Cree, a LED lighting innovator, has declared the establishment of new technology centers in China. This move further expands Cree Thermal, Electrical, Mechanical, Photometric, and Optical (TEMPO) Services in these major markets.
The innovative technology centers were established in response to fulfill the growing demand for Cree products and services across China. In addition, the centers will promote Cree’s intent to expedite extensive market adoption of LED lighting. With TEMPO Services, LED lighting designers can have easy access to a wider array of evaluation services for LED luminaires, through which customers can have the necessary information to design, develop and market superior LED products.
A suite of TEMPO Services will be provided from the new technology centers. The unique requirements of Chinese lighting manufacturers such as the popular Cree TEMPO 21 and TEMPO Thermal Simulation Services will be met through TEMPO Services. Cree’s expertise suggests that existing standardized tests fail to detect general quality issues and failure modes within solid state lighting products. TEMPO 21 evaluates and investigates major aspects of quality such as electrolytic capacitor analysis, chemical compatibility, dimmer compatibility, and driver spikes that are commonly overlooked.
Effective LED luminaire thermal design is necessary for optimum performance and maximum reliability. The thermal behavior of fixtures that are LED-based such as airflow profile, temperature profile, junction temperature, and heat sink temperature can be calculated using TEMPO Thermal Simulation. TEMPO SPOT provides customers with expensive equipment for evaluating photometric performance of replacement lamps and luminaires. Every TEMPO Service offers an accurate, simple TEMPO report containing relevant performance data and testing results.
Source: http://www.cree.com/