Title :
Driving the 21st century´s lights
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper discusses the adoption of using LED-based lamps as compared with the incandescent lamps. LED lamps contain an assortment of highly engineered components. The generic example shown here includes an array of white-light LEDs and the electronic circuitry to drive them, all packaged in a compact screw-in unit.
Keywords :
LED lamps; filament lamps; LED-based lamps; electronic circuitry; incandescent lamps; screw-in unit; white-light LED; Fluorescence; LED lamps; Single photon emission computed tomography; US Department of Energy; Waste heat;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2012.6156864