January 19, 2005... Various OptiLED Products Used in Hands-On Seminar About LED Applications, Techniques and Design
IRVINE, California USA ? As part of the company?s continuing efforts to educate a growing LED marketplace, OptiLED, Inc. today announced it is collaborating with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?s (RPI) Lighting Research Center (LRC) to contribute products for its LED Lighting Institute. OptiLED is avail its Commercial, Designer, Festival and Linear Series to model the benefits of incorporating LED technology into a variety of lighting applications and designs. The products are used in the three-day seminar led by LRC scientists.
The LRC?s LED Lighting Institute provides hands-on training about this quickly evolving lighting technology in a small-class setting. Participants learn about the latest advances in LED research, testing and technology, as well as various strengths and weaknesses of LED products, How to design lighting installations using LEDs, and how to select and specify LED lighting system components. Participants also observe hands-on demonstrations of a full range of LED technologies used in a variety of applications and experiment with LED lighting technology by building sample lighting fixtures In addition to learning how to match application requirements with available technologies.
?Our aim with this Institute is to educate participants about the best uses for LEDs, including which applications can benefit from the technology and how to successfully integrate LEDs into a lighting design,? said Jean Paul Freyssinier, senior lighting design specialist at the LRC. ?OptiLED?s donation helps us to demonstrate the performance and characteristics of LEDs and their differences compared to traditional light sources.?
OptiLED has consistently supported the need for LED education in today?s marketplace, in order to create cohesiveness between traditional lighting designers and experts and this new breed of LED proponents,? said Bruce Pelton, vice president of sales for OptiLED. ?Using OptiLED Products, the LRC?s LED Institute will introduce new and inexperienced users to this unique lighting technology and help create a general understanding and awareness among those in communities.
The next LED Lighting Institute will be held April 27-29, 2005. Those who complete the program will receive an LRC Continuing Education Certificate in LED Lighting. For more information about the sessions and instructors, visit the LRC web site at rpi.edu/education/outreachEducation/LEDInstitute.asp.
Earlier this year, OptiLED also collaborated with the California Lighting Technology Center, a newly-formed lighting innovation center based at the University of California, Davis, on a number of development and demonstration projects. The partnership involved the California Energy Commission, the state? s utility companies, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and various Other lighting companies.
About OptiLED
OptiLED is a world leading manufacturer of advanced lighting solutions that offer remarkable aesthetic possibilities to designers, architects, and artists. Retail outlets, business environments, outdoor parks, entertainment facilities?virtually any interior or exterior can be transformed.
OptiLED?s CHIP series light emitting diode (LED) systems utiliz highly innovative, patented technologies. Consuming 90% less electricity than conventional lights and with an LED lifespan of over 10 years? continuous use, OptiLED products are extremely cost efficient and environmentally friendly. They also run on any voltage making them suitable for all international markets.
OptiLED is an innovation-driven company that has combined complementary technologies to produce spectacular lighting effects. Through its own customer base and extensive value-added distributor network OptiLED is able to support customers truly internationally. Shaping the Future of Light is its goal and mission statement To learn more, please call the corporate headquarters at Irvine, California on 866-678-4533 or visit
About the LRC
The LRC is part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is the leading university-based research center devoted to lighting. Through Rensselaer, the LRC offers the worlds only MS degree in lighting and other master?s and doctoral degrees with concentrations in lighting. Since 1988 the LRC has built an international reputation as a reliable source for objective information about lighting technologies, applications, and products. It also provides training programs for government agencies, utilities, contractors, lighting designers, and other lighting professionals.
The LRCs Solid-State Lighting Program conducts research and educational programs to enhance this technology and help it gain acceptance for general illumination purposes. The LRCs multidisciplinary team researches how lighting systems interact; how people perceive and react to lighting conditions; and how to use LEDs To replace less efficient lighting. The ASSIST Program, a collaborative effort by researchers, manufacturers, utilities, and government, works to facilitate broad adoption of LED technology. Visit the LRC web site at or the Rensselaer web site At
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