by Erika Fornari18   Dicembre   2013

Italian-made LED lights for warm spaces

LED lighting for efficiency and energy saving

The LED guarantees optimal, instant illumination of areas with ambient temperatures of up to +65°C.
LED systems produce light using optical properties of semiconductor materials. Compared to other light sources currently used for lighting, LEDs are able to convert the largest quantity of absorbed electrical energy into visible light instead of losing it as heat.
For this reason, within a few years LED technology is expected to completely substitute other lighting technologies that are now obsolete.
LEDs have guaranteed lower energy consumption and therefore costs.
Furthermore, an LED lamp has an average lifetime upward of 50,000 hours of actual use compared to the approximately 8-10,000 hours of a neon lamp and the approximately 1,000 hours of an incandescent lamp, without being affected by the number of switching cycles or factors such as humidity, temperature or vibrations.
LEDs are particularly suitable for workspaces and retail environments because the bright, saturated colours and flicker-free light helps to enhance volumes. Furthermore, they are completely safe and generally operate at very low voltages.
LED lamps are maintenance-free and deliver guaranteed energy savings

Example
Replacing 150 neon light fixtures with LED lamps reduces energy consumption by 57.73%, corresponding to savings of € 153,792 over a 6-year period. From the second year onwards the effective saving is € 25,632 (€ 2,136 x 12 months). In the first year, the money saved pays back the cost of the LED system, which is calculated to have an ROI of approximately 12 months. Note that 50,000 hours of use (average lifetime of the LED system) corresponds to about 6 years of continuous 24/7 operation.

 The United States energy department estimates that by replacing current lighting systems with LEDs in the USA over the next 20 years it will be possible to:
• reduce electrical energy consumption by 62%
• reduce polluting emissions by 250 million tons of carbon dioxide
•  avoid the construction of 153 new power stations
• make financial savings of US $115 billion.

Advantages of led systems
• Immediate illumination
• Wide range of operating voltages
• Overall increase in safety
• Improvement in quality and quantity of light
• High colour rendering index
• Reduction in current on power lines, with reduced losses due to the Joule effect and the possibility of expanding the system
• Product life expectancy
• Lifetime not influenced by the number of switching cycles
• No changes in colour perception or temperature variations of the surrounding areas (light without IR or UV)
• Flexibility of installation
• Problem-free cold and hot starting
• Mercury free
• Financial savings on energy consumption
• No additional costs for maintenance
• Reduction in the contractual power provided by the utility company
• Drastic reduction in environmental impact due to the very long lifetime (and consequently reduced frequency of replacement) and the absence of noxious gases and toxic substances such as mercury, which is well known to be extremely harmful to the environment. The technology is therefore highly eco-friendly.
 

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