Over the years, our houses, the parks, the streets, and all establishments are relying on using light bulbs to light up the surroundings. It’s all thanks to Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb in 1878. But the evolution of how light works did not stop there because of the people who continuously studied and developed ways to make light bulbs more efficient for our disposal.
And in this modern-day, LED lighting is the latest development representing the lighting industry. But did you know that LED lights were invented a long time ago? In 1962, Nick Holonyak, Jr. invented the first led that could produce red light—marking the beginning when led light entered the lighting market. He is known today as the father of the Light Emitting Diode.
His invention led to other progress and discoveries of known people in the industry that made the led lighting we use today as energy and cost-efficient.
What Is LED Lighting?
A light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source or device that emits light whenever current flows through it. To simply explain it, the diode casts light once power is applied to it. Today, LED lights are known to be cost-efficient than other types of light bulbs because they typically do not burn out or fail and don’t emit high amounts of heat. Instead, it depreciates (as light becomes weaker) until it is not working anymore. Furthermore, the lifespan of LED lights is longer than a compact fluorescent lamp.
How LEDs are Different?
There are many key advantages of LEDs over incandescent and CFL which is the reason why many are using them as the main electronic light source in homes and establishments.
- Energy-efficient – as mentioned above, LEDs are known to be energy efficient because they emit strong light. It also manages not to be an eyesore and maintains its less hot temperature without consuming too much electricity that leads to low power consumption making the electric bills manageable. To add, it has up to 90% efficiency over incandescent light bulbs.
- Improved Environmental Performance – it reduces greenhouse emissions of power plants and does not contain toxic elements which is why disposing of is more environmentally-friendly.
- Design Flexibility – it emits lights in one direction that is beneficial because it doesn’t require more reflectors and diffusers to trap light. Furthermore, because of modern-day technology, there are now LED lighting products that are capable of being water-resistant (still with restrictions) which avoids electricity to short break circuits.
- Dimming Capabilities and Ability for Instant Lightings – there are LED light bulbs that can be managed through a switch on how strong the light it will emit. Also, compared to incandescent and fluorescent lamps, LED lights instantly and avoid multiple switching for the bulb to light on.
- Colors – LEDs come now in a variety of colors that you can choose from.
The LED Lightings That We Use Today
LEDs come in many product forms, depending on their uses and needs. And every year, new products are added to the list. Because of the quick progression of LED lighting, it is widely available in the market and the manufacturing process is continuous making it affordable. Although prices may vary depending on its uses and needs. Needless to say, LED lighting now plays a vital role in our lives making our surroundings brighter but still able to help the environment.
