Energy Focus, Inc. Announces New 500D Series Tubular Led Lighting Products
January 04, 2017 at 09:00 am EST
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Energy Focus, Inc. announced its new 500D series tubular LED lighting products are the first in the U.S. verified as “Low Optical Flicker, Less Than 1%” by UL. The designation confirms Energy Focus' status as an innovator of LED lighting technology and commitment to developing flicker-free lighting. Optical flicker is any fluctuations in brightness over time. Flicker of sufficiently low frequency can be visually perceived as blinking or flashing. Higher frequency flicker is invisible to the human eye but puts stress on the human brain as it processes visuals, and is a known cause of headache and eyestrain. People who have visual hypersensitivity, especially those on the autism spectrum, are susceptible to adverse reactions to fluctuations in light. People with photosensitive epilepsy may experience seizures from flickering light. While LEDs are capable of flicker-free lighting, flicker is often present as a result of low-quality drivers having output current ripple. By engineering driver to remove current ripple, Energy Focus products ensures practically flicker-free operation that avoids potential flicker-induced health risks. UL Verification is an objective, science-based assessment that confirms the accuracy of marketing claims. The flicker marketing claim Verification service was created in response to new requirements in California Title 24, a new standard designed to reduce commercial and residential energy consumption, for reduced-flicker lighting, as well as address market demand for third-party verified flicker results. This test measures all types of flicker, including frequencies of flicker higher than what the eye can “see” as flashing or blinking, but also the higher frequency, invisible flicker.
Energy Focus, Inc. provides sustainable, energy-efficient lighting and controls systems products for the commercial, military maritime and consumer markets. The Company's commercial products include RedCap emergency battery backup tubular LEDs (TLEDs); EnFocus powerline lighting control platform including dimming (DM) and color tuning (DCT); light-emitting diode (LED) retrofit solutions for existing luminaires, including replacement TLEDs for linear fluorescent lamps, downlights, and retrofit kits for low-bay, high-bay and office applications; and Industrial grade LED Dock lights. Its military maritime market (MMM) LED lighting products include Military-grade Intellitube retrofit TLED and the Invisitube ultra-low EMI TLED and Military-grade fixtures, including LED globe lights, berth lights; high-bay fixtures and LED retrofit kits. The Company's primary target customers for its LED lighting and controls systems are enterprise end-users, as well as contractors or ESCOs.