LED lamp

LED lamp
A 230-volt LED lamp with an E27 base (10 watts, 806 lumens, 3000 Kelvins)
TypeLight-emitting diode, light bulb
First production 1968 (1968)
A 230-volt LED filament lamp, with an E27 base. The filaments are visible as the eight yellow vertical lines.
An assortment of LED lamps commercially available in 2010: floodlight fixtures (left), reading light (center), household lamps (center right and bottom), and low-power accent light (right) applications
An 80W Chips on board (COB) LED module from an industrial light luminaire, thermally bonded to the heat sink

An LED lamp or LED light[1] is an electric light that produces light using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LED lamps are significantly more energy-efficient than equivalent incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps.[2][3][4] The most efficient commercially available LED lamps have efficiencies exceeding 200 lumens per watt (lm/W) and convert more than half the input power into light.[5][6][7] Commercial LED lamps have a lifespan several times longer than both incandescent and fluorescent lamps.

LED lamps require an electronic LED circuit to operate from mains power lines, and losses from this circuit means that the efficiency of the lamp is lower than the efficiency of the LED chips it uses. The driver circuit may require special features to be compatible with lamp dimmers intended for use on incandescent lamps. Generally the current waveform contains some amount of distortion, depending on the luminaires' technology.[8]

The LED lamp market is projected to grow from US$75.8 billion in 2020 to US$160 billion in 2026.[9]

LEDs come to full brightness immediately with no warm-up delay. Frequent switching on and off does not reduce life expectancy as with fluorescent lighting.[10] Light output decreases gradually over the lifetime of the LED.

Some LED lamps are drop-in replacements for incandescent or fluorescent lamps. LED lamps may use multiple LED packages for improved light dispersal, heat dissipation, and overall cost. The text on retail LED lamp packaging may show the light output in lumens, the power consumption in watts, the color temperature in kelvins or a color description such as "warm white", "cool white" or "daylight", the operating temperature range, whether the lamp is dimmer compatible, whether the lamp is suitable for humid/damp/wet conditions, and sometimes the equivalent wattage of an incandescent lamp delivering the same output in lumens.

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  8. ^ Ciugudeanu, Calin; Buzdugan, Mircea; Beu, Dorin; Campianu, Angel; Galatanu, Catalin Daniel (12 December 2019). "Sustainable Lighting-Retrofit Versus Dedicated Luminaires-Light Versus Power Quality". Sustainability. 11 (24): 7125. doi:10.3390/su11247125. ISSN 2071-1050.
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