Light Emitting Diodes
The
newest designs of WLED (White Light Emitting Diodes) provide about 3.6 lumens per diode and about 130
lumens per watt, with an approximate lifetime of about 100,000 hours, so should be
able to provide excellent lighting.
WLED lights can produce
excellent light, draw only approximately
1.5 watts, are extremely rugged and can run for approximately 100,000 hours, or
30 to 40 years in normal service.
Light Comparison Table LED's vs Kerosene and Incandescent
illumination
(Information care of Light
Up the World Foundation
-
http://www.lutw.org)
|
Lamp Type
|
Homemade Kerosene
|
Incandescent
|
Compact Fluorescent
|
WLED
|
|
Efficiency
(Lumens/watt)
|
0.03
|
5 - 18
|
30 - 79
|
25 - 50
|
|
Rated Life (Hours)
|
Supply of Kerosene
|
1000
|
6500 - 15,000
|
50,000
|
|
Durability
|
Fragile & Dangerous
|
Very Fragile
|
Very Fragile
|
Durable
|
|
Power Consumption
|
0.04 - 0.06 liters/hour
|
5W
|
4W
|
1W
|
|
CCT °K
|
~ 1800°
|
2652°
|
4200°
|
5000°
|
|
CRI
|
~ 80
|
98
|
62
|
82
|
|
$ After 50,000 hours
|
$1,251
|
$175
|
$75
|
$20
|
Carbon emissions
As an interesting aside, fuel-based
lighting in the developing world is a source of 244 Million tons of carbon dioxide
emissions to the atmosphere each year, or 58% of the CO2 emissions from
residential electric lighting.
WLED lighting
powered by renewable energy replaces fuel-based lighting thus reducing
greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. LUTW (Light up the
World Foundation) estimates
that by replacing kerosene lamps with modern lighting technology
reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 130 kg per household.
LED
Links
Alan Chen's suggestions for WLED applications -
http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/EETD-diode-lighting.html
AccuLux Rechargeable LED -
http://www.acculux.de
Acculux review -
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/acculux.htm
Best Hong Kong LED's -
http://www.besthongkong.com
Cardo Optics Plastic LED Lens mnf -
http://www.carclo-optics.co.uk
Chinese LED's -
http://www.hebeiltd.com.cn/?p=led.diode
Cecol LED's -
http://www.cecol.com
Celsia LED Nano Tech Cooling -
http://www.celsiatechnologies.com
Cree LED's (Durham, NC & WiMax) -
http://www.cree.com
DOE - Solid State Light Research -
http://www.netl.doe.gov/ssl/
Don Klipstein's Web Site -
http://members.misty.com/don/index.html
Earth LED - First Commercial LEDs -
http://www.earthled.com
ETG LED Lamps -
http://www.etgtech.com
Ever LED - Florescent Tube LED replacement -
http://www.everled.com
Flashlight News -
http://www.flashlightnews.org
Flashlight Reviews -
http://www.flashlightreviews.com
Nitepalm -
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/nitepalm_fieldlamp.htm
GBL Emergency LED's -
http://www.gbl-led.com
Golden Gadgets -
http://www.goldengadgets.com
Ignite Innovations manf Solar powered WLED lanterns -
http://www.igniteinnovations.com
Korean Display Technology Photo
Luminescent Film -
http://www.kdtdisplay.com
LED Central - LED Portal -
http://www.ledcentral.com
LED Center - LED Portal -
http://led.linear1.org
LED Museum -
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net
LED Magazine -
http://ledsmagazine.com
LED Market Place -
http://www.ledmarketplace.com
LED Light Fixtures (Raleigh, NC) -
http://www.ledlightingfixtures.com
LED Professional -
http://www.led-professional.com
LED Wholesaler -
http://www.ledtronics.com
Lemnis Lighting 40watt LED -
http://www.lemnislighting.com
Light Design Software -
http://www.lighting-technologies.com
Lynk Labs AC/LED's -
http://www.lynklabs.com
Lite Light - Small LED on a 9v battery -
http://www.lite-light.net
Lighting Components Corp -
http://www.lc-led.com
Lighting Science Group (Dallas, TX) -
http://www.lsgc.com
Lumex LED's -
http://www.lumex.com
Mellert Rechargeable LED -
http://www.mellert.de
NeoPac Lighting -
http://www.neopac-lighting.com
Next Generation Lighting Alliance -
http://www.nglia.org
Nichia LED's -
http://www.nichia.com
OptiLED - LED Lamps -
http://www.optiled.biz
Osram LED's -
http://www.osram-os.com
Peak LED Solutions -
http://www.peakledsolutions.net
PolyBrite
Unbreakable Directional Polymers-
-
http://www.polybrite.com
PolyBrite (Westinghouse Website) -
http://www.w-led.com
Westinghouse Nanoluxs LED Web site-
http://www.westinghouselightbulbs.com/nanoluxled/index.html
Phillips Lumileds on-line -
http://www.lumiledsfuture.com
Phillips Lumileds LED's -
http://www.lumileds.com
Solar Airport Lighting -
http://www.solarairportlights.com
Solid State Light Portal -
http://www.solidstatelighting.net
Swiss Solar Rechargeable LED Light -
http://www.skylight-swiss.com
Sylvania LED's -
http://www.sylvanialed.ca
Sylvania Main Page -
http://www.sylvania.com
Sun Brite LED -
http://www.sunbriteleds.com
Stanford Project on WLED lanterns -
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/led_lamps.shtml
TerLep Lamps (OMNI Directional Lens) -
http://www.terleplamp.com
Toyoda-Gosei LED's -
http://www.toyoda-gosei.com
Manufacturing
Chi-Ming (LED Manf China) -
http://www.chi-ming.com
Golden Moon (LED Manf China) -
http://www.goldenmoon-led.com
Hwan Chyun (Bat Charger Manf China -
http://www.ph-charger.com.tw
LED Light Bulb (LED Manf China) -
http://www.ledlightbulb.net
LED Specialists (Prototype manf) -
http://www.ledspecialists.com
Lotus
QJM (LED Manf China) -
http://www.lotusqjm.com
Lucky Light LED
(Manf China) -
http://www.lucky-light.com
Kena Industry -
(LED Manf China)
-
Http://www.knled.com
Manufacturers Portal -
http://www.manufacturers.com.tw/electronics/Led-Manufacturer.html
Mason LED (Manf China) -
http://www.mason-led.com
Rapid Prototyping -
http://www.stratasys.com
Urethane Soy System - Soy Plastic -
http://www.soyoyl.com
Soy based Plastic -
http://www.soyworkscorporation.com
Terra Lux (Prototypers, Boulder, CO) -
http://www.terralux.biz
Yajiayu Electronics (LED Manf China) -
http://www.yajiayu.com
YILIU Electronics (LED Manf Chaina) -
http://www.yl-led.com
Product Testing
Met Labs (UL and Met Testing) -
http://www.metlabs.com
SGS (UL and Met Testing) -
http://www.sgs.com
UL
Under Writers Laboratory -
http://www.ul.com
Generators
Brushless Alternator / Starter -
http://ecycle.com
Inflatable balloon wind turbine -
http://www.magenn.com