Sustained and rapid growth of LED technology to support industry growth

Sustained and rapid growth of LED technology to support industry growth On the application point of view, although the LED luminous efficiency has already surpassed incandescent and halogen lamp, or even exceeded most of the fluorescent source, but to the expansion of LED applications, LED reduce production costs, LED brightness and luminous efficiency is still In recent years the focus of LED technology development (see Figure IV). 2001 standard white LED (20mA) light-emitting efficiency of only 25 lm / W, to the publication early in 2009 Nichia white LED, in 20mA current, the luminous efficiency of up to 249 lm / W, for the most current industry. High-power white LED (350mA) LED efficiency in 2004 by about 30 lm / W, Up to the end of 2008 Cree made 161 lm / W for the industry's best products.

In addition to light-emitting efficiency of LED luminous output affect, as well as energy consumption, the "hot" Another key to the current commercialization of LED light-emitting efficiency of the general analysis (Figure 5), 1W high power LED light-emitting efficiency of about 70lm / W, of which 77% of energy to heat shown by the pattern, only 23% of the energy pattern of light reflected, when the higher input power, the more heat generated, so the need for more cooling components, LED lead to increased cost, reduced reliability, can improve the efficiency of LED light-emitting, LED heat problem can be solved naturally.