electroluminescent technology

Electroluminescent Technology

Light Tape® Electroluminescent Lighting Products

Electroluminescence

• 1907 Captain Henry Joseph Round• World War II radar display research• Mid 1970’s Timex LCD Watch Illumination• Mid/Late 1990’s Commercial EL Available• 2004 Sylvania Natural Blue Phosphor• 2008 Sylvania Extreme Blue/Green Phosphor• www.lighttape.co.uk

Light Tape® Technology

EL Limitations

• Low light input • Susceptible to moisture and ultraviolet • Color shift • Cost effective manufacture • Short life

Recent Developments

• Higher output, long life phosphors • Microencapsulation to prevent degradation by

moisture • Ultraviolet absorbers • Controlling of colour shifts – dye conversion • Efficient, lightweight power source of 400Hz

and above

EL Advantages Over Incandescence

• Has no infrared radiation emission • Has no ultraviolet emission • Emits in narrow bandwidths • Is compatible with Night Vision Goggles (NVG) • Provides excellent scene contrast • Does not fail catastrophically • Low Power Consumption• No Light Pollution• Environmentally Friendly

EL “Area” Light

• Helps eliminate glare • Improves contrast and visibility • Is Flexible/Durable • Reliable, low maintenance • Low power consumption and cool

Beetham Tower

Elektron Tower

Ambassador Bloomsbury

Emergency Egress Lighting

Snap-N-Light

IP68 3M Resin Sealed

Pompey Centre

Darwin Walk UCL

Holophane External Floor Lights

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Light Tape UK Limited08456 170 697

www.lighttape.co.uk