Research

HID lamps represent 2% of all installed lamps but 26% of national lighting energy consumption. Mogul-base LED replacement lamps are now being marketed as energy-saving equivalents. In response to a need to objectively evaluate available options, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute began characterizing the market for and performance testing of mogul-base [...]

The 2014 edition of LEDs and the Worldwide Market for Lighting Fixtures is now available has been published by CSIL, including historical data up to 2013 and 2014-2018 forecasts. In less than 10 years, LED share on the lighting fixtures market worldwide jumped from 1% to 25%. In just five years, LED share will be [...]

Here’s an interesting application for LEDs: growing food on other planets. Researchers at the University of Guelph’s Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CERF) are studying LEDs as a light source that can facilitate plant growth in environments where nutrients and electricity are scarce, such as space and even during colonization efforts of other planets. The [...]

Research by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Illinois found that office workers in windowed spaces scored better on common self-report health and sleep surveys, averaging 46 minutes of sleep per night (measured by sleep monitor) compared to workers without windows. More evidence that appropriately designed lighting may be preventive medicine? Maybe so, though [...]

Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are investigating the effects of different types of lighting in military shelters on Soldiers. Specifically, members of NSRDEC’s Cognitive Science Team are examining the effect of lighting on mood, or affective state, as well as visual acuity, cognitive alertness/awareness and the ability to perform tasks. [...]

The California Lighting Technology Center recently tested 26 LED A-lamp products marketed as alternatives to 60W incandescent A-lamps. Data collected on power (W), voltage (V), luminous output (lumens), correlated color temperature (CCT), color rendering index (CRI), rated life, and dimming performance allowed for comparison with manufacturers’ claims as well as current lamp quality standards. The [...]

The rapid development of lighting technologies, particularly solid-state systems using LEDs, has opened a universe of new possibilities as well as new questions about roadway lighting in the United States, which for decades has been dominated by the use of HPS lamps. Other light source technologies have also been angling for roadway market share. There [...]

In December 2013, Precision Paragon conducted its 4th annual state of the lighting industry survey. This year’s survey was distributed to over 5,000 energy-efficient lighting industry professionals. My biggest takeaways were this: The large majority of respondents believe the relighting market is growing. LED luminaires continue to rapidly grow in popularity. Respondents indicate for the [...]

Many companies add whiteners to laundry detergent, paints, fabrics and other materials to make whites look “whiter than white,” but the choice of light sources may be even more important, according to new research. Kevin W. Houser, professor of architectural engineering at Penn State University, recently led a study about how well various light sources [...]