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Kendall Chatter hanged himself Nov. 25, 2018 in a cell in the temporary holding unit at Staton prison, using a sheet tied to the ceiling. He was “intensely yelling and banging on his cell in the immediate lead-up to his suicide,” the order stated. The correctional shift supervisor told an officer to allow him to continue until he got tired and stopped. That supervisor was later reprimanded. Earlier that month, Chatter cut his right wrist, possibly after being sexually assaulted.

With the meteoric rise in LED lighting, look for fluorescent lighting to become obsolete for most of its previous uses. LEDs are lighter, more versatile, cheaper and provide vibrant illumination.

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Distribution losses at 12V are pretty awful, though, and modern wall warts are pretty efficient. It could mean less clutter, but only for low power devices.

1. The Cree PAR38 floodlight from 2013 is a rock-solid design with a heavy metal fluted base, a metal-clad PCB for the LEDs, and a high-frequency power supply.

“There have been few innovations in emergency lighting beyond those created to meet new safety standards, so we are delighted that our EZ Exit luminaire was selected an innovative product by Architectural SSL,” said Russ Sharer, Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development for Fulham. “Emergency lighting continues to be a robust category for LED components and we are already receiving a lot of interest in the EZ Exit because it is easy-to-install, reduces the number of emergency lights required because of its high lumen output, and is aesthetically pleasing for office applications.”

The asserted LED driver patents are widely used in replacement bulbs in the form of incandescent or fluorescent lamps, wall-mount lights, and ceiling lights. The patented technology covers products with a linear driver for directly operating LEDs under household voltage, a step operation driver for generating flicker-free lights, as well as a dimmable driver for realizing smart lighting.

With tunnel projects, initial cost vs. whole life cost payback is always a primary concern. Whole life cost pack analyses typically consider all the following: initial cost; expected lifetime; expected maintenance/operating costs; and energy savings, among other considerations. These tunnel projects must have a positive cashflow in the end, and, must take full advantage of kWh energy savings from an LED replacement to justify using a higher-end product. This is where a robust tunnel luminaire, devoid of significant LED driver failures (the first, most common failure point in LED luminaires to date), and a solid customized controls solution become paramount; but again, the initial cost for the system must stay within reason.

Conspiracy theories are a lot more fun than critical thinking. Doubling the life of a lightbulb (by reducing the surface power loading of the filament) results in a 10 % reduction in luminous efficacy. In other words, roughly 10 % more energy is needed over the lifetime of the bulb to get the same amount of light. Over its lifetime, a 66 W 2000 hr lifetime bulb would consume 132 kWh of electricity, for a total cost of 13.7 dollars assuming a 50 cent pricetag on the bulb and ten cents a kilowatt-hour. You would need two 60 W 1000 hour bulbs to match the lifetime and light output, but the total price would now be less at 12.70 dollars. Different bulb and electricity prices would skew the optimal lifetime, but it seems pretty reasonable that the mandated 1000 hr lifetime is a consumer protection regulation rather than an industry conspiracy to rip off consumers.

Energy efficiency was a factor in the decision to use Luminis fixtures, as the building was built to the specifications of the LEED New Construction 2009 GOLD certification. The stringent process required that the Centre achieve high performance in key areas of health and the environment, including water and energy savings, recuperation of rain water and natural ventilation. The energy-saving features of the Syrios family adhere to the strict LEED GOLD certification criteria. All luminaires are designed for performance, reliability and durability. Each fixture features an integral LED sealed light module designed for optimal heat dissipation and lighting performance.

Due to the presence of some of the major oil & gas companies, in addition to a robust power sector, Europe has an immense potential for hazardous location LED lights.

4. As I tugged on the PCB, a few more lenses popped off the LEDs. The yellow color may come from fading or it may be to balance the color to give the rated 3000K color temperature.