About LED and energy saving

Flussirari Team — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:49:40 +0000

WHAT IS LED?
The LED is an electronic component that, when passing a very low current, emits a free-infrared and free-ultraviolet light, lighting up immediately. LED technology, an acronym for Light-Emitted-Diodes, represents the evolution of solid state lighting, with a light generation coming from use of semiconductors rather than a filament or gas. LED lighting is more energy efficient, has a longer lifetime and is more sustainable for the environment. It also provides innovative and creative usage solutions.

HOW THE LED WORKS
The output of the luminous flux occurs through the supply of a semiconductor filament, suitably treated, with a very low current (average 350mA) and a voltage of 2.0-3.5 Volts. Unlike other light sources, it does not produce gases or other pollutants. In addition, new generation LED, if properly powered, can reach a lifetime of over 100.000 hours.

ENERGY SAVING
Thanks to the high intensity of the LED lamps, it is also possible to replace fluorescent lamps (compact or neon), saving on average 50% of the consumption. Also, since the average timelife of a LED lamp is about eight times that of traditional lamps, it is easy to deduce that economical saving is also a convenient factor. Indeed, despite LED technology requiring a higher initial cost, studies have shown that this investment repays in a short time, far below from the product’s timelife.

ENVIRONMENT IMPACT
Obviously if a LED lamp has longer timelife than the other lamps, it won’t be replaced as often as them. In addition, unlike other types of lamps (sodium, mercury, fluorescents), LED technolgy gives rise to a totally recyclable product that does not require special forms of disposal as it is devoid of heavily polluting substances. In this respect, do not forget to mention the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) certification, which strictly limits and regulates the use of toxix / harmful substances for humans and environment in electronic devices.

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The right temperature

Flussirari Team — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 08:21:31 +0000

What is color temperature?

Color temperature is a way to describe the light appearance provided by a light bulb. It is measured in degrees of Kelvin (K) on a scale from 1,000 to 10,000.
Typically, Kelvin temperatures for commercial and residential lighting applications fall somewhere on a scale from 2000K to 6500K.
A light bulb’s color temperature lets us know what the look and feel of the light produced will be.
The color temperature of a light bulb is assigned using the basis of correlated color temperature (CCT).

For example, if you heat up a metal object, the object appears to glow. Depending on the Kelvin temperature that the metal object is being heated at, the glow will be various colors, such as orange, yellow or blue. The color temperature of light bulbs is meant to replicate the Kelvin temperature of the metal object.

What color temperature is right for me?

Understanding Kelvin temperature (K) makes it easier to choose lighting that gives you the look and feel you want.

At the lower end of the scale, from 2000K to 3000K, the light produced is called “warm white” and ranges from orange to yellow-white in appearance.
Color temperatures between 3100K and 4500K are referred to as “cool white” or “bright white.” Light bulbs within this range will emit a more neutral white light and may even have a slightly blue tint.

Above 4500K brings us into the “daylight” color temperature of light. Light bulbs with color temperatures of 4500K and above will give off a blue-white light that mimics daylight.

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