4 Different Types of Outdoor LED Lights Explained

Outdoor LED lights are touted as the next big thing in energy-efficient lighting technology. Although LED lights have been in use for decades, it is only recently that LED technology has advanced sufficiently for them to be used as illumination for both outdoor and indoor use.

LED lights offer a number of significant advantages over incandescent, fluorescent, and compact florescent lights. The biggest advantage that LED lights provide is that they use far less power as compared to other forms of lighting. This represents significant savings in terms of energy consumption. In addition, LED lights last far longer than other types of light bulbs. Also, they do not contain any mercury and thus offer a sizable advantage over compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Their characteristics make LED lights particularly suitable for outdoor use. Let us take a look at the different types of outdoor LED lights and their uses.

1. Solar Powered Lights

This is the single biggest market for outdoor LED lights. Because LED lights require less energy, they can be easily powered with stored solar energy. These solar-powered outdoor LED lights can be attached to sensors so they activate as soon as daylight fades away. Depending on the area of application, outdoor LED lights can be attached directly to a battery connected to a solar panel, or can be used in a grid formation. Not only are these lights one of the most cost effective ways of lighting up your home, but in the future these will probably be the lights that are used to light up your town or city.

2. Safety Lights

The low power consumption of LED lights means that more of these lights can be fitted to illuminate a given area with lesser energy costs. This makes outdoor LED lights the perfect option to illuminate your home form a security point of view. It is common knowledge that bright lights outside a home act as a deterrent for thieves. With outdoor LED lights you can form an illuminated area all around your house so that thieves cannot take advantage of shadows to try breaking into your home.

3. Intrusion Detection Lights

LED lights can also be rigged to a motion sensor to warn you in case of any intruders. These outdoor LED lights can be set to come on at night if any motion is detected around your house or backyard. Once again, their low power consumption and long life makes LED lights the perfect choice for intrusion detection.

4. Decorative Outdoor Lights

Due to their small size, LED lights can be used in a variety of innovative ways to add to the beauty of your house or your garden. Strings of LED rope lights can be laced along pathways or on fences. These outdoor LED lights can also be concealed amidst the bushes or submerged in ponds or swimming pools. These lights are commonly used during barbecues and garden or pool parties.