Find New Lighting Set to Brighten Your House and Save Money From using oil or gas lamps to the first electric bulb was a great leap in the field of illumination. Since then lighting has evolved from tungsten filaments to gas discharge, metal halide and, now, solid state lighting in the form of LEDs. LEDs have been around since a long time but it is only in recent times that the price has fallen to sustainable levels and manufacturers have been able to come up with high power full spectrum LEDs that can be used for illumination in houses, in commercial spaces, in streetlights, for decoration and for growing plants.
LEDs have the highest conversion efficiency. Tungsten filament lamps convert only 10% of the power they consume into visible light. The rest is dissipated in the form of heat. Fluorescent lamps are more efficient in that they convert 20% electrical energy to light energy. LEDs of the garden variety convert 25% of electricity into light. LEDs have a small form factor and the light is directional, which means light is not wasted but can be directed at areas of use. LEDs have changed the dynamics of lighting and research institutions have even developed LEDs with 100% efficiency. Even with the efficiency current LEDs have they are perfect for home use and for use in hydroponics as well as public lighting. LED hydroponic grow light with the inherent advantage of less heat generation and more, even, directional lighting are now the preferred choice of vegetable and herb growers.
A typical LED hydroponic grow light module consists of a matrix of 200 to 600 3 watt full spectrum LEDs. Hydroponic growers love this type of lighting not only because of even spread of light but also because of efficiency and the “cool� light as well as ability to adjust intensity from zero to maximum. They are perfect for plants at all stages of growth since color can also be adjusted with a digital controller. The same module outputs blue-green light if required or redyellow-orange light as may be required for different stages of vegetative growth. That such LED hydroponic lights consume less power, last long and have an even yet directional light spread are other advantages. Homeowners are quick to realize these advantages as also the facility to adjust intensity and spectral quality and these qualities can be used to create mood lighting at home if required or use the module for general purpose illumination.
600 watt may be a bit of overkill for domestic illumination where 60 to 200 watts is more than enough. Custom makers of LED lighting for hydroponics can also provide smaller modules with a 50 to 100 3W lamps arranged in a matrix or in the form of strips for even lighting, unparalleled life and power savings. Just imagine the various types of moods that can be created with color effects and it is easy to see how easy it is to adapt hydroponics LED lights for homes as well.
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