LED Lighting Installation

What is LED Lighting?

LED stands for light-emitting diode. Unlike fluorescent lights, LED lights use many small components that emit different colors to produce the desired effect. Using semiconductors, electrical current is passed through them to produce photons that release different wavelengths of visible light. In this regard, an LED stands in contrast to a photovoltaic cell, which is used in solar arrays to convert visible light into electricity.

The lighting of this type is becoming more popular in the market because it is safe and energy-efficient. They come in all shapes, sizes, voltages, watts, etc., but generally produce more light than conventional light bulbs because they require less electricity to generate more photons.

Types of LED Light Bulbs

Today’s market is driven by LED lighting, which is energy-saving, long-lasting, and offers excellent color rendering. Suppliers are using LED lighting for general lighting, directional lighting, decorative lighting, and many other applications. Here are some popular LED products and applications:

Strip LED

Usually, LED strip lights and ribbon lights are made up of a flexible circuit board containing surface-mounted LEDs held in place with adhesive tape. Strip LEDs are slim, which allows for easy installation practically anywhere as well as allowing them to be cut to fit any area, which makes them very versatile and adaptable lighting tools. The brightness and customizability of strip LEDs make them suitable for applications ranging from kitchen cabinet lighting to ceiling fluorescents in offices. It can be controlled through wireless dimming systems or wall switches.

Commercial LED

Since commercial spaces require super bright LEDs, there are retrofit kits that replace fluorescent tubes with LEDs. The use of LED lighting in commercial spaces, such as parking lots, manufacturing warehouses, or outdoor areas, minimizes the environmental impact a business may have and reduces annual maintenance and operating costs.

Industrial LED

For industrial spaces, it is also necessary to have super bright LEDs. Several industrial LED manufacturers and commercial electricians offer lighting solutions designed to maximize energy savings while reducing installation and maintenance costs. LED lighting systems can integrate with existing automation systems in factories or buildings.

Portable / Workshop LED

For workshops, utility rooms, garages, and other commercial applications, portable or LED workshop lights are ideal. The fixtures can be either suspended or surface mounted. Compared with old incandescent or HID light fixtures, LED shop lights are an environmentally friendly and cost-effective option.

Wet Location LED

Wet Location LED bulbs are required in both indoor and outdoor areas where space may be exposed environmentally to water. These wet LED bulbs are vapor-tight light fixtures that are moisture resistant. High-bay, linear, and jar fixtures are the three major types of this type of fixture.

Grow LED

Grow LED lights are used for gardening when you need high-output LEDs to provide optimal light for seeding and houseplants, as well as for herbs and other edibles. Grow lights assist in performing photosynthesis for plants, which is required for the plants to thrive. The photons produced by LEDs are higher than those by standard HID lights. LEDs produce very little heat, which makes them an excellent choice for growing plants. Energy consumption is only half that of fluorescent bulbs, and they last five times longer.

Rope LED

Having been in the market for some time now, this is suitable for several different applications. It’s a long cylinder of light with a light source inside placed at intervals of several inches to give the illusion of “glittering” or “twinkling” effects. Due to their low brightness, rope lightings are best used for decorative purposes only and are not practical for display lighting. 

10 Benefits of LED Lighting

LED lighting offers many benefits for industrial and commercial businesses that are interested in reducing their energy usage and costs. Here are some advantages of LED lights:

Light Lifespan

By far, LEDs have the most significant advantage over traditional lighting solutions when it comes to lifespan. Most LEDs have a lifetime of 50,000 hours to 100,000 hours, roughly 5.5 to 11 years, or more. These lights last 2-4 times as long as fluorescents, metal halides, and even sodium vapor lighting. It is more than 40 times as long as the average incandescent bulb.

Having fewer replacements means two key benefits: lower labor costs and lower replacement parts costs because the bulbs last longer.

Energy Efficiency

Since LEDs have a high lumen output per watt, about 70% of their energy can be converted into light. As a result, they are much more energy-efficient than other bulbs, which waste a lot of energy by turning it into heat. LED bulbs require only six watts of power to produce as much light as traditional incandescent bulbs, and their lower temperatures make them safer to operate. 

These improvements in energy efficiency are directly correlated with financial savings. The energy use of any business will be reduced when you replace traditional light sources with LED light sources, making LED lights a wise investment.

LED Lights Have the Ability to Operate in Cold Conditions

Cold weather is not friendly to traditional lighting sources. Fluorescent lamps, in particular, require a higher voltage to start when temperatures drop, which reduces their light intensity.

LED lights, on the other hand, perform better at cold temperatures by about 5%. Thus, LED lights are a better choice for lighting in freezers, meat lockers, cold storage spaces, or refrigerated display cases. Due to their efficiency in cold environments, they are also the ideal choice for light fixtures used in parking lots, for lighting the perimeters of buildings, and for outdoor signage during winter.

No Heat or UV Emissions

As anyone who has attempted to change an incandescent bulb right after turning it off knows they get very hot even when they’re not used and take some time to cool down. Most traditional lighting sources, such as incandescent bulbs, use over 90% of their energy to generate heat, allowing only 10% of their energy to illuminate. LEDs emit almost no heat, and most of the light they emit is within the visible spectrum.

Also, LEDs can illuminate works of art that will gradually degrade or disintegrate over time if they are exposed to UV rays. As LED lighting does not emit UV rays.

Design Flexibility

LEDs are very small, roughly the size of a pepper fleck. Because of this, they are useful for almost any application. Their original purpose was as an indicator light on a circuit board. When you combine them in bunches, you get the equivalent of a traditional bulb. If you string together a series of LED lights, you create a line or series of lights like a string of Christmas lights.

Think of the options this gives you for lighting in your facility. Since LED devices are so small, they can be used in everything from a shop floor to a football stadium.

Dimming Capabilities

LEDs perform well at almost any power percentage, from about 5% to 100%. Some lighting sources, such as metal halide, perform less efficiently when dimmed. Sometimes, you cannot dim them at all.

On the other hand, LED lighting has the opposite effect. An LED light will operate more efficiently when it is operated with less than full power. It has other benefits, too. It increases the lifespan of the bulb, and it means you are using less energy, reducing your energy costs. 

When using LEDs, it is important to note that traditional dimming equipment cannot be used. They require hardware that is specific to their technology.

Directional Lighting

Rather than emitting light in all directions, LEDs emit light in one direction. In this way, no light is wasted or trapped within reflectors and diffusers, which can prevent more than half of the generated light from leaving the bulb. The directional nature of their output makes LEDs ideal for applications such as task lighting and recessed downlights.

Low Radiated Heat

An incandescent bulb produces light by heating its filament to a temperature that causes it to glow, whereas an LED bulb produces light by emitting electromagnetic energy when electrified. By turning energy into light instead of heat, LEDs can operate at a significantly lower temperature than other types of light bulbs.

LEDs produce very little heat, which is dispersed by a heat sink. This heat sink absorbs any heat generated and disperses it safely away from the diodes. Even though the actual fixture or base may feel warm to the touch, LEDs themselves do not emit infrared radiation, so there is no warmth to be felt. As a result, they are ideal to use in heat-sensitive areas, such as displaying artwork, since they won’t fade or cause other heat damage to paints or dyes.

Instantaneous Illumination

When electricity is supplied to LEDs, they can deliver light immediately. In contrast, other types of lighting, such as fluorescent tubes and high-intensity discharge lamps, must be charged before they can produce light.

Once connected to power, an LED bulb begins emitting light. LEDs’ quick response time allows them to be used in applications requiring very brief periods of illumination, such as traffic control signals or intermittent safety lights that must be activated when someone enters a specific area.

Reliability

Most LEDs last 50,000 hours or longer and have a very low failure rate. As LEDs are not relying on filaments, they do not suffer from the problems caused by broken filaments, such as arc-faulting, which is a major cause of bulb failure in conventional light sources.

Furthermore, LEDs do not suffer from problems related to heat and high voltage, such as radio interference, which can cause flickering, humming, low output, and other malfunctions under these conditions. In other words, you’ll spend less time and money maintaining LED lights. 

Installation

Since most LED lighting fixtures are low-voltage, they either have a transformer built-in or require an external transformer, but the good news is that it is not necessary to rewire a house to use LED. All the wiring that is commonly used is perfectly fine for use with LEDs.

LED fixtures often come with a transformer built-in, so they can be plugged into a standard outlet. LED products, such as LED strip lights, need to be powered externally. Either an AC cord is attached, similar to a laptop power supply, or they need to be plugged into an outlet.

Any lighting installation, however, that requires electrical connections to the line voltage should be performed by a licensed electrician like our company.