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LED Lighting Uses in the home or office:
LED Lights can be used in recessed lighting, ceiling fans, ceiling and hanging light fixtures as well other uses such as lamps. LED lights can utilize different collar mixes and be changed via remote control. Outside fixtures can be used as wall washers, security, street lamps and landscape lighting. When using LED lights in your home we always suggest starting with a test room and to purchase different voltages. Try the lights for a couple days to see what voltage looks the best. The unused wattages will be used in the next room.
Another idea to keep in mind is if a LED light on average lasts 50000 hours. Using a bulb 6 hours a day equals a possible lifespan of 22 years! These are an investment and a huge labor saving item to have in your home. Imagine, never pulling a ladder out for the recessed lighting in your vaulted ceiling or the attic light that seems always burnt out. The smart lighting shop is always keeping abreast of advancements in the LED industry so these figures will change over time on this website. Actually, some manufacturers are claiming that they are achieving 100,000 hour life spans. We wanted to use the most conservative numbers so you can make a fair comparison. Additional information is available at the “just the numbers” page, "LED Research" and “Articles/Information” page on this website.
LED Lighting Uses in Agriculture: Lower wattage, screw in type bulbs and low wattage hanging units are great for one through three plants depending on the type of plant maybe more. These work well for small starter gardens, orchids and supplemental lighting for plants with access to sunshine also. A PAR38 type of LED light is a good example of this type. These are the same types that you would use in recessed ceiling lighting in your home or business.
Medium Wattage LED Lights that use approximately 55 watts are usually square or rectangle and are made up of dozens of LED’s. These allow for a larger area to be covered and could support a small indoor garden. Multiple Lights are sometime used in this scenario to support growth and flowering because the time intervals for both are different in some plants.
High wattage LED Lights that can range from 90 watts to 250 watt has the ability to supply a large amount of the right light to the plant for all stages of growth. The more light to the plant the more photosynthesis thus the stronger, bigger and larger the blooms. A light of this type is a favorite to some small green houses and indoor hydroponic gardeners. Ultra High wattage LED lighting fixtures are used in commercial or large indoor home gardeners. This type of fixture can range from 300 to 600. The fixture still can plug into a 110 outlet (check with your electrician for load rating on the circuit). This type of light provides maximum amount of light to the area where the plants are. These are usually used in commercial hydroponic systems because of the large amount of light the fixture can provide. The heat signature is still very low and the amount of UV light produced is next to nothing. These can also be used as the anchor source of light while using other wattages to cover supplemental and seedling lighting.
Other facts: A LED Light can replace almost every type of light bulb. Multinational Lighting corporations are investing billions in research into solid state lighting and predictions are they will eventually replace CFL (compact fluorescent) lights completely. As usual, the government pushed CFL use through using tax dollars this in turn low quality lights that utilize mercury vapor to produce light. When these bulbs burn out or break they should be disposed of as a hazardous waste material. The key to this statement is that lights are used everywhere in our homes and business. An average house could have 30 to 40 bulbs utilized throughout the home. A question to ask: if the average lifespan 12000 hours then most of the first wave of these bulbs will need replaced, where are we going to dispose of all that Mercury?
Some definitions for you: LED - A Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a solid-state semiconductor device that converts electrical energy directly into light. On its most basic level, the semiconductor is comprised of two regions. The p-region contains positive electrical charges while the n-region contains negative electrical charges. When voltage is applied and current begins to flow, the electrons move across the n region into the p region. The process of an electron moving through the p-n junction releases energy. The dispersion of this energy produces photons with visible wavelengths. These wavelengths can be “tuned” to exact wave lengths to optimize plant growth and flowering. Lumen (lm) - The international (SI) unit of luminous flux or quantity of light and equals the amount of light that is spread over a square foot of surface by one candle power when all parts of the surface are exactly one foot from the light source. Solid-state lighting - A description of the devices that do not contain moving parts or parts that can break, rupture, shatter, leak or contaminate the environment.
Please feel free to contact us with your lighting questions or possible design needs. www.smartlightingshop.com partners with lighting designers, electrical contractors and electrical engineers that all can help you with your LED lighting needs. Our email address is LED@smartlightingshop.com or you can call us at 740-765-5442.
Pictured: Plants under a 90 watt UFO LED Grow Light. The color of the light is produced by the red, orange and blue LED's combination. The ratio and bandwidth produced is exactly the bandwidth that the plants need to grow, flower and bud.
LED Lights can be used in recessed lighting, ceiling fans, ceiling and hanging light fixtures as well other uses such as lamps. LED lights can utilize different collar mixes and be changed via remote control. Outside fixtures can be used as wall washers, security, street lamps and landscape lighting. When using LED lights in your home we always suggest starting with a test room and to purchase different voltages. Try the lights for a couple days to see what voltage looks the best. The unused wattages will be used in the next room.
Another idea to keep in mind is if a LED light on average lasts 50000 hours. Using a bulb 6 hours a day equals a possible lifespan of 22 years! These are an investment and a huge labor saving item to have in your home. Imagine, never pulling a ladder out for the recessed lighting in your vaulted ceiling or the attic light that seems always burnt out. The smart lighting shop is always keeping abreast of advancements in the LED industry so these figures will change over time on this website. Actually, some manufacturers are claiming that they are achieving 100,000 hour life spans. We wanted to use the most conservative numbers so you can make a fair comparison. Additional information is available at the “just the numbers” page, "LED Research" and “Articles/Information” page on this website.
LED Lighting Uses in Agriculture: Lower wattage, screw in type bulbs and low wattage hanging units are great for one through three plants depending on the type of plant maybe more. These work well for small starter gardens, orchids and supplemental lighting for plants with access to sunshine also. A PAR38 type of LED light is a good example of this type. These are the same types that you would use in recessed ceiling lighting in your home or business.
Medium Wattage LED Lights that use approximately 55 watts are usually square or rectangle and are made up of dozens of LED’s. These allow for a larger area to be covered and could support a small indoor garden. Multiple Lights are sometime used in this scenario to support growth and flowering because the time intervals for both are different in some plants.
High wattage LED Lights that can range from 90 watts to 250 watt has the ability to supply a large amount of the right light to the plant for all stages of growth. The more light to the plant the more photosynthesis thus the stronger, bigger and larger the blooms. A light of this type is a favorite to some small green houses and indoor hydroponic gardeners. Ultra High wattage LED lighting fixtures are used in commercial or large indoor home gardeners. This type of fixture can range from 300 to 600. The fixture still can plug into a 110 outlet (check with your electrician for load rating on the circuit). This type of light provides maximum amount of light to the area where the plants are. These are usually used in commercial hydroponic systems because of the large amount of light the fixture can provide. The heat signature is still very low and the amount of UV light produced is next to nothing. These can also be used as the anchor source of light while using other wattages to cover supplemental and seedling lighting.
Other facts: A LED Light can replace almost every type of light bulb. Multinational Lighting corporations are investing billions in research into solid state lighting and predictions are they will eventually replace CFL (compact fluorescent) lights completely. As usual, the government pushed CFL use through using tax dollars this in turn low quality lights that utilize mercury vapor to produce light. When these bulbs burn out or break they should be disposed of as a hazardous waste material. The key to this statement is that lights are used everywhere in our homes and business. An average house could have 30 to 40 bulbs utilized throughout the home. A question to ask: if the average lifespan 12000 hours then most of the first wave of these bulbs will need replaced, where are we going to dispose of all that Mercury?
Some definitions for you: LED - A Light Emitting Diode (LED) is a solid-state semiconductor device that converts electrical energy directly into light. On its most basic level, the semiconductor is comprised of two regions. The p-region contains positive electrical charges while the n-region contains negative electrical charges. When voltage is applied and current begins to flow, the electrons move across the n region into the p region. The process of an electron moving through the p-n junction releases energy. The dispersion of this energy produces photons with visible wavelengths. These wavelengths can be “tuned” to exact wave lengths to optimize plant growth and flowering. Lumen (lm) - The international (SI) unit of luminous flux or quantity of light and equals the amount of light that is spread over a square foot of surface by one candle power when all parts of the surface are exactly one foot from the light source. Solid-state lighting - A description of the devices that do not contain moving parts or parts that can break, rupture, shatter, leak or contaminate the environment.
Please feel free to contact us with your lighting questions or possible design needs. www.smartlightingshop.com partners with lighting designers, electrical contractors and electrical engineers that all can help you with your LED lighting needs. Our email address is LED@smartlightingshop.com or you can call us at 740-765-5442.
Pictured: Plants under a 90 watt UFO LED Grow Light. The color of the light is produced by the red, orange and blue LED's combination. The ratio and bandwidth produced is exactly the bandwidth that the plants need to grow, flower and bud.