Re:Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors
by benkuhn on Thursday November 28, 2019 @08:02PM
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While LEDs do produce some waste heat, efficient ones convert 50%+ of the input power to visible light, so it's less than you might think (compare to ~10% for incandescents, iirc). The bulb I have doesn't have a perceptible effect on my room temperature (although I guess it probably does cause the thermostat to turn on a tiny bit less often).
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Re:Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors
by Marsymars on Thursday November 28, 2019 @08:57PM
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That visible light is still mostly ending up as heat in your home though, other than what spills out of windows.
Re:Rooms can be as bright as the outdoors
by Sinergy2 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @08:53PM
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Can you give an example of an LED bulb installation with 50%+ luminous efficacy? Perhaps you are thinking of the raw lumens/watt coming out of lab-grade LED material without considering other system draws (cooling, power conversion)?