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Light that never dies


The cool led technology label is a quality guarantee for longevity.  It is a direct result of research into the application of led-chips in light fittings.  This led to a totally new generation of light fittings with passive absorption of warmth and an active transfer system.



Cool Led Technology – CLT
A led chip turns about 70% of its energy into warmth. Heat generation is the main determining factor for the lifespan, light stream and light color.

clt1 If the temperature of the chip increases,
the effects are:
• drastic reduction of the lifespan
• sterke vermindering lichtstroom (Lm);
• inconsistent color temperature
 
The light stream and light quality depends on the thermic design.
 
Dia levensduur2 A good thermionic design and a good quality led chip mean that the lifespan of the chip is scarcely relevant.  This rarely fails.  The heat sink is what determines the whole system, and its drivers are the weakest element in the entity.  That and the temperature Itself (up to 50° surrounding temperature), make it better to place these outside the chip enclosure. The optical quality declines slowly, but is easily replaced.
 
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Egbert Keen researched the effectiveness of the cooling bodies that lighting manufacturers commonly use. His conclusion is that these are usually copied from other electronics applications, but are not effective enough for light fittings. Most cooling bodies are therefore reasonably good at absorbing heat, but not good enough at releasing it.
   
clt3 Subsequently, Keen developed a cooling system that priorities the release of warmth, in order to increase the effectivity.  He tested heat absorption in various cooling systems.
 
clt4 In order to optimize the heat release, he followed the air streams and tested the turbulence in a wind tunnel.
 
clt5 This resulted in a design that takes the heat from the chip directly to the outside and into the cooling fins.
 
clt6 The upward currents of air along the fins, almost up to the chip, cool the fitting.
 
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Fittings and light source are, as it were, melted together to make one electronic product.  This led to a whole new generation of light fittings, built with modular elements, to which technical and creative elements can be added.

The fittings are actually design cooling bodies, make from aluminum. ‘Design follows function’: nothing is superfluous, everything has its function.
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Fittings equipped with this CLT label guarantee both the quality of the light and the lifespan.