175W Metal Halid Equivalent LED Light Source Announced by Luminus Devices and its Partnet T-Opto

"SoloLux sets a new standard for LED modules by providing the lighting community with a single source, field upgradeable solution with real optical punch," said Jim Hunter, Vice President and General Manager for Global Commercial Markets at Luminus Devices. "The module is based on Luminus Big Chip LED technology, which provides our lighting customers with the opportunity to develop creative and differentiated high performance fixtures. We are seeing real innovation in the marketplace with the technology, such as indirect lighting fixtures that are low glare and eliminate multi-source shadowing."

Michael Handerhan, General Manager of T-Opto, adds "Field upgradeability is a real key to the strategy behind the SoloLux. As LED performance continues to improve, fixture performance can be upgraded by replacing the chip-on-board LED with a standard screw driver. The benefits to our customers in accelerating time to market are obvious, as the SoloLux comes with integrated heat sinking and an electrical interface to standard ballasts. In addition, we have created reference designs for our customers, including custom optics, for targeted applications such as outdoor area lighting and high bay."

SoloLux is available in color temperatures ranging from warm to cool, and is in process of attaining LM-79, UL1598 and ULIP66 accreditations. SoloLux will be available for sampling this summer with volume availability shortly thereafter.

Preliminary Specifications (datasheet and samples coming soon):