A recently published article in the ‘Technology’ section of the January-February ‘Iluminate’ publication titled “The Potential of Hybrid Fluorescent-LED Products” bears reading. The author writes that combining fluorescent and LED sources in a single fixture makes a great deal of sense for those wishing to produce good ambient and task illumination. Pendants using fluorescents provide indirect illumination-something LEDs are not well suited for, while LEDs allow focused task illumination that fluorescents are unable to match.
There is a compelling opportunity for manufacturers to combine solid-state with conventional lamp-based products in hybrid luminaire designs. Hybrid products apply the best attributes of each source into luminaries that deliver greater performance or unique aesthetics beyond the capability of a single source approach. The challenge that manufacturers currently face in applying the hybrid approach in luminaire design is finding a viable match between the capabilities of the two sources.
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