Efficient LED sources are changing the way that we see high-bay lighting in warehouses and distribution centres. LED’s offer flexibility that older HID lights don’t. We believe LED’s offer the best performance and cost when it comes to warehouse lighting.
Lighting layout
Poor lighting conditions can result in unnecessary work place accidents.
Poorly arranged lighting installations waste energy, badly reduce illuminance levels by delivering light to the wrong place and make maintenance an unnecessarily expensive and time-consuming procedure. Understanding optimal lumen output is crucial.
Poor lighting conditions can result in unnecessary work place accidents.
Poorly arranged lighting installations waste energy, badly reduce illuminance levels by delivering light to the wrong place and make maintenance an unnecessarily expensive and time-consuming procedure. Understanding optimal lumen output is crucial.
There is a new generation of high-bay lighting that depends on the use of optical systems to deliver its light pattern. That’s one of the big improvements that LED sources have brought to high bay lighting.
Whereas ‘traditional’ high-bay luminaires typically used elliptical HID lamps in spun aluminum reflectors that delivered a wide cone of light, the form factor for the LED high-bay luminaires varies from a high output central module within a reflector, replicating the old HID versions, to styles of linear array that have a definite asymmetrical distribution that suits washing of vertical surfaces.
Led lites usa sells any kind of varying fixture you might need.
Whereas ‘traditional’ high-bay luminaires typically used elliptical HID lamps in spun aluminum reflectors that delivered a wide cone of light, the form factor for the LED high-bay luminaires varies from a high output central module within a reflector, replicating the old HID versions, to styles of linear array that have a definite asymmetrical distribution that suits washing of vertical surfaces.
Led lites usa sells any kind of varying fixture you might need.
LED arrays do not work like conventional HID sources. The point intensity of each LED chip can make glare a serious problem if operatives are obliged to look upwards into the luminaire face. This is a typical problem for fork-lift drivers when they need to stack products at the higher levels of racking.
There is a necessary trade-off between luminaire efficacy and visual comfort. An LED high-bay luminaire may report excellent luminous efficacy but may rely on poor optical control to achieve that figure. A good optical system will take into account the needs of those working under the luminaire and may sacrifice a degree of efficiency in doing so.
There is a necessary trade-off between luminaire efficacy and visual comfort. An LED high-bay luminaire may report excellent luminous efficacy but may rely on poor optical control to achieve that figure. A good optical system will take into account the needs of those working under the luminaire and may sacrifice a degree of efficiency in doing so.
There will be times when 100% working illumination isn’t needed. LED installations should be efficient in any event, but that’s no reason not to exploit the technical characteristics of the source. Whereas HID dimming was never really a working option, LEDs can be dimmed very easily
Use localized presence detectors to help reduce energy consumption when no work is going on in specific bays. And save more energy if you have roof lights by linking the lighting to daylight control.
Know what’s happening at all times
Unless you have some kind of monitoring software, you won’t have an idea of how efficiently the installation is performing. Link a robust lighting control strategy with reporting software that gives you all the feedback to inform you on how well the installation is working.
We’re more used to seeing this kind of automatic testing and reporting with emergency lighting. But having a full-time analysis of a lighting installation that’s operating at height and over long periods can bring all kind of benefits when it comes to preventative maintenance.