Epistar's Lee: Zhaga Standards Will Make LED Lamps Prevalent in Three Years

Taipei, May 8, 2012 (CENS)--Epistar Inc. Chairman B.J. Lee pointed out that the interface standards that Zhaga Consortium is working on for LED light engines will make LED lamps prevalent in three years following the releases of several Zhaga-standardized engines at the Light+Building 2012 fair held in early April in Frankfurt, Germany.

Founded in 2010 in the Netherlands, Zhaga is a consortium of over 195 individual companies around the world working together to develop standards for LED light engine interfaces so that engines from different suppliers can be interchangeable in different lighting fixtures. Among them is Epistar, the world's No.1 LED chipmaker by output capacity.

So far, the standard consortium has created seven engine specifications for seven different light sources, including downlight and spot light. An LED light engine is a combination of an LED module and the associated control gear, according to Zhaga definition.

Lee pointed out that architects have been loath to design LED lighting fixtures into their works all because of the inconsistent interface specifications among LED light engines, which make interchange between the engines out of the question. Zhaga standards, he noted, make the engines from different companies compatible one another, eliminating the hindrance to replacing engines from one company with engines from another.

Lee estimated Zhaga interface standards will begin to make LED lamps popular in 2015. He noted that LED is a versatile light source, featuring slime design, energy saving and changeable color temperature.