The Many Types of LED Lights – LED Downlights

When talking about downlights, their necessity is typically required when talking about billboards or outdoor installations which require ample lighting in creating certain moods or simply giving focus on particular fixtures.

From outdoor billboards to outdoor sculptures, downlights are typically found in halogen lamp or in compact fluorescent lamp conventions, lamps which are typically favored for their intense lighting capacities.

But as capable as downlights are as modes for illumination, a new downlight standard is causing progressive shifts in downlights as a whole.

Defined in LED downlights, the featured upsides of LED lighting technologies comes to the aid of those who require the use of downlights.

LED Downlights – Brighter, Longer Lasting and Lesser in its Power Requirements and Needs

From lampposts to gallery lights, LED Downlights are LED innovations that are worth smiling about.

Bearing the same lighting lumens found in their traditional counterparts, LED Downlights don’t come with the downsides of halogen or compact fluorescent lamps, not liable to consume vast quantities of power just so they could properly illuminate what they are aimed to do so.

Also longer lasting as lighting options, LED Downlights are not a burden with where their maintenance is concerned, an upside which greatly benefits lamp posts or large scale billboard lights. Proving to be just as efficient in brightening subjects, LED Downlights offer the same lighting qualities and factors featured in halogen or compact fluorescent lamps, further giving more reason why their implementation is highly beneficial.

With different types of LED Downlights developed for different purposes, users don’t have to worry about their waterproof qualities, nor do they have to worry about how complex their wiring or compatibility with standard electric wiring systems are.

Designed to work with on-hand wiring systems, the implementation of LED Downlights as easy as how one would replace burned out halogen lamps or compact fluorescent lamp.

With their overall construction based on LED illumination standards, LED Downlights only have upsides to offer to their users, yielding to lesser woes delving into overheating or having to resolve problems borne from power surges or lighting strikes.

With a number of LED Downlights developed with built-in surge protection features, lighting outdoor environments is made better, practical and safe with the use of LED Downlights, with their implementation as effective and as efficient as using standard downlights are.

With LED Downlights available in most electronic markets, there is no reason why downlight users have to contend with astronomic electric bills, frequent lamp replacements and more.

Deciding Points: Why LED Bulbs are better than Traditional Blubs

While it is true that new doesn’t always translate as better, the axiom can NOT be readily applied when LED bulbs are being talked about – with just cause.

As a standard for electronic lighting devices, LED bulbs are indeed more robust and practical than traditional light bulbs, developed to be more enhanced in terms of lighting lumens standards, as well as long term use. Also, LED bulbs are more efficient with power consumption considerations, with LED bulbs known to require lesser power wattages when compared against their traditional counterparts.

Apart from the more evidently advantageous upsides of LED bulbs over traditional bulbs, LED technology itself proves to be more versatile when compared to the more traditional electronic lighting technologies and standards.

Short for light-emitting diode, the technology essentially allows for the creation of different sized LED bulbs, ranging from lighting-specific bulbs used in contemporary art galleries to the miniature, portable sized lights found in key chains and other similar items.

Far from being a new technological standard, LED bulbs were, in the past, considered to be too expensive to produce, thus the pervading popularity of the standard light bulb as the de facto norm for lighting technologies.

Thankfully, due to the advances in the production of electronics, LED bulbs are now not as expensive as they were to develop in the past, boasting all the benefits of LED bulbs without the stings of having to spend a fortune in having them installed in homes, places of work, schools and in other venues where lighting is required (which essentially translates to anywhere).

As lighting options, LED bulbs are inclined to offer featured advantages to users, advantages that go beyond better lighting and low power consumption figures over traditional blubs.

Longer lifespans are proven LED bulb upsides, and as advances in the development and manufacture of LED bulbs are currently ongoing, options such as controlled power saving features and even multi-colored light options can be found in certain LED bulbs.

Taking the shape of standard electronics sockets, the installation of LED bulbs don’t require an overhaul with the installed electronic components of a home or office, further illustrating the advantageous side that can be found in LED bulbs.

Bottom line, with the relative affordability and availability of LED bulbs today, there’s really no reason why you have to contend with the use of older, more traditional blubs.

Though their overall functions are no different, LED bulbs prove to be more featured than old standard bulbs, inclined towards being of better service to their users.

LiquidLEDs Launches New LED Lighting Products

Global LED Lighting Leader LiquidLEDs Unveils New Range of LED Products that Combine the Best of Incandescent Light Bulb Design and Innovative LED Lighting Technology

LiquidLEDs Lighting a leading authority in the global LED lighting industry, recently unveiled three newlines of elegant, powerful and energy-efficient LED lighting devices to a market eager for more energy-saving solutions. Built as green solutions for both home and commercial purposes, the three new lines are comprised of the 5-watt G95 LED Globe range, the 5-watt GLS LED light bulbs, and the 6-watt Edison LED globe. 

G95 LED Globes

The G95 LED Globe range, which comes in clear and opal variants, as well as B22/bayonet cap and E27/Edison screw base configurations, offers a fresh approach to the classic engineering of the incandescent light bulb. Featuring an elegant round glass bulb, the product has been designed to generate a 360-degree beam spread, all while using 5 watts of power to emit 350 lumens of light.

GLS LED Light Bulbs

LiquidLEDs’ GLS LED light bulbs are also imbued with the classic design of the incandescent bulb in mind, and are perhaps the best-suited replacement LEDs for existing lights at home and the office. With their diminutive size, these bulbs belie their true power, generating 350 lumens just with 5 watts of electricity. The range also comes in both B22 and E27 base configurations, and a variety of clear and pearl finishes. 

6-watt Edison Light Bulbs

The 6-watt Edison light bulbs by LiquidLEDs are the most powerful devices of the bunch, generating a generous 470 lumens of light for a mere 6 watts of electricity. Built as a replacement LED light for large spaces like lobbies, long hallways and more, the Edison light bulb is LiquidLEDs attempt to pay homage to Thomas Edison himself. These LEDs also come in B22/bayonet cap and E27/Edison screw base configurations, and a variety of clear and opal finishes. 

LiquidLEDs notes that their three new LED lighting devices specifically combine the design of the classic light bulb with 21st century LED lighting technology, the better to make the transition from old to new lights easier for the average consumer. With many consumers reporting an aversion to spirally and space age-looking light bulbs, LiquidLEDs new range of products is the company’s answer to this aesthetic issue. 

The new products are currently available at www.LiquidLEDs.com.au. 

About Liquidleds Lighting Pty Limited

Liquidleds Lighting Corp. was established in Taiwan in 2006 and launched in Australia in early 2011 as LiquidLEDs Lighting Pty Ltd. The company specialises in the research and development of LED light bulbs and system lighting for the replacement of incandescent light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Liquidleds is recognised as an innovator and pioneer for introducing unique solutions to the field LED of lighting. The company’s prime goal is to integrate its innovation, engineering and design in lighting into the lives of the general public by providing them with reliable and affordable lighting alternatives.

Cleveland Gets LED Lights from General Electric to Light Up to Landmarks

The City of Cleveland is getting an LED makeover, thanks to a donation of more than $200,000 worth of LED lights courtesy of General Electric Lighting. The new energy-efficient lights will provide illumination to two of the city’s historic landmarks, the West Side Market and Public Square, with the goal of reducing current electricity costs.

The addition of energy-efficient lights coincides with the current sustainability initiative led by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson. He notes that GE’s history of community service in Cleveland and their commitment for innovating technologies in lighting make them the perfect figure to help initiate the city’s sustainability drive.

Initiative Overview

The mayor first launched the initiative in 2009, with the goal of preserving the environment and reducing energy consumption, as well as to promote economic growth through the introduction of sustainable technologies.

Since then, the company has held regular annual summits to tackle different sustainability issues, such as lighting, which was discussed in the earliest of these meetings.

According to Cleveland chief operating officer Darnell Brown, the installation of new LED lights won’t just help make the downtown area brighter and more attractive, it’ll also help reduce maintenance costs. He notes that while conventional lights have a rated lifespan of just 6 to 12 months, LEDs last for decades.

Cleveland Rich in Lighting History

The installation of LEDs in the city is appropriate, given how the City of Cleveland was a leader in street lighting. The city’s Public Square was one of the few areas to get the first electric street lights in the country in 1879.

Likewise, LEDs are a pioneering technology, which GET says generates a more uniform light, less shadows and dark spots associated with conventional fixtures like high-pressure sodium lamps.

An LED Lighting Service: A Potential Key to Widespread Adoption

In an effort to work around the problem of LED lighting currently being too expensive for the average consumer, one company is looking to turn the technology into a service.

That is the essentially the core concept of Digital Lumens’ plan to provide LED lighting and energy management services, instead of outright selling their equipment. The startup company, based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, is looking to launch its niche services in early 2013, this according to a statement by CEO Tom Pincince. Part of their service plan’s guarantee is providing enough lighting to ensure a good working environment for employees.

He noted that consumers today typically look at lighting equipment, such as light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, as a purchase. And because of the ability of LEDs to be integrated with smart lighting control systems, their services could one day expand to managing an intelligent lighting system remotely.

Appeal

What makes the service planned by Digital Lumens appealing revolves around how the LED fixtures can be wirelessly connected through, and how they come packed with processors and sensors that create a lighting system that can be adjusted to the specific needs of certain areas inside an office.

For instance, an office can have lights automatically dimmed when no workers are around, or immediately switch to full power when the shades are drawn (e.g. PowerPoint presentations and film screenings).

Components

Digital Lumens doesn’t do any R&D on the LED components themselves, instead choosing to use products from Cree. The company designs unique lighting systems and have created their own lighting management software.

The company is looking to aim its services on the industrial sector, which involves illuminating spaces such as warehouses and factories.

Medway Goes Loud and Proud with Sustainability Measures, Includes Solar Panels and LEDs

Medway, a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, first took a very subtle approach to the installation of solar energy panels in the town’s high school 2 years ago, the better not to make the school’s neighbours uncomfortable.

That problem, however, doesn’t seem to be an issue today, as the community has now allowed schools in town to proudly install solar-powered LED lighting fixtures, which are located at the entrances of the high school and middle school.

Sign of Commitment to Sustainability

Each of the new, light-emitting diode (LED) lamps is powered by a 135-watt solar panel installed on poles close to the lights, which are used to illuminate welcome signs.

According to David Verdolino, Assistant Superintendent the new LED lamps also serve to highlight Medway’s efforts to be more green and encourage awareness on the importance of adopting more sustainable energy solutions. He notes that the lights are a testament to how Medway is trying to become a Green Community.

Gift

Verdolino stated that the LED lamps were given as a gift courtesy of Broadway Electric Co.—the company handled the task of installing the more than 600 solar panels atop the high school’s roof in 2010, and the more than 1,400 panels atop the middle school in 2011, absolutely free-of-charge.

Green Community

Medway has been given the designation of being a Green Community in 2010. The title is part of a state grant program that pours funds into towns and cities that are able to reduce their energy consumption by at least 20 percent in less than 5 years. The town was able to do this since they began counting their green projects in 2009, with their 5 –year market set in 2014.