Advances in light emitting diode (LED) technology have made LEDs a viable option for energy efficient illumination. Light fixtures utilizing LEDs were designed and prototyped to replace incandescent factory task lights and fluorescent stairway lights at a Central Industrial Supply factory in Wuxi, China. Emphasis was placed on LED selection, circuit design, and heat dissipation. Energy savings of 85.2% for the factory task lights and 38.9% for the stairway lights were achieved with a combined payback period of 2.5 years.

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Creator

• Szlatenyi, Christopher Stephen
• Lee, Jae Seok

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-090109-001436

Advisor

• Rong, Yiming

Year

• 2009

Center

• Wuhan, China Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• Central Industrial Supply

Date created

• 2009-09-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright