Rensselaer Researchers Identify Cause of LED "Efficiency Droop"
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 15:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called "efficiency droop" that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents.