DOE Releases CALiPER Application Summary Report on LED AR111 Lamps

Craig DiLouie December 5, 2012

The U.S. Department of Energy has completed Series 17 of testing through the DOE Solid-State Lighting CALiPER program. A summary of the results is now available for download on the DOE SSL website here.

Report 17 analyzes the performance of a group of six LED products labeled as AR111 lamps, a niche product. Results indicate that this product category is lagging behind other types of directional LED lamps—the LED lamps tested are unlikely to be effective replacements for halogen AR111 lamps, primarily because of color quality and luminous intensity distribution characteristics. In some applications, they may perform acceptably and provide some energy savings, but continued improvement in this market category is warranted.

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