Students Engineer LED Luminaires

摘要

Engineering students at McGill University in Montreal are getting real-world experience with LEDs. Forty-one students recently designed four lighting and renewable energy projects using LEDs as part of their senior-year course requirements. One of the projects, an energy-efficient LED fixture for underground transit use, won the mechanical engineering department's annual Harry Pearce Prize. The winning luminaire used 48 neutral white Luxeon Rebel LEDs to illuminate an underground train station platform. Future Lighting Solutions supplied LEDs and other system components, training in solid state lighting technology, access to proprietary engineering software and engineering support, including optical and thermal simulations. The other three projects included an LED street light designed to meet urban road requirements in China, an eco-city review of technology for sustainable living and an energy audit of the Future Electronics offices in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada.