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Tools | Test Equipment | Mar 29, 2018
Redesign of BTS256-EF Light, PAR and Flicker Meter
Redesign of BTS256-EF Light, PAR and Flicker Meter The lighting industry requires high accuracy spectral light meters that can handle complex measurements. These include measurement of pulse width modulated light sources and the ability to measure both indoors and outdoors lighting, determination of thermal transient behavior of lamps, their flicker properties and so on. The primary criterion that such meters must always meet is the quality of their photometric features. Read more »
Tools | Test Equipment | Spectroradiometer | May 15, 2017
The New Reference Instrument for Spectral Measurement: CAS 140D
The New Reference Instrument for Spectral Measurement: CAS 140D The spectro-radiometer CAS 140D combines all advantages of the proven CAS 140CT in terms of measurement accuracy and reliability with technical optimizations to enhance repeatability and stability. It is suitable both in production and as a reference instrument in the lab. Read more »
Resources | LpR Article | Technologies | Manufacturing | LEDs | CoB LEDs | Nov 28, 2016
Comparing New Dielectric Materials for Chip-on-Board LED Packages
Comparing New Dielectric Materials for Chip-on-Board LED Packages Thermal management is still one of the most challenging issues in solid state lighting. With the increased application of COB LED technology, the portion of the dielectric material on the overall thermal resistance has become an important topic. Different solutions and new materials have been proposed over the last few years. Hui Zhang, Max Wagner, and Prof. Tran Quoc Khanh from the Laboratory of Lighting Technology at the Technische Universität Darmstadt compared different materials and present the results of their extensive research. Read more »
Resources | LpR Article | Research | LEDs | Manufacturing | Feb 05, 2020
Hermetic Polymer-Free White LEDs for Harsh Environments
Hermetic Polymer-Free White LEDs for Harsh Environments AlGaInN-based white LED can easily achieve lifetimes of up to 100,000 h depending on junction temperature and current density. However, state of the art silicone encapsulated LEDs with powder-based phosphors reveal a strong dependence of field lifetimes on environmental conditions such as humidity, corrosive gas and air pollutant exposure. Dr. Michael Kunzer, Group Leader LED Modules at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics and his colleagues, Ralf Schmidt, Andreas Zibold, Vasileios Georgiou-Sarlikiotis, Michael Arnold and Isabel Kinski propose luminescent ceramics as an interesting alternative to polymer-dispersed phosphors. This provides entirely new opportunities for the manufacturing of white LEDs. The authors explain the properties and advantage of this hermetic, light converting cap material and how to completely avoid polymers. Read more »
Tools | Measurement | Imaging Spectrometer | Oct 10, 2019
ULTRIS Q20 - The New Hyperspectral Video Camera with Ecellent Data Quality, Flexibility and Speed
ULTRIS Q20 - The New Hyperspectral Video Camera with Ecellent Data Quality, Flexibility and Speed Cubert's new ULTRIS camera was developed based on the light field technology. The camera features an Ultra-HD CMOS sensor with 20 MP, which makes ULTRIS the imaging spectrometer with the world-wide highest resolution. During image acquisition the object is recorded with a multitude of images, each with its own optical bandpass filter with different center wavelength. Read more »
Tools | Measurement | PowerAnalyzer | Engineering | Manufacturing | Research | Oct 30, 2019
Vitrek's New Ultra High Accuracy Power Analyzer Sets New Standard for Price/Performance
Vitrek's New Ultra High Accuracy Power Analyzer Sets New Standard for Price/Performance Vitrek, the leader in high-voltage test and measurement equipment, introduces the PA920 Series Ultra High Accuracy Power Analyzer. The PA920 sets the new standard for accuracy (0.024% of reading) in the graphical power analyzer market. It integrates an ultra-high accuracy, wideband waveform digitizer with advanced computational capability, a large high-resolution display and a full-color touchscreen user interface. Read more »
Tools | Test Equipment | Software | Displays | Special Applications | Jun 27, 2018
Westboro Photonics Announces Photometrica® version 7.5
Westboro Photonics Announces Photometrica® version 7.5 Westboro Photonics, a leading manufacturer of imaging colorimeters and photometers for the analysis of displays and lighting and the publisher of the Photometrica measurement and analysis software, announces the release of Photometrica version 7.5. Read more »
Engineering | API | Tools | Smart Lighting + IoT | Software | Aug 07, 2019
Xicato Releases Open Source Software for Future of Smart Buildings
Xicato Releases Open Source Software for Future of Smart Buildings Xicato, the leading provider of highest quality light sources and smart building wireless controls, announced the official release of its XIG API (Xicato Intelligent Gateway application programming interface) to the software developer and system integration community under the standard MIT Free Open Source Software (FOSS) license. The XIG API enables configuration, control, monitoring, data reporting and data analytics of large networks of Bluetooth Mesh nodes installations that integrate lighting, sensors, switches, and audio-visual effects in any type of commercial or residential smart space. Read more »
Tools | Simulation Tools | Horticulture | Jan 17, 2017
Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development
Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development Lumileds today introduced an online calculator that fixture manufacturers can use to more quickly optimize the design of their grow lights. The calculator allows the user to input various LED combinations and operating conditions to generate the spectral power distribution, photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), and power usage of a fixture using Lumileds LUXEON SunPlus Series LEDs. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Phase Change Material | Feb 14, 2017
Electrolube Launch New Thermal Phase Change Materials
Electrolube Launch New Thermal Phase Change Materials Electro-chemicals specialist, Electrolube will be demonstrating a range of capabilities and special products at this premier annual event for the global LED and solid state lighting industries. Part of HK Wentworth Ltd and an established global manufacturer of electro-chemicals, Electrolube will have a strong presence at this year’s Strategies in Light exhibition, where the company plans to show a range of products designed to protect and enhance the performance of modern LED lighting products. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Phase Change Material | Jan 31, 2018
Fischer Elektronik Presents New Phase Change Thermal Conductive Material
Fischer Elektronik Presents New Phase Change Thermal Conductive Material Company Fischer Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG extends their extensive product portfolio of thermal contact materials by new phase change thermal conductive materials which provide an alternative to the conventional thermal conductive pastes. The new material types combine the advantages of high thermal performance together with the reliability of phase change materials and with a simple application on the surfaces to be contacted. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Apr 03, 2017
Fischer Offers New LED Heatsinks with Integrated Mounting Hole Pattern
Fischer Offers New LED Heatsinks with Integrated Mounting Hole Pattern Wrongly the LED is often designated as a cold radiator and gives the impression that no further cooling is necessary. In reality only approx. 35 % of the used electrical energy is converted to light output according to the latest LED technology. The remaining amount of energy develops a heat loss in analogy to common semi-conductor elements which necessarily has to be emitted to the ambient air by means of an effective thermal management. Specifically on that point company Fischer Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG extends the wide range of products on innovative LED heatsinks. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Mar 16, 2017
GlacialTech Announces New 400W Igloo SS400 LED Flood Light Heatsink Kit
GlacialTech Announces New 400W Igloo SS400 LED Flood Light Heatsink Kit GlacialTech, the diversified LED technology provider, announces a new 400W heatsink for outdoor flood lights. The Igloo SS400 features an efficient heatsink with thermal resistance 0.1875 °C/W, preventing LEDs from overheating with large-surface area heatsinks. A waterproof glass cover is available for outdoor applications, with an IP65 rating for weather protection and adjustable stainless steel mounting rotation bracket and screws. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Sep 18, 2017
GlacialTech Announces New Igloo SR Series Heatsinks of 300 mm Diameter
GlacialTech Announces New Igloo SR Series Heatsinks of 300 mm Diameter GlacialTech, the diversified lighting and thermal solution provider, announces a new series heatsinks using stamping technology with a patented process suitable for high wattage LED bay light applications from 250 W to 500 W. The new Igloo SR series heatsink expands its models of 300 mm diameter: the multiple chips version (Igloo SR250-3M, Igloo SR300-3M, Igloo SR400HP-3M, Igloo SR500HP-3M) and the single CoB version (Igloo SR250HP-3S, Igloo SR300HP-3S, Igloo SR400HP-3S, Igloo SR500HP-3S). Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Heat Pipes | Mar 06, 2018
GlacialTech Announces New Igloo SS150-V2 LED Flood Light SKD Kit
GlacialTech Announces New Igloo SS150-V2 LED Flood Light SKD Kit GlacialTech, the diversified LED technology provider, announces a new 150 W heatsink for outdoor flood light and available for single CoB or Multi-chip LEDs. The Igloo SS150-V2 features an efficient heat sink with thermal resistance 0.358°C/W for Multi-chip LEDs and 0.451°C/W for single CoB. The Igloo SS150-V2 with heat pipes design for single CoB to enhance the heat dissipation quickly. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Heat Pipes | Jul 24, 2018
GlacialTech Announces New Igloo SS250 LED Flood Light SKD Kit
GlacialTech Announces New Igloo SS250 LED Flood Light SKD Kit GlacialTech, the diversified LED technology provider, announces a new 250 W heatsink for outdoor flood light and available for single CoB or Multi-chip LEDs. The Igloo SS250 features an efficient heatsink with thermal resistance 0.235°C/W for Multi-chip LEDs and 0.263°C/W for single CoB. The Igloo SS250 with heat pipes design for single CoB to enhance the heat dissipation quickly. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Standardization | Apr 03, 2017
MechaTronix Eyes Outdoor LED Market Revealing Next Industrial Cooler Platform
MechaTronix Eyes Outdoor LED Market Revealing Next Industrial Cooler Platform Just shortly after the launch of the 2x2MX, the next standardization in outdoor light engines is a fact. This time Lumileds, Ledil and MechaTronix joined forces to create a 2x6 emitter platform for outdoor use. The scope of this LED platform ranges from integration in street lights over high mast applications to industrial high bays. The heart is the Lumileds Luxeon XR-TX, sitting on the MechaTronix CoolBlock® 2x6 LX and covered by the Ledil Strada IP 2x6. Result… an ultra-compact waterproof LED engine, thermally validated, easy to assemble with off-the-shelf available components creating up to 4000 lumen. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Feb 09, 2017
MechaTronix Launches 2x2MX LED Cooler Platform
MechaTronix Launches 2x2MX LED Cooler Platform While standardizations have been mainly focusing on retail and indoor lighting application, also the field of industrial lighting is undergoing a same move. Availability of standard building bricks lead to a shorter time to market, crucial in the hectic lighting world of today. MechaTronix supports this trend with the release of its latest 2x2MX LED cooler platform. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Feb 21, 2017
MechaTronix Launches First Horticulture Cooling Platforms
MechaTronix Launches First Horticulture Cooling Platforms That horticulture lighting is hot these days is an understatement. The media attention, dedicated events and manifold speakers attracting the listeners all point out that there is a big future (read capital) behind led lighting in the horti- and agriculture sphere. All the players are preparing their strategies and products to earn a piece of the pie, and so is one of the thermal market leaders, MechaTronix from Taiwan. We speak to Koen Vangorp, CEO of the company. “The thermal challenges and opportunities in horticulture lighting are from an unprecedented level and will definitely impact the future of our company. Were MechaTronix started off with cooling of spot lights and down lights ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand lumen, they now end up in the era of kilowatts of energy losses which need to be cooled away, environments with extreme needs on temperature and humidity control, and nothing yet standardized on the market…” Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | Heat Sink | Feb 01, 2018
MechaTronix Unveils CoolStar® Series of Designer LED Coolers
MechaTronix Unveils CoolStar® Series of Designer LED Coolers “Because looks do count”, that was the basic idea when MechaTronix started to develop their next platform of spot light, down light and shop light coolers. Inspiration for the design was searched in natural elements which express the feeling of cool or cold. Read more »
Components | Thermal Management | PCBs | Mar 29, 2018
Most Thermally Efficient and Most Cost-Effective MCPCB Enters General Lighting Market
Most Thermally Efficient and Most Cost-Effective MCPCB Enters General Lighting Market LED thermal management innovator Cambridge Nanotherm today launches Nanotherm MCPCB — the lighting industry’s most thermally-efficient and most cost-effective metal-clad PCB. Thanks to a recent technological breakthrough regarding the company’s patented electro-chemical process, which creates a 20μ-thick dielectric layer of alumina atomically bonded to the aluminium board, Cambridge Nanotherm has been able to radically drive down the cost of Nanotherm MCPCB, which is now available to customers at a lower cost but better efficiency than even the best MCPCBs on the market. Samples are available immediately. Read more »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Nov 09, 2017
“Samsung D-series Special Color” Packages Engineered to Bring Out the Most Desirable Color Tones of Illuminated Objects
“Samsung D-series Special Color” Packages Engineered to Bring Out the Most Desirable Color Tones of Illuminated Objects Samsung Electronics announced a new family of chip-on-board LED lighting packages, labeled the “Samsung D-series Special Color.” The packages are engineered to bring out the most desirable color tones of objects whose viewing is particularly color-sensitive, making them optimal for many commercial lighting applications. Read more »
Components | LEDs | Automotive | May 23, 2018
American Bright Introduces NEW EzyLED
American Bright Introduces NEW EzyLED American Bright, a global LED lighting solutions manufacturer, today announced a new series of EzyLED 3030. EzyLEDs are connected in parallel, and directly driven by a conventional 12V /24V DC source. For this series of low-to-medium powered LEDs, the IC is built into the LED chip design which dramatically reduces the additional circuitry and eliminates the need for on-the board IC driver and other passive components. Without the need for extra resistors, bridge rectifiers and current regulative diode, inventory management is dramatically reduced making this an ideal solution due to its simplicity and ease of use. Read more »
Components | LEDs | RGB LEDs | Feb 01, 2018
American Bright Introduces New RGB LED Packages with Built-in IC
American Bright Introduces New RGB LED Packages with Built-in IC American Bright today announced a new series of PLCC 5050 / 3530 RGB LED chips. The RGB PLCC chip has an integrated circuit that features self-detection signal, support for continuous oscillation, and pulse with modulation (PWM) output that can maintain static screen. These new devices have a low power consumption of 0.2 W (max: 1 W), applied voltage of 5V and an operating temperature -40°C to 70°C. The emitted red, green, blue can achieve various color mixes with 8-bit (256 level) color set with 5-bit (32 level) brightness adjustment. Read more »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Automotive | Special Applications | Sep 28, 2018
Automotive Lighting of the Future - Osram’s Oslon Boost HX for New Concepts
Automotive Lighting of the Future - Osram’s Oslon Boost HX for New Concepts As part of digital mirror device (DMD) systems, the LED enables symbols to be projected onto the road in HD quality Just like a normal projector can display pictures on a screen, a DMD system with its millions of micro-mirrors can project light onto the road in the form of symbols. Read more »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | CoB LEDs | Tunable White Light | Oct 30, 2018
Bridgelux Advances 1 SDCM Consistency and New Dynamic White LED Modules
Bridgelux Advances 1 SDCM Consistency and New Dynamic White LED Modules As part of the ongoing commitment to deliver innovative LED solutions and design flexibility, Bridgelux today announces one Standard Deviation Color Matching (1 SDCM) across its core chip-on-board (COB) product families, and two new dynamic white products within the Vesta® Series product family. Bridgelux continues to expand its LED product portfolio products to provide luminaire OEMs with market leading color consistency and dynamic light options that enhance the light quality, experience, and design flexibility of LED lighting. Read more »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Human Centric Lighting | Indoor Applications | Oct 09, 2019
Bridgelux Delivers New Lighting Solutions, Naturally
Bridgelux Delivers New Lighting Solutions, Naturally Enabling LED industry transformation for over 15 years, Bridgelux today reinforced its focus and commitment to the lighting market with the commercial availability of Thrive™ surface mount device (SMD) 2835 and V Series™ chip-on-board (COB) parts. Thrive white point options are designed to closely match the spectra of natural light by reducing blue spikes and cyan valleys, and providing full spectrum, human centric LED lighting solutions. Read more »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Human Centric Lighting | Indoor Applications | Mar 13, 2019
Bridgelux Introduces Thrive - Human Centric Light Spectrum Mimicking Sunlight
Bridgelux Introduces Thrive - Human Centric Light Spectrum Mimicking Sunlight Bridgelux announced Thrive, a family of white point options for surface mount devices (SMD), V Series™, Vero® Series and Vesta® Series chip-on-board (COB) products designed to closely mimic the sun and provide a new class of full spectrum, human centric light emitting diode (LED) white point solutions. Read more »
Components | LEDs | CoB LEDs | Tunable White Light | Dim-to-Warm | Indoor Applications | Feb 15, 2019
Bridgelux Triples Vesta® Series Family of Tunable White Products
Bridgelux Triples Vesta® Series Family of Tunable White Products Bridgelux today announced a dramatic expansion of the Vesta® Series family of tunable white and dim-to-warm products to help customers meet the increasing demands for environment-specific, personalized lighting. Read more »
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