an outdoor lighting revolution – the transition to solid-state led lighting terry mcgowan...
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An Outdoor Lighting Revolution –
The Transition to Solid-State LED
Lighting
Terry McGowan
International Dark-Sky Association
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The First Electric Outdoor Lighting
NYC 1879 - 1881
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Menlo Park, NJ December 31, 1879
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Incandescent “Radial Wave” Luminaire 1940s
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Standard Full Cutoff
“Cobra Head” Street Lighting Luminaires
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Lights of San Diego from Mt. Palomar
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• Environmentally-Sensitive Outdoor Lighting
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LED-powered Roadway Lighting
LED-Powered Roadway Lighting
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I-35 Bridge LED Lighting - Minneapolis
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LED Lighting – Lantern Retrofit
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•LED Roadway and Area Lighting
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Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) - Kelvin Scale
High Efficiency LED
Metal Halide
Incandescent
High Pressure Sodium
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High CCT Light Source Issues:
More Glaring
Greater Scattering of Light
Higher Impact on Circadian - --- Rhythms
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Quality Outdoor Lighting Requirements
See the effect, not the source No glare! Light only where and when needed Shine the light down Don’t over light Choose low CCT light sources (4000 Kelvins max.) Use energy efficient sources & Systems
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Terry McGowan, International Dark-Sky Association
www.darksky.org