Application Brief AB17
Benefits of Philips Lumileds Solid State
Lighting Solutions vs. Conventional Lighting
LUXEON, SuperFlux and SnapLED for the Lighting World
Lasts Longer Than Any Other Light Source
Greater Than 10 Years in Many Applications
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) contain solid state technology made in
Silicon Valley using similar technologies that are used in the latest
microprocessors. These solid state devices have no moving parts, no
fragile glass environments, no mercury, no toxic gasses, and no fila
ment. There is nothing to break, rupture, shatter, leak, or contaminate.
Unlike typical conventional light sources, LEDs are not subject to
sudden failure or burnout. There is no point in time at which the light
source ceases to function; instead, LEDs gradually degrade in
performance over time. Philips Lumileds LUXEON
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product line, for
example, is predicted to still deliver an average of 70% of initial inten
sity after 50,000 hours of operation. In an application where the light
source would be used for 12 hours per day, 365 days per year, this
would result in a system lifetime of over 11 years with only a 30%
degradation (70% lumen maintenance) from initial luminous output
and no catastrophic failures.
Table of Contents
Lasts Longer Than Any Other Light
Source -Greater Than 10 Years in
Many Applications . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Reduced Maintenance Costs . . .2
More Energy Efficient鈥擝e the
Environmental Solution . . . . . . . .2
Design Flexibility and Unobtrusive
Hidden Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Vivid Saturated Colors鈥擶ithout
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Directed Light for Increased System
Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Robust, Vibration Proof, Solid State
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Dynamic Color Control, White-Point
Tunable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Fully Dimmable Without Color
Variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Instant On, Full Color, 100% Light 3
No Mercury in the Light Source .3
No Heat or UV in the Light Beam 3
Cold Start Capable . . . . . . . . . . .4
Low-Voltage DC Operation . . . . .4
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