interior lighting for local governments - led vs. incumbents
DESCRIPTION
Numerous LED products are currently ready for prime and are better than incumbent technologies for interior applications. But there are also many LED products that are not yet nearly as cost effective as high performance fluorescent, halogen infrared, MH, etc.This seminar will discuss reach-in frig/freezers, decorative lights, accent lighting, recessed cans, linear replacement lamps, troffers and other applications. A 0.4 - 0.6 watts per square foot with good lighting quality is attainable with highperformance task ambient lighting, without the need for expensive, more complexsystems. Long-term life cycle costs will be included. (High bay lighting is not included, because there is another workshop dedicated to the subject.)TRANSCRIPT
1
INTERIORS
LED vs. INCUMBENTS (with big dose of task ambient)
STAN WALERCZYK, CLEP, LC
LIGHTING WIZARDS
8/8/10 version
2
WHO ARE YOU?
• Please introduce yourselves
– Name
– Company (optional)
– Function
• What you would specifically like to
learn?
3
STAN WALERCZYK’S BIO• 21 years experience
– Distribution, maintenance, installer, retrofit contractor, fixture designer, consultant, lighting designer, policy maker, researcher
• 500+ projects
• 30+ published articles
• 600+ seminars
• IESNA Member 1995 - 2008– Currently on Spectral Effects Committee
• Certified Lighting Energy Professional by AEE– CLEP Review Board member
• Lighting Certified by NCQLP
• Consultant for California Title 20 and Federal EPACT
• Consultant for Army Corp of Engineers CERL
• Assisted on DOE spectrally enhanced lighting research
• DOE CALiPER Guidance Committee member
4
DISCLAIMER• I use to feel that I was totally on top of the
subjects that I would speak on
• But now with all of the developments with
LEDs, OLEDs, light emitting plasma and even
incumbent technologies for interiors and
exteriors, it is almost impossible for one
person to be on top of everything
• If any of you know significant details on any of
today’s material, please share it
– Without being an infomercial
5
NO
ENDORSEMENTS• Although several manufacturers and
models are listed, none are endorsed
• Easier to talk about specifics than
generalities
7
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
• Although hibays are interior, they are not included in this seminar, because there is a dedicated hibay seminar for them
– ‘Fluorescent, Induction, LED & MH - 10 Rounds in the Hibay Arena’
• Although garages may be considered interior, they are in my exterior lighting seminar
– ‘EXTERIOR LIGHTING - LED, Induction, HPS, MH, Plasma, Fluorescent’
8
SAVING ENERGY
• Yes, LEDs can save significant wattage and
KWH
• But incumbent technologies may be able to
save more energy cost effectively for some
applications
• As LED products improve and cost less, there
will be shifts
– So even if incumbents are better now, that may
not be the case in 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years
9
HELPFUL WEBSITES• Department of Energy Solid-State Lighting
– Google search ‘doe ssl’
• CALiPER test reports
• Benchmark reports
• Gateway studies
• Fact sheets
• Webinars
• More
10
HELPFUL WEBSITES• Department of Energy Solid-State Lighting
– Lighting Facts
• www.lightingfacts.com
– LEDs For Interior Applications• PDF of March 18 webcast
• www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/events_detail.html?event_id=4163
11
HELPFUL WEBSITES• Department of Energy
– Commercial Building Energy Alliances
• Technology and System Specification Development
–LED Refrigerated Case Lighting
–And there are others
• www2.eere.energy.gov/buildings/alliances/technologies.html
12
HELPFUL EMAIL• Postings: From the Desk of Jim Brodrick
– About once a week
– March 16 version focused on how bad LED T8s are– www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/postings.html
13
HELPFUL WEBSITES• Energy Star
– www.energystar.gov
• L Prize
– www.lightingprize.org
• Lighting For Tomorrow SSL Awards
– www.lightingfortomorrow.com
• Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
– www.ngldc.org
14
HELPFUL WEBSITES• Lighting Research Center
– www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/solidstate/index.asp
• LEDs Magazine – www.ledsmagazine.com
• Architectural SSL Magazine– www.architecturalssl.com
15
HAS THE LIGHTING
INDUSTRY EVOLVED?• Up to 2 years ago, I would have said yes
• But the last two years a lot of the LED marketing literature and sales people, remind me of reflector and CFL marketing literature and sales people in the late 80s to mid 90s
– Way too many LED sales people know very little about lighting and may have been selling cars recently
• Many do not even know what LM79 and LM80 are
16
TRUTH IN
ADVERTISING?• Not only has the DOE CALiPER
Program revealed
– Many LED products not meeting manufacturer specifications
– But also that many fluorescent, incandescent and halogen products have the same problem
17
TROPHY CHIPS• In production runs, there are often some
LED chips that have very high lumens per
watt, which can be called trophy chips
• Be cautious of sample fixtures, especially
for large projects
– If free or directly furnished sample fixture(s)
from a manufacturer look very good, buy one or
more samples through a third party and
compare performance with original ones
18
WOW FACTOR• Because LEDs are new and different, they
have the WOW factor much more than most
other lighting technologies
– But that not necessarily make them better with
regard to performance and cost effectiveness
• Early adopter manufacturers, specifiers,
contractors and end-customers are
important, but care should be taken not go
overboard
19
LUMENS PER WATT• LED
– 6000K typically has about • 20% more lumens per watt than 4000K
• 25% more lumens per watt than 3500K
– For exterior applications that lower CRI is okay 4000K chips can have about the same lumens per watt has higher CRI 6000K chips
– Most ‘white’ LEDs are really blue LEDs with similar phosphors that fluorescents use
• The less that the spectrum has to be shifted to a lower CCT from 6000K, the more efficient the blue/phosphor conversion
• But 6000K will typically not work in interior applications
– Developments are being made with lower Kelvin LEDs getting closer to the efficacy of 6000K
20
Although some chips have better LPW without
heat losses, other chips perform better in real
life applications
CHIP FIXTURE
WITHOUT DRIVER OR
TEMPERATURE
LOSSES
AT STEADY STATE
TEMPERATURE
INCLUDING FIXTURE
EFFICIENCY
PAST 70 40
2009 100 70
2010 120-130 90-100
2011 150- 160 120-130
LED APPROXIMATE LUMENS PER WATT
TIME
FRAME
21
LUMENS PER WATT• Incumbent technologies have standardized lamps
and, when necessary, standardized ballasts
– So can do comparisons of lumens per watt with lamps
and ballasts
• But there are really no standardized LED ‘lamps’
– So can really only do lumens per watt out of fixtures at
steady state temperatures
• Although incumbent bare lamps have high lumens per watt, a
bunch of the light may never get out of the fixtures and even the
light that gets out of the fixture may not go where it is useful
• While LEDs can direct most or all of the light out of the fixture
and where it should be directed
24
DIMMING• LED
– LED chips dim quite well
– But not all LED fixtures or replacement lamps are designed to dim
• DOE has found that
– Some LED products, which are listed to dim, do not dim well with some or most dimmers
– Some LED products, which are not listed to dim, do dim well with some or most dimmers
– Some LED products list approved incandescent dimmers
– Since LEDs can get more efficient when they dim, because they run cooler when dimmed, LEDs will probably be the future of dimming
• But may really need dedicated dimmers that provide full power to the driver instead of incandescent type dimmers
25
DIMMING• Fluorescent
– Fluorescents with dimming ballasts can dim, but• Lumens per watt gets worse, because the more
dimming, the more power has to go to heating the cathodes of the lamps
• Dimming ballasts are expensive
– CFLs have some special characteristics• Dedicated dimmable screw-ins usually cannot dim
below 20%
• CFLs turn grayish or bluish when dimmed, which is opposite of our cave man (or cave woman) heritage
26
DIMMING• MH (Metal Halide)
– Can dim quite well with electronic ballast• But only down to about 50%
– Since no lamp cathode heating, can be more efficient than fluorescent dimming
• Induction– Philips should introduce a dimming generator in 2010
– Sylvania is planning to come out with a bilevel generator in 2010
• LEP (Light Emitting Plasma)– Can dim quite well with electronic digital amplifier
– Example is Luxim
• www.luxim.com
27
COLOR RENDERING• CRI (Color Rendering Index)
– Based on how ‘natural’ pastel or unsaturated colors look
with various light sources
– Works fairly well for all incumbent light sources
28
COLOR RENDERING• Although LEDs do not always do well with pastel
colors, they often do very well with bright or saturated colors– Often people think that LEDs with lower CRI make bright
colors look more natural than other light sources that have higher CRI
– So do not automatically think that lower CRI LEDs are inferior
– But there are numerous LED products with 90+ CRI, which is excellent
• There is work going to replace CRI with another color matrix that will include both pastel/unsaturated and bright/saturated colors
29
LONG TERM COLOR CONSISTENCY• LED
– There are two common ways to get white light
• Most common is white LED, which is really blue LED and yellow phosphor
– Similar to the phosphors used in fluorescent lamps
• RGB (red, green and blue LEDs)
– Reverse rainbow
– Both can have color shift over time
• Wavelength of blue LEDs can change over time and the phosphor can change as it ages and gets baked in its own way
• Red, green and blue LEDs have different lumen maintenance curves, so if there no feedback loop with dimming drivers, color can easily shift
– With being so new, we have not really seen the potential full impact of LEDs changing colors over time
– This could be an issue down the road in spaces with new and older LED fixtures or replacement lamps
– Cree has a very interesting system in their LR6s and LR24s, which is a combination of white and red LEDs with a feedback loop, so if too high Kelvin light is sensed, the red LEDs get brighter
30
LONG TERM COLOR CONSISTENCY
• Fluorescent– Color is typically very stable from start to end
• But CFLs can turn grayish when deeply dimmed
• MH– Old style probe start lamps can be pinkish or bluish to
begin with and can get worse over time
– Pulse start quartz is better than probe start quartz
– Ceramic is usually quite good
31
ARE LEDS REALLY MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
• Yes, fluorescent, HID and induction have mercury– But the manufacturers have been doing a very good job
reducing it
– Many states require recycling
– Many fixtures can be kept for a long time, because lamps and ballasts can be easily replaced
• LEDs do not contain any mercury– But there are toxic chemicals used in production
– There is usually a lot of valuable aluminum or other metals used for heat sinks
– Many fixtures are currently not designed to be easily and cost effectively retrofitted
32
ARE LEDS REALLY MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
• Some issues not often considered regarding LED fixtures– Water in manufacturing wafers/chips
– Energy to mine, transport and melt the heavy metal into bars, which will be used for heat sinks
– Energy to melt the metal bars into heat sinks
– Energy to transport the heavy fixtures
– Energy to re-melt the heavy metal heat sinks into bars or something directly useable after fixtures have been decommissioned
33
ARE LEDS REALLY MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
• The DOE hired Carnegie Mellon to do a cradle-to-cradle study to see if LEDs are really more environmentally friendly than incumbent– That study should be completed and published soon
• Until then…– Please consider hanging up the phone and kicking out
all LED sales people that lay out the marketing hype that LEDs are so much more environmentally friendly
• After the report…– Even if the report states that LEDs are not really more
environmentally friendly, there will still be a bunch of LED sales people promoting superiority
34
DON’T BUY AN LED PRODUCT UNLESS
• LM79 tested by a DOE or NVLAP approved or CALiPER
recognized lab
– This is initial lumens per watt out of fixture at steady-state operating
temperature
– Compare each product’s results with other LED product’s results
– Also compare with other technology products’ performance
• LM80 information– At least 6000 hour so lumen maintenance data for the LED package
– ENERGY STAR requires 6000 hour lumen maintenance of 94.1% for
35,000 hour life or 91.8% for 25,000 hour life
– Verify in situ temperature of the LED package in the fixture
– Lumen maintenance is just one aspect of luminaire life and reliability
35
MORE HELPFUL INFO REGARDING BUYING
LED PRODUCTS• Lean toward manufacturers that have Lighting
Facts Label, www.lightingfacts.com– With good results
• Lean toward ENERGY STAR rated products
• Lean toward manufacturers that have a proven track record and deep pockets– These manufacturers that got into LEDs early have
already learned a lot from the school of hard knocks
– These manufacturers can handle big warranty problems
36
LIFE• LEDs
– Interior LED products are expected to last 30,000 -50,000 hours, while still maintaining 70% of initial lumens
• Although that is based on good science, it is still projections
– Currently LEDs are tested for 6,000 hours, and life is based on extrapolating that info
– Within TM21 the IES is considering that life should not be extrapolated more than 6 times testing duration
– One advantage of LEDs is that they can be turned on and off very frequently without shortening lamp life
• In fact it may help increase life, because run cooler
– LED chips are usually not the weakest link• Drivers and other components are
37
LIFE• LED
– Since LEDs typically do not die, like most incumbent lamps, but just get dimmer and dimmer over time
• In this way LEDs are like mercury vapor, which an old 1000 watter may only provide 5 footcandles, but maintenance people do not want to replace them, because the lamps are still working
– There are already a bunch of first generation LED exit signs that still work, but do not provide sufficient light based on NFPA and/or city codes
• People are hesitant to replace or retrofit these, because they are still working
– But there could be some big time lawsuits against the building owner, property management firm, etc. if people have a hard time getting out of a building during a fire or power outage
– With LEDs facility managers and maintenance people will have to be educated and motivated to retrofit or replace LED fixtures when they do not provide sufficient light
• Maybe LED fixtures could have internal timers, which makes the lamps flash on and off after so many hours
38
LIFE• Incumbents
– Other technologies have been around long enough
– So we have a much better idea how long they last
39
WHAT ABOUT
LONG TERM MAINTENANCE?• Look longer than just rated life of LED fixtures
– An LED fixture can look good up to its 50,000 hour life compared to high performance incumbent technologies
• At 24/7 operation, that is less than 6 years
• At typical open office operation that is about 14 years
• At typical individual officer operation that is over 16 years
• Often spaces get a remodel about 10, 15 or 20 years
– Although LED pricing should come down dramatically over time, there are still driver and maybe costs for heat sinks, etc
• So let’s say that the parts cost down the road may be half of what it is now
– So if an LED fixture costs $350 now, the retrofit or replacement parts down the road may be half of that, which would be $175
40
WHAT ABOUT
LONG TERM MAINTENANCE?
• Using 1.5 times, which is also 150%, of rated life can be very useful evaluating the cost effectiveness of LED fixtures compared to existing and high performance incumbent technology fixtures
41
WHAT ABOUT
LONG TERM MAINTENANCE?• Fluorescent and HID fixtures can easily and cost
effectively get new lamps and ballasts to last decades– For example, parts and labor for a 2F32T8 fixture
• Group relamping every 25,000 hours may cost $10
• Group reballasting every 50,000 hours may cost $40
• $60 total at 50,000 hours with brand new lamps and ballast
• $120 total at 100,000 hours with brand new lamps and ballasts
42
WHAT ABOUT
LONG TERM MAINTENANCE?
• Really important to try to get LED fixtures that are
modular with easily replaceable LEDs and drivers
– And try to get LED troffers that you do not have to move
adjacent ceilings and have to work on fixture above T-
bar ceiling, which can take longer and be more a
dirt/dust problem
• With throw-away LED fixtures, make sure to
recycle the pounds of valuable metal used for heat
sinking
43
WHAT ABOUT
LONG TERM LIGHT LEVELS?• LEDs maintain 70% of initial lumens at end of rated life (L70)
– Without some kind of control system, it will typically be
• Overlit to begin with so sufficient light at end of life
– Overlighting also uses additional wattage
• If proper light levels initially, there will usually be insufficient light at end of life
• Retrofit or replace significantly earlier than rated life
– Which increases parts and labor costs
– Some kind of photocontrol,digital timer or central control system controlling light levels may work very well
• But added cost and reliability would have to be evaluated
• There is a good chance that some LEDs will die before end of life, which can further reduce light levels
44
WHAT ABOUT
LONG TERM LIGHT LEVELS?• Most incumbent technologies lose much less light
at end of rated life, so this issue is not nearly as critical as with LEDs– 20% for high performance MH
– 8% - 10% for high performance T8
– 0% - 5% for incandescent, halogen & halogen infrared
• But induction typically loses 30% - 35% of light at end of 100,000 hour rated life, so it has about the same concerns as LEDs
45
THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION
PLEASE REMEMBER
• Raise the bar – Although LEDs have the ‘wow’ factor, compare the best
LEDs with high performance and usually much lower cost incumbent technology products
• Long term maintenance costs– What will the parts and labor costs be after an LED
replacement lamp or fixture reaches 30,000 - 50,000 hour end of life compared to parts and labor costs to replace lamps and ballasts with incumbent technologies?
• Long term light levels– Since LED rated life is based on 70% of initial lumens will
space need to be overlit to begin with or will some kind of dimming system be required?
47
LED• Good LED products, especially with occupancy
sensors work very good– Since no heat is the light side, can reduce cooling load in
addition to wattage for lighting
• Walmart and many other store chains have already or are in process of getting these
• Some utilities have done a lot of work making specifications for rebates, for example– www.smud.org
– www.pge.com
• DOE has an LED refrigerated spec in development
48
LED• So far it has been mainly for frig/freezers
with vertical doors, but some companies are also working on doorless horizontal applications
• For some applications, important to have LEDs that have a good red content
49
2009 NEXT GENERATION LUMINAIRES
DESIGN COMPETITION
INDOOR - REFRIGERATED DISPLAY LIGHTING
• GE Lighting Solutions’ Immersion RV30
– 1295 lumens
– 29.0 watts
– 44.7 lumens per watt
50
FLUORESCENT• Majority of 5’ lamps, which are low volume and
relatively expensive
• If have T12, definitely do something
• Many existing T8s systems do not have the best lamps or the best ballasts
• High performance T8 lamp and ballast systems can often save 20% wattage compared to generic T8 systems, which will also reduce cooling load– In many applications could go with a bilevel system
controlled by an occupancy sensor
• Before jumping into LEDs, good to ‘raise the bar’ and see if they are cost effective compared to high performance T8 systems
52
DECORATIVE• Christmas/decorative lights
– LED versions are becoming a no brainer
• Small lamps in chandeliers– Usually sparkle is important, and the amount of light is not critical
– Although there are decorative shaped CFLs with small bases, which last much longer than incandescents, with white phosphor - No Sparkle
– There are decorative LEDs available with small bases that have long life and sparkle
• When getting these types of LED lights– Get ones with good warranties
– Especially from big box stores. check with them if they require lumen maintenance tests before they carry certain products
54
LED• If you see some without any cooling fins or
another good way way of getting rid of heat– Do not even think of buying it
• Getting better all of the time, but still not really cost effective to replace CFLs
• But when there is at least one winner of the L Prize in this category, they should be ready for prime time– Philips has made an entry
– Others will too
– There can be up 4 winners in each category
55
CFLs• Although some people give CFLs a bad wrap,
CFLs are quite good in many applications– Screw-ins can often cost $.25 with upstream rebates
– Lumens per watt are quite good
– CRI is quite good, typically in the 80s
– Life is much longer than incandescents
– Mercury is really not that much of an issue
• Although quite good, there are some drawbacks, and maybe best to consider a temporary solution– Until LEDs or something else becomes ready for prime
time
56
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK• Vu1 Technology
– www.vu1.com
• This is not an incumbent, but another new lighting technology, which is not considered solid state by the DOE
• Interesting to see if it really becomes a cost effective solution
58
LED ACCENT LIGHTS• Good, Bad and Ugly
– Some good products
– Some not so good with honest specifications
– Some not so good with way over zealous marketing hype
– Verified in various CALiPER Rounds
• Cool
– Since LEDs do not emit any heat from the light side, they can be very good lighting flowers, produce, etc. without damaging them
59
LED MR16s• Best LED MR16s that DOE has tested so far can only
replace up to 20W halogen MR16
– MR16s are on the small side for higher wattage LEDs to be able to
dissipate sufficient heat
– Most halogen MR16s are 50W standard or 35 - 37W infrared
– Existing LED MR16s may work fine in
• Overlit applications
• Elevators, which are often overlit
• Some aesthetic applications, where light levels not that important
• Check if existing and new step down transformers will work
with LED MR16s, because LED MR16s are such low
wattage and will not activate step down transformers
60
HALOGEN MR16s• If existing are standard halogen
– Can switch to lower wattage halogen infrareds
• For example, 50W to 35 - 37W
• If existing are halogen infrareds
– Maybe keep for 1- 2 years
• LED MR16s should be cost effective for many
applications in 1 - 2 years
61
LED R or PAR 20, 30 & 38
• The larger the lamp, the easier it is to dissipate heat
• If can use larger lamp, go with it
• There are some LED reflector lamps without any cooling fins
– Do not even think of buying
• Some retail chain stores have already started switching to good LED reflector lamps
62
LED R or PAR 20, 30 & 38
• One good one is Cree’s LRP38– 2009 Lighting For Tomorrow Solid State Lighting
Competition Special Focus Award For Technical Innovation
• 537 lumens
• 11W
• 50 lumens per watt
• 93 CRI
• 2700K
63
LED R or PAR 20, 30 & 38
• MSI iPAR-38 looks very interesting
– www.msissl.com
– Technology for adjustable • 10W with 550 lumens
• 12W with 650 lumens
• 16W with 800 lumens
– Proprietary Intelligent Communication• Type of bar code reader can provide
– Manufacturing info
– Installation info
– Hours of use
– Wattage setting
64
LED R or PAR 20, 30 & 38
• LED R or PAR38s will really be ready for prime time after there is at least one winner of the L Prize in this category
66
HALOGEN PAR 20, 30 & 38
• Just like MR16s, there are halogen infrared
PAR lamps
– Which can save 10 - 20 watts compared to
standard halogens
• If standard halogens now, maybe go with
halogen infrared now and wait 1 - 2 years to
go with LEDs
67
CMH ACCENT LIGHTS• Ceramic Metal Halide with electronic ballasting
have– Excellent CRI
– Quite good lumens per watt
– Reasonable long life
• Available as– Small omni directional lamps which can go into fixtures
with reflectors
– PAR lamps
– PAR lamps with integral electronic ballasts• GE, Philips and Sylvania have 23 - 25 watt PAR38s with 10,000+
hour rated life
69
LED
• Recessed cans for residential and
commercial are a great application for LEDs
– Majority of ENERGY STAR LED products are
recessed cans
70
LED• Cree LR6 family
– Original award winning kit has been around for a while• Pricing is now about $70 from distribution
• Finally also available in 277V
– Now also LR6-DR1000 higher lumen and higher wattage version available
• 2009 Lighting For Tomorrow Solid State Lighting Competition Grand Prize
– Later this year or next year LR6-HE high efficiency version should be available
• 109 lumens per watt out of the fixture
– Probably better than anything else out of the fixture
• 2009 Lighting For Tomorrow Solid State Lighting Competition Special Focus Award For High Efficacy
72
LED2009 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
Recognized Winners - Indoor - Downlighting
• Philips Lightolier’s Calculite – 1048 lumens
– 19.6 watts
– 53.6 lumens per watt
• Edison Price Lighting’s LED Round OS DL/5-800 – 653 lumens
– 14.7 watts
– 44.4 lumens per watt
73
LED2009 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
Recognized Winners - Indoor - Downlighting
• Sea Gull Lighting / Juice Works’
LED Surface Mount Downlight – 610 lumens
– 14.0 watts
– 43.6 lumens per watt
– Downlight, but not recessed can
• Cooper Lighting’s Halo LED 900– 740 lumens
– 14.1 watts
– 52.5 lumens per watt
74
LED2009 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
Recognized Winners - Indoor - Downlighting
• Intense Lighting’s SS4– 655 lumens
– 15.0 watts
– 43.7 lumens per watt
• Cree’s LR6-DR1000– 1020 lumens
– 11.9 watts
– 85.7 lumens per watt
– Same picture as before
75
CFL• CFLs are reasonably efficacious, but
– Not nearly efficacious as high performance T8 systems
– Most are only rated for 10,000 - 12,000 hours
– Many recessed can fixtures for them have very bad fixture efficiency
• Like 50 - 60%
• But there are some CFL recessed cans with more like 75% fixture efficiency
• Usually best to try to – Have just one lamp per fixture
– Minimize lamp types
77
LED T8s• There are hordes of sales people trying to
sell these, because of potential huge volume
and profit
– Often Pinocchio-nose marketing hype
• But the DOE has not tested one yet is nearly
as good as high performance fluorescent
T8s with high performance ballasts
• Lamp cost can often range from $40 to $150
with proposed up to 50,000 hour realistic life
78
LED T8s• How they are connected
– Some use existing fluorescent ballast, which consumes extra wattage, and the ballast would have to be replaced when it burns out
• Ballasts typically have a 50,000 - 60,000 hour rated life
– Some have internal driver, which requires removing existing fluorescent ballast and rewiring to lamp holders
• May void UL listing of fixture
– Some come with their external drivers
79
LED T8s• DOE documents
– Performance of T12 and T8 Fluorescent lamps and LED Linear
Replacement Lamps
• January 2009 Benchmark Report
• Includes that since LED T8s mainly shine light down, so between
fixtures and walls can be quite dark
– CALIPER Round 9
• October 2009 Report
– LED Performance Specification Series: T8 Replacement Lamps
• Asking Manufacturers for at least 2,700 lumens
– That would require them to be 2 to 3 times more efficient than existing while
keeping their existing 15 - 20 watts
• April 2010
• http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/t8_replace
ment-lamps.pdf
80
LED T8s• As the DOE states, LEDs often do not do that well
taking the shapes of other technology lamps– Difficulty with distribution, heat sinks, etc.
• What looks really ugly– In parabolic troffers
81
CALiPER-tested LED T8s½ The Light Output or ½ the Luminaire Efficacy
SSL vs Fluorescent in 2' x 4' Troffers
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Luminaire Efficacy (lm/W)
Lu
min
aire
Ou
tpu
t (l
um
ens)
SSL
F32 in
Parabolic Troffer
F40 in
Lensed Troffer
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
82
FLUORESCENT T8s• Since many rebate programs require what
are called high performance, super or 3rd
generation T8s and what are called basic
grade or 1st generation T8s will not be
allowed to sold in 2012, we will just focus on
the good ones
– Highest lumen long life
• www.cee1.org
– Extra long life mid lumen
83
FLUORESCENT T8s• Some basic grade T8s do not have very
good lamp life with instant start ballasts
• T8 lamps can last much shorter than rated
life when driven by instant start ballasts and
controlled by occupancy sensors
– But good T8 lamps can last as long as they
should when turned on and off frequently, when
driven by program start ballasts
• Parallel wired program start ballasts are highly
recommended
84
FLUORESCENT T8s• Although there is a lot of hype for T5s and
T5HOs, high performance T8 lamps and ballasts typically provide
– More lumens per watt
– More BF flexibility
– Longer life when driven with program start ballasts
– Lower lamp and ballast cost initially and down the road
– Minimization of lamp and ballast types
– American jobs
85
3 HR 12 HR 3 HR 12 HR
1st GENERATION - GENERIC 32 2800 75-78 2800 75-781.7 -
<10
15,000 -
24,000
20,000 -
30,000
20,000 -
30,000
24,000 -
36,000
2nd GENERATION -
GENERIC32 2950 81-85
2800 -
295080-85
1.7 -
<10
15,000 -
24,000
20,000 -
30,000
20,000 -
30,000
24,000 -
36,000
GE HL 32 3100 82 3000 80 3.95 25,000 36,000 36,000 42,000
GE SXL 32 2850 81+ 2750 80 3.95 31,000 40,000 40,000 46,000
PHILIPS ADV 32 3100 85 3100 82 1.7 24,000 30,000 30,000 36,000
PHILIPS PLUS 32 2950 85 2850 82 1.7 30,000 36,000 36,000 42,000
PHILIPS ADV XLL 32 2950 85 2850 82 1.7 36,000 40,000 40,000 46,000
SYLVANIA XP 32 3000 85 2850 85 2.9 24,000 40,000 40,000 42,000
SYLVANIA XPS 32 3100 85 3100 81 2.9 24,000 40,000 40,000 42,000
SYLVANIA XP/XL 32 2950 85 2900 80 3.5 36,000 50,000 52,000 55,000
GE SPX 28W 28 2725 82 2625 80 3.95 24,000 30,000 36,000 42,000
PHILIPS ADV 28W 28 2725 85 2675 82 1.7 24,000 30,000 30,000 36,000
SYLVANIA XP 28W 28 2725 85 2650 80 2.9 24,000 40,000 40,000 42,000
SYLVANIA XP XL 28W 28 2600 85 2600 80 3.5 36,000 50,000 52,000 55,000
GE SPX 25W 25 2400 85 2350 80 3.95 36,000 40,000 40,000 46,000
PHILIPS ADV 25W 25 2500 85 2400 85 1.7 24,000 30,000 30,000 36,000
PHILIPS ADV XLL 25W 25 2400 85 2350 82 1.7 36,000 40,000 40,000 46,000
SYLVANIA XP 25W 25 2475 85 2400 80 2.9 24,000 40,000 40,000 42,000
SYLVANIA XP XL 25W 25 2475 85 2400 80 3.5 36,000 50,000 52,000 55,000
F28T5 25-28 2900+ 85 2750+ 851.4 -
2.5* *
20,000 -
30,000
25000 -
40,000
F54T5HO 49-54 5000 85 4800+ 851.4 -
2.5* *
20,000 -
30,000
25000 -
40,000Lamp manufacturers may alter rated lamp life and lumen specifications, so get updates from manufacturers.
Prepared by Stan Walercyk of Lighing Wizards 7/15/10 version. w w w .lightingw izards.com
CATALOG
LUMENSCRI
MAX
MG
OF HG
4' T8 LAMP LIFE, LUMENS, CRI & MERCURY
INSTANT START PROGRAM STARTLAMP WATTS
3000-4100K
CATALOG
LUMENSCRI
5000K LAMP LIFE HOURS
86
4' lamp type
initial
catalog or
photopic
lamp
lumens
lamp
watts
lamp
lumens
per
lamp
watts
lamp
quant
ballast
type
standard
ballast
factor
system
watts
initial
system
lumens
initial
system
lumens
per watt
mean or
8000 hour
lumen
maint-
enance
mean or
8000 hour
system
lumens
mean or
8000 hour
system
lumens per
watt
3100 32 96.9 2 EE IS 0.87 53 5394 101.8 95% 5124 96.7
3100 32 96.9 2 EE PS 1.15 70 7130 101.9 95% 6774 96.8
3100 32 96.9 2 G IS 0.87 58 5394 93.0 95% 5124 88.4
2950 32 92.2 2 EE IS 0.87 53 5133 96.8 95% 4876 92.0
2950 32 92.2 2 G IS 0.87 58 5133 88.5 95% 4876 84.1
2800 32 87.5 2 EE IS 0.87 53 4872 91.9 95% 4628 87.3
2800 32 87.5 2 G IS 0.87 58 4872 84.0 95% 4628 79.8
2850 30 95.0 2 EE IS 0.87 51 4959 97.2 95% 4711 92.4
2850 30 95.0 2 G IS 0.87 55 4959 90.2 95% 4711 85.7
2750 28 98.2 2 EE IS 0.87 48 4785 99.7 95% 4546 94.7
2750 28 98.2 2 G IS 0.87 51 4785 93.8 95% 4546 89.1
2440 25 97.6 2 EE IS 0.87 42 4246 101.1 95% 4033 96.0
2440 25 97.6 2 G IS 0.87 47 4246 90.3 95% 4033 85.8
2400 25 96.0 2 EE IS 0.87 42 4176 99.4 95% 3967 94.5
2400 25 96.0 2 G IS 0.87 47 4176 88.9 95% 3967 84.4
high lumen F28T5 3050 28 108.9 2 EE PS 0.95 58 5795 99.9 93% 5389 92.9
typical F28T5 2900 28 103.6 2 PS 1.00 64 5800 90.6 93% 5394 84.3
26W F28T5 2900 26 111.5 2 EE PS 0.95 55 5510 100.2 92% 5069 92.2
26W high lumen F28T5 3050 26 117.3 2 EE PS 1.15 67 7015 104.7 92% 6454 96.3
51W F54T5HO 5000 51 98.0 2 EE PS 1.00 108 10000 92.6 92% 9200 85.2
typical F54T5HO 5000 54 92.6 2 PS 1.00 117 10000 85.5 93% 9300 79.5
F34T12 800 3100 34 91.2 2 RS E 0.85 60 5270 87.8 93% 4901 81.7
F34T12 CW 2650 34 77.9 2 RS M 0.88 72 4664 64.8 87% 4058 56.4
4' LINEAR FLUORESCENT EFFICACY TABLE
notes: Lumens, lumen maintenance, ballast factors and wattages may vary among various manufacturers.
high performance F32T8
extra long life 2950
lumen F32T8
basic grade F32T8
30W F32T8
28W F32T8
25W F32T8
Prepared by Stan Walerczyk of Lighting Wizards www.lightingwizards.com 11/11/09 version
extra long life 25W
F32T8
93% is used as an average EOL lumen maintenance for T5HOs. 90% - 94% range among manufacturers.All wattages based on 277V. EE IS is extra efficient instant start. G IS is generic instant start. EE PS is extra efficient program start.
PS is program start. RS E is rapis start electronic. RS M is rapid start magnetic.
Extra long life is 36,000 hours with IS and 40,000 hours with PS ballasts at 3 hour cycles.
In enclosed fixtures, since reduced wattage F32T8s consume less heat they can often operate closer to optimal 77 degrees F
temperature, so may provide more light than this table shows compared to full wattage.
Although efficacy can be improved with IS and RS ballasts with T5s and T5HOs, lamp life can be greatly reduced and lamp
manufacturers may not warranty lamps.
87
FLUORESCENT T8s• Some LED marketing literature and sales people try to make
fluorescent T8s look bad, like
– Stating that T8s only last 15,000 or even just 10,000 hours
• It is true that rated life for fluorescents, HID, incandescents and halogen is when half of the lamps have burned out and half are still working in laboratory conditions
– Small percentage of lamps may only last a few months
– Small percentage of lamps may last over a decade
– Large majority of T8 lamps will last at least 80% of rated life when not turned on and off too much
• For example, most 42,000 hour rated T8 lamps will last at least 33,600 hours when not turned on and off too much
• GE, Philips and Sylvania do a good job policing each other on lumen and life ratings
88
FLUORESCENT T8s• Starting is the hardest on fluorescent lamps
– Lamp life can really get short with instant start ballasts and occupancy sensors that turn on and off the lights more than 4 times per day on average
– Program start ballasts really help lamp life when lamps are cycled on and off a lot
• When I go over the pros and cons of instant and program start ballasts with T8s, over half of my clients select parallel wired program start ballasts
• So the next time you see LED literature or hear an LED sales person stating that good fluorescent T8 lamps last less than 20,000 hours, you could– Throw away the LED marketing literature
– Delete the LED file in your computer
– Hang up on the LED sales person
– Tell the LED sales person to leave
90
LED• One that gets frequent mention is Cree’s LR24
2x2 troffer– 2008 Lighting For Tomorrow Solid State Lighting
Competition• Honorable Mention, Efficacy
– Now 2 versions• 3200 lumens & 44W
• 3800 lumens & 52W
– Dimmable
– I have been specifying for• High profile conference rooms
– 3200W version performed very well compared to other LED and high performance T8 troffers in DOE CALiPER Round 9 Testing
91
T8 FLUORESCENT• There is a new generation of high performance
2x4 1F32T8 troffers that can be installed in typical 8x10 spacing– Depending on BF and if instant or program start extra
efficient ballast, wattage can range from 24 - 39 with direct relationship to lumens
– Manufacturers and models include• Deco DPL-C
– www.getdeco.com (but may not be in website yet)
• Finelite HPR
– www.finelite.com
– Hopefully DOE will test at least one of these with LED troffers in an upcoming CALiPER round
93
T8 FLUORESCENT• Existing 2x4 troffers can be cost effectively
retrofitted down to 1F32T8– Standard lensed troffers can often get a 1-cove white
reflector• About $55 - $60 total installed cost
– Parabolic troffers can get upscale kits• Such as ALP’s RHT kit
– www.alplighting.com/pdf/uardiac%20rht.pdf
– About $110 - $120 total installed cost
94
TROFFERS• LED troffers may cost about $350 and are rated for
50,000 hours, but may last significantly longer
• Fluorescent high performance troffers may cost $100 - $175 with ballasts rated for 60,000 - 75,000 hours and good lamps driven parallel program start ballasts, rated for 30,000 - 46,000 hours– Recommended to group relamp and reballast at 70 -
80% of rated lives
• Initial labor cost may be about the same
• This is a great time to consider– Raise the bar
– Long term maintenance costs
– Long term light levels
96
LED• LEDs could run cooler with less heat sinking
than in troffers and recessed cans
• Uniform uplight with some not too intense
downlight are challenges
• It will take a while for LED suspended
fixtures to be cost effective compared high
performance fluorescent suspended fixtures
– Now LED 4 footer may cost $300 - $400
97
T8 FLUORESCENT• Well designed suspended indirect/direct fixtures with
1F32T8 per cross section– Can provide quite low power densities
– Total installed cost often less than individual troffers
• When can have relatively long rows in new construction and gut rehabs
• One lamp per cross section is usually much better than two or three for– Optimal light distribution
• Usually batwing
– Best fixture efficiency
– Lowest wattage
– Lowest fixture cost
• Fixture cost may be $25 - $40 per linear foot depending on type of fixture, quantity, etc.
98
T8 FLUORESCENT• Make sure fixture reflectors are designed for T8s
and not for T5s/T5HOs
• There are many good manufacturers and models– For example, Finelite offers several good models,
including Series 12, 15 and 16
– These are photos of Series 12 with white cross blade
100
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• Task ambient lighting is having relatively low
footcandle ambient lighting and additional task lighting when and where need it
• Light levels drop off exponentially as distance increases between source and task– For example if double distance, 1/4 the footcandles
– Much less wattage getting high light levels from a task light 2’ away from task, than from ceiling fixtures 6’ away from task
• This strategy may be the most cost effective way to have very low power densities while providing good quality lighting
• In typical offices, usually .4 - .6 watts per square foot is easily attainable
101
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• Ambient, in offices, works very well with either
– New or retrofitted 2x4 high performance troffers that have
1 high performance & often high Kelvin 32W F32T8 and
high performance parallel wired program start ballasting
• Maybe tandem wire ballast per pair of troffers
– New or retrofitted suspended indirect/direct fixtures with 1
high performance & often high Kelvin 32W F32T8 per
cross section and high performance parallel wired
program start ballasting
• Ambient lighting can provide 10 - 20 footcandles on
desks– Often more light is worse than less light, because more light can
cause more glare and higher contrast ratios
102
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• Existing task
– For a long time most modular office systems had fluorescent undercabinet task lights
• But most of these fixtures
– Use way too much wattage
– Are glare bombs
» Hitting shiny paper and/or desks and then bounced into eyes
– Provide too much light
» That is why often gray scale tube guards to reduce amount of light, but still uses all of the wattage
– Often difficult to replace ballasts
» Many ballast compartments too small for standard sized extra efficient ballasts
– Sometimes still T12s with magnetic ballasts or T8s with magnetic ballasts
– There are some good CFL desk mount task lights
• But way too many people still use energy hog incandescent or quartz halogen
103
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• High performance LED task
– There are some very good LED task light systems
• One example is the Finelite PLS (Personal Lighting System)
– 3, 6 & 9W undercabinet fixture
» Not a glare bomb
» Uses metal shelf as a heat sink
– 3, 6 & 9W desk mount fixture
» My 6 watter provides 50 footcandles directly underneath with no other lighting contribution
– Optional occupancy sensor
– For a decent quantity
» 1 undercabinet fixture, 1 desk mount fixture, occupancy sensor, power supply and cables may cost $200 or less
– New version has the switch before the power supply, so zero wattage when fixtures are off
– For individual offices that do not have shelves over desks, often just a desk mount fixture is recommended
104
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• Finelite PLS
– Both undercabinets and desk mounts won 2007 Lighting For Tomorrow Awards
– Desk mount, which is also called ‘Curve’ won 2009 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
• Best In Class - Task Lighting
www.finelite.com/sustainability/professional-development
105
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• There are several other LED office task lights, including
Philips Color Kinetics UC
Luxo Air Luxo Ninety Steelcase Kast
Philips Alko Lincs100 & sensor
106
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING• PG&E’s Emerging Technology Program’s ‘High Efficiency
Office Low Ambient / Task Lighting Pilot Project’ – www.etcc-ca.com/project-search/search-
results_m126/criteria:1/query:any/jr_endyear:2009/jr_organization:Pacific+Gas+and+Electric+%28PG%26E%29/order:alpha/page:2/limit:10/
– .66 watts per square foot
– If 5000K and high performance fixed output ballasts would have been used, that power density could have been lower
– Although dimming ballasts were used in the suspended ambient fixtures, that was for tuning, not for energy savings
– This report clearly states that it would be much more cost effective to go with fixed output instant start ballasts
• Since there are millions and millions of square feet of offices in North America and the world, reducing wattage and improving lighting is so important
107
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING
• There are also integral or one-piece fluorescent task
ambient lighting systems
– One example is Tambient
• www.elliptipar.com/tambient
108
TASK AMBIENT LIGHTING
• With good task ambient lighting the power density can be
low all of the time that expensive and complex dimming
daylight harvesting peak load shedding systems are not
cost effective
– Even with dimming ballasts in ambient fixtures, good task lights
are usually recommended
• My ‘Dimming vs. Nondimming Ballasts - 10 Rounds in the
Daylight Harvesting and Peak Load Shedding’ seminar
covers these issues in detail
109
$0.150 $0.05 /KWH 1st year saved rebate
fixture &
application
type
total
watts
annual
hours
annual
elect-
rical
cost
option
letterretrofit/replacement option description
total
watts
watts
per
square
foot
watts
redux
annual
elec-
trical
savings
appr.
incen-
tive
appr.
installed
cost
rated lamp
life @ 3
hour
cycles
pay-
back
just
elec-
tricity
payback
including
maintenance
savings &
worker
productivity
benefits
long
term
benefit
just elec-
tricity
long term
benefit
including
maintenance
savings &
worker
productivity
benefits
A
Retrofit each troffer with 3 25W F32T8
5000K lamps & .71 BF extra efficient
program start parallel wired ballast
112 0.93 68 $41 $14 $12030,000 -
36,0002.6 2.2 $506 $628
B
Retrofit each troffer with upscale kit which
eliminates parabolic louvers, 1 high lumen
F32T8 5000K lamp & 1.15 BF extra efficient
program start ballast
78 0.65 102 $61 $20 $23030,000 -
36,0003.4 1.9 $708 $1,443
B1
Retrofit each troffer with upscale kit which
eliminates parabolic louvers, 1 high lumen
F32T8 5000K lamp & .89 BF extra efficient
program start ballast. Also include
7W LED task light.
67 0.56 113 $68 $23 $310
30,000 -
36,000
for T8s
4.2 2.1 $730 $1,747
B2
Retrofit each troffer with upscale kit which
eliminates parabolic louvers, 1 high lumen
F32T8 5000K lamp & .71 BF extra efficient
program start ballast. Also include
2 7W LED task lights.
62 0.52 118 $71 $24 $380
30,000 -
36,000
for T8s
5.0 2.3 $706 $1,980
C
Remove both troffers. Install 8' suspended
indirect/direct fixture that has 2 high lumen
F32T8 5000K lamps & 1.15 BF extra
efficient program start ballast.
70 0.58 110 $66 $22 $41030,000 -
36,0005.9 2.7 $602 $1,790
C1
Remove both troffers. Install 8' suspended
direct/indirect fixture that has 2 high lumen
F32T8 5000K lamps & .89 BF extra efficient
instant start ballast. Also include 7W
LED task light.
63 0.53 117 $70 $23 $490
30,000 -
36,000
for T8s
6.6 2.7 $586 $2,166
C2
Remove both troffers. Install 8' suspended
direct/indirect fixture that has 2 high lumen
F32T8 5000K lamps & .71 BF extra efficient
instant start ballast. Also include 2
7W LED task lights.
60 0.50 120 $72 $24 $560
30,000 -
36,000
for T8s
7.4 2.7 $544 $2,488
F2
Retrofit each troffer with 3 15W LED T8
lamps. Also include 2 7W LED task lights to
provide sufficient light.
104 0.87 76 $46 $15 $64025,000 -
50,00013.7 8.6 $59 $470
G
Remove both troffers. Install 2 high
performance 2x2 LED troffers, set at full
41W, so sufficient light at end of life.
82 0.68 98 $59 $20 $900 50,000 15.0 9.4 $2 $531
G1
Remove both troffers. Install 2 high
performance 2x2 LED troffers, set at 34W.
Also include 7W LED task light.
75 0.63 105 $63 $21 $980 50,000 15.2 8.5 -$14 $742
G2
Remove both troffers. Install 2 high
performance 2x2 LED troffers, set at 28W.
Also include 2 7W LED task lights.
70 0.58 110 $66 $22 $1,060 50,000 15.7 8.7 -$48 $744
$108
KWH rate
existing
copyright of Stan Walerczyk of Lighting Wizards, www.lightingwizards.com, 1/10/10 version
12 x 10 x
9 office
area with
2 2x4 18
cell
parabolic
troffers,
each with
3 32W 700
series
20,000
hour rated
F32T8s
and
generic
.88 BF
ballasting
(1.51
watts per
square
foot)
180 4000
TYPICAL OFFICE 12' long x 10' wide x 9' high
15 years of long term benefit
proposed
110
WHERE I NEVER THOUGHT
I WOULD HAVE A LIGHT
• Sylvania Ecolight (watered powered)– www.sylvania.com/AboutUs/Pressxpress/Tradeshowevents/Lig
htfair2009/Press+Releases/SYLVANIAECOLIGHTWATERPO
WEREDLEDSHOWERLIGHT.htm
113
ALL OF STAN’S SEMINARS• INTERIORS - LEDs vs. Incumbents with
a big dose of task ambient lighting
• EXTERIOR LIGHTINGLED, Induction, HPS, MH, LEP, Fluorescent
• FREE FOR ALL IN THE HIBAY ARENAFluorescent, Induction, LED & MH
• HOW LOW CAN YOU GO– Which is 1/2 of Advanced Lighting Retrofit Options
• DIMMING vs. NON-DIMMING10 Rounds in the Daylight Harvesting and Peak Load Reduction Arena
• LIGHTING 101
• LIGHTING CONTROLS– For 2011
• Also custom ones for specific purposes
114
THAT’S ALL FOLKS• Please fill out any applicable forms
• Contact information for Stan Walerczyk
– 925-944-9481(San Francisco Bay Area)
– www.lightingwizards.com
• Thanks for attending