The Hindu Business Line : Energy saving LED lights for homes from Philips

New Delhi, Nov. 20 Philips Electronics India Ltd. on Tuesday announced the launch of an array of LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lighting range products for the home segment.

Philips has currently introduced five models of lights based on the LED technology, which are essentially small, solid light bulbs that are extremely energy-efficient, and are widely seen as the future of lighting technology.

The LED models, priced in the range of Rs 270 to Rs 750, cost more than the CFL (compact fluorescent lamps) that are available in the market, buare much more energy-efficient and do not have the mercury contamination problem associated with the CFLs.

Longer lifetime

According to the company, the advantages of LEDs include “a longer lifetime, compact size and flexibility in design, digital control programmability, light output with no ultra violet and infra red radiation and safety of usage because of low voltage and low heat operation.”

Mr Mathew Job, Marketing Director of Philips’ Lighting Division, said, “LEDs is the next wave of lighting technology. LED Lighting Systems provide a much higher colour saturation and brilliance than conventional light sources.”

Colour effects

“Different colour effects are now possible from the same light source. Prior to this, LEDs have been used in many architectural and commercial applications. With this launch, we plan to extend the benefits of LED technology to our home users.”

So far, LEDs were limited to single-bulb use in applications such as instrument panels, electronics and pen lights.

Recent improvements in manufacturing technology have lowered the cost of LEDs.

Related Stories:
Philips pitches for energy efficient lamps

More Stories on : Electrical Goods | New Products & Services

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page