UK firm hails breakthrough in led driver efficiency
Cambridge based technology firm Sagentia has developed an innovative new approach to driving led devices, which it believes will enable higher energy efficient lighting systems to be developed in the near future.
The new patent pending technology, a result of an EU funded initiative called Project Hercules, is designed to enable leds to be driven using low cost electronics at efficiency levels significantly in excess of existing techniques.
The company says it represents a 'step change' away from conventional pulse width modulation and linear driver approaches currently used in led products.
Commenting on the breakthrough, Dr Euan Morrison, head of advanced lighting and optical technologies at Sagentia, said: "This new technology has the potential to make a significant impact on the development of led technology for use in both medical and general lighting applications.
"Combining our new energy drive and hd/led high colour performance lighting solves all the remaining problems holding back led lighting and we are looking forward to installing it in our new products."
