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The goals of this project
are to:
- Analyze
new performance standards developed in Europe for
a low glare system for outdoor luminaires and determine
the applicability of this work to U.S. manufacturers
of similar luminaires now in use in California.
- Develop
design concepts in coordination with a manufacturer
for an energy efficient low glare system for outdoor
luminaires founded on results of recent visual performance
studies and research data from Europe and North America.
- Develop
and demonstrate a prototype system for outdoor luminaires
with manufacturer's participation with improved performance
characteristics.
Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
is leading the research and development work for this
project.
This
project meets PIER Goals of Improving the Energy Value
of California's Electricity and secondarily improving
the Environmental Public Health Costs of California's
Electricity by developing and demonstrating a prototype
energy efficient low glare system for outdoor luminaires.
The
objective of this project is to develop an energy efficient
low glare luminaire for parking areas and roadway illumination
that would improve the efficiencies of existing luminaires
by up to 30 percent.
Improvements
in visual performance are achieved by reducing glare
and by using high color rendering sources. Further improvements
in the system performance are achieved by the use of
high performance electronic ballasted systems being
investigated in Project 5.2 - Evaluation of Electronic
Ballasts and Related Controls for HID Lighting Systems.
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Project
Information for Low Glare Outdoor Luminaire
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This
project is related to the PIER objectives of reducing
the electric load due to lighting, while maintaining
or improving the quality of light delivered. Results
from the Outdoor Lighting Baseline Assessment study
being generated by a current Commission PIER project,
under contract with New Buildings Institute, will quantify
the potential impact that this technology would have
on reducing the electric load in California.
Photometric
and electric measurements of the prototype luminaire
will demonstrate the efficiency gains that can be achieved
with the complimentary technologies of improved optics
optimized for visual performance and ballasting technology.
Standard measurement procedures will be followed.
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