Course Description
Recent developments in the LED technology have fueled the transition of the lighting industry from traditional light sources (incandescent, fluorescent, HID) to the light-emitting diode (LED). Whether it’s about import or manufacturing, code compliance or lighting applications: the evaluation of the LED lamps and fixtures requires specific knowledge and understanding of technical parameters.
The course focuses on basic knowledge in three main areas: lighting, electricity and thermal regime. The presentation continues with design and construction details and recommends the selection criteria of LED luminaires as a function of lighting performance, total cost, work environment, and ecological impact.
What Do Participants Learn?
After participating in this course, you will be able to:
- Understand and apply lighting terminology and parameters to LED lamps and luminaries
- Evaluate the performance and reliability of a LED lamp retrofit or LED luminaire
- Identify the compliance of lighting products with specific codes and standards
- Select the replacement of traditional lighting sources with LED lighting
- Develop basic skills for the specification of LED luminaires based on lighting performance, cost, ergonomics, and ecology
Who Should Attend?
- Building Managers
- Specification Engineers
- Lighting Designers
- Project Managers
- Government Auditors
- Municipal Inspectors and Personnel
- Electrical Contractors
- Engineers and Technicians involved in the Design and Test of Lighting Fixtures
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One:
- Basic notions: lighting, electricity, heat
- Lumen, lux, candela, photometry, IES file
Section Two:
- Electrical voltage, current, AC, DC, PF
- Heat, conduction, convection, radiation
Section Three:
- LED diode, LED driver, thermal reliability
- LED lamps, luminaires, performance
Section Four:
- Tests and compliance: CSA, IES, DLC, ICES
- Replacement of traditional light sources
Section Five:
- Quality of light; energy savings, ecology
- Smart lighting, cost of ownership