LEDnovation of Tampa, Florida has just launched the EnhanceLite A19 LED lamp that raises the bar for lamp efficiency. This lamp consumes only 9.4 watts to deliver the 810 lumens light output that a 60 watt incandescent bulb gives. This wattage is lower than the equivalent Philips LED lamp that uses 12.5 watts. The new lamp will start shipping in January 2012. The product is primarily targeted at the retail, hospitality and commercial applications where the lighting is on continuously for over 8 hours each day. Home applications will be slower, given the high current price of LED lamps. LEDnovation expects this single size of lamp to replace incandescent bulbs of wattage ranging from 35 to 90 watts.
Functioning:
LED lamps being semiconductor based have much greater operating life. The EnhanceLite claims 50,000 hours operation. The incandescent bulb only has 1000 hours of operating life and needs replacement, on average, once a year. In the commercial lighting space, the savings on maintenance labor costs add to the energy saving advantage of LEDs. The Enhancelite is designed to fit into a standard 60 watt bulb socket and will work with the same light dimmers.
Properties:
LED lamps provide “warm white” color lighting that is uniform in all directions and do not radiate any heat unlike incandescent bulbs. These properties of long life and room temperature operation will permit the evolution of new approaches to lighting design, where the lamp can be integrated into furniture like work desks and product display cases. The solid state technology would permit LED lamps to produce light of various colors depending on the application. The lower power consumption will also enable savings in the sizes of wiring and switches. LED lamps do not contain mercury or lead which adds to their eco-friendly rating.
Price:
The price of the EnhacedLite A19 has not yet been announced but similar wattage LED lamps from Philips and GE are priced between $24 and $32 retail. With increased availability, the prices of LED lamps have started to decline from the $40+ levels that prevailed even a few months ago.
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