by Commercial LED Lighting | Jan 17, 2017 | Architectural Lighting, Industry News, Manufacturing Services & Testing, Research & Development, Standards, Test Equipment, Test Labs
Intended as a technical study and proficiency test for laboratories, the 2017 Interlaboratory Comparison will document the equivalence of different types of goniophotometers and variations in laboratory procedures and capabilities. The original version of this article...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Oct 21, 2016 | Features, Manufacturing Services & Testing, Test Equipment
In this excerpt from an upcoming reference book entitled Handbook of LED and SSL Metrology, Günther Leschhorn and Richard Young explain the fundamentals behind luminous flux and radiant power measurements – a task critical in solid-state lighting (SSL) product...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 13, 2016 | Indoor Lighting, Industry News, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, OLEDs, Research & Development, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Standards, Test Equipment, Test Labs
OLED lighting still holds potential, according to a US Department of Energy report on available products and promised improvements, while a Snapshot Caliper report on LED downlights reports lower levels of performance improvement relative to other SSL luminaire types....
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jun 9, 2016 | Backlighting Signs & Displays, Driver ICs, Drivers Electronics, Features, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, Microcontrollers, Modular Drivers, Networks & Controls, Retail & Hospitality, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Street, Test Equipment, Thermal, White-Point Tuning
Alexander Wilm examines the factors that impact the efficiency of LED-based solid-state lighting systems, and considers product development options that balance application requirements and optimum efficiency. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Dec 8, 2015 | Features, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, Modular light engines, Services & Testing, Smart Cities, SSL Design, Standards, Test Equipment, Test Labs, White-Point Tuning
Expanding on a prior series of articles focused on the photobiological safety of LED-based lighting, Leslie Lyons further details risk group classifications and methodologies that come into play with extended sources such as LED arrays. The original version of this...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Dec 4, 2015 | Backlighting Signs & Displays, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Driver ICs, Drivers and power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Manufacturing Equipment, Microcontrollers, Modular Drivers, Networks & Controls, Retail & Hospitality, Services & Testing, Standards, Standards and Testing, Street, Test Equipment, Test Labs
Lighting control manufacturers are committed to reducing flicker, improving LED performance, and providing commercial customers with comfortable, efficient lighting and control solutions, but Ethan Biery explains that the lighting industry is still struggling to...
