The Times Square New Year Eve celebration ball by LED

In November 15, 2007, the first LED Festival on the lighting of the story, New York Times Square Ball Eve celebration is one of the best.

At the turn of the century, the 9576 made Yves.LEDs replaces the 600 lamps incandescent lamp and halogen lamp with Philips Luxeon LEDs. (LEDs did not completely replace the previous lamps in the early days)

Red, green, blue and white LEDs will expand the application space more than in the early years of the average life expectancy of 50000 hours.LEDs, is used by the old equipment of 50 times.

Red Luxeon LEDs requires only 2 watts of consumption, green and blue is only 1 watts, far better than the same light intensity in the past year the 40 watt incandescent lamp. The white Luxeon LEDs consumes only 20 watts but light output brightness equivalent to 60 watt halogen lamp early.

One year earlier, want to run a red, green, blue and white to 180 watts. This year, after the switch to replace LEDs with colorful lights, the total power consumption of only 24 watts, 156 watts is saved about 87% of the cost.

Through the use of high efficiency Luxeon LEDs, in the same cost, but also the Times Square Ball Eve at the same working conditions to support the 10 toaster or 3 clothes dryer. (http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/4/11/17)

Source: China Semiconductor Lighting Network