March 1, 2011
Announcing the world’s first LED lighting controller with integrated ambient light sensing
OTTAWA, ON (CANADA) March 1, 2011 – Arkalumen, a developer of advanced LED lighting technology, introduces a new line of LED lighting controllers that make it easy for lighting manufacturers to offer integrated ambient light detection directly within the luminaire. This new innovation enables a whole new class of exciting applications for energy-saving LED lighting.
According to Gerry Briggs, Arkalumen’s founder and chief scientist, developing the technology to integrate ambient light detection directly within the luminaire was no trivial matter. “Normally the light emitting from the fixture would interfere with the ambient light sensor,” claims Briggs. “What we have done is employed real-time algorithms to actuate the ambient light detection function only during the off-cycle of the LED. This allows us to accurately measure ambient light conditions in a way that is undetectable to the naked eye.”
LEDs or Light Emitting Diodes are a potential replacement for conventional light sources, offering exceptionally long-life, energy-efficiency and the reliability of solid-state technology. With this new capability, energy-efficient LED light fixtures no longer require expensive stand-alone ambient light sensors to offer daylight harvesting features, something that more and more customers are demanding. Daylight harvesting is a technique which automatically adjusts interior light levels to account for ambient light conditions.
The technology behind this new line of LED lighting controllers is patent-pending and adds to the company’s rapidly growing portfolio of intellectual property in LED lighting.
About Arkalumen
Arkalumen develops high-performance LED light engines and intelligent dimming controllers that make it easy and cost-effective for lighting manufacturers to introduce lighting that is differentiated on the basis of lumen-performance, energy-efficiency, and long-term reliability. The future is bright for solid-state light™
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