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LED & Lighting Design

LEDs have replaced every other light source in commercial and domestic installations. Understanding the technology, driver circuits, emergency lighting, and lux calculations makes you a more complete electrician.

📚 5 modules🎬 24 lessons⏱ 3h 50min🆓 Free forever

What you'll learn

  • ✓Explain how LEDs work and why they're efficient
  • ✓Select driver types — constant current, constant voltage, DALI
  • ✓Design emergency lighting to BS 5266
  • ✓Calculate illuminance levels using the lumen method
  • ✓Specify dimming and control systems for commercial projects
  • ✓Understand colour rendering, colour temperature, and glare ratings

Prerequisites

  • ·Electrical Fundamentals (or equivalent understanding of voltage and current)

Course Curriculum

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01. How LEDs produce light — p-n junction
video8min
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02. Efficacy — lumens per watt explained
video7min
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03. LED chip formats — COB, SMD, filament
video7min
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04. Thermal management — heatsinks and junction temperature
video8min
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05. LED technology quiz
quiz5min
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Modules5
Hours3h 50m
LevelBeginner
CostFree