Cree LED ups the output for portable lighting
Brightest LED produces up to 20,000 lumens—over three times the output of a car's high-beam headlights
Cree LED has announced the new XLamp XFL LED family, comprised of three LEDs designed for maximum performance in flashlights and other portable lighting applications.
The brightest XFL LED, XFL10K, produces up to 20,000 lumens—over three times the light output of an automobile’s high-beam headlights—in a flashlight.
Each of the XFL LEDs is optimised for specific flashlight lumen targets, to speed the design process for manufacturers and enabling them to deliver high-value customer products to market faster.
The XFL LED family is said to offer unmatched performance, producing the light output of competing solutions with a 90 percent smaller light emitting surface, translating to more precise beam shapes, less colour variation, and a longer throw distance. When put into an existing flashlight design, XFL LEDs increased the throw distance by 54 percent over the incumbent LED, making it capable of lighting up objects nearly six football fields or 644 meters away.
Dennis Bertken, CEO at INFINITY X1 said: “Cree LED took our design specifications and quickly delivered these XFL LEDs in time to meet our aggressive production schedule. Our performance and cost requirements were met, allowing us to incorporate these LEDs into our innovative products and to deliver the very best flashlight experience to our customers.”
XLamp XFL LEDs come in three different versions—XFL05K, XFL08K and XFL10K, targeting 5000, 8000 and 10,000 lm flashlight applications respectively—and are available in 6500K – 5000K CCT with options of 70 and 80 CRI.
