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Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next PageABE FMaGSshow report | STRATEGIES IN LIGHTLighting on track to provide brightfuture for LEDs marketThe LED lighting market continues to generate positive vibes for the industry, as HASSAUN JONES-BEYand TIM WHITAKER found out at the 10th annual Strategies in Light conference.Strategies UnlimitedThe mood was buoyant at Strategiesin Light 2009 despite predictionsthat the overall LEDs market couldfall by 5% in 2009. While some applicationsfor LEDs, such as automotive lightingand mobile phones, have been badly hitby the current recession, the lighting sectoris in good health. LEDs continue to penetratean increasing range of lighting applications,with greater use of white LEDs inareas such as street lighting and even indoorillumination.At Strategies in Light, held February 18-20,2009 in Santa Clara, California, attendeesand exhibitors were optimistic about thepotential for growth in the lighting market.The 2009 event, in its 10th year, is organizedby market research firm Strategies Unlimitedand supported by LEDs Magazine as theflagship media sponsor. There were morethan 2000 registrants this year, up by morethan 33% over 2008.A new parallel session, the LED LightingFixture function(Task light, decorative,outdoor, wet environment...)Regulatoryrequirements(UL, IES, ANSI,Energy Star,Title 24...)AestheticsDecision flowLED light engineFixture designTechnical features(Color, light output...)TestingTrack,was particularlywellattended, drawing in architectsand lighting designers to contributeto the discussion. “Ifthere is one thing to take awayfrom this track, it’s that LED lightingis aboutmuch moreOpticsDriversThermalmanagementFIG. 1. LED lighting is about much more than just LEDs, anddesigning a successful LED fi xture involves a series of keydecisions.HASSAUN JONES-BEY is a contributing editor and TIM WHITAKER is editor of LEDs Magazine.LED-Linear GmbH, an exhibitor at SIL2009, won a Recognized award inthe Next Generation Luminairescompetition (see p26) for Xoolux.This low-profi le (0.94 x 1.49-inchcross section) IP54-protectedLED luminaire can be usedfor undercabinet, task anddisplay case lighting, and hasa simple connection and railmountingsystem for easyinstallation.than just LEDs,”said Vrinda Bhandarkar,senior analystat Strategies Unlimitedand the opening speakerof the track (see “Analyzingthe LED lighting fixturesmarket” sidebar).“If the LED isn’t designedwell into the fixtureto properly throw thelight, if the drivers aren’tdesigned to be efficient,and if the thermal propertiesare not matched to the LED design, thelight fixture won’t deliver the efficiency andlifetime promised.” (See Fig. 1.)Market forecastThe main conference was opened by RobertSteele of Strategies Unlimited, who presentedhis annual high-brightness (HB) LEDmarket review and forecast. Steele said themarket for packaged HB-LED devices grewby 11% in 2008, but is likely to contract by 5%in 2009. If this happens, it will mark the firstLEDsmagazine.com APRIL 2009 15Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next PageABE FMaGS