Optoelectronics
Cree® XLamp® MP-L EasyWhite™ Pendant Luminaire Reference Design
This application note demonstrates a remarkably simple way to incorporate the Cree XLamp® MP-L
EasyWhite™ LED into a pendant light, a popular hanging luminaire that has traditionally used A-form
incandescent bulbs and more recently self-ballasted CFLs.
Pendshades, large fractions of flux from the illumination source are absorbed by the shade. The fixtures
offer a pleasing “glow” and “look” and so enjoy considerable popularity, even with the inherent loss of
light. However, when used with a frosted white shade, an XLamp MPL-based pendant can be an Energy
Star-conformant SSL luminaire.
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