The Ultimate Guide To Sports Lighting

Posted by AffordableLighting- A Division of Complete Lighting, Inc. on March 19th, 2020

When choosing the right sports lighting to install in a field, it is unnecessary to focus only on the solution that interprets the short-term problems of the installed luminaires. The goal should be to improve the quality of the playing fields and to ensure that maintenance costs are within a budget. Here is your guide to choosing the right LED basketball lighting or any other sports lighting.

Why should you choose LED lights over halogen lamps?

To understand the generation of light, it is important to know two independent processes.

A)Power consumption process
It refers to the energy percentage that is saved and is essential to turn the light on. In some ordinary halogen lights, around 80 percent of the energy gets wasted during the power process. However, with LED lights, the energy wasted is just 10 percent, therefore, the LED basketball lighting will require much less electrical energy and will exceed the projection of light provided by halogen lamps for stadium lighting.

B)Light projection process
This is the second phase. After the luminary is turned on, the lighting needs to be projected to the ground with great intensity and this is why it is extremely important to differentiate between efficiency and luminosity.

Is LED light more efficient just because it is bright?

The most relevant thing for a LED light is how far it can project the luminosity and now how bright it is. If the light is bright during the first 5-10 meters but the intensity fades after that distance, the light reaching the sports court would considerably be low.

Rather than thinking about only luminosity, it is important to know how light travels through distance.

Other important reasons to choose LED lighting over halogen

1. Halogen stadium lights have lower track light scope and thus offer much lower efficiency. LED lighting, on the other hand, provides more lighting on the playing ground due to the higher track scope.

2. Since halogen lights consume glass tubes, they are more fragile. LED lights, on the other hand, are shockproof.

3. Halogen lights take almost 1 minute to reach their maximum brightness. LED lights, on the other hand, have awesome reaction times. It turns on in just a few milliseconds only.

4. A high proportion of ultraviolet light is used in halogen lights. LED lights are completely eco-friendly and clean light sources.

Conclusion 

The only drawback of using LED lighting is that it requires a larger investment initially, however, the energy savings are a great advantage. The money saved in electricity will be more than enough to cover the initial expense. Choose the right LED basketball lighting or any other sports lighting using this guide.