Prelude
Choosing the right light fixture based on the ceiling height and the room’s purpose can transform a boring room into an inviting and useful expanse. Though easily overlooked, ceiling lighting is a design element capable of affecting a room’s style and ambiance. This aspect has seen to the rise in the popularity of LED Ceiling Lights.
A LED light is an electric light that illuminates using light-emitting diodes and has a greater electrical efficiency and longer lifespan compared to fluorescent and incandescent light. Henry Joseph’s invention in 1907 and Bernhard Gudden and Robert Pohl’s invention in 1920 were an observation of the concept of electroluminescence which was later coined in 1936 by George Destriau. The inventions emitted a yellow faint light which was practically useless. With further research, Gallium Arsenide’s development became the first patent of a LED with a practical use. In 1962, Nick Holonyak Jr. invented visible red light LED earning him the title “Father of the Light Emitting Diode.” In 1972, Craford of Monsato Company made LED’s emitting pale yellow light and LEDs ten times brighter than Holonyak’s version. Continuous and meticulous research led to the development of first generation of super bright red, yellow, green, blue and white LEDs. LED lights are presently cost-effective and can be installed on a large scale.
Types of LED Technology Ceiling Lights
Fundamentally, there are three types of LED technology used. Namely:
Dual In-Line Package LEDs
DIP LEDs are commonly found built into electronics due to the diminutive size and can only emit limited amount of brightness.
Surface Mounted Diode LEDs
SMD LEDs are brighter and smaller than DIPs making more versatile in terms of encasing the LEDs with smaller electronics or across different types of lighting. Installing up to three diodes on a SMD chip can create a range of different colors, offering the customer a greater variety.
Chip on Board LEDs
The COBs are the brightest as one can install up to nine diodes on a chip, improving the brightness-to-energy output and thus increasing lighting efficiency. However, due to the circuitry makeup of the COB LED chip, it is impossible to emit an electrical range of different colors.
Benefits of LED Ceiling Lights
Energy Saving
LED lighting uses up to 80% less energy than incandescent and halogen bulbs. Although it may vary based on the type of fitting chosen, LED lighting still remains lead in terms of efficiency.
Environmental Friendly
LED lighting is far greener than traditional lighting and is most suitable for one seeking to meet government energy quotas.
Long Lasting
LED bulbs and spotlights last far longer than other bulbs with a 15-year average lifespan, saving on recurrent bulb replacements.