Fun Facts about LED

Here are a couple fun facts about LED technology:

1. LED Energy Efficiency LEDs use up to 85% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs because of their design. They use a different kind of energy than incandescent lights that generates almost no heat, making them the more energy-efficient choice.
   

2. LEDs use Electrical Energy instead of Heat Energy LED bulbs use a specially constructed semiconductor to generate light. In this semiconductor, the varying electrical current causes electrons to jump from one orbital to the next orbital of the atom they are on, producing a photon of light. Micro LEDs use these photons of light to illuminate. This is a use of electrical energy. In contrast, incandescent light bulbs work by passing an electrical current through a thin metal filament, causing the filament to heat up and glow hot, thus producing light. Unfortunately, this method of producing light wastes a lot of energy as heat energy, thus making incandescent lighting less efficient.
   

3. LED stands for Light Emitting Diode LED is an abbreviation for light-emitting diode. A diode is a specific type of semiconducting device that allows electrical current to flow through it in only one direction. Semiconductor simply means “a somewhat conductor”. This means a semiconductor has an electrical conduction value falling in between an insulator and a conductor. A conductor is something that lets electricity easily pass and an insulator does not let energy pass through it.
   

4. LED Lifespan These mini lights can last over 50,000 hours. That is 20 years of 7 hours of usage per everyday straight.
   

5. There are 5 billion LED lights on the Eiffel Tower Besides their use in hobby products, bright LED lights are used for thousands of different applications around the world. While Evan Designs did not supply the 5 billion mini LED lights that light up the Eiffel Tower every night, it is an incredible lighting fact.
   

6. Blue LEDs can help keep food fresh LED light is more antibacterial and antimicrobial than incandescent light, however, blue tiny LED lights, in particular, are especially beneficial in preserving food. Scientists found that the light from blue mini LEDs has a strong antibacterial effect on a large number of foodborne pathogens, and they are used to preserve meat and cut fruits and vegetables. This phenomenon is due to light-sensitive compounds in bacterial cells. These compounds are particularly sensitive to the wavelengths of blue light and exposure can result in the death of the bacterial cells.