Do LED lights also use power when they are not in use? Standby power consumption may be stealing your electricity bill

In order to save energy, we turn off the lights at home before going to bed at night, but did you know that LED lamps still consume power when they are turned off? This is actually the topic we want to discuss with you today: standby power consumption of LED driver power supply.

What is the standby power consumption of LED driver power supply?

The standby power consumption of LED driving power supply refers to the power consumed by the driving power supply itself when the LED lamp is in standby state (that is, not powered and emitting light, but the power supply is still connected), which is generally measured in watts (W).

What are the reasons for standby power consumption generated by LED driver power supply?

Control circuit standby operation: The control circuit is in standby mode to respond to the lighting command at any time.

The existence of auxiliary power supply: the auxiliary power supply works continuously to provide low voltage power for some circuits and generates standby power consumption.

Leakage current of components: there is leakage current in the components, and there is still a small current flowing after the lamp is turned off, resulting in power consumption.

Remote control function: Maintaining a communication connection consumes power continuously.

Status indicator function: The standby indicator light will also consume power when it is on.

What is the impact of high standby power consumption of LED driver power supply?

In practical application, the impact of high standby power consumption of LED driving power supply can not be underestimated, which is easy to cause energy waste and increase electricity expenditure, and may hinder the driving power products from passing energy efficiency certification to a certain extent.

High standby power consumption can lead to energy waste

High standby power consumption will lead to energy waste, especially in large-scale lighting application scenarios. Even when a large number of LED driving power supplies are in standby state, they will continue to consume power. In the long run, it will aggravate energy waste and increase the operating cost of lighting projects.

High standby power consumption will increase electricity bills

While the standby power consumption of a single LED driver may seem small, when multiple devices are used at the same time and remain in standby for long periods of time, the cumulative power consumption can become a significant expense.

The standby power consumption makes it difficult for LED driver power supply to pass the energy efficiency certification

With the global requirements for energy conservation and emission reduction becoming stricter, many countries and regions have formulated more stringent energy efficiency standards. For example, the EU ERP directive requires that the standby power consumption of external power supply should be less than 0.5W. If the standby power consumption of LED driving power supply is too high, it will be difficult to pass these energy efficiency certification, which will affect the market competitiveness of driving power supply.

Standby power consumption directly affects the electricity cost and overall environmental benefits, so in the context of green environmental protection and energy consumption standards, standby power consumption has gradually become an important factor for customers to consider when choosing LED driver power products. The LED driver power with lower standby power consumption is more likely to be favored by customers.

The low standby power consumption of the Suretron LED driver power supply

Efficient circuit topology: Suretron LED drive power supply adopts efficient circuit topology, which can effectively reduce energy loss during standby process.

High quality components: Suretron LED driver power supply uses high quality capacitors, resistors and other components to reduce unnecessary energy consumption in standby state.

Good heat dissipation design: Suretron LED drive power supply adopts conductive heat dissipation structure, heat dissipation structure using thermal conduction materials and air cooling heat dissipation mechanism to ensure good temperature control of the drive power supply in standby state and reduce energy consumption caused by temperature rise.

Suretron provides green, efficient and intelligent LED driver power solutions

The power covers 10W to 1800W, easily handling a variety of lighting needs

Whether it is a small home scene, or a large industrial lighting system, Suretron LED drive power supply can cope with it.

100V-277V input voltage range

Adapt to the power grid environment in various places, and create a global general, stable operation of LED drive power supply.

Comprehensive safety protection, to create a reliable lighting experience

Suretron LED drive power supply has multiple protection such as built-in short circuit protection, over temperature protection, overload protection and over voltage protection.

5 years warranty, quality commitment visible

Compatible with the mainstream lighting system

It can be connected to international brand systems such as Luochuang, Philips and Siemens, and has a wider range of applications.

Authoritative certification, quality recognized worldwide

It has passed many international certifications such as UL, ENEC, FCC, CE, CB, SAA, RoHS, Reach and so on.

Full scene lighting solution

Whether it is home, residential, commercial, catering, industrial, outdoor, decorative lighting, or even plant lighting, Suretron LED drive power can easily meet the needs.