FAQ

Why LED?

Once relegated to simple indicator lights in electronic devices, LED’s have advanced at a remarkable rate to enable an entirely new category of lighting that is projected to reach $30 billion by 2025.
LED’s are starting to light our homes and everyday spaces. Why? They are highly efficient, long lasting, environmentally friendly and completely controllable, enabling both new and traditional applications of light. LED systems already illuminate famous buildings, office buildings, bridges, retail shops, television studios, theater stages, hotels, casinos, hospitals, restaurants and nightclubs around the world.

Why is LED so different and how do they work?

In order to understand LED lighting, let’s first take a look at the traditional light bulb (lamp). The light in most of our homes is produced by incandescent sources. The bulb structure is produced when hot glass is blown into molds and then cooled and coated with diffusing material. Placed inside the bulb is an extremely thin and fragile coiled tungsten filament. For the bulb to produce light, an electric current is passed through a conductor and the tungsten is heated to the point at which it gives off light. Unfortunately, these bulbs, along with their many relatives, are not energy efficient.
The structure of the LED is completely different than that of the light bulb. Amazingly, the LED has a simple and strong structure. It is designed to be versatile, allowing for assembly into many different shapes. The light-emitting semiconductor is what determines the LED’s color. The LED is a diode that emits light. A diode is a device that allows current to flow in only one direction. Any two conductive materials will form a diode when placed in contact with each other. When electricity is passed through the diode the atoms in one material (within the semiconductor chip) are excited to a higher energy level.; The atoms in that first material have too much energy and need to release that energy. The energy is then released as the atoms shed electrons to the other material within the chip. During this energy release, light is created. The color of the light from the LED is a simple function of the materials and processes that make up the chip.

What are the advantages of LED’s?

• High levels of brightness and intensity
• High efficiency
• Low radiated heat
• Low voltage and current requirements
• No UV Rays
• Resistant to Shock and Vibration
• Long source life
• No Mercury Vapors
• Zero maintenance

Why are LED’s becoming so popular?

During the past decade, LED technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. As manufacturing methods and technology improved, LED lighting has found homes in more and more applications. These days, LED lighting is becoming the preferred light source in both commercial and residential applications. LED sources are also gaining popularity due to the growing energy conservation movement. According to the US Department of Energy, no other lighting technology offers as much potential to save energy and enhance the quality of our building environments.

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