LED application of landscape lights should not be too hasty

Landscape lighting expert David Beausoleil, today's public statement will be the focus of attention to the latest lighting technology - LED (light-emitting diode). He is worried that LED lighting will be used to replace the industry standard incandescent and halogen lamps before they are standardized and validated. As Rutgers University lecturer and founder of Cast Lighting Beausoleil expressed his concern: "LED lamps in outdoor lighting applications, as energy saving, long service life of the light source, has great potential. But at the same time, there are still many problems in the existing LED lamps. One of the most important is the accumulation of heat, poor color rendering, optical components are not fully developed and lack of quality standards. Before these problems have not been resolved, LED lamps are constantly pouring into the market. Landscape lighting experts using LED are taking their reputation for adventure, because these lamps have the potential to fail to meet the desired performance and premature exhaustion." LED as a small electronic lamp, used as indicator for many years in the field of computer and electronic equipment. LED has the advantages of small size, long service life and energy saving, making it the ideal choice for the above applications. The latest research has broadened the scope of the use of LED, it will be promoted to the flashlight bright light, street lights and car brake lights, etc.. Because a single LED is relatively dark, bundle bundle is generally used to achieve a more bright lighting effect. New devices with higher light output expand the scope of the LED technology, as well as a reliable bright light source, into the field of building lighting. Although LED products are still in the early stages of development, it recently held in New York Lightfair exhibition, still occupy a dominant position. Once a year, Lightfair is an annual event for the world's lighting manufacturers. In this session of the event, you can see a lot of LED lamps in general to replace the incandescent lamp, the products are mostly produced in asia. Compared with the available LED products, LED researchers have explained before the meeting that there are still many problems to be solved in the production of LED. Their most optimistic estimate is 2-3 years later, LED can be used as a bright light source. In addition to emphasizing the need to pay attention to the outside, Beausoleil also said: "the landscape lights early much inferior product problems. And this led to a lot of lighting system failure, which also damaged the reputation of the relevant manufacturers. Lighting industry has taken several years to mature, lighting products to achieve high quality will take a longer period of time. The quality of the lamp is the most important, my company, Cast Lighting provides 30 kinds of lamps, in the production of precision and color patterns, brightness has reached the level required by the landscape architect. LED to achieve the same level of time, Cast Lighting will supply the relevant lamps, but it will take several years."

Source: Emediawire