LED adoption in general lighting applications
LED adoption in general lighting applications
LED adoption in general lighting applications
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<strong>LED</strong> Standards<br />
Fact Sheet: <strong>LED</strong> Measurement Series:<br />
Lum<strong>in</strong>aire Efficiency<br />
• Organization: Department of Energy, Energy<br />
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Technologies Program, Solid State Light<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Published Date: January 2008<br />
• Objective:<br />
– The use of light-emitt<strong>in</strong>g diodes (<strong>LED</strong>s) as a<br />
<strong>general</strong> light source is forc<strong>in</strong>g changes <strong>in</strong> test<br />
procedures used to measure light<strong>in</strong>g<br />
performance. Click on the topics below to<br />
learn about the concept of lum<strong>in</strong>aire efficacy<br />
and the technical reasons for its applicability<br />
to <strong>LED</strong>-based light<strong>in</strong>g fixtures.