HID Industrial Lighting Products

Commercial & industrial HID lighting fixtures continue to become more significant and important as changes in the lighting industry occur. Because of new laws that ban incandescent and mercury vapor lights, HID lights are becoming a necessity. Energy conservation is also another motivating factor in the push toward HID light sources. Because fuel costs show no signs of decreasing any time soon, it is imperative that companies cut their outdoor lighting costs. Because they are controlled by ballasts, HID lights are the ideal industrial lighting fixtures of choice for businesses in a city such as Houston, Texas, which recently passed an ordinance that requires all outdoor lights to operate at an efficiency of .15 watts per square foot.

Some of your clients may cringe at the thought of having to replace outdoor halogen, mercury vapor, and incandescent light sources. These clients can be reassured the simple fact that HID lights produce some of the best artificial light perceivable by the naked eye, and that the power savings and the superior aesthetic can only constitute a win-win investment scenario. Metal Halide lights, for example, produce a bright white light luminance that is able to render colors at a quality nearly equivalent to natural light. HID lights are also much more energy efficient than their predecessors. A 35 watt HID lamp produces up to 6 times as much light as an equivalent incandescent lighting source.

HID pole lights make ideal outdoor security lights because they improve peripheral vision in a manner similar to daylight. This is vital to the safety of maintenance personnel who work late at night, and many college campuses, hospitals, community parks, and hotels are also moving toward HID sources for general security and outdoor landscape lighting solutions.

HID lights operate by passing a current through a gas tube. A Ballast controls the current, stabilizing electron flow and conserving electricity in the process. This in turn causes an arc to form within the tube and creates illumination. The two most popular HID lights are high pressure sodium (HPS) and Metal Halide (MH) lights. High Pressure Sodium lights feature the longest lamp life, but they also create an unsightly yellowish tint that doesnʼt work very well for most aesthetic scenarios. Metal Halide lamps produce a very bright, white light that is very similar in quality and color rendering ability to natural daylight. MH lamps, however, last for significantly shorter periods of time than HPS lamps, although with new ballast and wiring technology, lamp life is improving as engineering advancements continue to be made.

Generally, we see High Pressure Sodium HID lights used in parking garages where color rendering and aesthetics are high priorities. They also have some limited use in low-level decorative street and park lighting. Here, the slightly colored light they produce can actually compliment ornamental fixtures and special beveled glass lenses to create a surreal sensibility. Mostly, however, Metal Halide lamps continue to gain market dominance as the preferred source of HID lighting. Parking lot lights, standard street lights, and landscape lights all benefit extensively from the level and quality of light these efficient and powerful lamps produce.

RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting fixtures. If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you.

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