We know that HID lighting is the top producer in every category.
One area that is critically important is how well the lamp can change watts into lumens. HID lights are the most efficient lighting available today at turning electricity into light.
The chart below shows a range of lumens generated from each lighting source. For example, Metal Halide, High and Low Pressure Sodium lighting has a range from5-10 times more lumens per watt of energy used compared to Incandescent lighting.
We know that individual HID lamps with up to 1000 watt capacity in one single lamp, are easier to replace since one lamp is much more easily replaced than a cluster of fluorescents.
LightBoss is a key component to Good Lighting Management since it controls the power to the lamps and ballasts providing control and balanced lighting over the lamp/relamp life cycle.
LightBoss ... the only System that supports a facility's original lighting design specifications.
Good lighting design makes sure that the lighting meets the demand of the facility's users. Lighting design takes into consideration the lumen depreciation over time inherent in Incandescent, Fluorescent and HID lamps. These designs provide the necessary foot candles of light not for the brand new lamp but for the half life of the lamp. Consequently, the first day the facility opens (or the day after re-lamping) is the 'brightest' the facility will be until relamping again.
LightBoss manages the lumen output from day one placing the facility's light level at the specifiers set requirements throughout the life cycle of the lamps. This provides the best level of lighting for the facility, the least wear and tear on lamps and ballasts, and the lowest energy use. We think of this as win, win, win, or profit, profit, profit.
LightBoss ... the only System that isn't affected by ambient temperatures...
HID Lighting is not affected by ambient temperatures. This is why many designers specify HID fixtures and lamps. With the top lumen per watt output that isn't affected by temperature designers know that HID lighting provides 100% performance whether it is in a gymnasium, arena, mall, warehouse, factory, parking lot, retail or grocery store.
Today, adding control to HID lighting with a flexible LightBoss System manager brings efficiencies that no other system can provide at all temperatures.