Energy and environmental issues have always been two major issues that plague the entire world. In 1998, the United States spent USD 6 billion electricity for lighting, accounting for about 20% of its total energy consumption; 112 million tons of waste gas carbon dioxide (CO2) were generated during power generation. In the same year, the global lighting consumption was 230 billion U.S. dollars, meanwhile the power generation process incurred about 410 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). By the end of 2002, China’s electricity consumption for lighting had added to about 200 billion kilowatts, consuming a large amount of coal and fossil oil, while bringing about air pollution problems. Therefore, the environmental-friendly and energy-saving LED solutions gradually enter the field of lighting, which helps alleviate the energy crisis and improve environmental pollution.
It is known that LED presents vivid and gorgeous colors. At present, colored LED products have covered the entire visible spectrum with good monochromaticity and high color rendering capabilities. The luminous efficacy of red or blue LEDs can reach 20 lni/W, and the luminous efficacy of LEDs in the general red-orange range can get high as 100 lm/W. Traditionally, a filter is added to an incandescent lamp in order to obtain colored light. The luminous efficacy of the incandescent lamp is 820 ltn/W, and the light transmission rate of the filter is 0.06. Therefore, the final light output is way lower than colored LEDs, color material wavelength (nm) center light intensity (cd) light output luminous efficacy. The starting time of red-orange-yellow-green-blue LED is very short. It can reach full light output in milliseconds. If you use a combination of LEDs of three primary colors, you can change the color instantly. LEDs can also be dimmed, using a combination of three primary color LEDs, or using PWM (PulseWidthModulator) to achieve color transitions and a dreamlike effect.
LED lights have a long lifespan, up to 100,000 hours. Traditional light sources can last only a few thousand or tens of thousands of hours, making LED lights an option for lower maintenance costs.
LED lights are “directional” light sources, which means they emit light in a specific direction and are small in size. Whether the light is embedded in the wall or installed on the ceiling, it is easy to make the light out of sight while enjoying its full brightness.
LED lights save at least 70% energy, compared to traditional lights. Consider you keep an LED light on for 5 hours a day, then it will last for 50 years; nevertheless, the lifespan of a traditional light is no more than 10 years, incurring more maintenance costs.
The bar at the Anna Hotel in Munich, Germany has a unique lighting system: they use LEDs as the only lighting source. Since its opening in January 2002, customers have been here in a constant stream, most of whom were attracted by its unique color-changing lighting effects.
Both downlights and spotlights from IBRZ can be of help to achieve such decoration effects.
High-brightness LEDs are small in size and have greater flexibility in applications. Different colors, atmospheres, and moods can be produced through mix-and-match plus a control system. Simply switching the LED color modes can make your space feel completely different.
Through years of continuous efforts of the technicians, the luminous efficacy of an LED light has improved at a lower cost, making it more and more popular for both commercial and residential lighting purposes.