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Bright LED Lighting

Hope you find this article on "Bright LED Lighting" written by our LED expert useful.
One of the problems with original LED lights was that they were not bright enough to be used for either indoor or outdoor lighting. Instead, they could be utilized for smaller needs such as flashlights and night lights, as well as with lighting up digital displays on electronic equipment. However, recent advances in technology have finally made bright LED lighting possible. A basic understanding of how LED lights work will clear up any misunderstandings still being propagated.

LED Lights Operate with Direct Current

The first thing to understand about LED lights is that they utilize direct current (DC) electrical power as opposed to the standard output of alternating current (AC) voltage. As a result, LED lamps need to be manufactured with an internal circuit that is capable of converting AC to DC. Both standard 120 volt AC, and the process of converting it to DC, introduced too much heat for a diode to withstand. This is the first problem that needed to be addressed.

Incandescent Vs. LED Lights

Another of the things that many consumers don’t understand about LED lights is that they do not operate in the same manner as conventional incandescent lights. Where incandescent bulbs are a single unit that produces light when the filament is heated, LED lights are actually a series of “light emitting diodes.” Each diode gives off a small amount of light, so in order to have equal luminance, it is necessary to utilize many diodes within a single lamp. This is where the second heat-related problem occurred.

Solution to Temperature Control

Because it takes multiple diodes to produce bright light, a certain amount of heat is also produced. Unfortunately, LED lights are highly sensitive to temperature, so it became necessary to find a solution to these problems. This resulted in the development of bulbs which have heat sinks to dissipate the heat, and many are manufactured with ‘cooling fans’ to further disperse any remaining warmth.

Cost is No Longer an Issue

It is clearly evident that all this technology included in a single bulb/lamp is quite costly. As a result, bright LED lights were quite expensive when they first hit the market. Fortunately, improvements in the actual manufacturing process along with consumers’ demand for energy efficient LED lighting drove the cost down. Now it is possible to get affordable LED lights for virtually any lighting need.

Other Sources of Light Becoming Obsolete

There are bright LED lighting alternatives to replace almost every conventional incandescent, fluorescent or halogen lamp. Some of these require new fixtures, while other LED lights are called retrofits. Many LED light manufacturers are designing new retrofit LED lights to replace even fluorescent tubes and halogen spotlights with equal luminance. Before long, and probably within the next couple of years, all other types of lighting will be literally obsolete.

As a result of so much outdated literature on LED technology, many consumers are led to believe that it isn’t possible to find bright LED lighting. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. As a matter of fact, LED lights are just as bright while being many, many times more efficient. Bright LED lighting can be found in many home improvement stores around the country, but when searching for reduced or discounted prices, the internet provides the best options. When seeking to transition an entire household or business to LED lights, shopping online is the way to go.