DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND CONSUMER TESTING OF MARKETABLE RESIDENTIAL LED LIGHT LUMINAIRES
Impact/Purpose:
Demonstrate the ecological, economic and lighting advantages of producing attractive LED luminaires to benefit the public and the environment, and to create a new market.
Description:
Developing marketable LED luminaires poses challenges, even though LEDs are energy-efficient and an ecological alternative to conventionally lighting. Challenges include: perceptions that the color rendition of LEDs is unacceptable to the public; numbers of LEDs must be grouped to provide usable lumen output; available LED luminaires are few and not aesthetically attractive; and LEDs have high first costs relative to other light sources.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
)
Start Date:08/31/2007
Completion Date:07/31/2008
Record ID:
188276
Keywords:
GLOBAL CLIMATE, ACID DEPOSITION, ATMOSPHERE, EXPOSURE, HUMAN HEALTH, ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS, COLOR RENDITION INDEX (CRI), COLOR TEMPERATURE, ILLUMINANCE, LUMINANCE, EFFICACY, CUMULATIVE EFFECTS, CHEMICALS, PARTICULATES, NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFATES, ACID RAIN, EMISSIONS, POLLUTION PREVENTION, LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL, COST-BENEFIT, PREFERENCES, WILLINGNESS TO PAY, CONSERVATION, PUBLIC GOOD, ENGINEERING, MONITORING, LIGHTING, ZERO ENERGY HOMES, SOLAR DECATHLON, 12VDC,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Mailing Address
:21000 W Ten Mile Rd
Citation
:Southfield
State
:MI
Zip Code
:48075
Project Information:
Approach
:Interdisciplinary students will test LED lamps to verify specifications and then design prototype lighting luminaires. The electrical engineering students will concentrate on the technical aspects related to electrical components, the architecture students will address the quality and quantity of light requirements, and the interior design students will address the aesthetics. A management graduate student will analyze and estimate costs for production. Tour participants through the LTU Solar Decathlon home and/or another venue will be surveyed for marketability of the luminaires and results will be used to develop final products.
Cost
:$9,535.00
Research Component
:Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Approach
:Interdisciplinary students will test LED lamps to verify specifications and then design prototype lighting luminaires. The electrical engineering students will concentrate on the technical aspects related to electrical components, the architecture students will address the quality and quantity of light requirements, and the interior design students will address the aesthetics. A management graduate student will analyze and estimate costs for production. Tour participants through the LTU Solar Decathlon home and/or another venue will be surveyed for marketability of the luminaires and results will be used to develop final products.
Cost
:$9,535.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Built Environment
Project IDs:
ID Code
:SU833557
Project type
:EPA Grant