EXPLORE LED

WHY LED?

You have heard the buzz, but what makes LED so special and is it right for you?

-90% energy savings from incandescent, 40-50% energy savings from fluorescent

-Green solution – no toxic mercury or lead and nearly free of harmful UV emission

-50,000+ lifetime leads to less maintenance & lower replacement costs

-Nearly indestructible – free of filaments, moving parts or fragile glass.

-Minimum heat = maximum safety.

-Richer, more natural color

-Unprecedented color control.

-Highly directional – eliminates light pollution while enhancing subject detail.

WHY AO?

With so many companies offering LED today, how do you know which one to choose?

-All AO components are U.L. & C.E. listed, ROHS compliant (certified lead/mercury free)

-AO adheres to one of the tightest binning tolerances in the industry. +/- 75-150K versus +/- 300-500K

--AO Warm White= 2925K-3075

--Others’ Warm White=2700-3300K

  • Knowledge of both LED technology as well as its applications. AO management’s experience includes semi-conductor industry, lighting industry, and electrical engineering expertise.
  • AO is in control of the entire chip-packaging process as well as LED system engineering. This includes starting from a raw material, proper binning, phosphor coating, die-bonding and printed circuit board assembly…to engineering the proper thermal management (heat sink) and power supply system design. The result is exceptional quality and purpose-built LED systems for lighting applications, not mass-market LED materials built for hundreds of industries with less stringent tolerances.
  • Patented phosphor technology assures consistent color temp (Kelvin) and rendering (CRI) from the initial stage throughout the life.
  • LM-80 certified LED’s*
  • LM-79 certified luminaries**
  • AO tests its LED’s in hostile operating conditions to assure performance reliability (176F/85% humidity levels)
  • Unlike a hi-power LED, AO uses hi-output LED solutions. The benefit of AO’s solution is cooler operating temperatures and more even distribution of light.

    • LM-79 Explained

    LM-79 is a test that measures LED performance claims by the manufacturer. This tests and certifies an entire LED fixture.

    The test is run by an ITL (independent test lab) that is certified by the Department of Energy (DOE).  The ITL operates the LED luminary and measures/certifies performance claims including operating temps, junction temps, color rendering (CRI) lumen output, etc.  

    This certification provides an acid-test for performance claims of output, operating temperatures, and other critical metrics. Unfortunately, this certification is rarely seen in the residential market.

    LM-80 Explained

    LM-80 is a test that measures LED life. This tests only the LED, not the complete fixture.

    The test is run by an ITL (independent test lab) that is certified by the Department of Energy (DOE).  The ITL operates the LED’s over a six-month time period and measures the delta (change) over several variables including operating temps, junction temps, phosphor degradation, lumen output, etc.  The resulting data allows the lab to determine a reliable prediction on the life of the LED within a range of parameters. The final data set is reflected in an L-70 number, or time at which the lumen output is 70% of the initial output.  

    This certification provides an acid-test that a claim on L70 of 50,000 hrs is truly 50,000 hours. Very few companies have certified their performance claims to this extent.