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http://www.hadcoled.com/landscape_LED/performance/ |
Landscape LED
Design-in Philosophy and Customization
One
of the most important distinctions of Philips Hadco’s LED Series is our design-in
philosophy. Whereas other manufacturers retrofit by substituting off-the-shelf
LED systems for traditional light sources, Hadco partnered with Philips
Advance to design unique light engines into our luminaires.
This partnership allow Philips Hadco to be completely vertically integrated.
Our ability to design-in LED sources across a wider variety of luminaires
results in a custom designed series rather than just one or two luminaires.
The benefits of this design-in philosophy are many. The most critical relationship with HB LEDs is the temperature-electronics-optics triad. All three elements are interrelated and, when designed and implemented properly, contribute to optimum HB LED performance. However, the most important of the three is temperature.
The acronym “LED” stands for Light Emitting Diode. Like other diodes, HB LEDs are solid state devices, but they pose the unique ability to directly convert electrical energy into visible light via the excitation of their p-n junction. It is critical to regulate the junction temperature; otherwise, the HB LED will not efficiently make the conversion to visible light. Other adverse consequences include shortening life, limiting light output, enabling color shift, and possibly damaging the HB LED device itself.
