Top 10 Benefits of LED Lighting

1. Long Life and Maintenance Free - LED Lighting Features Long Operational Life Time Expectations
Long life time stands out as the number one benefit of LED lights. LED bulbs and diodes have an
outstanding operational life time expectation of sometimes up to 100.000 hours.
This is 11 years of continuous operation, or 22 years of 50% operation. If you leave on the LED fixture for 8h
per day it would take around 20 years before youd have to replace the LED bulb.
LEDs are different to standard lighting: They dont really burn out and stop working like a standard light,
moreover the lighting diodes emit lower output levels over a very long period of time and become less bright.
2. Energy Efficiency - LED Lighting Features A Much Better Energy Efficiency
Todays most efficient way of illumination and lighting, with an estimated energy efficiency of 80%-90% when
compared to traditional lighting and conventional light bulbs. This means that about 80% of the electrical
energy is converted to light, while a ca. 20% is lost and converted into other forms of energy such as heat.
With traditional incandescent light bulbs who operate at 20% energy efficiency only, a 80% of the electricity is
lost as heat. Imagine the following scenario:
Think of e.g an airport using energy efficient LED lighting exclusively and achieving a 30% power
consumption reduction in comparison with an airport using conventional lighting technology.
Because the long life span of LED lights, also the maintenance work - think of all the work and energy it
would take to purchase, stock and change the conventional light bulbs of an airport - youll see that you can
make significant energy savings also when it comes to maintenance and replacement due to the long
operational life times of LED lighting.

3. Ecologically Friendly - LED Lighting Is Much More Eco-Friendly

LED lights are free of toxic chemicals. Most conventional fluorescent lighting bulbs contain a multitude of
materials like e.g mercury that are dangerous for the environment.
LED lights contain no toxic materials and are 100% recyclable, and will help you to reduce your carbon
footprint by up to a third. The long operational life time span mentioned above means also that one LED light
bulb can save material and production of 25 incandescent light bulbs. A big step towards a greener future!
4. Durable Quality - LED Illumination Can Withstand Rough Conditions
LEDs are extremely durable and built with sturdy components that are highly rugged and can withstand even
the roughest conditions.
Because LED lights are resistant to shock, vibrations and external impacts, they make great outdoor lighting
systems for rough conditions and exposure to weather, wind, rain or even external vandalism, traffic related
public exposure and construction or manufacturing sites.
5. Zero UV Emissions - LED Lighting Features Close to No UV Emissions
LED illumination produces little infrared light and close to no UV emissions.
Because of this, LED lighting is highly suitable not only for goods and materials that are sensitive to heat due
to the benefit of little radiated heat emission, but also for illumination of UV sensitive objects or materials
such a in museums, art galleries, archeological sites etc.
6. Design Flexibility - LED Lighting Has Powerful Flexible Design Features
LEDs can be combined in any shape to produce highly efficient illumination. Individual LEDs can be dimmed,
resulting in a dynamic control of light, color and distribution. Well-designed LED illumination systems can
achieve fantastic lighting effects, not only for the eye but also for the mood and the mind:
LED mood illumination is already being used in airplanes, classrooms and many more locations and we can
expect to see a lot more LED mood illumination in our daily lives within the next few years.

7. Operational in Extremely Cold or Hot Temperatures

LED are ideal for operation under cold and low outdoor temperature settings. For fluorescent lamps, low
temperatures may affect operation and present a challenge, but LED illumination operates well also in cold
settings, such as for outdoor winter settings, freezer rooms etc.
8. Light Dispersement - LED Lights Achieve Higher Application Efficiency
LED is designed to focus its light and can be directed to a specific location without the use of an external
reflector, achieving higher application efficiency than conventional lighting. Well-designed LED illumination
systems are able to deliver light more efficiently to the desired location.
9. Instant Lighting & Frequent Switching - LEDs Can Be Turned On/Off Many Times
LED lights brighten up immediately and when powered on, which has great advantages for infrastructure
projects such as e.g traffic and signal lights.
Also, LED lights can switched off and on frequently and without affecting the LEDs lifetime or light emission.
In contrast, traditional lighting may take several seconds to reach full brightness, and frequent on/off
switching does drastically reduce operational life expectancy.
10. Low-Voltage - LED Lighting Can Run on Low-Voltage Power Supply
A low-voltage power supply is sufficient for LED illumination. This makes it easy to use LED lighting also in
outdoor settings, by connecting an external solar-energy source and is a big advantage when it comes to
using LED technology in remote or rural areas.

Metal Halide / High Pressure Sodium to LED Wattages Conversion

Original Lamp

LED Lamp

70 Watt Metal Halide

30 Watt LED

100 Watt Metal Halide

40-50 Watt LED

150 Watt Metal Halide

60-70 Watt LED

175 Watt Metal Halide

80-90 Watt LED

70 Watt High Pressure Sodium

40 Watt LED

100 Watt High Pressure Sodium

50-60 Watt LED

150 Watt High Pressure Sodium

80-90 Watt LED

250 Watt High Pressure Sodium

90-125 Watt LED

Calculation:

1
2
3

Total No. of 70 & 80 Watt HPSV/HPMV Well Glass

Fittings
Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp
Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp/day (12 hrs)

4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp/month

Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp/ year
No. of Fittings to be changed
Total Power Saving (approx.)/ year
Total Saving (in Rupees @ 5.50 /-)/ Year
Cost of 40 W LED Well Glass Fitting (approx.)
Total Cost of 40 W LED Well Glass Fitting

11

Total Pay back

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Total No. of 70 & 80 Watt HPSV/HPMV Well Glass

Fittings
Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp
Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp/day (12 hrs)
Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp/month
Power Saving (approx.)/Lamp/ year
No. of Fittings to be changed
Total Power Saving (approx.)/ year
Total Saving (in Rupees @ 5.50 /-)/ Year
Cost of 40 W LED Well Glass Fitting (approx.)
Total Cost of 40 W LED Well Glass Fitting
Total Pay back

350
35 Watts
35*12=420 wh
420*30=12600 wh i.e.
12.6 KWH
12.6*12=151.2 KWH
350
350*151.2=52920 KWH
52920*5.50=291060
5000/- per piece
5000*350=1750000/1750000/291060= 6
Years

10
35 Watts
35*12=420 wh
420*30=12600 wh i.e.
12.6 KWH
12.6*12=151.2 KWH
10
10*151.2=1512 KWH
1512*5.50=8316/5000/- per piece
5000*10=50000/50000/8316=6 Years

LED Watt Conversion & Light Replacement Guide

POOR- AVERAGE -GOOD

Incandescent
/
Halogens

Mercury
Vapor

Efficacy:
15-25 Lm/W
CRI:
98-100
Lifespan:
3,000 hours

Efficacy:
30-60 Lm/W
CRI:
40-50
Lifespan:
15,000 hours

40 - 60
60 - 75
75 - 100
100-150
150-200
200-250

15-25
25-35
35-45
50-60
70-85
90-110

Incandescent
/
Halogens

Mercury
Vapor

Metal Halide

High
Pressure
Sodium

Efficacy:
Efficacy:
80-105 Lm/W
70-110 Lm/W
CRI:
CRI:
60-70
20-30
Lifespan:
Lifespan:
10,000 hours
15,000 hours
- WATTAGE COMPARISON TABLE 5-15
5-15
15-25
15-25
20-35
20-35
25-40
25-40
35-45
35-45
40-55
40-55

Metal Halide

High
Pressure
Sodium

Compact
Fluorescent
(CFLs)

Light
Emitting
Diodes
(LEDs)

Efficacy:
40-70 Lm/W
CRI:
60-90
Lifespan:
15,000 hours

Efficacy:
60-140 Lm/W
CRI:
70-95
Lifespan:
40,000 hours

12-15
15-18
18-23
23-35
30-45
45-60

5-8
7-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30

Compact
Fluorescent
(CFLs)

Light
Emitting
Diodes
(LEDs)

What does a Watt mean?

The Wattage of the light is the amount of energy it takes to produce a certain
amount of light. The higher the wattage, the brighter the light, but also the
more power it uses. The efficiency of this system was introduced using
incandescent lamps
For instance:
40 Watt incandescent lamp produces only 380-460 lumens and uses 40 Watts of
energy per hour.
100 Watt incandescent lamp produces 1700 1800 lumens and uses 100 Watts of
energy per hour.
Direct sunlight is around 100k lumens and uses no amount of energy per hour.
This was an inefficient way of lighting and there have been many advances,
such as the introduction of
fluorescent and compact fluorescent lighting as well as metal halide,
low pressure sodium and high pressure sodium. Fluorescent and compact
fluorescent produce better
lighting with lower wattage; however, have some environmental
factors to take into consideration. Metal halide, LPS and HPS produce better
lighting than standard
incandescent; however, they are typically much higher in wattage and
use much more power than their CFL or LED counterparts.

For instance:
A 40 Watt incandescent is now replaced with a 9 Watt CFL or a 4 Watt LED
A 60 Watt incandescent is now replaced with a 13 Watt CFL or a 7 Watt LED
A 100 Watt incandescent is now replaced with a 32 Watt CFL or a 15 Watt LED
Switching to CFL or LED can provide the same or better lighting while using a
fraction of the original power.
What does a Lumen mean?
A lumen is the amount of light a certain lamp gives off. If replacing a standard
150 Watt light bulb which gives off around 2600 Lumens, using a 42 Watt CFL or a
25 Watt
LED is about the equivalent. This lowers the needed power of the light by over a
quarter of the required power to produce the same light. A 70 Watt LED fixture
can
produce 7000 Lumens or more and replace most highway and parking lot lighting
fixtures to a more efficient and cost effecting light.
This is becoming more efficient every day.