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Lusio® Solid State Lighting Reshapes Commercial and Industrial Market with Significant Release of 80 Fixtures Backed by 7-Year Warranties
Innovative high bay, low bay, and aisle lighting fixtures deliver solid lumen performance with precise optics, low operating temperatures and superior energy efficiency with LUXEON LEDs
Made in the USA, Lusio fixtures use housings comprised of up to 80 percent recycled aluminum and are designed to meet the rigorous physical demands and light level requirements of commercial and industrial lighting applications. Features and benefits include:
- Precise Optics: Lusio fixtures are engineered with optical reflectors that deliver five lighting distributions in mounting heights from 12-60 feet (3.5-18 m). The specially engineered reflectors also minimize glare and deliver a substantially higher percentage of usable footcandles on key work areas than traditional HID and fluorescent fixtures.
- Energy Efficiency and Low Maintenance: Lusio fixtures offer 35-70% energy savings through a direct replacement of HID and fluorescent fixtures. Because Lusio fixtures do not contain mercury or other hazardous substances, additional savings are achieved by elimination of costs for mercury lamp disposal. Lusio fixtures have an impressive overall fixture efficacy between 70 and 90 lumens per watt based on various fixture types and can generate more than 14,000 lumens for illumination of large retail, commercial, and industrial facilities.
- Thermal Efficiency: Lusio fixtures are one of the coolest operating commercial and industrial fixtures available in the market. The combination of specially engineered heat sinks and dissipation techniques, thermal transfer technologies and the superior thermal junction (Tj) temperature rating of 150°F (60° C) of the LUXEON Rebel ES LEDs used in the fixtures, allow Lusio to achieve up to 140° F (60° C) environmental operating temperature approval ratings by UL/CE. The overall cool fixture operating temperature of Lusio not only increases the longevity and reliability of the fixture, but also decreases AC cooling energy costs as compared to typical HID and high-output fluorescent fixtures.
- Controllable: Lusio fixtures interface to standard 0-10v dimmers and are offered with occupancy sensors to further reduce their energy costs.
- 7-Year Warranties: Lusio fixtures come with a standard 7-year replacement warranty. Full terms and warranty details are available at www.LusioLighting.com.
- Made in the USA: Lusio fixtures are compliant with the Buy American Act and the “Made in the USA” statement as described by the Federal Trade Commission. Lusio Solid-State Lighting, as a division of LightWild, is an S.B.A. designated federal contractor (LightWild, L.C. – DUNS No. 360795368).
Lusio Leverages Industry Leading LUXEON Rebel ES from Philips Lumileds
Lusio Solid-State Lighting selected the LUXEON Rebel ES for use in its fixtures after extensive analyses of several LED packages.
“While many manufacturers seem to be chasing lumens as the sole criteria for LED selection, LightWild also considered many other factors,” Stafford said. “We believe that the Rebel ES will deliver super-long life stability and performance value for our customers.”
“LightWild looked for a solution to meet their objectives for superior light output, efficacy, and quality of light, each of which is delivered by LUXEON Rebel ES,” said Steve Barlow, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Philips Lumileds. “We are proud that they have chosen the LUXEON Rebel ES for their Lusio product line.”
Models
Each distribution is available in a 2×2 model (81 LEDs) or 1×4 model (54 LEDs).
Environments
Lusio is constructed with various environmental conditions in mind. The Open fixture design is UL dry/damp location listed while the Lusio Enclosed fixtures are UL wet location listed (IP65).
Light Output
Lusio fixtures can deliver more than 14,000 lumens and 90 lumens per watt to fit various lighting and energy needs. Check our photometric and IES files for more information on the light output of each option.
LED Color
Lusio fixtures are offererd in two color temperatures, a Neutral White 4000K (nominal) and a Cool White 5700K (nominal). Lusio fixtures use LUXEON Rebel ES LEDs exclusively and are selected through Philips Lumileds stringent binning procedures to ensure color consistency within each fixture and from fixture to fixture.
Mounting Options
Each Lusio model can be installed with suspension cables or surface mount brackets provided. Both options include all necessary hardware and are easily installed in the field.
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Panasonic EVERLEDS LED Bulbs with Wide Light Distribution Angle
Panasonic will release EVERLEDS LED bulbs featuring the wide light distribution angle*1 of approximately 300 degrees, which is almost equivalent to the angle of traditional incandescent lamps, on March 18, 2011 in Japan.
Consumers have become increasingly conscious of energy conservation at home, including lighting. LED bulbs are quickly finding their way into homes thanks to their high energy efficiency and long life. However, applications of existing LED bulbs*2 are limited to illuminating spots beneath the lamps because of the bulbs’ narrower light dispersion than incandescent bulbs.
Panasonic’s new LED bulbs have responded demands for wide light distribution angle with the two key technologies: “optical design technology that spreads light using a combination of LED packages arranged in a circular pattern inside a large globe and a double reflector structure” and a “high heat dissipation technology with the circuit arranged above the LED packages in order for the circuit parts to be away from the body where the heat converges.”
Light Diffusion Comparison
Internal structure of LED bulbs (LED package arrangement)
LED Structure
Internal structure of LED bulbs
(Comparison of LED package and electronic circuit arrangements)
With the new Panasonic LED bulbs, you can replace incandescent bulbs used in light fixtures that help disperse the light throughout the room, giving lighting effects with a light distribution angle almost equal to incandescent light bulbs.
The new E-26 base LED bulbs come in two colors, warm lamp color (LDA7L-G) and daylight color (LDA7D-G) which has brightness equivalent to a 40W*3 incandescent lamp and boast a long service life of 40,000 hours.*4
Panasonic will strengthen its product lineup with these new bulbs and meet a diverse range of needs to further promote the replacement of traditional incandescent lamps.*5
Notes:
*1. A value consistent with the definition of “beam spread” in the Japan Industrial Standards JIS Z8113 “Lighting vocabulary,” and “luminous intensity distribution angle” specified in the Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association Standards JEL 800 “LED Light Bulb Type Code Assignment Method,” in comparison with Silica bulbs
*2. Panasonic LED bulbs, including LDA7L-A1
*3. Indication of the brightness in accordance with the “LED Light Bulb Performance Indication Guidelines 008” issued by the Japan Electric Lamp Manufacturers Association. Comparison between LDA7D-G and the 40-W tungsten filament lamp for general lighting purposes specified in the Japan Industrial Standards JIS C7501 “tungsten filament lamps for general lighting purposes.”
*4. The rated life is the number of hours of use until the total luminous flux (brightness) becomes 70% of the initial value. The rated life shows an average value and is not guaranteed.
*5. With some fixture types, the lighting performance may not be equivalent to that of incandescent lamps. If the clearance between the LED bulb and the shade of the lighting fixture is narrow, the area around the base may look dark. These LED bulbs cannot be used for fixtures with a dimmer function.
Vu1 Brings a New Light with Electron Stimulated Luminescene
Electron Stimulated Luminescence™ Lighting Technology
Overview
Electron Stimulated Luminescence™ (ESL) Lighting Technology is an entirely new, energy efficient lighting technology. It uses accelerated electrons to stimulate phosphor to create light, making the surface of the bulb “glow”. ESL technology creates the same light quality as an incandescent but is up to 70% more energy efficient, lasting up to 5 times longer than incandescent and contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. There is no use of the neurotoxin Mercury (Hg) in the lighting process.
With this technology, Vu1 has developed its first light bulb that received UL certification in October 2010: the R30 ESL bulb, a direct replacement for the 65W incandescent flood bulb which is virtually indistinguishable from this traditional lamp it replaces and, unlike CFLs, is mercury-free.
In addition to the R30, the company is currently developing a variety of highly energy efficient, optimal light quality mercury-free light bulbs. In 2011 and 2012, Vu1 plans to introduce the classic A-type lamp for US and European consumers, the R40 for the US commercial market and the R25 in Europe.
Proven & Safe
In creating ESL Technology, Vu1 merged several existing and proven technologies then uniquely adapted them for “lighting”. The company uses commonly sourced, non-hazardous, commercial materials that are customized to our specifications.
Safe as a lighting source, the ESL technology fits neatly into classic light bulb shapes similar to those familiar to consumers everywhere. This eliminates the need to bend the technology into an unusual, twisted spiral shape (CFL) or have costly and heavy heat dissipation designed into the bulb housing (LED).
Key features of the technology and associated manufacturing processes are patent pending.
Manufacturing
Vu1 operates a wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary, Sendio s.r.o., in the Czech Republic. This enables the company to manufacture its products directly to protect the company’s intellectual property while maintaining close control over the quality, volume and distribution of initial product production.
The 75,000 square foot facility provides Vu1 with scalable production capability. The site’s initial production capacity is up to 6.8 million bulbs annually with a planned future capacity of 30 million bulbs annually. Vu1 employs a highly skilled team that has been trained at leading manufacturers such as Philips and Sony. The facility is centrally located, enabling efficient worldwide distribution.
Light Bulb Technology Comparison
With its ESL technology, Vu1 can produce light bulbs that have all the benefits of today’s energy efficient bulbs but add the distinct features that consumers and businesses want.
- Energy Efficient– Vu1 bulbs are up to 70% more efficient than the incandescent bulb
- Superior Light Quality – Unlike CFL or LED bulbs, ESL technology features qualities consumers enjoy now – a perfect light quality that turns on instantly and is fully dimmable
- Mercury Free – Vu1 bulbs contain no mercury, allowing them to be household disposable and safe to recycle
- Affordable – ESL technology adapts to existing light bulb shape, reducing production costs and providing consumers and businesses with a competitive and cost-effective solution
- All of Vu1’s bulbs will be UL approved and in the future ENERGY STAR® compliant.
- Smaller Carbon Footprint – Bulbs generated by ESL technology have a smaller carbon footprint throughout their lifecycles than those generated by LED and CFL technology
- Lower Production Costs – ESL bulbs have lower manufacturing and disposal costs compared to LED and CFL bulbs
Specifying LEDs in lighting design
Specifying engineers and lighting designers need to understand more about LEDs and the ways information is presented so we can provide clients with the best lighting options.
Joseph M. “Jody” Good III, LC, IALD, Spectrum Engineers, Salt Lake City
01/20/2011
There is a great deal of hype today about light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as a viable “near-perfect” source of light. LEDs are generally expected to last far longer than any conventional light source and be more energy-efficient. As a professional specifer, I hear the hype weekly, if not daily, and have a few findings and opinions that might help other specifiers understand what is going on, and where to look for reliable, current information.
Last year we relocated our own offices and have some personal experiences to share as a result. The lighting field is changing so fast that anything written is outdated before it is published, so please consult the references provided in this article to do your own investigation.
LED luminaires are built using single or multiple LEDs. Sometimes they are all on one assembly; other times individual chips are aggregated into larger assemblies and then used in a luminaire. This year I have specified luminaires with 1 to 170 individual LEDs. Performance of these LEDs has varied with Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) from warm at 2700 K to cool at 6500 K. Some dim, some don’t. Some are indoors, while others are outdoors. Understanding the lighting situation and the luminaires available is important from the lighting designer’s point of view.
Those of us old enough to remember the mass adoption of LEDs as indicator lights in the 1970s will recall the excitement when we saw blue LEDs. They were different, interesting, and far more expensive than the common red, amber, and green LEDs. We were quick to adopt these LEDs in exit signs, aisle lights, and traffic semaphores, for example. Little did we know that the blue LEDs were the innovation that would eventually lead to white LEDs and make LEDs feasible for general interior lighting. And the first “white” LED luminaires created the color white by mixing red, green, and blue LEDs to “make” a version of white light. This system is still used to get white lighting from LEDs, although it is not the most energy-efficient process, as we will discuss later.
LED performance
Red, green, and amber LEDs have a relatively long life, between 70,000 and 120,000 hours. In these applications, LED life is measured in mean time between failure (MTBF) while maintaining usable light output. While measured precisely in the lab, the resultant light and life in the “real world” was not much of a problem as most of these applications could add LEDs or adjust the current limiting resistors to achieve the required systemic light output. This worked fine for most LEDs used in indication situations.
However, this “bench rating” of LED output was problematic for white LEDs. The mounting and operational environment of LEDs for general lighting purposes was physically not as accommodating for this new application. The operating environment for LEDs in general lighting service was far from the ideal temperature on the development bench.
As a result, in 2006 the U.S. Department of Energy stated that current industry claims of efficacy (remember claims of 150 lumens/Watt?) were not reasonably attainable in the field and could not be used as the basis of rating LED performance in the lighting business. At the same time, the government said that the lighting industry had to develop testing procedures designed to guide everyone to a fair and useful methodology. As a result, specifiers should use only valid test claims from manufacturers that state specifically that the data was obtained by following one or both of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) standards, LM-79 and LM-80, created to address the needs of LED illumination manufacturers. There are specific testing and rating guidelines and, as this is written, more documents are under development.
The U.S. Dept. of Energy has established the Caliper Program, a testing program designed to assist users in evaluating LED technology in lighting applications. The program’s website contains interesting test reports and technical information on LEDs. The Caliper Program is also the sponsor of the “Lighting Facts” product label, which is a reliable badge of technical honor.
LM-80 establishes the method for calculating the rated life of an LED: determine the light output at a specific point in the life of the LED to identify and standardize the acknowledged “end of (useful) life.” This is known as L-70, or the point where the lumen output of the LED is at 70% of the initial light output. This end-of-life determination is necessary because LEDs have the same end-of-life property as mercury vapor lamps. That is, they don’t die; they simply continue to fade out. I tell my students that this reduces maintenance on many a barn light across this country, because the lamp does not fail per se, but it is little more than a green glow over the barn door after 40 years.
LEDs have this same problem. The limit of useful lighting has to be determined, and L-70 is the agreed specification. Specifiers need to understand the meaning of L-70 and base their project calculations on that understanding. 
I have seen manufacturers use other values, such as L-80 or L-50 for specific messages—that is, mean lighting level for interior luminaires for the L-80, and a claimed useful life for L-50. Unless product comparisons are made using the same reporting basis, however, the differing numbers could lead to a misunderstanding of performance.
While on the matter of specifications and calculations, the light output for all LED luminaires is measured by using “absolute” photometry, tested per LM-79. This is because the photometric performance of an LED luminaire is completely dependent on the composition of the specific LED engine. Most other luminaires are tested and legitimately report using “relative” photometry. This is useful in facilitating changing lamps in the same luminaire; for example, a compact fluorescent (CF) downlight can be simply recalculated changing the compact fluorescent lamp lumens with a high degree of accuracy. LEDs are not this flexible, so a photometric test must be run for each lamp assembly it will hold.
Individual performance reports
LEDs get some of their optical advantage by being natively directional. Therefore, each individual LED has a lens, reflector, prism, or other individual optical control device. This directionality is used in downlights (street and area lights, for example) to affect the overall luminaire performance. As a result, LEDs require clusters of optical controllers, not one reflector or lens over the whole assembly. If you look closely at LED luminaires, you will see the individual lenses or prisms. This works well, but we must remember to get the fixture-specific photometric file, and not “edit” the one we have. This applies to a previously interchangeable metric such as changing lamps to change color temperature, for as we will see, many LEDs have different light outputs that are variable dependent on color.
Remember to find the photometric performance file for the exact luminaire (or at least specific LED assembly) that you intend to use as your basis of design, and be careful in evaluating substitutes for compliance with your important project criteria.
There are a few LED assemblies that offer “lamp” interchangeability, but these are just coming on line. Today it is not easy to “change the lamp” as we are used to with other forms of lighting. I am confident that as the LED matures as a light source, it will restore some of this design and specification freedom. Stick with individual performance reports, using absolute photometry, and surprises and disappointments will be minimized.
LED color
How “white” LED light is made is interesting. We previously discussed the mixing of colored LEDs. RGB is the most basic technique, with amber sometimes added (RGBA), or even up to seven colors (ROYGBIV; look familiar?). The most common approach with individual LEDs is to use a blue LED and insert a yellow phosphor filter inside the package to create white light. The third method of creating white light using LEDs is to use blue or violet LEDs to excite a phosphor that is a part of the luminaire but separate from the LED that emits the white light. Each of these has advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage of mixing colored LEDs to achieve white light is the color flexibility and color effects that it allows as well as mixing to create white light. This is very effective in display and entertainment applications.
The yellow phosphor on a blue LED device is by far the most common white LED used today. Since there are many variables in the manufacture of these LEDs, they are individually rated for their performance by the LED manufacturer. They are sorted into “bins” following ANSI standard C78.377-2008 for determining the CCT of LEDs as devices. The light engine manufacturer can use closely “binned” LEDs and have more consistent color—at a higher cost—or accept (or use) a wider selection of LEDs from more bins and reduce the cost, balancing this with performance. Since it is more expensive to produce warmer LEDs, most applications that do not require warmer light (parking lots and roadways, for example) allow the use of visibly cooler LEDs to achieve lower product cost.
There is a human factor for this “bluer” light, however. As we age, the physiology of our eyes begins to scatter the blue wavelengths of light. In extreme cases this makes blue light appear glary. I have had clients select the orange light of high-pressure sodium lamps specifically because of their perceived comparative comfort, without glare. The optimum solution would be to use warmer LEDs in these applications, which will be more practical as the cost and performance of warmer LEDs draws closer to matching the performance of cooler LEDs. There is research that identifies an increase in human health issues associated with blue light in the sub-500 nm range (National Institutes of Health: Meeting Report: The Role of Environmental Lighting and Circadian Disruption in Cancer and Other Diseases-2007). The light from cool LEDs falls in this band. Specifiers might want to watch for developments in this area. For now, avoid using blue LEDs in night lights.
The third method of creating white light indirectly from LEDs using the separate phosphor technique has the advantage of more consistent light color creation that more closely follows conventional specification. The science of using phosphors to create visible light from nearly invisible energy is well known. Using this method is creative, effective, and comfortable for lamp manufacturers. There are inherent systemic inefficiencies in this method and some packaging and optical differences that need to be addressed. I have found the color advantages and the less “technical” appearance of this method to be worth the effort when considering white light in residential and many commercial applications. This method also requires continuous evaluation because it too might change with each product improvement.
There is a limited color-mixing technique used to create variable color temperature in the “white” range. This technique uses extremely warm “white” LEDs and extremely “cool” white LEDs and a dimming system to mix them to achieve almost continuous white light with a changeable CCT and variable overall intensity, near full-range dimming. This is useful where the room needs to dramatically change character. Examples include restaurants facilitating the breakfast rush as well as nightly dining or a retail paint sales department that benefits from making the whole area a “color box.”
The other metric used to evaluate light is known as the Color Rendering Index (CRI). Many LEDs have difficulty generating the red light wavelengths necessary to produce light equal to today’s tungsten-halogen sources. LED technology will undoubtedly continue to address this issue, which is one of the advantages of the improved phosphor method. The LED industry, particularly those from outside the lighting industry, have tried to raise the shortcomings of the CRI metric itself, saying it measures the wrong thing. The initial CRI metric was based on measured color performance on largely pastel colors, but now there is an expanded CRI color field that includes four more saturated colors. The current technical reference for color rendering that mentions performance on the “R9” color is directly referring to the light source’s ability to generate and therefore render red light for lighting the red in objects. Some manufacturers select LEDs from adjacent bins, favoring the warmer colors to emphasize the red spectrum. This represents care and a concern for a high level of performance. Other manufacturers allow wider tolerance of LED color, perhaps alternating warmer and cooler LEDs in adjacent positions in the luminaire. In my opinion, this technique was acceptable, even creative, when the cost and availability of tighter performance LEDs were more difficult to achieve, but this is neither needed nor acceptable today. Specifiers must still be sure the manufacturer’s tolerance for color variability will not be seen in the application. Coves and indirect lighting situations come to mind, where there is a chance to see a considerable number of lights at once. Care
must be taken to ensure these light sources match as expected when installed.
LED efficacy and droop
The efficacy of these cooler chips is higher than the warmer colors, so there really is more light (lumens)/Watt of electricity consumed. This improved efficacy at the blue color can be used to compare many LED lighting proposals, comparing metal halide to LED for example. Remember, because there is a difference in the light output or the electrical wattage consumed, even changing by color, the full picture must be considered when comparing possible lighting systems. There is a misconception in many quarters that light sources can be compared and selected based on CRI alone. In fact, CRI is only appropriate as a comparison metric between light sources of the same CCT. It will help you keep manufacturers’ claims and your requirements clear in your mind.
Based on today’s LED technology, there are reasons to think that we have nearly reached the technical limits of the amount of useful light that can be created by any single LED chip. There is an excellent discussion on LED “droop” in the August 2009 issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine. Given this limitation, we must look to the pure research labs to resolve this problem. Meanwhile, we are solving our need for more quality light from LEDs by getting larger and larger luminaires.
LED power supply
The next issue to consider is the power supply or LED “driver.” The specifer rarely creates a specification for the power supply; it is selected by the luminaire manufacturer. The specifer should be certain the LED array and the power supply are suitable for the project and compatible with the project lighting control system. Until very recently, there has been little improvement on power supplies for LED luminaires. Since the LED array itself was created by electronic engineers, the power supply was developed alongside the LED, and frankly, it was an easy undertaking for these engineers. However, this process caused a delay in the development of more universal or standardized LED arrays and power supplies. This is changing. Today more LED luminaires are being developed using standardized drivers. In fixed light scenarios, where dimming is not required, improvements to these drivers are leading to reduced line Wattage. In time, more efficient power supplies will become common.
In three-color mixing systems, each of the colors has to be dimmed to mix colors, requiring variable individual power supplies. More line Watts are consumed to drive the LED as compared to the lowest approach, fixed individual power supplies. Therefore, lower line Watts are possible using single LEDs in general applications.
The LED power supply that dims can have any of the three common control techniques (forward or reverse line voltage, phase control, or 0 to 10 Vdc control) depending on the particular driver. Specifiers must pay special attention to these details as some manufacturers have recently adopted third-party LED drivers and changed existing products without much notice.
Other considerations
Today’s ceilings and light poles can handle larger luminaires. Luminaires with larger masses of LEDs require better thermal management as a part of the luminaire design, whether the luminaire is in a plenum or on an outdoor pole. Very few conditions will diminish the performance of lamps in general, and LEDs in particular, more than heat will. Once the issue of recognizing the plenum as the customary location for LEDs in interior lighting situations was resolved, luminaire manufacturers addressed the critical need for thermal management at the LED. As designs evolve, watch for thermal management to become a center of improvement. Be very aware of your intended ambient temperature at the location the fixture is installed.
When LEDs are dimmed, there is not the customary color shift toward warm as seen with tungsten-halogen dimming. In fact, the opposite may be true depending on the amount of dimming and method used to generate the red light energy. This cool shift may or may not be very pronounced.
The last issue specifiers need to be aware of is emergency operation of LED luminaires. Until now, there was little standardization of the power supply. In my own offices, we circuited together the emergency LED luminaires as planned. We ran them together through their control groups and attached them to a consolidated battery inverter. There are a few commercial battery inverters available similar to the ones we are used to seeing in the CF world. While this field will standardize in the future, care is particularly necessary today in selecting the method of powering emergency LED luminaires.
Careful selection
Specifiers must be very careful in selecting and approving LED light sources from a color and CRI perspective. The pressure will be present to select the cooler colors, probably more cool than the specifier is accustomed to. If high color reproduction is needed, insist on LEDs with sufficient red light energy. Be aware of energy claims and the specification of the power supply (check things like harmonics). If dimming is desired, compatibility with the control system must be coordinated. 
The cost of the LEDs is up to 40% of the actual cost of the luminaire, so selecting luminaires that tightly select the LEDs they use is generally worth it. Ask about the manufacturer’s binning specification. Careful manufacturers will know (and be proud of) their tight binning.
Some semiconductor companies in the LED lighting business are not as attuned to all the human needs of lighting and are learning about the need for improved CRI, for example. Yet these are the very companies that will overcome the light output or droop problems. Meanwhile, the standardization of the LED driver features will lead to improved electrical efficiency and advances in dimming and staged switching. Because this is truly a technology in its infancy, and manufacturers are “improving” their products constantly, specifiers need to exercise extra care in the products they consider for their projects.
In summary, specifiers need to understand more about LEDs and the ways information is presented for our consideration. Part of this is due to the way various manufacturers report their performance, and part of this is due to the rapid changes in this exciting field. Specifiers will always do the best they can for their clients, but two challenges remain: separating the truth from fiction and knowing the important criteria and features for each project.
– Good, LC, IALD, FIES, USITT, LEED AP, has a bachelor’s degree in lighting and theatre design from the North Carolina School of the Arts and has more than 30 years of experience in lighting and theater design. He is a principal for Salt Lake City-based Spectrum Engineers where he designs high-performance lighting systems featuring sustainable solutions. Good is a member of the International Assn. of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the U.S. Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT).
FAQs: New light bulb standards for California – 05.01.2011 14:18 Choosing LEDs for indoor use – 11.11.2010 11:49 Bright light, brighter students – 14.09.2010 10:17 Get Smart Fast on LEDs – 01.09.2010 09:00Lighting Draws In New York Jets Plane Close to the Empire State Building
The Jets were in an Empire State of Mind Sunday night after toppling the New England Patriots.
As the team’s charter flight descended toward Newark Airport, the captain called an audible and asked the tower for permission to veer closer to the Empire State Building, which was lit up in the team’s colors.
“Well I’ve had an unusual request,” the captain said. “If it’s green and white, these guys actually want to get as close as we could to see it.”
Like an airborne offensive line, Newark’s air-traffic controllers gladly cleared a path for the plane.
“You guys are awesome,” the captain said. “And I will tell you later who said that.”
According to team sources, he was relaying a message from boisterous head coach Rex Ryan.
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum said it was a fitting end to a perfect night. “For the Empire State Building to be lit green and white was already special,” he said. “Then for everyone involved to allow us to have a view on our way back was a great ending for our trip and something that the team will always remember.”
The route change that brought the Boeing 767 within clear view of the building required special permission to stray into La Guardia’s airspace, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said, but “no other flights were affected.”
The tower later alerted the jet as it neared the city’s tallest building.
“Taking you down the west side of the building down the Hudson,” the controller said. “Empire State Building should be at 11 o’clock.”
“It’s beautiful,” the flight captain said. “Yeah, we’ve got 200 people looking at it. A beautiful night for it, too. Really appreciate it, guys.”
Controllers then directed Continental charter flight 1915 toward Newark, where the plane landed at 10:53 p.m.
“Glad to do it,” the tower said.
Moments later, the tower said, “Clear to land for the champion New York Jets.”
Asked if they enjoyed the fly-by, the captain said, “We did, and the team did, too. It was great. I know the coach liked it.”
Such a fly-by request is not uncommon, but in this instance was particularly special for the controllers.
“It’s kind of cool,” said Ray Adams, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association at Newark. “It wasn’t a typical flight path, but it does happen,” he said.
jeremy.olshan@nypost.com
Intermatix Phosphor Opens Doors for LED Lighting
Intematix has developed a separate phosphor component (shown here) for LED lights, breaking with the conventional method of a phosphor coating. (Credit: Intematix)
Intematix today announced an component designed to improve LED lighting efficiency and give light fixture manufacturers more flexibility in adjusting light qualities.
The Fremont, Calif.-based company announced its ChromaLit product line, which offers a separate phosphor component that converts the blue light of LED light sources into pleasing white light.
Phosphors, which are compounds with inherent luminescence, are used for all LED light fixtures and bulbs. They are generally in a powder form that is directly coated onto LED light sources, which are semiconductors that emit light when electricity is passed through them.
By contrast, ChromaLit is a separate, disk-shaped component. According to Intematix, this allows for LED light fixtures with more possible shapes, including three-dimensional and curved LED light fixtures.
A separate phosphor component is also up to 30 percent more energy efficient, and manufacturers can swap in various phosphor components on the same LED light source to create products with a different color temperature and color rendering index.
Having a separate phosphor component can extend the life and performance of LEDs, Intematix CEO Mark Swoboda told Scientific American. That’s because phosphor coating on an LED light source often reflects much of the light back toward the semiconductor light source. By contrast, a layered design means that reflected light can still be emitted around the sides of the phosphor component.
The company is targeting ChromaLit at LED light fixture manufacturers in both the commercial and residential markets.
How It’s Made – The Incandescent Reflector Lamp
Maybe this should be renamed…How It Was Made 🙂
Nexxus Lighting Launches New Array™ MR16-HO
-Sets the new standard in overall LED MR16 performance-
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXS) today announced the official launch of its new Array™ MR16-HO (High Output) LED replacement lamp. The lamp is a direct replacement for halogen MR16 down lighting and track lighting applications. With third-party testing as validation, the new Array™ MR16-HO delivers industry leading performance in lumen output and center beam candle power (CBCP) along with high color rendering index (CRI) and excellent dimming ability for both magnetic and electronic transformer dimming systems.
Utilizing Nexxus’ unique patent pending thermal management system known as Selective Heat Sink™ (SHS), the new MR16-HO operates at 12V AC and uses only 6.5 watts to deliver over 325 lumens and a CBCP of 2693. It is designed to last 50,000 hours and provides excellent color rendering (greater than 83 CRI) in both 2700 and 3000 degree Kelvin color temperatures. The new lamp is available in 18 degree Spot, 22 degree Narrow Flood and 100 degree Flood optics and can be operated in open or enclosed fixtures.
“We have shipped sample quantities of the new MR16-HO to various national accounts for the last six weeks and the response to its performance has been excellent. Our customer base is getting educated on LED lighting. We clearly see the differentiation of the Array MR16-HO’s performance from lesser grade lamps as these accounts create mock up areas in their stores or facilities,” said Mike Bauer, CEO of Nexxus Lighting. “From retail stores and restaurants to hotels and conference centers, this lamp again sets the standard in specification grade quality, superior performance and true value; criteria that Array has become known for.”
LM-79, LM-80, Lighting Facts labels and detailed specifications are all available for the new MR16-HO at http://www.nexxuslighting.com or http://www.arraylighting.com
About Nexxus Lighting
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (www.nexxuslighting.com) is a leader in advanced LED lighting technology, including solid-state LED replacement light bulbs and linear strip lighting products used in commercial, architectural, signage and retail lighting. Nexxus Lighting sells its products under its Array™ Lighting and Lumificient brand names.
Certain of the above statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Reference is made to Nexxus Lighting’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act for factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Nexxus Lighting undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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