Assessment of advanced solid-state lighting / Committee on Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Light emitting diodes.

Electric lighting.

Solid state electronics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90% of the consumed electricity into heat. Given the availability of newer lighting technologies that convert a greater percentage of electricity into useful light, there is potential to decrease the amount of energy used for lighting in both commercial and residential applications. Although technologies such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have emerged in the past few decades and will help achieve the goal of increased energy efficiency, solid-state lighting (SSL) stands to play a large role in dramatically decreasing U.S. energy consumption for lighting. This report summarizes the current status of SSL technologies and products--light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs)--and evaluates barriers to their improved cost and performance. Assessment of Advanced Solid State Lighting also discusses factors involved in achieving widespread deployment and consumer acceptance of SSL products. These factors include the perceived quality of light emitted by SSL devices, ease of use and the useful lifetime of these devices, issues of initial high cost, and possible benefits of reduced energy consumption.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 History of Public Policy on Lighting""; ""3 Assessment of LED and OLED Technologies""; ""4 Assessment of Solid-State Lighting Products""; ""5 Solid-State Lighting Applications""; ""6 SSL Large-Scale Deployment""; ""7 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Glossary""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Committee Biographical Information""; ""Appendix B: Committee Activities""; ""Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 1, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-27013-8

OCLC:

880446034