Help me understand about the new Veros (v3?) coming 6/16

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jeroly

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I tried to parse the press release about the next generation Veros that are going to be available in June, but perhaps I've been sampling the fruits of my gardening labors too much, and can't figure it out.

What's the bottom line here? In other words,...
  • How will v3 Vero 29s compare with Cree CXB3590s?
  • Will they use the same holders/lenses/heatsinks/drivers/form factor as v2? I.e., will it be possible to swap out old v2 COBs for the new ones in existing fixtures without needing to replace everything else?

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me figure this out!
 
Rahz

Rahz

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155 LPW warm white would be a couple percent more efficient than CXB top bin warm white (which to my mind is 3000-3500K), perhaps on par or slightly under the coming CXB upgrade.

They will likely retain the same form factor, or at the least the same mounting configuration which is an industry standard they have adopted.

I still have no idea where the 180 LPW figure is coming from but apparently it's either Vero or V series

"Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies, will debut several new products at this year’s Light + Building in Germany, including its seventh generation of Vero and V Series products now featuring nominal efficacy ranging from 155 to 180 lumens per watt warm white efficacy - See more at: http://www.bridgelux.com/resources/bridgelux-announces-market-leading-efficacy-cob-offering-155-lumens-watt-performance#sthash.IvoIy2dG.dpuf"

But it's the 155 LPW figure that's featured in the headline of the press release so I'm not sure what to make of it.
 
testiclees

testiclees

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Rahz said:
155 LPW warm white would be a couple percent more efficient than CXB top bin warm white (which to my mind is 3000-3500K), perhaps on par or slightly under the coming CXB upgrade.

They will likely retain the same form factor, or at the least the same mounting configuration which is an industry standard they have adopted.

I still have no idea where the 180 LPW figure is coming from but apparently it's either Vero or V series

"Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies, will debut several new products at this year’s Light + Building in Germany, including its seventh generation of Vero and V Series products now featuring nominal efficacy ranging from 155 to 180 lumens per watt warm white efficacy - See more at: http://www.bridgelux.com/resources/bridgelux-announces-market-leading-efficacy-cob-offering-155-lumens-watt-performance#sthash.IvoIy2dG.dpuf"

But it's the 155 LPW figure that's featured in the headline of the press release so I'm not sure what to make of it.
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Wow exciting. I didnt know about that. This development would motivate me to switch out my v29 first gen (optic 360) for 3rdgen.
Seems like, for me, it would be a worthwhile upgrade of around 10-12%.
 
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BOBBY_G

BOBBY_G

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keep in mind these are designed to be run much harder than we typically do

the best guess may be derived from

(v3 nameplate LPW)/(v2 nameplate LPW) * whatever current or efficiency you are looking at from current real V2 data

best we can hope for is that bridgelux, cree, citizen, and nichia all make their previous generations obsolete and then get into a major price war!
 
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