WHITE PAPER - 4 Key Considerations for Your IoT Strategy
The digital universe is expected to grow exponentially. Much of this data will be generated by billions of IoT devices. Do you have an IoT strategy that’s ready to take advantage of these data? Download this whitepaper and get details on the 4 key considerations for building a strong IoT foundation.
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WHITE PAPER - Intelligent Buildings: Smart Lighting as the Backbone for Buildings Automation
With a growing focus on human-centric workspaces, building owners and operators are looking beyond energy efficiency, and considering smart lighting as the backbone for advanced building automation applications.
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WHITE PAPER - From The Economist: IoT-Enabled Buildings are Still in Construction
Facilities management companies are investing in IoT to transform buildings worldwide. Smart devices—from smart lights to sensors in soap dispensers—are providing valuable data to help companies optimize business operations, improve space utilization and more.
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LFI 2018 Award: Ledra Brands's Wireless Beam Shaping Downlight
TOP Three Twitter Video Tweets from Lightfair International in Chicago
Most viewed LFI 2018 video tweets @LEDprofessional.
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LFI 2018 Award: Crestron's SolarSync Outdoor Sensor
White Paper: Serviceable Luminaires in a Circular Economy from LightingEurope
LightingEurope is proactively exploring the business opportunities that a Circular Economy presents for the lighting industry, as well as the framework conditions required for its successful rollout in the lighting sector.
This paper focuses on luminaires, services and design for serviceability and their potential for the lighting industry.
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White Paper: Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications
Some optical assembly applications require optical clarity across a certain wavelength, while others require an opaque coating. Optical grade epoxies, silicones and UV curable coatings provide the versatility to adhere well to a wide variety of substrates and display the critical performance properties required. Learn more about optical transmission, refractive indices, temperature and humidity testing, and more, plus the roles these measurements play in choosing an effective and reliable optical polymer system.
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White Paper: FluxGage - A Photometric Test System for LED Luminaires Based on Solar Panels
We present a novel photometric test system for LED luminaires. The new photometric system called „FluxGage“ uses solar panels to detect and measure light. By placing a diffuser and a black pinhole array over a solar panels we achieve a detection surface which is also an absorber. This enables the system to be the same size as the DUT (Device Under Test), as opposed to an integrating sphere which is at least 3 times larger than the DUT. Simulations and experimental results show that this system can measure total flux with an uncertainty of 4.3%. The demonstrated system is used in 2π geometry. The system measures total flux, color parameters (CCT, CRI, chromaticity, etc.) and flicker.
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White Paper: Extending the Life-Time of LEDs
Choosing the correct protection media for LED devices to improve lifetime and performance.
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Smartcells - Enabling Fast and Accurate Electronics Thermal Design
This white paper introduces the concept of SmartCells™ in the context of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software. They exist in FloTHERM XT™, a CAD enabled electronics cooling simulation tool supplied by Mentor Graphics (Ref 1). This document will explain what they are, how they differ from other meshing approaches employed in the CFD industry, and their benefits to CFD users and electronics thermal designers.
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White Paper: Shaping LED Diffuser Performance with Polycarbonate Materials
The LED lighting market continues to grow, yet consumers are accustomed to the soft white diffused light from incandescent bulbs. To speed up adoption, manufacturers are utilizing plastic materials containing diffusion additives to offset harsh LED illumination and eliminate hot spots. It’s important to choose the correct diffusion plastic to meet to meet transmission, color and UL requirements. In this paper, we examine how plastic selection, a diffusion package and color help designers achieve the desired look for their application.
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White Paper: Predicting Scatter of Light Shaping Diffuser® Angles Using Luminit’s Proprietary Optical Model and OpticStudio
Luminit has developed a proprietary scatter model for users of Zemax. Unlike conventional optical design programs that provide bulk scatter and surface scatter models that “predict” output distribution, Luminit’s proprietary optical model accurately calculates surface effects so users can choose the Light Shaping Diffuser (LSD) angle that offers the most optimized performance. This white paper describes the characteristics of the LSD scatter model and the level of accuracy that can be achieved during this critical stage of the design cycle.
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WEBINAR "Faster to Light with Simpler Design: A New Multimode Flyback LED Solution"
Infineon’s latest Multimode Flyback Controller IC for LED lighting is targeting mid-range to high-end LED drivers for outdoor, interior, office and industrial lighting applications. Its integrated startup cell together with CrCM, DCM and burst mode optimize overall efficiency from standby to 100 percent while keeping time to light less than 0.5 seconds and reducing the use of external components.
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