《Latest Trends in LED Lighting LED照明新进展》.pdfVIP

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Vol. 95, No. 1, 2012 Translated from Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi, Vol. 131-A, No. 5, May 2011, pp. 315–320 Latest Trends in LED Lighting MAKOTO BESSHO and KEIICHI SHIMIZU Toshiba Lighting and Technology Co., Ltd., Japan SUMMARY other than visible light, tolerance of low temperatures, no content of environmentally hazardous mercury (Hg), etc. LED is the fourth and latest generation of light One can expect that by using these outstanding properties, sources, following the first-generation incandescent lamps, new lighting applications that were impossible in the past the second-generation fluorescent lamps, and the third-gen- will be implemented in various fields. eration HID lamps. Their excellent characteristics, such as Here we give an outline of the latest trends in LED high efficiency, long life, compactness, light weight, zero lighting. mercury content, very slight IR and UV emissions, and the like, are advantages in comparison with conventional light 2. LED Lighting Background sources. With the progress of LED lighting technologies, their application is spreading in sign and display devices, As estimated by the National Institute for Environ- spot lighting, base lighting, and security lighting, and new mental Studies, greenhouse gas emissions produced