LED-based bulbs that replace their incandescent counterparts require a significant amount of engineering (Fig. 1). In the 60 W range the LED driver board can take up about 15% of the overall cost of ...
Incandescent era, RIP. Like it or not, it's time to move on. Traditional incandescent lightbulbs are gone—not banned, precisely, but phased out because the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), ...
Think LED bulbs are too expensive for the average consumer? A new report purports to predict how long it will take before LED bulbs will be affordable enough for nearly everyone. Costs of the central ...
My home has numerous LED bulbs, be them in recessed fixtures, hanging fixtures, and standing lamps. So far two have failed. The first was a BR30 that cycled on an off with temperature, the second was ...
Scientists and engineers at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed a new type of thermal analyzer: The In-Line Compact Thermal Analyzer, or ICTA. Said to ...
An estimated 350 million LED bulbs are sold annually in Brazil. These bulbs are far more energy-efficient than their incandescent and fluorescent predecessors and can last anywhere from 25,000 to ...
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