Philips Unveils 200 Lumen-Per-Watt LED Tube Lamp, Cutting Energy Use in Half
Posted in: Today's ChiliPhilips today announced a breakthrough in LED lighting technology, providing a significant gain in brightness per watt compared to other LED light sources.
Philips researcher Coen Lidenbaum with TLED 200lm/w prototype
The new warm white TLED (tube LED) prototype is able to deliver 200 lumens-per-watt, which is about half of the energy required by current LED technology to produce the same brightness, without affecting the quality of work light.
Philips researcher Rifat Hikmet with TLED 200lm/w prototype
To put this in perspective, a fluorescent bulb only produces 100 lumens-per-watt, and incandescents produce 15 lumens-per-watt. This breakthrough could result in significant energy savings, especially when replacing existing tube bulbs widely used in offices and industrial applications.
Philips hopes to commercialize the 200 lumen-per-watt TLED bulb by 2015.
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