Friday, June 12, 2015

Useful Information On OLED Lighting

By April Briggs


Organic Light Emitting Diodes are light emitting panels that are created out of carbon-based organic materials when energy or electricity in this matter is applied. They are presently being used to make beautiful and efficient displays and large lighting panels. This is made possible with the help of light bulbs that have a very thin layer of the material that emits the light. OLED lighting is basically the only proven technology that can make large area lighting panels as opposed to a point or line.

The light produced is beautiful and soft diffused that is the closest to naturally known light. Panels made out of this notion of thinking are transparent and flexible as well as colour-tunable. Several companies already offer these panels including Phillips, LG Chem, Konica Minolta and others. Current production lines are however very small and the cost is very high.

Advancements on performance as well as reduction in cost are expected to take place in the 2016 and 2017 as the technology takes off. According to UBI research, the market will also experience exponential growth by 2020 and reach 82 million. This research is the most optimistic as most researchers feel that the technology will not be a success.

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 overall design and construction of these objects is of very high quality that is reflective of the nature of its source of light. The lighting elements have a lifespan of approximately thirty to forty thousand hours which lower than that of LEDs as they can go up to fifty thousand hours but still more than four times what compact fluorescent bulbs have to offer.

Most consumers are not aware of this technology creating the need for production companies to educate them. This will definitely be a challenging area for them that they will have to deal with. When people see the OLED products for the first time, they stop in their tracks as a result of their beauty. Most consumers look for lighting sources that are energy efficient which is a key benefit in the market.

Today, OLED is a quite under the efficacy requirements of lumens per watt but improvements are underway to match the standards. The biggest motivation for this technology will come with a drop in their cost as the consumers will have the opportunity to take part in the commodity product market. Moreover, the technology is opening new doors for creatives, designers and architects.

You can entertain and amaze your visitors at home with an OLED wall that lets you play with light. In the future, the fixtures will have the ability to react to the people around. Sound and motion will be detected by a hidden mirror and microphone allowing you to be reflected as a living light form. This will bring the need for planning a light installation as the design will not only be in one plane.




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