Light Emitting Diode Bulbs are Energy Efficient and Long Lasting

　　The world of economical residential lighting continues to offer homeowners new choices. As energy costs fly off like a hot air balloon, new innovations come to the marketplace. As far as home lighting is concerned, new strides are being made not only in energy efficiency, but in bulb life. These are the benefits of LED lighting.
　　The History of Lighting
　　First (excluding camp fires and lanterns) came the incandescent bulb, thanks to Thomas Edison. In fact, many homes are lit exclusively with incandescent lighting to this very day. But wait! There are better alternatives. Fluorescent lighting brought an incredible improvement to the residential marketplace when introduced. It literally transformed kitchens and bathrooms.
　　Other Energy Efficient Choices Illuminating the Home
　　Compact fluorescent bulbs arrived and expanded the possibilities for efficient home lighting.
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　　Then low voltage lighting started showing up in exterior applications such as landscaping. The obvious migration to home interiors was inevitable. Halogen bulbs showed promise but they are problematic for some applications. They generate far too much heat and are very fragile. The time had come for the LED light bulb!
　　What is an LED Light Bulb?
　　The LED (Light Emitting Diode) light bulb is actually a cluster of individual units. Many of these produce white light but others generate light of other wavelengths. The exact combination yields the desired light tone.
　　This modern lighting falls into the SSL lighting category (Solid State Lighting). This simply means that the light seen is emitted from a solid object, rather than a vacuum or a gas.
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　　The Specific Benefits of LED Light
　　Energy efficiency ?The light bulbs burn very cool, while incandescent bulbs emit 98 per cent of their energy as heat! Much more bang for the buck.
　　Long life ?These lights can last from 50,000 to 100,000 hours. Incandescent light bulbs typically last around 1,000 hours and fluorescents are good for roughly 10,000 hours.
　　Rugged durability ?LED lights have no fragile filament to contend with, and no fragile tube. They are resistant to heat, cold, and shock.
　　Lumens per watt ?While manufacturers are still finding new ways to increase this ratio, Cree Inc. has been able to produce an LED bulb that generates 131 lumens/watt. This is research, though. Today's available LEDs are the same as compact florescent bulbs, averaging around 55. Incandescent bulbs wander sadly in at about 15.
　　Installation of LED Bulbs
　　LED lighting is compatible with most systems. Some models screw in, replacing incandescents. Others can replace halogen bulbs. The under-cabinet light bar is popular for kitchen lighting and other work spaces.
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To drive dimmable LED tube lighting

To drive dimmable LED tube lighting fixtures such as LED tube light and LED grid light, a semiconductor manufacturer recently introduced a switch dimmable LED driver product, which uses integrated circuit to dim LED lights brightness to four different levels. This new LED driver product is designed to be simple for use and compatible with any existing standard light switch.
This switch dimmable LED driver offers an attractive alternative to TRIAC dimming driver because it enables dimming of LED tube lights in any location, provides better quality light source without flicker, and increases energy efficiency of LED lights through the reduction of the excess circuitry required to accommodate the holding current of the TRIAC dimmer. In addition, the new LED driver product does not require installation of a wall dimmer.
The switch dimmable LED driver is considered to be an ideal driver solution for dimmable LED lighting applications. It utilizes an average-mode current control method to regulate output current, so no loop compensation is required, and quick and accurate response to input voltage fluctuations are possible. The LED driver product is currently available in SOIC-8 and SOIC-16 packages.
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Eco-Friendly Pop up Displays from Smash Hit Displays

We take environmental concerns very serious and want to do our part to become less wasteful. By providing Eco System Convention Displays, we are giving our customers that option.

Gig Harbor, WA (PRWEB) September 30, 2011

A trade show display supplier, Smash Hit Displays, has taken steps to becoming eco-friendly, which includes offering green trade show displays. Eco Systems Displays are available on their website for those exhibitors who want to reduce their carbon footprint and leave more of an impact. These pop up displays are created entirely out of “green” materials, which includes recyclable/reusable aluminum frames, graphic panels created from recycled soda bottles, bamboo shelves, and LED lights to reduce energy usage.
“Carrying a line of sustainable trade show booths is very important to us,” said Maureen Nixon, owner of Smash Hit Displays, “We take environmental concerns very serious and want to do our part to become less wasteful. By providing Eco System Convention Displays, we are giving our customers that option.”
Although this line of show displays is made entirely out of green materials, other trade show exhibits are incorporating waste-reducing elements into the construction of their booth displays. “The fabric panels of our Premium line of pop up displays are now created from recycled fabric,” said Nixon.
About Smash Hit Displays:

Founded in 2004, Smash Hit Displays has been selling a wide variety of trade show displays to fit the needs and budget of all exhibitors, including pop up booths, truss systems, banner stands, custom displays, fast folding panel systems, and much more! They are located in Gig Harbor, but work with clients nationally and internationally through their website – http:  www.bgocled.com

Curtiss-Wright Controls Introduces Family of Rugged High Definition Dual LED …

LAINDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Sep 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (CWCEC), a business
group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and
manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, and OpenVPX(TM)
products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market, has
announced the availability of its new enhanced family of Skyquest(TM)
rugged displays for use on airborne platforms. The new family of Dual
LED Backlit Skyquest Displays, available in configurations from 10.4″
to 20″, provides a unique way of delivering Night Vision Goggle (NVG)
filtering, and features LED illumination with wider color range, less
heat dissipation and less light performance degradation than
experienced with older cold cathode tube displays.

Traditional NVG filtering is achieved by fitting a filter to the full
display area, which dims the image and adds an undesirable green tint
that is visible in both daytime and nighttime operations. With
CWCEC’s Dual LED Backlit Skyquest Displays, this filter is removed
from the front of the screen. Instead, the filtering occurs in the
backlight located behind the LCD. A simple toggle switch enables the
selection of either white daylight LEDs or green NVG-filtered LEDs
integrated in the backlight within the display, providing complete
control over the type of light emitted from the screen. The result is
a very high brightness, full color image readable in direct sunlight
during daytime operations, and a fully filtered display ideal for NVG
operations.

“Our new Dual LED backlit Skyquest displays provide a high
performance upgrade to older cathode tube technology and a truly
unique way of achieving Night Vision Goggle compatibility,” said Lynn
Bamford, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright
Controls Embedded Computing. “We are introducing new LED displays
across our product range, that can be used by system integrators as
standalone displays or as part of an intelligent, centralized
Skyquest multi-display video management system.”

The new LED displays provide a number of significant advantages over
older cathode tube technology. Because they use solid state devices
instead of glass tubes, the LED displays are much more rugged as
issues associated with the mounting of glass tubes and shock breakage
are eliminated. LED displays, which offer highly precise brightness
control, enable the system integrator to create different lighting
regimes for different application areas.

About Skyquest(TM) VMS systems
The Skyquest VMS surveillance system
uniquely delivers video switching, recording, and display
capabilities. It provides extensive, flexible video management
capability including touch screen control, multiple video sources on
any display, and direct control of recorders all from any of the
on-board rugged video displays. The Skyquest VMS is currently fielded
with leading law enforcement and military customers throughout the
world, including UK Ministry of Defense (MOD), most UK law
enforcement operators, and the U.S. Army Air National Guard.

For pricing please contact the factory. Availability is Q2 2011.

Click here for more information on the Skyquest(TM) family of rugged
displays.

Editorial inquiries: regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded
Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, public
relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel:
(925) 640-6402; email: jwranovics@curtisswright.com.

Inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to
Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing,
Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail:
sales@cwcembedded.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright
Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s most comprehensive and
experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from
Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video Graphics
to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated
custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense,
aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of
Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about
Curtiss-Wright visit
www.cwcembedded.com .

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte,
North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment
of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. With manufacturing facilities around
the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based
organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and
services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For
more information, visit   www.bgocled.com

Vishay Intertechnology Releases White LED Modules

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced three cool white LED modules assembled with 6 or 12 high-bright LEDs. The VLPC0601A2 features 6 LEDs in a row on a 240 mm x 14 mm PCB that provides 870 lm. The VLPC1201A2J features 12 LEDs in a row on a 240 mm x 14 mm PCB that provides 1740 lm. The VLPC1201A2 is simply half a VLPC1201A2J, resulting in two modules each measuring 120 mm x 14 mm with 6 LEDs and luminous flux of 870 lm. This broad portfolio of options allows designers to select the ideal size PCB and light intensity for their applications.
Designed to replace fluorescent lights in commercial, industrial, and residential applications, for backlighting signage, and for automotive applications, the VLPC0601A2, VLPC1201A2J, and VLPC1201A2 offer a color temperature range of 5000 K to 7000 K. The devices feature a shiny white surface and a metal-core, single-side PCB with a Cu thickness greater than 0.75 microns. The VLPC0601A2 features an LED pitch of 40 mm while the VLPC1201A2J and VLPC1201A2 have an LED pitch of 20 mm.
The VLPC0601A2, VLPC1201A2J, and VLPC1201A2 have a maximum current of 700 mA and viewing angle of 80 degrees. All are based on InGaN technology. The LED modules are available in color bins. The devices comply with ROHS 2002/95/EC.

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Time to flip the switch on light bulb choices

Around the world the question of how we respond to climate change is a controversial topic. Much of the debate is focused around economy-wide measures and international agreements like those discussed at the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun last year. While solutions at that level have been hard to come by, a good part of the answer lies with a simple solution: the humble light bulb.

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