Led Luminaries

St. Peter’s Square in Rome is now consuming ~70% less energy following a conversion to LED lighitng, by Osram. The project was conceived concept by the Direzione dei Servizi Tecnici del Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, the same organisation that with Osram converted the Sistine Chapel to leds whose spectrum was deigned to get the correct apparent colour ...

Osram Opto Semi will show products at Electronica in Munich including a new surface mountable Oslon Black Flat S multi-chip led for pixelated headlights, and a laser diode specifically for lidar. Also, “results from current research projects will provide insights into the future of light,” said the firm. See it at booth 107 hall A3 at the Munich Exhibition Center ...

Built in the middle ages, the St. Jean granary in Angers France has had a led lighting make-over, and now offers different lighting scenarios depending on how it is being used. “The new lighting for this prestigious community hall blends discreetly in the original architecture with its beams, slate walls and round arches,” said Tridonic, which provided leds and controls. ...

Lumileds is aiming at horticuture with its SunPlus series, which is binned in photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) – the plant equivalent to Lumens, measured in µmol/s. SunPlus 20 are 2 x 2mm devices aimed at greenhouses farmers wanting to supplement high bay lighting with specific wavelengths – available in in 440-460nm royal blue, 655-675nm deep red, 720-750nm far red, and then two broad ...

Released under Cree’s Essentia brand, the LED Surface Wrap operates at 115 lm/W and comes in two lengths: ~600mm and ~1.2m. It comes with 0-10V dimming to 5%, and has options of emergency back-up and a field-installed occupancy. The aim is to replace traditional fluorescent fixtures in commercial hallways, utility rooms and low ceiling areas. “It sets a new industry standard for ...

A company called Soltech Solutions, from Pennsylvania, is aiming at a niche that I haven’t heard anyone else going for – aesthetically-pleasing grow lamps for offices and homes. Normally, the light from grow lamps looks pretty purple as they emit plenty of red and some blue, but little green. Aspect, as it has been branded, is different. “It uses a ...

Cree is claiming to be making “industry’s brightest side-view leds”, intending them for gaming machines. QLS6A and QLS6B are RGB and deliver “up to 66% higher luminous intensity than other side-view LEDs”, saod Cree. “The side-view packaged LEDs enable clearer image displays for a better gaming experience and higher visual impact in pachinko, slot and other video gaming machines.”   Typical luminous ...

The lighting for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China includes leds from Osram. The firm has supplied around 400 of its own Kreios PAR units (pictured), and there are Osram LEDs in luminaires supplied by the Chinese company Roleds for wallwashing, walkway lights and accent lighting. Included amongst the leds are Duris S 5 Color – which come in colours including ...

Spotted on a Fairchild A10 Warthog ground-attack aircraft at an airshow in Wisconsin, and photographed by commentator of this parish Steve K, this landing light is a long way from Ullverston Cumbria, where it was made by Oxley. Designed to replace a PAR46 bulb, it has a 200,000cd 6,000K white mode (+/-11° to 10%), and a 100W/sr 850nm infra-red covert mode ...

Cree’s MHB-B is an led intended to meet DesignLights Consortium 4.0 Premium requirements. The ceramic devices deliver up to 931 lm at 85°C – at 13% higher lm/W than the MHB-A LED, said Cree, from the same 5 x 5mm package. The firm is pitching it against mid-power leds. It has a MHB-B DLC 4.0 Premium high-bay reference that makes 24,000 lm ...