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Solid-state lighting is the first genuinely new lighting technology in more than a century. The light emitting diode (LED) lighting systems, which reduce electricity consumption by up to 85%, have proven to be very effective in applications where brightness, visibility and long life are important, such as in exit signs and traffic signals. New uses for LEDs include small area lighting, such as task and under-shelf fixtures, decorative lighting, and pathway and step marking. Industry and government are researching solid-state technology for general illumination in residential and commercial settings.
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LEDs
are highly efficient semiconductor devices. They can emit considerable
amounts of light from small inputs of power. For instance,
LED traffic
signals use between 6 to 25 watts
while
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:
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
THE EDGE Family of Products
LED lighting for general commercial and industrial applications:
- Efficiency
- Performance
- Longevity
- Style
THE EDGE features LEDs with a color temperature of 6000K and outputs of 80 lumens per watt - - two factors that make THE EDGE a viable option to replace high-intensity discharge (HID) sources.
About BetaLED
BetaLED, a brand of Beta Lighting, was established to dedicate resources to the emerging use of LED technology for general illumination. Beta Lighting, a division of Ruud Lighting, Inc., provides the lighting market with high-quality, specification-grade luminaires for exterior lighting applications. For additional exterior LED luminaire information, visit www.BetaLED.com.
Beta Lighting, a Ruud Lighting company, provides the lighting industry with high-quality, specification-grade luminaires for exterior lighting applications.
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)
"The latest generation of our GS6 downlight, is now the most efficient downlight on the planet (to the best of our knowledge) with a system efficacy of 65 lumens per watt," says Keith Bahde, President of Gallium Lighting
The GS6 is now available with full architectural dimming from 100% to 0%, and several new trim options.
Gallium in the news:
GS6 featured on PBS March 2008
See the first 2½ minutes. It can be accessed from on the PBS site or viewed directly at Climate-Talks.net.
President
Gallium Lighting, LLC
116 Bethea Road, Suite 402
Fayetteville, Georgia 30214
(831) GALLIUM (425-5486)
(770) 573-3789 fax
(404) 822-6688 mobile
keith@galliumlighting.com
www.galliumlighting.com
March 2008 -- LUXEON K2 with TFFC is one of the highest performance, most robust, and rugged LEDs available. According to their sales literature, "They deliver industry leading light output, simpler and more efficient thermal management, and the ability to be driven at higher currents for longer periods of time than any other LED. Binned and tested at 1A, and with minimum flux bins of 160, 180 and 200 lumens, LUXEON K2 with TFFC LEDs are enabling never before possible lighting solutions."
It is Automotive Qualified, Autoclave Compliant, RoHS Compliant and Lead-Free.
This new LED's maximum operating range and performance is a power LED designed, tested and binned for
operation at 1000 mA, offering minimum flux performance of 160 lm or
more in addition to the following Industry-leading capabilities for a
1mm² chip device:
- Highest Drive Current: 1500 mA
- Industry Lowest Thermal
Resistance: 5.5° C/W - Highest Maximum Junction Temperature: 150° C for white
- Industry-leading lumen maintenance and reliability
The LUXEON K2 with TFFC can operate in real-world applications at drive currents of 1A and above. At its rated drive current, LUXEON K2 with TFFC operates at 66% of its maximum power rating and delivers unprecedented performance for a single Imm2 chip.
More than two dozen LED drivers available from Future Lighting Solutions are already capable of providing 1000 mA and even higher currents that will allow engineers to take advantage of LUXEON K2 with TFFC's high drive capability.
Application include security lighting, roadway lighting, automotive lighting architainment or spot lighting where maximum light and robustness are required while still delivering improved efficiency. Cost effectiveness includes thermal management, drive electronics, optics and LED count. The ability for designers to increase current without increasing thermal management size or cost to the same degree ultimately results in a lower cost of light.
Incorporating TFFC technology and package improvements gives product managers the best LED for the most demanding applications and environments such as automotive, signaling, general lighting and architectural applications. Using a single chip allows for the smallest optical source size -- making it easier to design optics such as reflectors, diffusers and lenses used in most applications. LUXEON K2 with TFFC is also compatible with much of the complementary infrastructure for electronics, optics and thermal solutions already using LUXEON K2 LEDs.
Check Philips Lumileds Reliability Datasheets for graphical reliability and lumen maintenance tools. Philips Lumileds is building volume production of neutral-white and warm-white to be followed by royal blue, blue, cyan and green.
Philips Lumileds provides power LEDs for everyday lighting applications, and sets records for light output, efficacy and thermal management that are the result of ongoing commitments to advancing solid-state lighting technology and enabling lighting solutions that are more environmentally friendly, help reduce CO2 emissions and reduce the need for power plant expansion.
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company
370 West Trimble Road
San Jose, California, 95131
USA
Phone: (408) 964-2900
Email: info@lumileds.com
www.philipslumileds.com
Customer Inquiries
North America
+1-888-589-3662
americas@futurelightingsolutions.com
| For additional information on the benefits of converting various lighting applications to LED lighting in the work environment and to learn more about LED Workplace, visit www.ledworkplace.org. |
They are converting all lighting at its Durham headquarters and manufacturing facility to LED lighting and released the results of the first phase of the conversion. The parking lots, entryways, lobby and conference rooms at Cree's headquarters building are now 100-percent lit by energy-efficient, environmentally friendly XLamp(R) LEDs.
Cree's LED Workplace(TM) conversion validates the energy savings, quality of light and reality that LED lighting is now a viable option for business and residential consumers.
In a study of the energy usage before and after the lighting conversion, Cree confirmed the energy savings of the newly installed LED lights.
The findings indicate that in total the new LED lights use 48% less energy than the incandescent, fluorescent and high-pressure sodium lights they replaced.
The combination of the energy savings, reduced maintenance and disposal costs and the environmental savings demonstrate that LED lighting is now a real alternative to traditional lighting solutions.
Duke Energy Collaboration
Cree's local utility, Duke Energy, is collaborating with Cree to explore the benefits of LED lighting. "Our customers are always interested in understanding how to save money through energy efficiency, so we make it our business to support innovative technologies such as LEDs," said Ted Schultz, Duke's vice president of energy efficiency.
"We expect our energy efficiency plans to be approved next year (2008) and are committed to having a complete line of lighting solutions available for customers," said Schultz. "At that point, we expect to have programs developed that will take advantage of LED technology."
"Conventional wisdom is that LED lighting is years away from widespread adoption. The truth, however, is that the performance of Cree's LED technology enables real LED lighting solutions today," said Chuck Swoboda, Cree chairman and CEO. "The conversion of Cree's site demonstrates that the LED Lighting Revolution is well underway and will illustrate the benefits in energy savings, maintenance costs and environmental impacts."
Cree also announced that it has launched a new website to share the results and implementation details of the LED Workplace lighting conversion with other organizations.
...will include lighting vendor information and the light, energy and maintenance metrics that form the basis for LED lighting's cost savings. This site will also feature other LED Workplace installations.
LR6 Delivers Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Safe Lighting
The LR6-230V is based on Cree’s lighting-class XLamp® LEDs and patented color-mixing technology. This combination allows the LR6-230V to excel in three critical elements – color quality (CRI Ra 94), efficiency and longevity – delivering unprecedented LED lighting performance.
“The high quality of light and the energy efficiency of LEDs enable our fixtures to deliver unprecedented value,” said Neal Hunter, president of Cree LLS.
The LR6 earned recognition as the grand prize winner in a 2007 competition sponsored by the American Lighting Association with performance verified by tests in independent labs under the direction of the U.S. Department of Energy. The assessment praised the LR6 with “high marks for light output and color quality with luminaire efficacy exceeding even the most efficient fluorescent downlights currently available.”
The LR6-230V uses 12 watts of electricity and produces light comparable to a 75-watt incandescent. It uses approximately 85 percent less energy and lasts up to 50 times longer; more than 20 years in homes and 10 years in businesses under normal use conditions. Compared to compact fluorescent (CFL), Cree’s LED lights use 50 percent less energy and last up to five times longer.
With Cree LED lighting solutions, home and business owners worldwide have an energy-efficient lighting alternative superior to conventional lighting and CFLs and free from the environmental risks from mercury in CFLs.
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 an 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.
