Important LED and OLED Lighting Technology Insights, Trends and Innovations Were Presented at the 3rd LED professional Symposium +Expo in Bregenz, Austria

Over 1,100 visitors from 34 countries attended the LED professional Symposium +Expo 2013 in Bregenz, Austria, from September 24th to 26th. Research institutes, lighting organizations and the lighting industry presented their insights on the latest trends in LED and OLED lighting technologies in multiple sessions, workshops and throughout the 2,000 m² exhibition area. Keynote speaker, Dietmar Zembrot, President of LightingEurope said, "I think this is one of the most important lighting events in ... Read more »   

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Two-Switch Flyback Solution for LED Street Lighting

LEDs provide high efficiency and long life compared to conventional lighting sources. Therefore, they are becoming first priority of lamp types to reduce energy consumption for internal or external lighting. This is also the case in street lightings where better efficiency and longer life are essential for less cost. A switching power supply designed to power up LED lamp should also have high efficiency and robustness to assure maintenance free lifetime as long as LED lamp. Resonant converters ... Read more »

Why Pin Fin LED Coolers Perform Better Under Tilted Position?

For the experiment we compare the ModuLED 9980 with the LPF11180-ZHE. The ModuLED 9980 is a passive LED cooler from extruded aluminium with a diameter. of 99mm and a height of 80 millimeter, thermal resistance under vertical position 1.02°C/W. The LPF11180-ZHE is a passive LED cooler with pin fin structure with a diameter of 111mm and a height of 80mm, thermal resistance under vertical position 1.07°C/W. Read more »

Zhaga Specifications Reference NEMA Standard for LED Dimming

NEMA's LED dimming standard SSL 7A-2013 has been referenced by two Zhaga interface specifications for LED light engines. Read more »

LUXEON Q: Industry Standard 3535 Footprint Delivering Market Leading High Flux

LUXEON Q delivers superior performance in a high-power emitter that serves as a direct drop-in replacement for products that use the standard 3535 surface mount package. LUXEON Q is the first high-power LED based on LUXEON Flip Chip die, Philips Lumileds high performance Chip Scale Package (CSP) device architecture. Read more »

Ultra-Compact 25 Watt LED Driver for Global Use

The RACD25 are ideally for the power conversion from fluorescent lamps to modern LED technology. The drivers offer a wide input range of 90 to 295VAC and are available with a constant output of 500, 700, 1050 or 1400mA. The drivers are fully certified to EN61347/UL8750, IP65 rated and come with a 5 year warrenty.

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Join Our Webinar: DC/DC LED Driver ICs for General Lighting Applications in a Nutshell

This webinar is dedicated to design engineers, application engineers and product managers and you will learn about  

- Benefits of linear regulators and and their limitations

- Benefits of switch mode driver ICs and additional features like advanced protection, dimming and design flexibility.

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Cree Improves XLamp XP-G2 LEDs with Enhanced SC³ Technology™

Cree, Inc. sets a new industry benchmark with higher performance XLamp® XP-G2 LEDs. The latest innovation boasts a seven percent increase in brightness compared to the already industry-leading XP-G2 family. The new LEDs provide lighting manufacturers with an unprecedented combination of light output, efficacy and outstanding reliability, while delivering an immediate boost in performance. Read more »

Seoul Semiconductor to Sell Acrich2 AC LED Modules in Kit Form

Seoul Semiconductor, a global LED manufacturer, announced the globally availability of an Acrich kit for customers trying to meet the special design requests of global lighting manufacturers. With the Acrich kit, customers can now make their own LED lighting modules without the traditional AC to DC converter. Seoul MJT LEDs decrease the component count and shrink board real estate giving designers more layout options, decreased costs and smaller fixture sizes and the Acrich AIC provides low ... Read more »

Expanded Oree Product Suite Offers Plug-and-Play Design for LED Lighting

Oree Illumination Solutions Inc., developer of LED-based planar lighting technology, today announced the expansion of its LightCell™ Plus range to include drivers, connection cables and an installation guide - a complete system offering. This will simplify development and accelerate time to market for LED lighting designers and fixture manufacturers. Additionally, new product features provide greater protection of the LightCells against external mechanical forces. Read more »

Mean Well Extends the Range of Their Circular Shape LED Power Supplies for Bay Lighting

After launching HBG-160 (160W) series, circular shape LED power supplies for bay lighting, MEAN WELL further introduced HBG-100 (96W) and HBG-240 (240W) series, to fulfill the various illumination demands. Featuring with circular design, these two new LED power drivers are easy to be assembled and perfectly fit in with the mechanical structure of high/low bay lighting fixtures. Fully potted by glue, their aluminum enclosure can be tightly assembled to the heat sink of lighting fixtures and ... Read more »

Amperor's New LED Driver Exceeds Features Normally Seen in LED Drivers

Amperor has announced the launch of its 150W CC mode LED driver - ANP151. Available in two different shapes the ANP151 offers a two-stage over temperature protection circuit to prevent simple shut-off when temperature exceeds higher than expected levels. In addition there are optional features like a system level thermal sensing port and a12V auxiliary output channel integrated in the driver. Read more »

GE Develops High Performance, Affordable LED Bulbs To Advance Mainstream Adoption

GE Lighting has worked with major retailers to introduce new LED product lines, providing a variety of high-quality, practical LED lighting solutions at an affordable price point to boost mainstream adoption. Over the next four months, GE plans to introduce six new LED light bulbs. Read more »

Shat-R-Shield® Launches New Line of Vapor Tight Fixtures

Shat-R-Shield introduces the Ironclad™ 66 Series, a new line of industrial grade vapor tight fixtures. The rugged design of these fixtures allows them to withstand extreme conditions in harsh environments where moisture, dust, dirt or humidity is present. Read more »