Top tips to save power
31 May, 2011 byAs energy becomes increasingly expensive and a price on carbon turns out to be imminent, the need to save energy is at the forefront of business minds.
LEDs: a matter of quality
31 May, 2011 by Bryan Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Lighting Council AustraliaLEDs hold great promise as a new light source for general illumination. While there are some excellent products available, LEDs are beset by quality problems and many in the marketplace fail to match suppliers’ claims of efficiency, longevity and other critical parameters. For this reason, Lighting Council Australia has introduced a quality scheme for LEDs.
Surge in LED demand, but still a long way to go
31 May, 2011LiquidLEDs Lighting has introduced Liquid Immersed Thermal Management Solution (LITMS), a liquid solution that encapsulates the diode, effectively eliminating heat-caused problems. LiquidLEDs has also introduced another design which combines the engineering found in incandescent light bulbs with new LED innovations. The company has an extensive range of ‘LED filament bulbs’, which features a filament of LEDs - similar to the old filaments found in incandescent bulbs.
Occupancy sensors yield energy savings
11 May, 2011Scientists at the University of California have come up with a software and sensor-based solution that helps reduce energy usage.
Vibe LED tubes
28 April, 2011 byVibe LED tubes replace fluorescent tubes as a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of lighting. Their efficiency provides extra long life and the tubes do not contain the mercury and phosphorus that is found in fluorescent lights.
Reducing a shopping centre’s operating costs and carbon footprint
04 March, 2011 byTamworth’s boutique shopping centre, The Atrium, recently installed Philips Lighting’s latest LED lighting technology, LuxSpace Compact Power LED downlight throughout its mall.
Minimum energy performance limits for lamps
06 December, 2010 by Bryan Douglas, CEO, Lighting Council AustraliaThe electrical industry has been under pressure from both the community and government regulators in recent years to produce more and more energy-efficient products in order to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
EELCO 1848A_5LT5 energy-efficient high bay light
16 November, 2010 byThe EELCO 1848A_5LT5 energy-efficient high bay light is a suitable replacement for the 400 W metal halide or mercury vapour high bay industrial luminaire. It is said to save up to 50% on electricity running costs.
Vibe T8/T5 retrofit fluorescent tube converter kit
08 November, 2010 byThe Vibe eco-friendly T8/T5 retrofit fluorescent tube converter kit allows a thinner, more efficient 28 W T5 fluoro tube to replace inefficient 36 W T8 fluorescent tubes, with a claimed 35% improvement in energy efficiency.
Recom LightLine RACD12 and RACD20 LED driver series
08 November, 2010 byThe Recom LightLine 60 W open-frame AC input LED driver series is a 12 and 20 W solution for high-brightness LED lighting. With universal AC input and constant-current output of 350 or 700 mA, the modules are suitable for driving almost any LED manufacturer’s products and almost all LED systems as they have a wide output voltage range over which the constant current regulation works. They can be used with single LEDs or with strings of up to 16 LEDs.
Cree XLamp MX-6S and MX-3S high-voltage LEDs
08 November, 2010 byThe Cree XLamp MX-6S and MX-3S high-voltage LEDs have the same footprint and performance as the MX-6 and MX-3 LEDs they supersede. These LEDs offer high-voltage configurations for space-constrained LED lamps and bulbs to achieve smaller, more efficient power supplies and thermal system, in applications such as A-19-bulbs or GU10 lamps.
Vibe halogen GLS lamps
01 September, 2010 byThe Vibe halogen GLS lamps are designed to be replacements for incandescent lamps, claimed to be 30% more efficient than incandescents.
High-efficiency LED developments
31 August, 2010Osram has developed a new high-efficiency red LED that will find its way into residential and commercial lighting applications.
Lutron Grafik Eye QS preset lighting control system
02 July, 2010The Lutron Grafik Eye QS is a customisable preset lighting control system that adjusts lights and blinds for various tasks while helping to save energy.
Cree XLampXM single-chip LED
01 July, 2010 byThe Cree lighting-class XLampXM single-chip LED delivers efficacy of 160 lumens per watt at 350 mA and 750 lumens at 2 A, which is equivalent to the light output of a 60 W incandescent light bulb at less than 7 W.
