LED Blog

Where does the United States rank when it comes to the LED lighting global market? Europe ranks first with 23%, China is second with 21%, and the U.S. ranks third with 19% of the market. Interestingly enough, while Europe has higher electricity rates than does China or the United States, their utility suppliers lack large-scale subsidies to defray the high LED lighting start-up cost. China’s lighting cost, on the other hand, is lower than in other parts of the world due mainly to them having the largest manufacturing base of LED lighting producers in the world. In the United States...

LEARN MORE… DO MORE… BUILD MORE… REVEAL MORE The words you see above come from a man who has revolutionized the way we literally see things today. His parents were uneducated immigrant people, yet they emphasized to him that school was important. His father, who was a coal miner, gave him a pocket knife at around the age of five or six and told him “if you want something, make it yourself”, which is what he did. That person is Nick Holonyak, Jr., the creator of the first visible LED.  In 1962 while working at General Electric, Mr. Holonyak invented...

LED’s have been around for over 50 years. They have been used for many years as indicator lights in an assortment of electronic equipment - from aircrafts to elevators. It wasn’t until the recent development of white LED’s that they were thrust into the public eye. Once this was accomplished, LED’s now had the potential of replacing other white light sources such as incandescents, fluorescents, halogens, etc….…and they most certainly have. The point of the chart below is not only to show that LED use is growing, but it is being used across every major application that is out there....

Some of the common everyday uses of LED lighting can be found in downlights, outdoor lighting areas, and ceiling troffers.  There are so many more applications the LED lighting could benefit, but these are just a few to keep in mind. DownlightsThese are lights placed or designed so as to throw illumination downward. This includes recessed ceiling lights inside homes and buildings, and outside under overhangs that provide security lighting for entryways or exits.Outdoor Lighting AreasThis includes fixtures that provide lighting for streets and parking lot areas. These two types are well- suited for LED technology primarily because LED directionality...

Petersen Parts LLC currently has independent distributors throughout the country selling our products.  We are very proud of our distributors and all the hard work they do; without them, we wouldn’t have our "name" out there, and for that we are very grateful.  Jeff and I strive to shop local and help out small businesses in any way we can, so our hope is that you too will support our distributors as well. Here is who we currently have selling our Petersen LED lights.  Feel free to call any one of them to learn more about our products or to...