LED Lighting - An Introduction

Published by Audrey Donovan on 2012-01-31 22:13:06
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LED Lighting Systems Making a Bright Future of Lighting

No one really knows how fast LEDs are destined to soar or how bright the future of lighting is estimated to be. One thing is for sure, though. The common light bulb will be a thing of the past, destined to be found only in the ancient museums of every state. By the looks of the present scenario, the latest generation of LED lighting systems will be dazzling enough to make people sit up and think agape about the innumerable energy-saving lighting possibilities that can be made available in their homes, offices and other commercial complexes.

LED Light Bulbs Vs CFLs

Overview

What The Future Holds for LED Lighting

Light Emitting Diode or LED lighting has been in existence for many years, mainly in niche applications like small trinkets and indicator lighting. However, due to LED lighting being highly energy efficient, not to mention technologically superior over other light sources such as incandescent and fluorescent lighting, it is forecasted to reach beyond electronic applications into commercial and home lighting as well. In a recent report by Global Industry Analysts it is predicted that the market for fluorescent and LED lighting could climb to $97 billion by 2010. The spike in growth would be mainly from construction and industrial development industries.

Why Businesses Are Moving to LED Lighting

What is LED lighting?

Ten Tips When Buying LED Lights

1) High power versus low power. Know your lights. The high powered LED has a single LED chip usually from 1-5 watts. These are brighter and have a better ratio of lumens to watts. With recessed or down lighting you will want more power i.e. more light. The further the light is from what you wished illuminated the higher wattage power you will want. Be careful with high powered LEDs since they can generate a lot of heat which will need to be dissipated. This dissipation is done by use of a heat sink, usually large curved metallic "fins" but sometime a small built in fan is used. The low power LED light is made up of many very small LEDs, usually 5 millimeter. These do not produce a great amount of light on par with a 40 watt incandescent. They also do not produce enough heat to kill the entire LED lamp so no visible heat sink is needed.

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