LED torches

PRODUCTS

LEARN MORE

Unequaled lifespan

The lifespan of LED lamps is significantly longer than that of other technologies : up to 100,000 hours (in laboratory tests), 40,000 hours on the market (equivalent to several decades of use), compared to 1,000 hours for incandescent lamps, 2,000 hours for halogen lamps, and 10,000 hours for compact fluorescent lamps. Therefore, purchasing and replacing an LED lamp is less frequent, thus improving the return on investment.

Good energy efficiency with significant growth potential

While an isolated LED has very good energy efficiency (around 150 lm / W and up to 220 lm / W for the most efficient), an LED lamp offers an efficiency of between 40 and 80 lumens per watt. This drop in efficiency is linked in particular to the heat produced by the diodes placed side by side in the lamp.
Thus, LED lamps currently on the market generally have a much higher energy efficiency than conventional lamps: 70 lumen / W for compact fluorescent lamps and only 16 lumen / W for incandescent lamps.

Fortunately, the majority of lamps intended for domestic lighting today offer a satisfactory quality of lighting: an LED lamp of over 800 lumens (equivalent to a 60W incandescent lamp) consumes only 9-12 watts, a 400 lumens LED consumes approximately 6 watts.
In addition, technological developments should make it possible to improve the efficiency of LED lamps for the general public by raising it to around 100 lm / W. “Super bright” LEDs can already achieve energy efficiency of up to 300 lm / W in the laboratory! This means that eventually we will be able to have lamps that consume less than 4 watts and that light up like a 75 watt incandescent lamp.

Instant maximum lighting

LED bulbs reach a maximum level of brightness as soon as they are switched on. Indeed, LED sources admit frequent switching on and off cycles. They instantly emit the desired luminous flux, without ramping up, which can be advantageous for specific applications such as passageways.

Compact lamps

The compactness of LEDs makes them very interesting for replacing sources embedded in false ceilings such as halogen spotlights or downlights [3].
LED modules, installed directly in a luminaire and which can integrate control electronics, facilitate the implementation of lighting management solutions such as presence detection or variation according to daylight.