Since LEDs don't inherently flicker, careful approaches to the driver electronics enable SSL products that can dim smoothly and eliminate visible flicker, writes Robbie Paul.
Integration of more features on chip and transition to new materials technologies are two potential paths that LED manufacturers will pursue in attempts to lower LED-component...
Tunable lighting, networks and controls, thermal and optics advancements, the evolution of the LED, and business strategy were top-of-mind subjects for key industry executives...
Industry-specific field demonstrations will play an essential role in assessing the benefits of solid-state lighting, especially when looking at factors that go beyond energy ...
Solid-state lighting (SSL) products again dominated the exhibit floor at Lightfair International (LFI) 2013, with the most compelling demonstrations involving tunable LED white...
At Lightfair International, keynote speaker Vinod Khosla addressed the state-of-the-art in LED and solid-state lighting technologies, but rather than predicting the future he ...
LEE BOON HOOI explains that color ratios held over from the CRT world won’t deliver optimal color with RGB LEDs, but simple calculations can determine a proper mix.
Finite-difference time-domain simulation in 3D is necessary to verify the light extraction efficiency of LED architectural enhancements, but a faster 2D method can allow for quicker...
Steve Jackson explains that design teams working on LED-based lighting products must consider aesthetics, cost, and quality when considering thermal elements of a design, but ...
A look back at patent activity in the LED optics space could have predicted some of the strong players in SSL products today, explains Kathryn Paisner, and recent activity could...
DC-power grids offer the potential of even greater energy efficiency when combined with LED-based lighting, and several options for implementing DC grids are either available ...
