This article by Craig DiLouie, LC was originally published in tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Lighting controls are systems and devices used to modify the output of light sources. The input may be manual or automatic and the output switching, dimming or color tuning. Manual controls are typically used to support visual needs, automatic controls […]
Lutron’s Ethan Biery on Controlling LED Lighting
Lighting industry journalist Craig DiLouie recently interviewed Ethan Biery, Design and Development Leader, Lutron Electronics for an article about controlling LEDs for an article in tED Magazine. The interview follows. DiLouie: How are LED sources different from traditional sources in terms of their controllability and their behavior? Biery: As a light source, LEDs are easy […]
NEMA Publishes NEMA SSL 7A-2015 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid State Lighting—Basic Compatibility
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA SSL 7A-2015 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid State Lighting—Basic Compatibility. This standard provides compatibility requirements when a forward phase-cut dimmer is combined with one or more dimmable light-emitting diode (LED) light engines (LLEs). An LLE, for the purposes of this document, comprises one or more LED modules, LED […]
Seeking Compatibility in the LED Era
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an article by Clay Risen, “Seeking Compatibility in the LED Era,” that begins: The transition from conventional to solid-state lighting components is still far from plug-and-play—and the lack of universal standards is not helping. Read it here.
Lutron’s Ethan Biery on Flicker
Ethan Biery, LED Engineering Leader, Lutron Electronics, recently contributed a very good article to LEDs Magazine about the current struggle to establish good metrics to characterize flicker. From the article: The evolution of LEDs in the lighting market has not always been smooth, but the technology has come a long way since the early days. […]
Interview with Acuity Brands’ Audwin Cash
Craig DiLouie, LC recently had the opportunity to interview Audwin Cash, VP Acuity Controls Solutions, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. The topic: controlling LED lighting. DiLouie: How are LED sources different from traditional sources in terms of controllability and behavior while controlled? Cash: LED sources are the first economically viable solid state light source. LEDs, paired […]
2015 Connected Lighting Systems Meeting Presentations Posted Online
The U.S. Department of Energy’s inaugural Connected Lighting Systems Meeting, held November 16 in Portland, OR, saw more than 260 experts from the lighting, semiconductor, and IT industries gather to share perspectives and lay the groundwork for government/industry collaboration on the convergence of intelligent controllable light sources, communication networks, sensors, and data exchange in future […]
Alumage Advisors: Smart Lighting Products to Dominate the Industrial-Commercial Market
Alumage Advisors has released its latest LED Smart Lighting Report, including a free version for end-users, highlighting 40 product features of interest for 1,000 commercial and industrial (C&I) luminaires worldwide. “Since introducing our first reports in 2013, we added a smart lighting focus, as 77% of the products we track are dimmable, 59% offer motion […]
The Economics of 0-10V LED Dimming
In an article recently published by LEDs Magazine, Lutron Electronics’ Roland Ledyard explains that while 0-10V dimming is a standard driver feature, every technology decision has a cost. He makes an argument that digitally addressable drivers are often a more economical decision. Click here to read the article.
NEMA Publishes NEMA LSD 73-2015 Energy Savings with Fluorescent and LED Dimming
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA LSD 73-2015, Energy Savings with Fluorescent and LED Dimming. This new white paper describes the signal path from the user control input through the control wiring, ballast or driver, and lamp or LED module. It also explains factors that affect energy consumption and savings, efficacy and user […]
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