by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 13, 2016 | Indoor Lighting, Industry News, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, OLEDs, Research & Development, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Standards, Test Equipment, Test Labs
OLED lighting still holds potential, according to a US Department of Energy report on available products and promised improvements, while a Snapshot Caliper report on LED downlights reports lower levels of performance improvement relative to other SSL luminaire types....
by Commercial LED Lighting | Apr 28, 2016 | Features, LED Design & Manufacturing, LEDs Sources, Packaged LEDS, Retail & Hospitality, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Standards, Thermal, White-Point Tuning
An ANSI-accredited standards group within NEMA is publishing a standard describing the parameters and characterizations required on LED datasheets, reports Jianzhong Jiao, and the result will allow developers to more easily contrast and compare LEDs from multiple...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Apr 1, 2016 | Features, LED, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Standards
Jianzhong Jiao describes how new methods for projecting catastrophic LED failures can lead to SSL product manufacturers’ ability to accurately set warranties, and for users to have informed expectations about product reliability and life. The original version of...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Feb 25, 2016 | Business and Industry, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Industry News, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Regulations and Legislation, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Standards, White-Point Tuning
New CEC lighting regulations for general-service and small directional lamps will result in improved color rendering with a tradeoff in energy efficiency. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Feb 19, 2016 | Agriculture & Aquaculture, Business and Industry, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Industrial, Industrial & Life Sciences, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Lighting Projects, Manufacturing Equipment, Services & Testing, Smart Cities, SSL Design, Standards, White-Point Tuning
LEDs are a great technical match for food and beverage manufacturing environments, explains Ken Ames, but products and installations must abide by a complex regulatory environment including NSF certification. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jan 6, 2016 | Awards and Events, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Driver ICs, Drivers Electronics, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industry News, LEDs Applications, Microcontrollers, Modular Drivers, Networks & Controls, Outdoor Lighting, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Standards, Standards and Testing, Strategies in Light
Strategies in Light (SIL) conference co-chair and Strategies Unlimited research director PHILIP SMALLWOOD drives home that wireless standard protocols are reaching a critical decision point in this rundown of the connected lighting panel to be held during the event in...
