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Applications and Demonstration |
Designing a Better Recessed Downlight Using SPE Technology
The LRC developed a highly efficient LED downlight to replace an equivalent 75W incandescent or 26–32W CFL downlight.
Efficiency Testing for Freezer Case Lighting 
Current industry practice rewards freezer lighting for its luminaire efficacy measured at room temperature. To obtain realistic data, the evaluation method must consider the application environment. ASSIST has published a technology-neutral method for evaluating the performance of luminaires used in freezer cases.
Snap-In LED Module for Outdoor Luminaires
LRC researchers developed an energy-efficient, snap-in LED module for
lighting systems using the LRC’s patented scattered photon extraction (SPE) technology. Each individual module can be easily fixed or disassembled from the luminaire as needed.
Standalone PV-LED Lighting for Aviation
The LRC conducted a study to understand the factors that affect the performance of standalone PV-LED lighting systems, especially how the charge controller affects total system performance.
Development of an Energy-Efficent, Ultra-thin LED Luminaire
The LRC explored a novel "ultra-thin" LED luminaire concept to replace downlight, accent, and wall-wash luminaires using incandescent and halogen technologies.
LED Blue Taxiway Luminaires
The LRC explored new luminaire designs and methods of transferring heat from the LED junction to the optics in order to minimize snow and ice buildup on blue airport taxiway luminaires.
Remote Airfield Lighting Systems
Many remote communities, such as those in Alaska, depend on air transport for business and emergency aid. Night landings at remote airfields are often dangerous. The LRC explored ways to help make night landings at remote airports safer and area communities more accessible.
 Perceptions of White Light Sources of Different Color Temperatures
The Lighting Research Center and ASSIST conducted a series of experiments to measure perceptions of white illumination from light sources of different CCTs.
The Potential of Outdoor Lighting for Stimulating the Human Circadian System
The Lighting Research Center and ASSIST sought to provide a
quantitative analysis of the impact of light at night, particularly
from streetlights of different spectral power distributions, on the
human circadian system.
Redefining White Light Chromaticity Boundaries for Aviation
The LRC conducted a human factors investigation of the boundaries in chromaticity space that people perceive as white and recommended new aviation white boundaries that were independent of the color limitations of incandescent sources.
Requirements for Runway Guard Lights 
The LRC conducted laboratory human factors experiments to determine the appropriate luminous intensity and other operating parameters of LEDs used in runway guard lights in order to provide acceptable visibility and safety.
LED Aviation Signal Brightness
LED signal lights have narrower spectral distributions than incandescent (filtered and unfiltered) signals, resulting in more saturated colors. Since color saturation increases the perception of brightness, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asked the LRC to develop a set of “brightness correction factors” for white, green, and blue signal lights.
Performance, Metrics and Test Methods |
Minimizing Flicker from SSL Systems
To assess the ability of individuals to perceive light source flicker directly and indirectly, and to understand the role of flicker characteristics on comfort, the LRC conducted laboratory studies under flickering patterns differing in frequency, modulation depth, duty cycle and waveform shape.
Dimming Behaviors of LED Replacement Lamps
LRC researchers investigated the dimming performance of commercially available LED replacement lamps and the performance variations among different residential dimmers.
Techniques to Improve Green Phosphor for Superior White LEDs
LRC researchers investigated a “green” phosphor for its performance and ability to improve the efficacy and color of a white LED.
Estimating the Junction Temperature of AC LEDs
LRC researchers developed an alternative method of estimating AC LED junction temperature and thermal resistance.
White SPE LEDs with Multi-phosphor Layers
Recent LEDs have improved their color properties by combining multiple phosphors instead of using a single yellow phosphor. The common practice is to create a random mixture of multiple phosphors that is spread around the LED chip. In this study, LRC researchers questioned the impact of randomly mixing the phosphors versus stacking different phosphors in layers, as well as the effect of the order of the layers.
Accelerated Life-test Method for LED Drivers
The LRC conducted a study to understand what factors influence the failure modes of standalone LED drivers, and to develop an accelerated test method to predict the useful life of an LED driver.
Optimizing Remote-phosphor LEDs with Optical Ray-tracing
LRC researchers developed a method to determine the MFP of a phosphor layer that can be used in optical ray-tracing analysis to obtain accurate results.
SPETM Technology for Mixed-Color LEDs
The LRC hypothesized that a new approach using SPETM optics with optical diffusers could improve the spatial color uniformity of mixed-color LED systems without sacrificing much efficiency.
Extracting More Light From LEDs
An LED’s efficiency is limited by its inability to extract some of the light generated by the chip’s active layer. One reason for this light loss is the refractive index mismatch between the chip and the surrounding medium. The LRC conducted a two-part study: an optical ray-tracing analysis to understand what factors influence light extraction, and a laboratory study to quantify the refractive indices of commercial encapsulants.
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