LED lighting bulb into the home more efficient, longer life (Figure)

LED lighting lamp and bulb than other types of higher efficiency and longer life. According to the use, the service life can be up to 20-30 years. Unlike compact energy-saving lamps, the LED light is stable and does not flicker. Turn off, turn on the lights will not increase the service life.

The shortcomings of LED lamp is light blue, light, make people feel cool, especially when compared with incandescent lamps. Other defects include light for direct light and direct light for use as a spotlight. And LED expensive, not easy to buy in the general store.

But all of the above will be fundamentally changed. In the United States to promote the efficiency of the federal government to promote the efficiency of lighting, consumer lighting company began producing LED bulbs, installed with a familiar base to make it diffuse reflection. At present, LED bulb production is still low, but the quality is quite good.

Florida Lighting Science Group (Lighting Science Group) for the US chain store home depot (Home Depot) EcoSmart LED bulb. Even if the light bulb inventor Thomas Edison (Thomas Edison) and I'm afraid, do not know EcoSmart bulb: EcoSmart bulb of tapered wing for radiator, flat top, scattered light.

In the past year, lighting manufacturers have launched with the traditional lamp close to LED lighting, although not as using the technology of LED lighting from all directions as the emission source, but are well dispersed light source, which the user can use the LED bulb on the roof.

The key is that the price of LED bulbs has declined, and the lighting science group produces the equivalent of 40 watts of lighting LED bulbs priced at less than $20. At the end of this month will be able to purchase online or through the purchase of Home Depot stores, can also buy other company production of LED lighting.

Brightness, energy and money:

Through the installation of A19 EcoSmart to compare the following conclusions: LED bulb is white, not like a compact energy-saving lamps as the yellow. EcoSmart A19 rated power of 8.6 watts, the actual power consumption of 6 watts, brightness equivalent to 40 watts of ordinary light bulb brightness. The actual power consumption of compact energy-saving lamps at the same rated power is 9-13 watts. But the A19 output brightness of 429 lumens, brightness is not enough.

Lighting Science Group CEO Zachary Gible (Zachary Gibler) said that the first quarter of next year the company will launch a brightness equivalent to 60 watt ordinary lamp LED lamp, the brightness will reach 800 lumens, the actual power consumption is only 9 watts. Other lighting companies are also actively launched LED bulbs, Sylvania, Philip, general electric, Lemnis Lighting and other plans to launch the equivalent of 60 watts of ordinary light bulbs LED bulbs.

There is no LED bulb price, but gibler said, brightness equivalent to 60 watt bulb LED bulb price of about $35, with the passage of time, saving the electricity consumption is quite large, but for a light bulb, the price is too high. Gibler said: "we will make the new technology and lighting output and quality to match the user to afford LED halogen bulb and bulb replacement current incandescent lamp, LED bulb prominent attraction. "

LED bulb in a certain situation has its unique advantages, as the light and not easy to replace the light bulb, even if the LED price is higher, the installation of a long life in the above LED bulbs are of great significance to most people. As manufacturers continue to improve technology, the price of LED bulbs will eventually decline, as chips, tablet PCs and other high-tech products, in time, the price will gradually decline.

The company expects the price of LED bulbs, which is equivalent to 60 watts of ordinary bulbs over the next two years, to fall to less than $10. The preferential policies provided by the public sector will make the price drop even more, making the LED bulb more popular. In the future, it will be more than just a lumen per watt.

Cognitive lumen

Consumers should pay attention to the praise of the LED bulb exaggerated. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued LED manufacturers - U.S. lighting, claiming that the company exaggerated its LED bulb output and life expectancy. The United States Department of energy later this year will develop a detailed plan, by a number of retailers and companies involved in the proof, to help users learn new lighting technology.

James Broderick, director of the Department of energy in charge of the lighting project (James), said: "we want consumers to buy Lighting Products in the use of new high-tech terminology. LED lighting is no longer with rated power - evaluation, but can express lumens per watt display color temperature and efficiency. Under normal circumstances, if the brightness is not up to 800 lumens, it can not be called the equivalent of 60 watt ordinary light bulb.