LED bulbs have been characterized since their inception by their great efficiency, managing to offer good luminosity with a much lower energy expenditure that of their incandescent equivalents or even that of low-power fluorescents.
Also, it is not a static technology, but continues to progress as demonstrated Philips with its new range of LED bulbs state-of-the-art that promise to be the first to meet the Class A requirements present in the new energy efficiency labels for the European Union that were presented in spring.
According to the new regulations, to obtain a Class A rating, lighting products must achieve a minimum energy efficiency of 210 lumens per watt, parameter met by these new Philips bulbs that are capable of consuming up to 60% less energy to achieve the same quantity and quality of light as the manufacturer’s conventional LED bulbs.
The new generation will be available in equivalent powers of 40 and 60 watts (compared to a conventional incandescent), with white color temperatures of 3000 and 4000 degrees Kelvin, although with some consumptions that, as we will see below, are much lower.
If, for example, we take as a reference the model equivalent to 40 watts, it will have an electricity consumption of only 2.3 watts with a light output of 485 lumens and an efficiency of 210 lumens per watt. If we compare it with a current LED model from the same manufacturer that, for example, many of us may have at home, the electricity consumption was until now 5.5 watts with an efficiency of 85 lumens per watt.
In addition, the new Philips LED class A bulbs meet the Philips EyeComfort criteria thanks to which they should be less annoying for the user, but above all they have taken an important evolutionary leap in terms of durability, since according to their creators they multiply the bulbs lifespan per a factor of up to 3.5x.
This means that the average life expectancy of an equivalent LED bulb, which until now was around 15,000 hours of use, will rise to an impressive number of new models. 50,000 hours, which means about 50 years of use (turning it on 3 hours a day) before having to replace them.
Price and availability
At the moment Signify, responsible for the Philips brand in lighting, has already presented the new bulbs and they appear on the Philips website, although we still do not know when they will go on sale or at what price.
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