“Many LED lighting modules are currently available, including mid-power and high-power modules”, explains Joel Thomé, PISEO’s General Manager. And he adds: “Mid-power LED modules offer low power consumption, high flux in association to large led count and lighting surfaces whereas high-power LED modules deliver more flux and in smaller LES. COB LED modules provide a compromise between size of light, LES, flux power and power consumption.”
However they need additional components to give the light effect desired, such as clamp holders and optics. The choice of the LED module technology will depend on an application’s system requirements with regards to power consumption, LES and light flux.
“The main benefits to lighting integrators of using LED modules cover faster product development cycles, less complexity for integration as well as the management of high level parameters, which is directly handled by the LED module supplier,” explains Pars Mukish, Business Unit Manager, LED, OLED and Sapphire at Yole. But the choice of the module requires a deep knowledge and understanding of the three areas: application, technology and system architecture. These factors are highly interdependent. As a consequence, specifications of the main functions of the module, including thermal management, optical design and power supply, need to be carefully studied to ensure the right components and materials are used.
Growth of the LED industry initially came from small display applications and was driven forward by larger LCDs. Since 2012, most companies have been participating in the ultimate application for the LED business, general lighting. Now, for solid-state lighting to grow, the industry expects strong price decreases though development of new LED platforms.
Furthermore, complete standardization of these sub-systems is still difficult as integration of LED modules must follow specific rules in areas such as design and electrical insulation. In this context, the Zhaga consortium has been created to develop guidelines for interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers. Standardization will further reduce development and maintenance but will also limit the possibility of differentiation between suppliers.
Most LED lighting module suppliers are packaged LED manufacturers that have used vertical integration to capture more value within the supply chain. These players have a strong competitive advantage in terms of mastering the LED binning strategy. However some other types of players are also involved in this business. They mainly want to diversify their activities and/or define new strategies to support the development of their primary business. They are: LED luminaire, LED driver, optic, connector, heatsink … manufacturers.
However they need additional components to give the light effect desired, such as clamp holders and optics. The choice of the LED module technology will depend on an application’s system requirements with regards to power consumption, LES and light flux.
“The main benefits to lighting integrators of using LED modules cover faster product development cycles, less complexity for integration as well as the management of high level parameters, which is directly handled by the LED module supplier,” explains Pars Mukish, Business Unit Manager, LED, OLED and Sapphire at Yole. But the choice of the module requires a deep knowledge and understanding of the three areas: application, technology and system architecture. These factors are highly interdependent. As a consequence, specifications of the main functions of the module, including thermal management, optical design and power supply, need to be carefully studied to ensure the right components and materials are used.
Growth of the LED industry initially came from small display applications and was driven forward by larger LCDs. Since 2012, most companies have been participating in the ultimate application for the LED business, general lighting. Now, for solid-state lighting to grow, the industry expects strong price decreases though development of new LED platforms.
Furthermore, complete standardization of these sub-systems is still difficult as integration of LED modules must follow specific rules in areas such as design and electrical insulation. In this context, the Zhaga consortium has been created to develop guidelines for interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers. Standardization will further reduce development and maintenance but will also limit the possibility of differentiation between suppliers.
Most LED lighting module suppliers are packaged LED manufacturers that have used vertical integration to capture more value within the supply chain. These players have a strong competitive advantage in terms of mastering the LED binning strategy. However some other types of players are also involved in this business. They mainly want to diversify their activities and/or define new strategies to support the development of their primary business. They are: LED luminaire, LED driver, optic, connector, heatsink … manufacturers.
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