Solar Whiz Lights – LED Lights

LEDs were introduced to the lighting market in the mid-2000s. They offer up to a 4,900% increase in estimated lifespan, and up to a 761% increase in wattage-per-lumen efficiency. LED bulbs are phasing out old lighting products and are broadly being adopted over compact fluorescent lamps (CFL lights).

Solar Whiz Lights utilise solar-powered LED lights to illuminate your home. Our side-lit fixtures are a leap up from conventional bulbs, offering rectangular, square and circular sizes.

Whether you’re looking for some lights to illuminate your home at night, or a feature piece to showcase in your home, Solar Whiz Lights have you covered.

What is LED Lighting?

Light Emitting Diodes with a visible spectrum red light was first developed in the early 1960s. Their commercial uses were limited due to their extreme production cost. They weren’t commercially viable until the 1970s through calculator back-lights and signal lights for radios and telephones.

LED lighting for homes didn’t reach commercial viability until the late 2000s, with the development of high-power LEDs.

Functionally, an LED light produces illumination through electroluminescence. A miniature semiconductor produces photons through the combination of negatively charged electrons and electron holes. The photon energy is what we visibly perceive as ‘light’, and several factors change how we perceive it.

LEDs come in many shapes and forms, from conventional LED light bulbs that you can purchase from your local store to LED downlights.

Interested in watching an animation on how LED lights work? Check out this video!

Are LED Lights superior to other forms of light?

Solar Whiz LED lights run on solar power, meaning they have 0 running costs. Compared to conventional lighting options (incandescent, CFL, traditional LED lighting), Solar Whiz Lights offer a larger lumen output per watt. We’ve gathered some handy benchmark figures for you to peruse.

Check out our infographic to the left to compare lights!

Lumen (lm)

Lumens indicate the amount of light produced by a light source. Lumens are very important for calculating LED light power usage, or any other light bulb’s power usage.

One lumen is equal to the light of a single candle.

Lux (lx)

Lux is indicative of the amount of light output dispersed in a given area. One lux is equal to one lumen per square meter. Assuming a small lamp puts out 200 lumens and spreads it throughout one square meter, that would equate to 200 lux.

Contrarily, a lamp that puts out 200 lumens across ten square meters would be 20 lux. This is due to the light displacing over a larger area.

One lux is equal to the light of a single candle in the space of one square meter.

Solar Whiz Lights offer a tailored approach to our customers based on their needs. We have a relative lux guide that we follow when we quote, based on a room’s given lighting needs. This comes in two forms: General and Functional.

General lighting is a lux count for standard use. This is a simple lux recommendation for rooms that don’t need specialised LED lighting.

Functional lighting is a lux count for specialised use. Some examples of brighter/focused lighting needs include:

• Kitchen spaces, for food preparation,
• Bathrooms, for cosmetics and personal grooming,
• Garages or sheds, for tinkering or fine hobbies.

What sizes do Solar Whiz LED Lights come in?

Solar Whiz Lights offer a wide range of solar LED lights & lighting solutions. These fixtures come in a range of rectangular, square, and circular sizes. These LED lighting units are fantastic for installation in a variety of circumstances.