighting. Indeed, the partners project savings in the US to be in the 15% range. Still, the actual savings are a staggering 340,000 kWh annually per store, or $34,000 at $10.13/kWh.
Osram opens $440M Malaysian plant amid world's widening …
WEBNov 28, 2017 · Chips ahoy: Osram's new plant in Kulim, Malaysia is believed to be the world's largest LED factory using 6-in. wafers.Osram is also using it for the epitaxy process, which until now it had retained in Germany. (Photo credit: Osram.) The new facility is Osram's second current plant in Malaysia, where it has had production of some sort in the nearby state of Penang since 1978, and has been ...
Choosing between LED and HPS street lights - LEDs Magazine
WEBDec 9, 2010 · The results of the life cycle cost analyses are summarized in the chart below. Estimated life. Average life cycle cost per mile of recommended LED streetlights. Average life cycle cost per mile (excluding poles) of the "higher power" LED street lights. 25,000 hours (6 years) 2.6X incumbent 150W HPS. 2.3X …
Night vision goggles may not detect certain red LEDs, says FAA
WEBMar 13, 2009 · On March 6, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a safety alert for operators (SAO) called “Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Advisory Pertaining to Certain Red Color LEDs.”. This SAFO advises operators using NVGs that certain LED lighting systems fall outside the combined visible and near-infrared spectrum of NVGs, and thus will not be ...
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