Cree has expanded its the Edge SSL luminaire family with new models meant to replace 1000W metal-halide fixtures in area-lighting applications including automobile dealerships.
The Edge High Output (HO) LED-based luminaires come in four flavors ranging from 279-851W and are designed for applications requiring more light output such as high-security areas and automobile dealerships where rendering car color is a vital sales tool. Cree Lighting targets replacement of 1000W metal-halide (MH) lights and delivery of 50% or more energy savings using solid-state lighting (SSL) technology.
The applications for high-output luminaires is surprisingly large according to Cree senior product manager Duane Henderson. He said big-box retailers regularly use 1000W MH lamps as a marketing tool to create attention, along with widespread use by automobile dealerships. And many municipalities and businesses use such lighting in areas where enhanced security is required.
With the HO series Cree will expand the applications covered by The Edge family, first announced in 2007. Henderson said that the HO products can "improve lighting in applications or reduce the number of fixtures required in an application."
Four configurations
The new products come in two sizes with either 120 or 240 LEDs. Each comes in standard or high-power versions resulting in a choice of 279W, 426W, 557W and 851W luminaires. The fixtures rely on the NanoOptic total internal reflection (TIR) optics developed by BetaLED prior to Cree acquiring Ruud Lighting and the BetaLED brand.
Cree will offer more than 20 optic options with the HO family including a new FrontlineOptic designed for car dealerships. The FrontlineOptic renders a bumper-to-bumper beam pattern designed to uniformly light the front line of autos at a dealership. Moreover, the luminaires deliver a minimum CRI of 70 compared to typical MH lamps at 65 |