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LEDs Magazine Review – July 2005
The July 2005 issue of LEDs Magazine Review contains a large number of feature articles, as well as news & analysis. |
Urban lighting presents challenges for designers
LED fittings are now suitable for use as uplighters, and will soon become widely used for flood and wash lighting applications, although a number of issues need to be considered. |
Ambient experience: LEDs soothe hospital patients
Philips Solid State Lighting has developed an LED lighting scheme that can create a more patient-friendly, supportive and efficient hospital environment, explains Luc van der Poel. |
Constant-current drivers provide power for automotive LED lighting
In automotive lighting and signaling applications, HB-LEDs require specialized power converters delivering constant-current output. |
Micro-optics promote use of LEDs in consumer goods
Module size and power limitations impose major challenges for the design of optics for portable consumer products. Diffractive micro-optics can play an important role in meeting these needs. |
Hybrid fixture lights up the night
The LED/incandescent light fixture developed by the California Lighting Technology Center and partners will save energy and costs, and reduce light pollution. The hybrid fixture, which includes a motion detector, is now being applied to pathway, entryway and security lighting. |
LED dragon breathes fire into Japanese attraction
A 40 ft tower featuring two intertwining LED video displays is the highlight of a Japanese spa resort. Louis Brill describes the design and fabrication challenges involved in the project. |
NEMA and ASSIST focus on solid-state lighting adoption
Industry organizations like ASSIST and NEMA's solid-state lighting section fulfill an essential role as solid-state lighting technology moves towards the marketplace. LEDs Magazine spoke with Chips Chipalkatti from Osram Sylvania about the activities of these groups. |
Automotive industry embraces LED use for forward lighting
The introduction of higher-flux LED systems and standardized modules is likely to help automotive forward lighting follow the development path of rear lamps, writes Deval Desai. |
TIR's LEXEL platform provides cost-effective LED lighting
TIR Systems has developed a universal platform for solid-state lighting that incorporates important advances in thermal management, optics, color control and drive technology. |
LEDs for general illumination: energy codes, lumens per watt, and other lighting criteria
The lighting community needs to be able to evaluate LED lighting products in the same way as any other competing technologies. Jeff Schwartz of ICF Consulting describes some of the relevant criteria. |
Designer-friendly LED luminaires increase conceptual options
Advances in solid-state lighting are opening up a whole series of possibilities in design and architecture that are limited only by our imagination, writes Ian Mills of Philips Lighting. |
European consortium addresses issues for OLEDs in lighting
The development of infrastructure for the European OLED lighting industry was discussed at a recent workshop in the UK. |
