LED防爆燈的驅動電源為直流電, 通常範圍為 6-36V.
相比之下, 白熾防爆燈通常使用安全電壓的交流電. 10mA的交流電和50mA的直流電對人體有風險. Calculating with a human body resistance of 1200 ohms, the safe voltage is 12V for AC and 60V for DC. 所以, at equivalent voltage or current, LED explosion-proof lights are safer. 而且, low-voltage DC hardly produces electrical sparks, while AC is more likely to do so, making LED explosion-proof lights a safer choice.