Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Useful Information On OLED Lighting

By April Briggs


Fully known as Organic Light Emitting Diodes, these are panels that produce light when electricity is applied and made of organic materials that are carbon based. Currently, they are used to make large area panels and displays that usually are beautiful and efficient. The emission of light is enabled by bulbs that really are made of a thin layer of light emitting material. OLED lighting is the only technology that is used to make large panels that differ from point lighting or line.

The light is the closest to the earths natural light as it is soft diffused and attractive compared to other light sources. The panels have a colour manipulation characteristic, are transparent and flexible. There are several companies that are already offering the panels; they include Phillips, Konica Minolta, LG Chem. They are currently very expensive and the production is small.

In the next one or two years, the OLED technology is expected to take off with a foreseen decrease in price as well as advanced performance. The technology will experience rapid growth by 2020 according to UBI research which has also predicted that the market will attain 82 million. The UBI research is the most optimistic of all as most researchers do not have faith in the technology.

The light produced is quite dim enabling the panels to be incorporated in fixtures that can be seen by the human eye thus no need to use diffusers top cut the glare. This technology creates room for lighting designs to be developed. This technology is very similar to that of LED and has superior advantages over it which explains the advancement that has been done to this product.

The entire design of the OLED lighting is of very good quality that is depictive of the superiority of the source of the light. The lighting elements can last for up to a period of between 30,000 and 40,000 hours of use which is a bit less than LED that lasts up to 50,000 hours. They however are a quadruple more effective than what the normal fluorescent bulbs have to offer.

Production companies face an education challenge since most consumers have not heard of this technology. This is definitely an area that they will have a hard time working on. Most people stop in their tracks when they see OLED products because of their beauty. Inherent energy efficiency advantages are the key benefit in the lighting market that most consumers are looking for.

As we speak, the technology does not meet the expected requirements necessary of lumens per watt but companies are making improvements to match the standards. When the consumers are able to take part in the commodity market, prices will go down which will be the greatest push to the technology. Creatives, architects and designers face new opportunities due to this technology.

OLED technology can be a source of entertainment to visitors at home as you can play around with the lights to make patterns. The technology is looking forward to coming up with a lighting system that goes hand in hand with peoples moods. This will enable a person to be depicted as a living form of light which is really impressive when you think about how useful this technology will be.




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