Cree Launches Higher Brightness, Higher Efficiency Plant Lighting LEDs
Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) recently announced the launch of the XLamp XQ-E and XP-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LEDs, optimized for horticultural lighting applications, delivering higher performance.
These two new LEDs provide up to 21% higher output compared to the previous generation XQ-E and XP-E Photo Red LEDs, helping horticultural lighting manufacturers achieve higher performance products while reducing fixture size and lowering system costs.
Michael Naish, Director at Rusalox, stated: "The Cree XQ-E product family offers an excellent combination of ultra-compact package, high output, and rich color options required for horticultural lighting. By adopting Cree XQ-E LEDs and combining them with our company's proprietary AlumOxide technology, our customers can develop outstanding horticultural lighting fixtures with power consumption only half that of traditional HPS high-pressure sodium lamps, with smaller size and lighter weight than existing technologies. The higher-performance Cree XQ-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LED will help customers quickly reduce the power consumption of their existing product designs and provide a faster return on investment cycle."
Cree's XQ-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LED sets a new performance benchmark, delivering up to 5.39 μmol/sec of Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF) at 85 °C in a package of just 1.6 mm x 1.6 mm. The output-to-package-size ratio of this new XQ-E LED is more than double that of competing products.
Cree's XP-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LED delivers up to 6.08 μmol/sec of Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF) at 85 °C and is the first LED to break the 1 W radiant flux barrier at 85 °C.
"The new XQ-E and XP-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LEDs bring a major performance breakthrough to horticultural lighting, delivering double the Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD) and higher output compared with existing LEDs," said Dave Emerson, Vice President and General Manager of Cree's LED Business. "Our technology enables customers to develop higher-performance, longer-lasting luminaires, accelerating the adoption of LEDs in this emerging horticultural lighting application. At the same time, Cree will continue to provide the industry with a broader, horticulture-optimized portfolio, including white, Royal Blue, Far Red and many other color options."
The XQ and XP LEDs for horticultural lighting are based on Cree's ceramic-based high-power technology and deliver an R90 lifetime of more than 100,000 hours at 105 °C. At the same time, horticultural lighting manufacturers can continue to use their existing drivers and optics compatible with the XQ and XP platforms to accelerate time to market.
Cree's XQ-E and XP-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LEDs are now available for sample requests and can be produced in volume with standard lead times.