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If all decorative light strings sold in America this year were ENERGY STAR qualified, we would save over 2 billion kWh per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to nearly 300,000 cars!
ENERGY STAR qualified decorative light strings — many which feature LED technology — consume 75% less energy than conventional incandescent lights strands.
ENERGY STAR Qualified Decorative Light Strings:
- Can last up to 10 times longer than traditional incandescent strands.
- Are cool to the touch, reducing the risk of fire.
- Do not have moving parts, filaments or glass, so they are much more durable and shock-resistant than other light strings.
- Are available in a variety of colors, shapes and lengths.
- Come with a three-year warranty, meaning fewer light string replacements.
- Are independently tested to meet strict lifetime and electrical requirements.
- Products labeled for outdoor use are subjected to weathering tests.
- Some models deliver features such as dimming or color shifting.
ENERGY STAR rated LED decorative light strings! You'll save at the same time you brighting your neighborhood!
Current market-ready or near market-ready uses of LED lighting include:
Commercial Signage: Commercial signage often operates 12 to 24 hours per day, consuming about 2% of the total electricity in the United States. Fluorescent signs currently account for about 48% of this market, with neon signs holding about 41%, and the remainder of the market dominated by incandescent products.
Institutional, Industrial and Commercial Lighting: LED products can have a significant impact on energy use in airport, ports and roadway lighting, where conventional fluorescent- and incandescent-lit signage is heavily used.
Retail Lighting: LEDs offer unprecedented flexibility in colors and configurations to lighting designers in creating displays and “moods” in retail settings.
Key resources pertaining to LED technology:- LED Lighting Systems, 2003 (47 pgs.), by John Bullough
- Information from ENERGY STAR about high efficiency exit signs and traffic signals
- Information from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on LEDs in transportation applications and exit signs
- Specifications on LED traffic signals developed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
As part of the 2008 World Expo, interactive floor designer Sensacell has built a 250 square foot installation from 1000 of their LED panels. Covered in strong, architectural glass, the floor responds to pressure by lighting up. And while that alone doesn't sound all that exciting, the system tracks the pressure over time, allowing users to create a transient series of footprints
Universities around the world are switching to
LED lighting to help save energy, reduce costs and
protect the environment.The LED University™ program
is an international community of universities working to accelerate
the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs. Goals include:
• Increase energy savings
• Protect the environment
• Reduce maintenance costs
• Provide a better quality of
light for improved visibility
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A wide variety
of organizations have discovered how LED lighting
technology can reduce energy and maintenance costs.LED lighting is currently being used in workplace installations, including:
- Overhead lighting for conference rooms and office spaces
- Recessed lighting for hallways, bathrooms, breakrooms, and more
- Exterior lighting for parking lots, walkways and entrances
Check out the featured installations and discover the potential savings achieved by installing state-of-the-art LED lighting.
Learn how LED lighting is lowering lighting costs for a variety of workplaces:
Dragon-shaped water fountains in Olympic Park brightened by OSRAM Golden DRAGON LEDs
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and Tong Fang joined hands to illuminate the elegant dragon-shaped water fountains in Beijing’s Olympic Park with OSRAM Golden DRAGON LEDs.
Tong Fang Co. Ltd. installed its dragon-shaped water fountains,
located along the northeast side of the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube
in the Olympic Park, in July of this year.
The fountains were outfitted
with OSRAM Golden DRAGON with lens and enhanced Thinfilm LED
components, providing the “Dragon” with its characteristic golden glow.
The partnership marks OSRAM’s continued efforts to be the leader and top innovator in China’s LED market, as well as to provide support for China as it prepares to host the largest sporting event in the world.
Two impressive dragons team up
Tong Fang turned to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors for its leading-edge LED
technology, but the partnership may have a deeper, if coincidental,
Chinese connection as well: two dragons, OSRAM's Golden DRAGON LED
lamps and Tong Fang's “dragon fountain”, working together to show
strong support for Beijing’s Olympic Games.
Projects like the dragon-shaped fountains reflect the expanding
opportunities customers find to create interesting and original LED
solid-state lighting applications.
More than 600 meters long, the
“Dragon” is formed by thousands of tiny water jets arranged in a long,
gentle curve cutting through the Olympic Park, comprising a river
stretching two kilometers long. The dynamic jets launch water columns
as high as six meters, creating a kind of rolling wave, like the body
of a dragon as it glides through the air. At the base of each column,
mounted 10cm underwater, a lamp containing 24 OSRAM Golden DRAGON LEDs
radiates yellow light upwards to a height of 15 meters, illuminating
the “dragon” for four to five hours every evening.
Altogether 1,920 lamps containing 46,080 Golden DRAGON LEDs help bring the dragon fountain to life.
“The first time Tong Fang discussed their idea for the dragon fountain with us, I knew OSRAM had to be involved, as it was a perfect opportunity for us to show the versatility, efficiency and advanced technology behind our Golden DRAGON LEDs. This kind of innovative and creative thinking is precisely how we aim to revolutionize the lighting industry in China and the rest of the world,” says Dr. Alfred Felder, CEO of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Asia.
The OSRAM Golden DRAGON advantages
Tong Fang ultimately chose to work with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
because of the benefits inherent to using the Golden DRAGON with lens
and enhanced OSRAM Thinfilm LED technology.
The Golden DRAGON LEDs come with one of
the narrowest viewing angle
integrated lenses in the industry (just
20°), taking up less space and reducing the need for secondary optics.
Furthermore, the high optical efficiency (61lm/W) of these yellow LEDs
enhances energy efficiency, while the over 50,000 hours lifespan (under
proper operating conditions) minimizes maintenance costs.
“We’ve already received extremely positive feedbacks from people who’ve witnessed the fountain in action, especially with respect to the golden color, which resonates with traditional Chinese perceptions of dragons, as they symbolize power, prosperity and celebration; and this summer is set to be one of the biggest celebrations ever,” says Miao Chen, General Manager at Tong Fang. “OSRAM, whom we’ve worked with before, has proven once again to be a highly reliable and forward-thinking partner in providing us with this solid-state lighting solution.”
OSRAM Opto Semiconductor’s golden future
Partnering with leading Chinese companies such as Tong Fang is
a key ingredient to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors recipe for developing
China’s rising LED market. As a leader in its industry, OSRAM is
continually aimed at shaping the future of lighting in China and
developing people’s perceptions and understanding of LED technology,
which has rapidly gone from niche market/high fashion to mainstream,
mass market use, and the range of solid-state lighting applications
expands day by day. By supporting local Chinese customers who wish to
turn their next-generation lighting ideas into a reality, OSRAM Opto
Semiconductor is confident that the China LED market will continue to
flourish for years to come.
To know more innovative LED applications, please visit www.osram-os.com.
About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has production sites in Regensburg (Germany) and Penang (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America is in Santa Clara (USA), and for Asia in Hong Kong. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors also has sales offices throughout the world. In the 2007 fiscal year (to the end of September) OSRAM Opto Semiconductors employed more than 4000 people and achieved sales totaling EUR520 million. For more information go to www.osram-os.com.
About Tong Fang Co. Ltd.
Tong Fang brings its own core technologies to the use in expanding the information industry and the establishment of industrial applications. These are also used to serve the growing informational needs of the national economy, to drive the growing informational needs of societal and city planners and to improve the capabilities of intelligent technology in people’s daily lives. In the area of integrated city management, Tong Fang is the first to provide an e-city service; in the area of improving the intelligence of everyday digital products, Tsinghua Tong Fang is developing the total solution for intelligent home and technologically advanced communities. For more information go to http://www.thtf.com.cn
Infinilux is based in Carson California with call centers in Colorado and Pennsylvania as well as manufacturing facilities in Dong Guan Mainland China. Infinilux's primary mission is to create energy efficient Solid State Lamps that will replace costly inefficient incandescent lamps. The leadership team has over 50 years combined experience in the LED indication and lighting industries and holds multiple patents in the use and transfer of LED output
Infinilux
1457 Glenn Curtiss Street
California 90746, USA
800-353-4001
310-294-8105
its flagship LED recessed down light, the LR6, won a prestigious Silver International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) in the EcoDesign category. IDEA is one of the most prominent design competitions in the world, celebrating cutting-edge products and product concepts. Selected from 1,517 entries, the juried awards are co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek. This award continues the parade of accolades garnered by the LR6 for its performance and quality.
LR6 LED Luminaire for performance and quality
The LR6 is an all-in-one LED luminaire that converts six-inch recessed cans into energy-efficient lighting.
The LR6 consumes just 12 watts of energy, which is 85-percent less than a traditional incandescent and 50-percent less than a compact fluorescent, while providing industry-leading light quality and aesthetics. A unique feature of the LR6 is the available Edison base that allows the retrofit of existing cans in minutes with no rewiring or special tools.
“The innovative design of the LR6 is truly unique in the industry, and we are pleased that it has been recognized through this prestigious award,” said Neal Hunter, president, Cree LED Lighting Solutions. “It was created for the critical need of energy efficiency combined with a user-friendly design that allows for easy installation.”
“LED lighting is ready today to help address the world’s energy needs,” said Chuck Swoboda, Cree CEO and chairman. “Cree continues to drive improvements in LED technology and to help accelerate adoption of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lights, such as the LR6.”
The LR6 is available through lighting showrooms and lighting and electrical wholesalers in all 50 U.S. states and across Canada (visit www.CreeLLS.com/buy). It has been honored with the 2007 Lighting For Tomorrow Grand Prize for Solid State Lighting, BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Green Building Products for 2007 and was also named a 2008 PCBC Cool Product.
About Industrial Designers and IDSA
Industrial designers determine the form, use features and interaction qualities of manufactured products, packaging and digital media systems. They study people at work, at home and in motion to create satisfying experiences with products from the kitchen and the office to the hospital and the warehouse, shaping these to fit their customers and to make effective use of industrial processes. In this way, industrial designers have a quiet but profound presence in almost everything people encounter during the day. IDSA is the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.
About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.
For additional product and company information, please refer to www.CreeLLS.com.
LED Indicators and signs
Status indicators on a variety of equipment are used which include traffic lights and signals, Exit signs, Railroad crossing signals, Continuity indicators and Elevator push-button Lighting .
Thin, lightweight message displays at airports and railway stations, and as destination displays for trains, buses, trams, and ferries.
Red or yellow LEDs are used in indicator and alphanumeric displays in environments where night vision must be retained: aircraft cockpits, submarine and ship bridges, astronomy observatories, and in the field, e.g. night time animal watching and military field use.
Red, yellow, green, and blue LEDs can be used for model railroading applications
In dot matrix arrangements for displaying messages.
Because of their long life and fast switching times, LEDs have been used for automotive high-mounted brake lights and truck and bus brake lights and turn signals for some time, but many high-end vehicles are now starting to use LEDs for their entire rear light clusters.
Besides the gain in reliability, this has styling advantages because LEDs are capable of forming much thinner lights than incandescent lamps with parabolic reflectors.
The significant improvement in the time taken to light up (perhaps 0.5s faster than an incandescent bulb) improves safety by giving drivers more time to react. It has been reported that at normal highway speeds this equals one car length increased reaction time for the car behind. White LED headlamps are beginning to make an appearance.
As a medium quality voltage reference in electronic circuits. The forward voltage drop (e.g., about 1.7 V for a normal red LED) can be used instead of a Zener Diode low-voltage regulators. Although LED forward voltage is much more current-dependent than a good Zener, Zener diodes are not available below voltages of about 3 V.
Energized by the prospect of bringing the latest white LED lighting technology to commercial spaces, a team of lighting industry veterans established Gallium in 2006 to develop specification-grade LED lighting systems. This team combines over forty years of lighting industry experience leading some of the largest and most prestigious fixture manufacturers in North America.
Gallium is dedicated to bringing architects the latest innovations in state-of-the-art LED technology,Dr. Keith Bahde, President
Dr. Bahde has 20 years of lighting industry experience with three of the four largest lighting fixture manufacturers in North America. Keith was quick to recognize the benefits of white LEDs for general illumination, and founded Gallium Lighting to accelerate the adoption of LED technology in mainstream architectural applications. His academic credentials include an MBA and a PhD.
“White LEDs are the most promising new light sources since
fluorescent lamps appeared on the market almost 60 years ago. We are
proud to be on the forefront of commercializing LED luminaires for
mainstream architectural applications. Leading the enthusiastic Gallium
team in making this vision a reality is a real privilege. We greatly
appreciate the phenomenal support and guidance we have received from
specifiers and sales representatives, and we welcome your continued
suggestions as we expand our product line.”
Keith P. Bahde, Ph.D.
President
Gallium Lighting, LLC
(831) GALLIUM (425-5486)
