Who says that America is behind the rest of the world in
using Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting.
A recent report by Canada-based Tech Sci Research found that the US LED
lighting market is expected to touch an estimated USD $5.2 billion in 2015.
The report
entitled "United States LED Lighting Market Forecast &
Opportunities, 2020", notes that key factors boosting the demand for LED's
include continuously declining LED prices due to decreasing production cost
coupled with initiatives taken by the US government such as Energy Policy Act
of 2005 and increasing consumer inclination towards adoption of green
technologies.
"Continuing innovation in LED lighting technology along
with recovering construction and automobile industry and favorable government
initiatives to promote the use of LED technology are expected to positively
influence the US LED lighting market over the next five years," said TechSci
Research Director Karan Chechi. "The ban on use of incandescent lamps
and sharply declining LED prices are expected to further boost the demand for
LED lighting products in the country."
The global market
research and consulting company evaluated the future growth potential of the US
LED lighting market and provided statistics and information on market structure
and American consumer behavior trends. The report includes LED lighting
projections and demand forecasting for the coming decade.
In a company news release, TechSci cites the US government's
increased focus this past decade to replace traditional and less efficient
lighting systems with highly energy efficient, environment friendly and cost
effective LED technology . Though the operating cost of LED lighting systems is
quite low, the company notes higher per unit prices were initially restricting
their adoption among consumers. Nevertheless, the adoption of LED lighting
products has been robustly increasing over the last five years as researchers
have been continuously focusing on reducing the cost of production, thereby
resulting in significantly lower product prices.
Case in point, our friends at Deco Lighting have announced that
they have developed a new wireless-enabled LED driver in collaboration with
Daintree Networks for use in ceiling troffer applications. The Watt Controls
driver will allow Deco to supply ZigBee-enabled luminaires without having to
integrate separate LED driver and ZigBee modules in a fixture, thereby lowering
the bill-of-materials cost of wireless functionality.
The 35W LED driver is intended for troffer applications up to
2×4 ft and specifically for use with the Deco Cloud troffer luminaires. Deco
Lighting President Ben Pouladian says features such as 10-kV protection set its
driver apart from others on the market and offer the advantage that the LED
light engine does not have to be isolated. The Deco Lighting President told
LEDs Magazine recently that Deco designs its drivers for 100,000 hours of
operation, although the datasheet for the Watt Controls product does not
specify such a rated lifetime.
The Watt Controls LED driver measures 14.17×1.18×1.02 in.
Power factor is greater than 0.9. The product can work with 0–10V dimming
controls. And Pouladian said Deco Lighting would ultimately support other
wireless options such as mesh versions of Bluetooth that industry groups are
pursuing.
"At Deco Lighting, we are adamantly committed to
delivering intelligence to the entire building envelope, and we’re excited
about instituting the enterprise Internet of Things [IoT] with our smart
lighting products,” said Pouladian.
With the technology emerging, expect more LED's to be sold
and more energy efficient solutions to emerge.
For more information
on bringing an LED lighting solution to your facility, please contact us at GET,
LLC at 671-483-0789 or see our website at www.get-guam.com for details of the
technologies that can be of significant value to all building owners-All Made
in America!!!
