Future Lighting Donates Luxeon Rebel LEDs for Solar Car Project
Source/Type: Compound Semiconductors Online - Reported News

Author: LIGHTimes Staff

June 24, 2008... Future Lighting Solutions, a distributor of Luxeon Rebel LEDs from Philips Lumileds, reported that it has donated Luxeon Rebel LEDs for use on a solar car designed and built by students at the University of Minnesota. Future Lighting says that the car will compete in the 2008 North American Solar Challenge, a 2,400-mile race scheduled for July 13-22. Luxeon Rebel LEDs are surface mountable high power LEDs, that the Philips Lumileds says produce the highest light output per package and the highest light density (lumens/ mm2).

“The LEDs available to us for our solar-powered car three years ago were larger and nowhere near as bright as the Luxeon Rebel LEDs available today. These newer power LEDs take a big step forward in power and usability,” said Jeff Hammer, a UM instructor and solar car project faculty advisor. “This contribution from Future Lighting Solutions played an important role in optimizing the vehicle’s signal lighting, minimizing power requirements, and helping us assemble the resources to complete this year’s solar car project.”

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