As the quest to control lighting increase in California, especially with LED lights, there have been multiple ways that manufacturers have taken advantage of the LED color tuning technology to meet the demands of California residents. Primarily, there 3 common type of color tuning in LED: white, warm-diming, and full color tuning. Here is a quick overview of the three types of color tunings:
1. White color tuning
White color tuning involve adjusting the color temperature of a given color fixture manually. In general, it employs a dip switch on the fixture which when switched will change the color temperature from 2700K all the way to 3000K. Currently, the technology is controlled by high-end LED drivers that allow independent color temperature and light output control. If you are unsure about the color temperature to buy, you don’t have to worry now because you can always change the temperature after purchasing the LED lights.
2. Warm Dimming
Most warm-dim LED lighting California has to offer are created to imitate the effects of incandescent dimming. The technology was highly sought-after by hospitals, restaurants, multi-living centers, bars, and other applications where relaxed warm dimming environments were needed.
When the incandescent light source is tuned to full output, its filament will gradually glow whiter. The diming process will naturally result in the filament cooling, making it to move from white to yellow and then red. This setting has been replicated in some LED light sources that have the capacity to dim down to warm colors by lowering the LED light engine’s CCT through the dimming curve.
3. Full color tuning
Despite its efficiency, LED lighting was considered to deliver monotone and boring light colors. However, that’s no longer the case. With the advancement of technology, LED lights can now be tuned to any color. Majorly used in theatres, there are now several applications of full-color tuning in California, especially with the new researches being done in circadian rhythm indicating that certain colors are more beneficial or detrimental to sleep schedules.
Unlike white color tuning and warm dimming LED technologies that are based only on white color temperature, full color tuning are designed to provide color outputs anywhere within the visible color spectrum. The most common method of achieving this is through RGB color system, which allows you to output any color imaginable—whether white or RGB color spectrum.
Bottom-line
If you have been scouting for LED color tuning system, the above 3 options are the most common in California. As you can see, lighting technology is moving so quickly, so expect to see more innovations in the future as the demand for LED color controls continues to surge.
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