An Evaluation of Commercial Graphene Solid State Lighting
Abstract
We provide an independent technical assessment of photometric, electrical, and thermal performance of commercially available graphene solid state lighting (SSL) for potential use in the DON environment. It has been found that coating the Light-Emitting Diode (LED) filaments of commercial style LED lighting products with graphene dissipates heat more efficiently. The results are potentially a longer-lasting (>60,000 hrs), brighter, low power SSL technology that operates at cooler temperatures and is ~10% more efficient compared to non-graphene SSL packages. Replacing SSL systems across our warfighting centers with cooler graphene enhanced SSL has the potential to drastically reduce HVAC cost by the means of reducing the amount of heat required to be removed by our current AC cooling systems. Furthermore, the longer lifetimes of graphene enhanced SSL technology may cut maintenance and procurement cost of existing lighting contracts because facilities will not have to procure as much. Results are provided for graphene enhanced A19 and tube LED lamps that were commercially available on the market at the time of this study and we conclude with our recommendations for potential DON adoption.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1208981
Entities
People
- Christopher I. Aguilar
- Cody K. Hayashi
- Keith E. Graeber
- L. Hsu
- Manuel A. Lopez
- Richard C Ordonez
- Tristan Bond
Organizations
- Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific