Toshiba lighting company developed a new white LED

Toshiba lighting technology to develop the main ideas in the application of outdoor LED lighting products, and in March 2008 4 to 7, Tokyo has held the International Convention and Exhibition Center "decorative street circulation Renaissance" special exhibition "LEDNextStage" on the display. The goal is to replace the company's sales of incandescent lamps called "BeamLamp". BeamLamp is mainly used for outdoor advertising billboards at night. The use of new products, can reduce power consumption than incandescent lamps. For example, the use of AC 100V voltage drive, the company's original incandescent need to consume 69W, while the new product development in the same brightness of only 15W. The company had also developed the use of white LED lighting products, in order to be able to use in the outdoor, improve water resistance and other environmental adaptability.

The new development of the product brightness down to 70% of the time of 20 thousand hours, equivalent to the company's incandescent BeamLamp about 2.5 times. This time, the development of color temperature were about 3000K, 5000K two kinds of products. Target is put into operation in 2008. The market price is expected to be around 10 thousand yen, is the company's sales of incandescent BeamLamp suggested retail price ($1890) more than 5 times. According to the person in charge, although the price is high, but for a long time to use Bea mLamp lighting, then electricity can not be underestimated, the new product is quite attractive on this point.

Source: Sankei - consumer daily