LED lighting has become the architectural lighting

　　In some cases , LED has become an effective solution for architectural lighting . Compared to other lighting technologies , LED has superior performance , thus becoming the mainstream general lighting market :

　　1 compared to other lighting technologies , LED has a longer service life. LED operating life up to 50,000 hours, while incandescent life of only 1,000 to 2,000 hours , compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) life of about 5,000 to 10,000 hours. A significant advantage on the life of LED is ideal for those who need to make a greater investment in labor costs to replace the lighting of commercial and industrial applications.

　　2 . Energy efficiency than incandescent and halogen lamps, fluorescent equivalent . In addition , LED efficiency is improving ; white LED (WLED) is expected to improve the efficiency of about 50% in the next 3-4 years.

　　3 smaller dimensions . LED lights Dimensions equivalent MR16 and GU10, while CFL unable to meet such applications .

　　4 can be used to provide the appropriate drive brightness adjustment . The need to adjust the brightness of the application , fluorescent technically limitations. While traditional LED design also encountered a similar problem , but Maxim LED driver provides innovative solutions compatible with triac dimming and dimming edge design .

　　5 has a strong directional light . Different techniques and other lighting , LED lighting, orientation is ideal for applications such as : a small angle reflected light .

　　6 has a higher efficiency at low temperatures . The efficiency of the fluorescent lamp at a low temperature will fall. In contrast , LED is ideal for low-temperature environment , such as : refrigerator light .

　　7 luminous colors can be easily changed . This advantage makes RGBLED ideal for architectural and lighting situations , the ability to change the color of the lights in real time according to specific requirements .

　　In short , LED with incandescent and fluorescent lamps do not have many advantages . Based on these advantages , designers are constantly exploring more applications for LED lighting , but because of space limitations , we do not repeat them here . This article will focus on LED lighting replacement , the same size used to replace incandescent, halogen or fluorescent lamps. These LED lamps must be mounted to the existing size specifications and is compatible with existing infrastructure .