European EnLight research program aims to reduce indoor LED lighting power consumption by 40%

Germany consumes about 500 megawatts (TWh) of electricity per year, of which lighting consumes about 12% of its electricity. If the energy efficiency of the LED technology to replace incandescent lamps, can save 11.5TWh, or 20% of the lighting power, equivalent to the output of the 1 large power plants in the past 1 years. The German Federal Ministry of education and Research (BMBF) grant, 7 German "EnLight" (Energy Efficient and IntELligent Lighting Systems; energy saving and intelligent lighting system) member will be in the next 3 years, to study how the current system of LED lighting energy consumption, further reducing power consumption 40%. Members of the program from the industry and research institutions to provide 5 million euros of research funds, accounting for about 45% of the total, other funds from BMBF (Euro 4 million 100 thousand) and the European Union (2 million euros).

The EnLight plan in Germany by Infineon leader, including members of the German manufacturer BJB GmbH & Co KG lamps, Germany Institute (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) and LED lamp / light control module maker Insta Elektro GmbH (NXP Semiconductors GA, NXP GmbH), OSRAM (Osram AG) and the Rheinisch Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University (RWTH Aachen). In view of the indoor LED lighting energy saving solutions, the EnLight program aims to maximize the effectiveness of LED lighting through innovative LED lighting modules, including LED and drives. The scope of the study also includes changing the socket standard specifications, such as the current European general E27 incandescent lamp socket, not designed for lighting management system, but this system is very important for energy saving.

Another goal of the EnLight program is to develop programmable controllers and innovative sensors for intelligent LED lighting solutions. In addition, the development of LED lighting systems and intelligent wired and wireless networks, full use of energy, saving up to 40% of electricity. The research program will also explore new lighting features, according to EnLight research, the future of the LED light source will be able to automatically adjust the brightness of the ambient light source. Study on the German members belonging to the European "EnLight" plan, the plan by the European nanotechnology Programme Advisory Committee (European ENIAC) Co executive, presided over by the PHILPS company, the 30 member assembly from 6 countries, through this cooperation, will once again strengthen the European world leadership in the field of lighting system.