LEDs
Looking at LEDs
How the market has changed and evolved, products available and even some recent projects where LEDs have been utilised... we find out if LEDs really are taking over the lighting industry.
Energy efficient, low running costs, low maintenance and long life; LEDs have a number of USP’s and with advances in technologies, are becoming a more affordable option for consumers both in business and residential properties. LED’s can be used for both internal and external lighting and are extremely good for medical and high precision lighting as the quality of light can be very high. MHA Lighting LTD recently completed a report in to the benefits of using LEDs and the effect they can have on people’s performance at work. Research shows that the human brain is very sensitive to light quality with colour, temperature glare and hum all being key factors. Good LED lighting which utilise these key factors can in turn improve staff performance. Of course with such a rapidly changing technology there have been some pitfalls, including light quality, colour temperature and CRI, reliability and longevity and poor thermal management, however with a quality fitting these issues have been overcome. We spoke to some industry professionals and asked them where they see the LEDs in the future:
Andrew Hill, Managing director, Reggiani Lighting Ltd “Current trends in retail design are set to influence the relationships within the lighting design team and inform the future priorities of lighting manufacturers,” says Reggiani’s Managing director Andrew Hill. “LEDs are
rapidly becoming the light source of choice for retail, as they are able to deliver optimum energy efficiency whilst enhancing the shoppers’ perception of the store. In addition, they offer the dimmability and opportunity for colour-changing that are becoming more popular in the retail environment. This move to LEDs is driving a different approach from both retailers and their lighting designers and suppliers, whilst giving retailers the opportunity to upgrade their light sources in line with improvements in technology and accommodate their changing requirements.”
Neil Parrott, Design manager, Riegens Lighting Ltd
“In addition to the energy saving potential and reduced maintenance costs, it’s important to be aware that LED lamps, and luminaires optimised for use with LEDs, open up a whole range of lighting possibilities that are impractical or difficult to achieve with traditional light sources. LED technology enables the creation of a ‘tunable’ dynamic white light system where colour temperature can be varied between 2700K and 6500K, in combination with different lux levels, thus creating a dynamic lighting system that changes with seasons and time of day, highlighting the need to think of LED lighting in a slightly different way. Instead of thinking of a luminaire as a collection of components that work together, LED lighting needs to be thought of as a system, whereby the whole is very much greater than the sum of the parts.”
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Contacts
MHA Lighting LTD T: +44 (0) 1942 887 400 W:
www.mhalighting.co.uk
Reggiani Lighting Ltd T: +44 (0) 20 8236 3000 W:
www.reggiani.net
Riegens Lighting Ltd T: +44 (0) 1376 333 400 W:
www.riegens.co.uk
www.a1lightingmagazine.com
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