The Promise of Solid-State Lighting Depends On the Prowess of Power Electronics Engineers

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Lighting manufacturers and others involved in the development of solid-state lighting (SSL) or LED lighting are working to accelerate the acceptance of SSL in both markets. They’re doing so through their efforts to drive down the cost of LED replacement bulbs, while also developing new styles of cost-competitive lighting products that more fully take advantage of the LED’s unique optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. One aspect of driving down the cost of LED lighting is reducing the expense associated with the LED driver circuit. I recently spoke with engineering executives from two lighting companies about this and other technical challenges they face in the development of power electronics (PE) for LED lighting. (See pages 45-47 of the source PDF.)

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David G. Morrison, Editor, How2Power.com, Power Systems Design Europe, May 18 2011

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