OLED tile is a first for lighting

 

OSRAM has announced its ORBEOS CDW-031 OLED lighting tile, which as far as I know is the 1st commercially available OLED lighting product.

ORBEOS OLED lighting - Technical Information

• Features ORBEOS CDW-031
• Format: lighting tile
• Feature of the device: non glaring uniform area light source, exceptionally thin (2.1 mm), instant on/off, high quality of light, very good color rendering, mercury-free
• Color: warm white
• Light output area: ø79.00 mm
• Glass size: refer to product drawing
• Brightness 1.000 cd/m2
• Driving current ca. 180mA
• Efficiency typ. 23 lm/W (15lm Output)
• CCT 2800 K
• CRI ~ 80
• Lifetime 5.000 h
• Lambertian emission profile
• Interconnect: 4 contact ledges

Applications

• Designer luminaires
• Decorative lighting, mood lighting
• Functional lighting
• General lighting

 

ORBEOS can be switched on and off without delay and is continuously dimmable. Unlike LEDs its heat management is simple. The panel contains no mercury and emits no UV or infrared radiation. Its brightness level is usually 1,000cd/m² with power input of less than a watt. In ideal operating conditions it has a lifespan of around 5,000 hours. ORBEOS is available with a frosted glass surface. The panels can be easily mounted using spring contacts.