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USF Green Light considers LED bulbs to be an emerging technology breakthrough similar to Edison's light bulb centuries ago. LED bulbs are extremely energy efficient, using up to 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs. They have a long lifetime of over 100,000 hours, are shock resistant, and do not contain mercury, making them more sustainable and cost effective than other bulbs over time. LEDs offer advantages like various light colors, small sizes, focused light, and lower heat emission.

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USF Green Light Flyer

USF Green Light considers LED bulbs to be an emerging technology breakthrough similar to Edison's light bulb centuries ago. LED bulbs are extremely energy efficient, using up to 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs. They have a long lifetime of over 100,000 hours, are shock resistant, and do not contain mercury, making them more sustainable and cost effective than other bulbs over time. LEDs offer advantages like various light colors, small sizes, focused light, and lower heat emission.

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USF Green Light

Emerging technology considered as brilliant


a technology breakthrough as the Edison light
two centuries ago.

Live LED bulbs

Why switch to LED?


Light Emitting Diode – LED bulbs, are
extremely energy-efficient. They are solid
bulbs that have revolutionized lighting using
only a fraction of the electricity that
incandescent light bulbs use.

Advantages:

More efficient – up to 90% less energy


used translates into smaller power
supply required.
Long service life – lifetimes can exceed
100,000 hours, far longer than typical
incandescent light bulbs.
Cost-effective – over time the best
value because maintenance and
replacement costs are expensive.
Shock resistant – LEDs are solid and do
not have a filament, they are difficult to
damage with external shock unlike
incandescent bulbs which are fragile.
Color – LEDs can emit light of an intended
color without using any color filters as
traditional lighting methods need.
Size - LEDs can be very small (smaller
than 2 mm2) and are easily populated onto
printed circuit boards.
Focus – LEDs can be designated to focus
their light unlike incandescent light bulbs
that require an external reflector.
Cool light – LEDs do not radiate too much
heat in the form of infrared light that can
damage fabrics.
Low toxicity – LEDs do not contain
mercury.
Light for remote areas - because of their
low power requirement, LEDs may be used
with solar panels.
Sustainable - saving on electricity reduces
CO2 emissions, sulfur oxide and high-level
nuclear waste.

Prepared for Dr. Francis Tobienne


ENC 3250-792
December 10th 2010
Marco Albrecht
Dylan Mayeux
Justin Weber

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