by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 22, 2016 | Driver ICs, Features, LEDs & SSL Design, Microcontrollers
Keith Szolusha explores various approaches to driving RGBW LEDs in dynamic color lighting applications and explains that a matrix approach can deliver the requisite performance with a relatively small number of ICs in the driver circuitry. The original version of this...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 22, 2016 | Architectural Lighting, Features, Indoor Lighting, Manufacturing Services & Testing, Outdoor Lighting, Standards
Maury Wright questions Shirley Coyle, new IES president and president of Cree Canada, on the forward direction of the lighting organization and on key issues such as outdoor lighting preference, glare, flicker, and color metrics. The original version of this article...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 20, 2016 | Architectural Lighting, Features, LEDs & SSL Design, Manufacturing Services & Testing, Smart Lighting IoT, Specialty SSL
LEDvance CEO Jes Munk Hansen notes the challenges in lighting markets and product cycles that have come along with the transition to LED sources, while explaining that navigating the changes will allow lighting manufacturers and practitioners to thrive. The original...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Sep 20, 2016 | Architectural Lighting, Features, LEDs & SSL Design, Manufacturing Services & Testing, Smart Lighting IoT, Specialty SSL
Philip Smallwood describes the pace of change in the LED lighting industry and how the Strategies in Europe conference is changing as well to guide attendees through the promising but sometimes confusing world of smart lighting and the Internet of Things. The original...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 25, 2016 | Building & Home Automation, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Networks & Controls, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Sensors
Philip Smallwood of Strategies Unlimited explains why sensor-integrated, connected lighting and technologies such as indoor positioning will be the most effective ways for large warehouses to boost operational efficiency. The original version of this article can be...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 25, 2016 | Color Tuning, Driver ICs, Drivers and power, Drivers Electronics, Facade & Entertainment, Features, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, LEDs Applications, Modular Drivers, Modular light engines, Networks & Controls, Outdoor Lighting, Retail & Hospitality, Smart Cities, SSL Design, White-Point Tuning
In this article that covers some of the latest LED driver products from a number of prominent vendors, Maury Wright spotlights state-of-the-art value-added features in drivers. The original version of this article can be found...