Clear lenses for lighting components - the actual trend and its problems.

The new generation of lighting components with clear lenses gives people the opportunity to see the technology inside the headlamp. In fact it is not so easy to give a clear vision in every situation. A big problem for lighting systems with clear lenses is dew and dust. Dew or dust on the surface of clear lenses destroys the aesthetic of the technical design and causes functional problems. This article shows some possibilities to reduce or avoid dew on clear lenses to put the main focus on lighting technology and technical design aspects. For the covering abstract see ITRD E123380.