LED Lighting

LEDinside observed that 40W equivalent bulb price drops big in China, and 60W equivalent bulb price runs steady globally. In March, 2014, 40W equiv. LED bulb retail price declined globally by about 1.3% to $14.9. 60W equiv. LED bulbs retail price did not change too much, remaining at $20.8. In March, 40W equiv. LED bulb retail price dropped by 14.7% in China, and the existing products' prices fell. Take 7W bulb(450-500LM) from one China manufacturer for example, the price reduced from $4.3 to about $2.9. Also, 5W bulb(450LM, 30,000h service life) this month, the price dropped to $4 from $12.3. In addition, the exchange rate rise also led to a price reduction. Besides, 40W equiv. LED bulb retail price the United States also showed a significant decline, 7.6%, in March. The existing products' prices basically showed a steady a downward trend; some commodity's prices dropped more obviously, such as price of 6W CREE dimmable bulb fell to $ 4.97 in some areas of the Unit

Due to the high energy prices and the impact of Japan's nuclear disaster over the past few years, people all around the world are once again aware of the importance of developing green energy. Although many manufactures have been committing to solar panel's production and improvement on energy efficiency for years, they still could not break the energy efficiency, which is 20%, bottleneck. In this case, people gradually shift their focus to energy saving LED. This trend formed in the second half of 2013, and is expected to step into a breaking growth of LED lighting in the next 3 years. The first wave of LED industry originated from the financial tsunami at the end of 2008. Samsung released LED-backlit TVs and enjoyed an unexpectedly hot-selling at that time, which opened up to an 18-month growth of LED TVs. LED TV's penetration rate steadily increased, from 3% in 2009 to 38% in 2011. LED share prices enjoyed a globally high rise. But a big change happened in 2011

Walmart announces plans that they will purchase energy-efficient LED ceiling lighting for new supercenters in U.S., stores in Asia and Latin America, as well as ASDA supermarkets in the United Kingdom. Compared with the lighting sources used before, new fixtures will save 40% of energy consumption, which will further help Walmart reduce the kilowatt hour (kWh) per square foot of energy to power Walmart's buildings by 2020. This is Walmart's largest purchase for GE lighting products until now. "We have worked to find and scale energy-efficient LED lighting solutions that are cost effective and high quality, and now working with GE, we're paving the way to make this a mainstream solution for the retail industry," said Doug McMillon, president and chief executive officer of Walmart Stores, Inc. "LEDs have become an integral part of our energy efficiency model for our stores and play a key role in achieving our overall sustainability goals. Just as import

According to the retail price survey on LED bulbs carried out by TrendForce, the retail price of LED bulbs used to replace 40 watt bulbs drops to $15.1 USD, about 0.8%, all around the world in Feb, 2014; the decline is relatively obvious in U.S. market. Also, the price of replacement LED bulbs for 60W, shows a similar decline, about 2.1%. It decreases to $20.8 USD. In February this year, the price of 40W replacement LED bulb in U.S. market fell the most obviously. The average price fell 11%. 7W LED light bulb(luminous flux: 470lm) from Walmart's own brand, Great Value, only costs $8.48 USD; CREE dimmable LED bulb(6W, 450lm) is now $7.49 USD. Besides, prices of parts of Philips LED bulbs also undergo a decline. As in China, the price for 40W replacement bulb decreases 1.9%. Samsung LED bulb(6.9W, 490lm)'s price drops from 19.5 USD to 12.5 USD while the warranty changes to 3-year. As to 60W replacement bulbs, the price in everywhere shows a stable falling except Unit

Efficacy & Price Trend Forecast 2014~2040 for LED Light, Fluorescent Light, N' Incandescent Light                                    Lighting Efficacy                                                                 Cost U.S.Energy Information Administration predicts that the price of LED light is almost close to that of fluorescent light or incandescent light by 2020. At that time, incandescent lights are probably eliminated as they could not meet the energy-saving standards in next few years. On January 1, 2014, the United States banned the production and sales of 40 watt and 60 watt incandescent bulbs; but many American families store a number of these traditional bulbs before the ban. Probably, 75 watt and 100 watt traditional light bulbs would also become one part of the ban. Due to the the federal standards and development on lighting technology, the bulbs' quality sees a great improvement; the service life and lighting efficiency also increase a lot acc

Features of LED Display Compared with other large-screen terminal displays, LED display has the following characteristics. 1. High brightness. The brightness of outdoor LED display is over 8000mcd/m2. This kind of display is the only large-scale all-weather display that could be used for all day long. The brightness of indoor LED display is over 2000md/m2. 2. Long service life. LED's service life is up to 100,000 hours (about ten years) or more. This specification refers to the design life of LED. 3. Large view angle. Indoor LED display's view angle could reach 160 degrees or more; and outdoor LED display's view angle is over 120 degrees. The view angle is determined by the shape of light-emitting diode. 4. LED displays vary from each other in size. There is 1 square meter display as well as displays of hundreds or thousands of square meters. 5. It's easy to connect LED display with computer. The display supports numbers of software. Installation

LED Grille light is usually found in office lighting. It's a good choice for high-power indoor lighting for a long time. LED Grille light applies solid light source; thus its service life mainly depends on LED light source and driver cooling section. Now LED light source's service life reaches more than 100.000 hours; and with the development of LED technology. the drive cooling section could basically achieve an ideal state. Advantages of LED Grille Light 1. Energy-saving. With the same conditions. the power consumption of LED grille light is only 10% that of incandescent light. 2. Long Service Life. LED chips generally could work well for over 50.000 hours. which is longer than fluorescent lights or incandescent lights. 3. Dimmable. At past. dimmer was designed for incandescent lights. When you dim the incandescent light. the light turns into red. Besides. there were almost no dimmer for fluorescent lights. That's why dimming technology saw no further develop

LED PAR is one important part of stage lighting and lighting for residential and commercial applications. Here I'll show your LED PAR basics for a better understanding on it. LED PAR is also known as LED par can or LED par light . PAR is short for "Parabolic Aluminum Reflector". LED PAR is usually found in illumination or decoration use for home, shopping malls, restaurants, and a variety of large-scale performances. There're LED par lights with different functions or specifications, such as waterproof LED Par, die-cast aluminum LED par light, LED PAR38, LEDPAR30, LED PAR20, LED PAR64, etc. LED PAR in Retail Lighting Application LED PAR applies superior quality and high efficiency LED chip. It shows a good brightness and s high color rendering index Ra, up to over 80. The light is close to natural light, which is good for human eyes. Selected components, including drive power supply, guarantee the service life and quality of LED par light. Besides, LED

LED tube is everywhere in our life. Then what's LED tube? Today, I'm going to show you LED tube basics . LED tube is also known as LED tube light, or LED fluorescent tube. Traditional fluorescent tube light has two filaments at both ends. The tube is filled with argon and mercury vapor, and coated with a fluorescent powder. The gases emit ultraviolet and make the powder lighting if connected with electricity. As it contains heavy metal pollutants, " Mercury ", discarded fluorescent tubes could be a great threat to the environment. But LED tube is different. It applies light-emitting diodes as light source; it's high luminous efficient, energy efficient, eco-friendly, and enjoys longer service life. LED tube lighting LED tube's dimension is just like traditional fluorescent tube's. There're T5 tube, T8 tube, as well as T10 tube. The length could be 0.6m, 0.9m, 1.2m, 1.5m, 1.8m, or 2.4m. T5 and  T8 tube are the two most common used LED tu

I might forget to show you the service life and price of LED downlight in older posts, so I'd like to make it up with the following short article. Service Life of LED Downlight LED downlight is applied with solid light source. Its service life mainly depends on the solid-state LED light source and drive cooling part. At present, the LED downlight's service life reaches more than 100,000 hours. With a evolvement of LED technology and the application of technology in the drive and cooling, high-quality LED downlight's service life basically reaches 10,000~50,000 hours, almost 10-50 times of the ordinary halogen downlights. LED downlight saves up 80% energy, it is almost maintenance-free. LED downlight in kitchen LED Downligh Price As the LED bulb halogen downlight is more complex in structure than the common lights', the LED downlight price, even in the case of mass production, is higher than common halogen lamps. At present, led downlight is mainly used

Today, I'm going to show you the features of LED strip light . LED strip light, with its unique design, has many benefits and features that other kinds of LED lighting products could not be compared with. LED strip is typically sold in metres. It operates at 12-volts. LED strip light also costs much less, for it only consumes less energy to create the same lighting effect. LED Strip Light for Outdoor Decoration LED strip light can be found in two specific types: single colour and colour-changing RGB (Red, Green and Blue). Like normal LED bulbs, single colour strip light could be warm white and cool white; while the colour-changing strip light permits users variable ambiances. Additionally they come in a variety of brightness, ranging from an ordinary light for domestic applications, to exceptionally bright for business applications. The brightness of a LED strip light is determined by the range and size of its LED chips. There're two primary chip sizes, 3528 (

LED panel light could be installed to the ceiling, wall, or places with flat surface. There're several ways for installation of LED panel light . Today. I'm going to show you 3 main ways. 1. Suspending Installation You can install a LED panel light to the ceiling or suspend it under a mounting object. The light suspended from the ceiling will bright the entire place with a soft and even light. Then how to do suspending installation? First, you should mount a suspension component to the back of LED panel light; and then connect it to the connection lanyard. Please be attention, you'd better make clear from manufacturers whether the suspension components is standard or not. Generally speaking, suspension installation is a good way to mount LED panel lights for aquarium lighting. 2. Ceiling Mounting Ceiling mounting is the most common and easiest way for panel light installation. How to do it? First, make several holes for screws into the ceiling; then mount th

How to improve the luminous efficiency of LED panel light? What to do to make my light products more competitive in market? Today, I'm going to give you a better understand on components of LED panel light , which would answer the two questions. 1. Aluminum Frame Aluminum frame is the key channel for heat dissipation. Frame made from die extrusions cost less and the price of processing is lower. Die-cast aluminum frame enjoys a higher IP level, but the initial investment on molding is much higher. 2. LED light source Usually we select 3528 led lamp beads, sometimes 3014 or 5050, for panel light production. Though the cost of 3014 or 5050 is lower, the luminous efficiency is slightly worse. The reason is that it's hard to design the light guiding network. Thus, 3528 becomes a better choice. LED panel light for office 3. LED Light Guide LED panel light guide is a key point to quality control. A bad network design causes a poor luminous efficiency. Usually, the s

Do you know the exact cost and price of LED panel light ? How much should you spend on it? Today, I'm going to calculate it for you. 1. Cost and Price of Frame and Panel As different materials, which is used for frames or panels production, have different heat-dissipation performance, the cost and price of LED panel light could be different. If the frame or panel is made of 6063 aluminum extrusions, the price is about 50~80 RMB. 2. Cost and Price of Photoconduct Plate The quality of photoconduct plate is one of the most important factors to the quality of LED panel light. A high-quality photoconduct plate makes the light much softer. No dark light spots would be found. Its price would be 60 to 80 RMB for 12 photoconduct plates. 3. Cost and Price of Lamp Beads and SMD Now the market price of 3014(11lm) is between 0.13 to 0.16 RMB. Good lamp bead shows a stable performance and nice brightness. Usually, 600x600 LED panel light is designed with 360 lamp beads, and th

Today I'm going to show you what's LED panel light . LED panel light is a type of high-end indoor lighting product whose outer frame is made of anodized aluminum. The light source of LED panel light is LED. It shows good lighting effect. The light goes through high-transmittance lightguide, thus forms soft, bright, and comfortable lighting effect. The light is eye-friendly and can effectively relieve eye fatigue. LED panel light is also radiation-free. Sample Parameters of LED Panel Light Light Source: SMD LED Luminous Ways: from the front or the sides Outer Dimensions: 1200×300mm, 300×300mm, 300×600mm, 600×600mm, 600×1200mm Power: 9W, 12W, 18W, 21W, 22W, 24W, 36W, 48W, 72W, 85W, 90W Input Voltage: AC85-265V/50-60Hz Luminous Flux: 80-100lm/w Surface Illumination: >6000lux Color Temperature: 3000~6500k (White: 5500-6500K, Natural White: 4000-4500K, Warm White: 2800-3500) Material: Aluminum + (Optical) Acrylic Protection Class: IP40 Service Life: >50,0

Explosion-proof LED flood light is a special type of foodlight designed with explosion-proof function. Like other LED flood lights, the illumination range of explosion-proof flood light can be adjusted. Features of Explosion-proof LED Flood Light Explosion-proof LED Flood Light is equipped with super-bright LED lighting source. It's energy-saving; with the same luminous flux, the electricity consumption of explosion-proof LED flood light is only 20% that of incandescent lamp. Every part of this flood light is made and assembled in accordance with standard mold design, which is very convenient for parts replacement, and further more cost-saving. The light cover is processed from aluminum alloy materials with the latest surface-treatment technology. It's wear-resistant, decay-resistant, water-proof, and dust-proof. Besides, the isolation between light source chamber and power chamber ensures a good heat dissipating during operation, thus extends the light's service

High power led flood lights are one specific type of flood lights. It is a combination of high power LED, LED power supply, cooling aluminum, and LED lighting fixture. The shape could be round, square or elongated shape. The power ranges from 3 watts to 1 kilowatt. The cooling section of flood light is made from aluminum materials. Lights with scale-like cooling system is recognized as one of the best. High-transmittance, high-refraction optical glass lens effectively improve the light reflectivity, which ensures a good output ofluminous flux. High-strength tempered glass, processed with a special treatment, shows a better performance and resistance to ultraviolet light. Besides, stable rectifier, and LED constant current drive power is also a big part of high power led flood lights. LED flood lights can work for 50,000 hours without failure. There're many light colors for selection, such as red, green, blue, yellow, white, etc. High power LED flood lights are designed

Both LED flood light and LED spotlight are widely use for illumination and decoration purpose. Some people can not tell one from the other clearly. Today I'm going to show you the difference between led flood light and led spotlight. LED Spotlight and Applications LED spot light, also led spotlight, is mainly used for architectural lighting, as well as commercial lighting purpose. It plays a big role in lighting decoration. There're different shapes of spot lights, round, square, etc.. Due to the thermal factor in design, the shape of LED spotlight differs from that of traditional one. Home LED Recessed Spotlight LED spotlights are mainly used for decoration, commercial lighting, and architectural lighting. They're excellent in lighting decoration. The lights can achieve many lighting effects, like gradual changing, transition, color flashing, random flashing, alternating gradient and chasing, etc.. LED spot lights can be used either independently or with oth

If you're going to purchase LED flood lights , you may need to know how to choose and buy them. Here we'll show you the following aspects that you should consider before carry out a big purchase. 1. Prices of LED flood lights are different due to the brightness. The LED used for LED lamps should comply with the standard of Laser Class Class I. 2. Antistatic. Flood lights with good antistatic have longer service life; therefore they enjoy a higher price. Usually, the antistatic factor of LED should be over 700V. 3. LEDs with the same wavelength and color cost more money. It is difficult for manufacturers to produce LED floodlights with pure colors if they have no spectral separation devices. 4. LED flood light is one-way conductive light. If there is a reverse current, the situation would be called leakage. Leakage current leads to short service life and low price. 5. The LED cost defers from one another due to different illumination angles. LED flood lights wi

Today I'll show you what's LED flood light . LED flood light is a type of lighting product with point source illumination which can light in all directions. Its lighting range can be adjusted upon requests. LED flood lights are most common lighting source applied in lighting effect drawing design. Standard floodlights are used to illuminate the entire scene. There could be many LED flood lights in application in order to achieve a nice lighting effect. Application of LED Flood Light LED flood light is a good choice for lighting and decoration of construction sites, squares, parks, arts venues, factory buildings, stadiums, golf courses, shops, hotels, subway stations, gas stations, buildings, sculptures, and other indoor and outdoor applications. Features of LED Flood Light The temperature of LED floodlights is not obvious when they work with low current. If the temperature is high, the brightness of floodlights will decline, and the light uniformity and cons