Oct 29 2010
Future Lighting Solutions has released a new white paper titled, ‘Enabling LED-Based Recessed Downlight Applications’. The paper offers guidelines to develop efficient solid-state downlights.
The white paper explains the components and considerations to implement LED-based downlight fixtures, meeting ENERGY STAR and market requirements, such as durability, efficiency and light output standards. The topics included in the paper are how to establish the corrected drive parameters, component selection, and the function of power, thermal and optical solutions in the development of reliable solid-state downlighting.
The examples listed in the paper use Future Lighting Solutions simpleLED light engines, NXP dimmable IC drivers, and Philips Lumileds LUXEON Rebel LEDs. These lighting solutions speed up the time required to market by offering onboard connectors, secondary optics and LEDs fitted on circuit boards. In addition, the simpleLED off-the-shelf assemblies have UL recognition.
The white paper offers a road map to implement a 4 ” and 6 ” reference design, developed by Future, for recessed downlight devices. LED-based downlights minimize energy consumption by 45% - 80% than traditional luminaires. The LED downlights are durable than conventional light sources.