LED Lighting

By: Q. T. Vinh and H. Winkler and P. Bodrogi and T. Q. Khan

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Synopsis: Promoting the design, application and evaluation of visually andelectrically effective LED light sources and luminaires for generalindoor lighting as well as outdoor and vehicle lighting, this bookcombines the knowledge of LED lighting technology with humanperceptual aspects for lighting scientists and engineers. After an introduction to the human visual system and currentradiometry, photometry and color science, the basics of LED chipand phosphor technology are described followed by specific issuesof LED radiometry and the optical, thermal and electric modeling ofLEDs. This is supplemented by the relevant practical issues ofpulsed LEDs, remote phosphor LEDs and the aging of LED lightsources. Relevant human visual aspects closely related to LEDtechnology are described in detail for the photopic and the mesopicrange of vision, including color rendering, binning, whiteness,Circadian issues, as well as flicker perception, brightness, visualperformance, conspicuity and disability glare. The topic of LEDluminaires is discussed in a separate chapter, including retrofitLED lamps, LED-based road and street luminaires and LED luminairesfor museum and school lighting. Specific sections are devoted tothe modularity of LED luminaires, their aging and the planning andevaluation methods of new LED installations. The whole is roundedoff by a summary and a look towards future developments.