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한국어 LED High Mast Lighting
High performance LED high mast lighting series for various large outdoor areas, such as roads, parking lots, stadiums, ports, and other. 100W to 1500W, 70% energy savings, 5-year warranty, and we also provide customized lighting design.
What Are LED High Mast Lights?
LED high mast lights are floodlights with high power and high lumen output. They are typically installed on light poles or buildings 15-50 meters above the ground, providing large-area, uniform, and low-glare lighting for outdoor with their narrow beam angle or precise light distribution. Unlike traditional lamps or other LED types, they are true industrial-grade lighting products that can illuminate a variety of large areas, such as ports, airports, parking lots, and stadiums. Leveraging the advantages of LED technology, high mast flood lights are not only more energy-efficient, but also reduce the number of poles through high luminous efficiency, reduce light pollution through precise light distribution, improve operational reliability through modular heat dissipation, and can be integrated into intelligent dimming systems to control operating costs.
Importance of High Mast Lighting
Due to its greater installation height, high mast lighting offers significant advantages in optics, space utilization, and efficiency. For example, at heights of 20-50 meters, multiple luminaires mounted on a pole can evenly illuminate larger area, reducing shadows, expanding coverage, and no additional light poles required. It is also safer for large area outdoor lighting.
However, if the lights are installed at lower height, only smaller area can be illuminated, leading to a series of problems such as strong glare, uneven illuminance, significant increase in the number of poles, complex wiring, and maintenance difficulties, ultimately increasing overall costs.
Furthermore, there is no need to worry about insufficient illuminance; overall brightness can be increased by increasing the number of luminaires per pole, upgrading luminaire wattage, or selecting a narrower beam angle. Different strategies will affect uniformity, glare, and energy consumption; so, comprehensive design based on pole height, site size, and illuminance standards is essential. It achieves maximum coverage and better light quality with extremely high and minimal poles.
LEDRHYTHM - LED High Mast Lights Manufacturer in China
LEDRHYTHM is committed to providing high-performance, high-reliability solutions for large-scale outdoor lighting projects worldwide. We understand the stringent requirements of LED high mast lighting in terms of optics, heat dissipation, wind and shock resistance, and long-term maintenance-free operation. Therefore, from LED chip selection, optical design, and efficient heat dissipation structure to IP66 protection and IK10 shock resistance testing, every step is precisely controlled in our own factory.
As an LED high mast lights manufacturer, we not only provide fixtures, but also complete pre-sales and after-sales services, including optical simulation, light distribution combination suggestions, light pole layout optimization, recommended illuminance, and 5-year warranty, to help you solve the pressure of safety lighting needs and operating costs.
- Long-distance illumination: Allows for a variety of professional beam angle combinations, enabling higher illuminance and greater uniformity at long projection heights of 15–50 meters.
- Energy saving: Luminous efficiency of over 150 lm/W, not only reducing the number of lights per pole while meeting illuminance standard, but also reducing energy consumption by 60–70% compared to traditional fixtures.
- Low glare optical: Utilizing secondary light distribution or reflectors, the light-shielding structure and lenses are optimized for high mast lighting scenarios, effectively eliminating glare and preventing sky light pollution.
- Modular structure: The light source, driver, and power compartment all adopt independent module design, allowing for quick replacement of individual components during maintenance without requiring complete disassembly.
- Strong heat dissipation: Die-cast aluminum fins and modular driver design improve heat dissipation efficiency, avoiding the problems of accelerated light decay and dimming caused by overheating, as seen in traditional MH.
- Low light decay and long lifespan: Maintains stable output within the 50,000–100,000 hour range, reducing long-term replacement costs compared to traditional lighting where bulbs or triggers need frequent replacement.
- Instant on/off: LEDs can be started instantly without any warm-up time, avoiding the problem of traditional light sources requiring wait several minutes to slowly restart after power outages or switching.
Installation Height and Wattage
There is no consistent installation height, resulting in significant differences height depending on the scenario and size. This is because height not only determines whether the light fixture can illuminate the ground, but also affects the coverage, light uniformity, glare control, beam angle selection, and even the wattage requirements of the entire lighting system.
Higher heights necessitate higher-wattage luminaires, offering advantages in light range, uniformity, and glare control. However, taller poles place higher demands on structural strength and maintenance costs. Conversely, while lower poles can use lower wattage, they are prone to strong glare, severe shadows, insufficient coverage, and necessitate increase in the number of poles, ultimately leading to higher overall costs.
Generally speaking, for every doubling of the installation height of high mast lighting, the wattage (luminous flux) required to achieve the same ground illuminance needs to increase approximately fourfold. For example, LEDRHYTHM’s 200W to 1500W:
- 15-25 meter poles are typically suitable for medium-power luminaires with a wider beam angle to achieve larger light spot.
- 25-35 meter heights require higher power and medium beam angle to ensure illuminance over long distances.
- 40-50 meter must use high-power LED lights of 800W, 1200W, 1500W, or higher, with narrower beam angle.
| Installation Height (m) | Wattage (W) | 10° Beam Angle (lx) | 30° Beam Angle (lx) | 60° Beam Angle (lx) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 – 25m | 200 – 600W | not applicable | ~300 – 1,000lx | ~100 – 200lx |
| 25 – 35m | 400 – 900W | ~2000 – 4000lx | ~200 – 600lx | ~50 – 100lx |
| 35 – 45m | 600 – 1200W | ~1,400 – 3,000lx | ~100 – 400lx | ~50 – 100lx |
| 45 – 50m+ | 800 – 1500W | ~2,000 – 3,000lx | ~200 – 400lx | ~50 – 100lx |
Application Scenarios
We can be used in a variety of outdoor applications, from large-area functional lighting to high-illuminance, high-color-rendering stadium lighting, and road or freeway safety lighting. They can cope with these harsh and complex environments and meet the lighting needs of different applications. View LED high mast street lights for road or freeway.
- Airport apron: Lighting fixtures must provide stable illumination in strong winds, rain, snow, and night flight conditions, and prevent light from entering the pilot’s cockpit to ensure ground operations and taxiing safety.
- Ports and docks: Must be able to penetrate fog and withstand humid and highly corrosive environments, high uniformity avoid shadows that could pose safety risks. Due to long operating hours, higher efficiency is required.
- Stadiums and Professional Events: High mast stadium lighting must meet extremely high illuminance, uniformity, and Ra>90, with lower glare and flicker-free operation. Ensures brighter, clearer vision and more true colors.
- Outdoor Parking Lots: Fewer light poles cover a wider area, with better uniformity and glare control, effectively improving driver visibility and pedestrian safety. High-mast LED flood lights and streetlights can be used.
- Freeways and Overpasses: Specialized streetlights with strict light cutoff types are used to eliminate driver glare. Provide continuous vision, maintaining penetration and visibility even in adverse weather conditions.
| Application | Illuminance (lx) | CCT Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Airports | 50–100 lx | 5000–6000K |
| Ports & Dock | 50–100 lx | 5000–6000K |
| Logistics Parks | 40–80 lx | 5000–5700K |
| Stadium | 500–2000 lx | 5000–6500K |
| Parking Lots | 50–80 lx | 4000–5000K |
| Highways & Interchanges | 30–50 lx | 4000–5000K |
| Plazas & Public Squares | 30–80 lx | 3000–5000K |
High Mast Lighting Design
Lighting is not as simple as installing lights on poles 15–50 meters high. The beam angle and installation angle will affect the illumination range and uniformity, and combined with different wattages, they will also significantly affect the actual brightness. Any unreasonable optics and luminaire selection will amplify many problems, such as higher light loss, stronger glare, and difficulty in controlling uniformity.
Therefore, a lighting design that integrates pole height, number of luminaires, light distribution type, luminous flux output, installation angle, and illuminance is particularly important. Through optimized combination of these parameters, high-mast lighting can achieve a balance of illuminance, uniformity, glare, and energy consumption in most applications. For example, some areas prioritize low glare, while others require higher uniformity and illuminance.
We use Dialux/AGi32’s professional simulation software to determine the optimal installation and luminaire parameters for you. Lighting simulation will eliminate dead zones or over-illumination, and the designed with the goal of reducing total costs, significantly reducing electricity bills and maintenance costs over ten years.
Energy Efficiency
Due to their extremely high installation height, high mast lighting fixtures typically require higher power outputs, especially in ports, stadiums, and airports. Traditional metal halide (MH) or HPS often need 1500W, 2000W, or even 3000W to meet the brightness requirements. In contrast, LED technology boasts exceptionally high energy efficiency. Even in high-power LED floodlights, our luminous efficacy still can reach 150-180 lm/W, achieving energy savings of over 60% compared to traditional lighting.
LED high mast lights is equivalent to traditional:
- 300W LED equivalent to 600W–800W MH
- 400W LED equivalent to 800W–1000W MH
- 600W LED equivalent to 1500W MH
- 1000W LED equivalent to 2500W MH
- 1500W LED equivalent to over 3000W traditional large light source
In addition to their high efficiency, we can achieve further energy savings through intelligent dimming. They provide maximum brightness when needed, while reducing brightness during less important times to avoid energy waste.
Practical Recommendations
- First determine the target illuminance and area size, then select the beam angle and wattage. This is more scientific than directly choosing 400W LED high mast lights and can also avoid unsuitable fixtures.
- Higher installations aren’t necessarily better, but installing too low will definitely cause glare. Lowering the light pole to increase brightness will actually worsen glare, shadows, and overlapping light spots.
- Narrow beam angles are used on taller poles, while medium or wide are more suitable for low to medium height installations.
- Check fixtures wind load rating and pole structure; otherwise, strong winds and corrosion can easily lead to safety accidents.
- For some areas, consider color temperature of 4000K or lower, which provides better penetration in rainy or foggy weather.
- Reserved intelligent dimming interfaces, such as 0-10V/DALI/time control, can easily save 20-40% on electricity bills, laying solid foundation for future energy-saving renovations.
- For stadiums, ports, airports, and similar locations, professional lighting design is must recommended because experience alone cannot accurately determine shadow and glare, especially with multiple lights on a single pole.
What protection is needed for LED high mast lighting fixtures?
High mast lighting is exposed to extremely high outdoor spaces, making it difficult to maintain and dealing with the harshest environments. Therefore, its protection is not just as simple as waterproofing and dustproofing, but a comprehensive protection system with multiple dimensions, including structural stability, electrical safety, environmental adaptability, corrosion resistance, and optical protection.
IP66 is the most basic standard; the housing and lens, combined with sealing rings, provide full waterproofing and dustproofing, capable of withstanding heavy rain and sandstorms. To withstand vibrations from strong winds, we also offer IK08-IK10 impact resistance ratings, ensure the overall structure is not damaged or loose. ADC12 aluminum alloy housing and PC/glass lens effectively prevent salt spray and rain corrosion, crucial for outdoor or coastal use. High mast lights are installed at higher locations with long lines and are extremely susceptible to lightning strikes, the driver power must have 10kV or 20kV surge protection; otherwise, it will be directly damaged during thunderstorms.
Why is 5000K CCT recommended for LED high mast lighting?
5000K is natural white light, achieving balance in efficiency, color recognition, cost, and environmental applicability. It is ideal for outdoor spaces where precise visual judgment, concentration, and safety are required, and LED high mast lights is frequently used in these environments. Fixtures installation heights of 15-50 meters, where light attenuates over distance, 5000K light still allows objects and details to remain clearly visible, offering better visibility at the same illuminance. And it also provides superior color rendering, with Ra greater than 80 or even 90, which is crucial for stadium high mast lighting. In LED technology, 5000K achieves the highest luminous efficiency, giving it an advantage in energy costs.
How to use wide and narrow beam angles?
On the surface, beam angle affects brightness and coverage, but it also affects illumination uniformity and glare. For the field of high mast lighting, the use of narrow and wide beam angles is a complex issue. Narrow beam angles are suitable for installation heights of 30-50 meters, such as 10°-30°, to ensure sufficient ground brightness; otherwise, most of the light would be scattered into the sky. However, they are less suitable for installations at 15-25 meters, as the illuminated area will be too small and overly bright. Therefore, medium or wide beam angles, such as 40°-90°, are needed to cover larger area and improve uniformity.
| Beam Angle | Installation Height | Illuminance | Coverage | Uniformity | Glare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10° – 30° (Narrow Beam) | 15–25 m | Very High | Low | Low | High |
| 25–35 m | Very High | Medium | Medium | High | |
| 35–50 m+ | High | High | High | Low | |
| 40° – 60° (Medium Beam) | 15–25 m | High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 25–35 m | Medium | High | Medium | Medium | |
| 35–50 m+ | Low | Very High | Low | Medium | |
| 60° – 90° (Wide Beam) | 15–25 m | High | High | High | Low |
| 25–35 m | Low | Very High | Medium | Low | |
| 35–50 m+ | Low | Very High | Low | Medium |
What type of LED high mast parking lot lights are there?
High mast parking lot lighting commonly uses two types of fixtures: LED flood lights and street lights. Both can be installed on poles from 12 to 20 meters to provide safety and guidance lighting for large parking areas, but they differ significantly in terms of optical distribution and applicable scenarios.
- High-mast flood lights are suitable for parking lots with large areas or regular shapes (such as rectangles). The primary goal is to achieve full coverage and highly uniform, but the illuminance is not high. The aim is to minimize lighting costs, and the requirements for glare control are relatively lenient.
- If higher visual comfort is required, lane guidance is emphasized, or the site is surrounded by residences or hotels, then strict control of light pollution is necessary, making streetlights more suitable choice.
Can 25-30m high mast lighting meet most needs?
In most outdoor commercial and industrial high mast lighting scenarios, installation height of 25-30 meters can indeed meet the vast majority of illuminance and coverage requirements. The light can be diffused sufficiently while ensuring the illumination distance of the luminaires, without obvious bright spots or dark areas. Furthermore, it allows for very flexible combinations of beam angle and power to meet various illuminance levels and coverage ranges.
Lights from 400W to 1200W and beam angles from 20° to 60° can be used in 25-30 meter installations, with the choice depending on the specific illuminance and intended use in the project. However, for more specialized applications such as large stadiums and large airports, 35-50 meter light poles should still be considered.
What are the standards for airport LED high mast lighting?
Airport high mast lighting doesn’t prioritize higher brightness; an average illuminance of 30 lx is typically sufficient. While achieving greater coverage, safety, stability, and energy efficiency are also crucial. Installation heights are usually higher, reaching 40-50 meters, to minimize the number of required light poles and reduce glare for pilots and ground control personnel. Color temperature of 4000-5000K is recommended.
Most importantly, airport operations cannot be interrupted, so the lighting must be highly reliable, with no room for malfunctions. Therefore, the luminaires must possess comprehensive protection performance, including but not limited to surge protection, waterproofing, shock resistance, corrosion resistance, and resistance to high and low temperatures.
Can LED high mast lights be equipped with dimming systems or smart controls?
We can equip with 0–10V or DALI dimming, allowing for smooth manual or automatic brightness adjustment, which reduces energy consumption without affecting visibility. And offer intelligent batch control systems for unified management of lighting fixtures, such as zone dimming and timed.
How do high mast LED flood lights compare to ordinary floodlights?
LED flood lights for high masts not only have higher power, but they have also been optimized in terms of light distribution, heat dissipation, and protection performance. Ordinary types, on the other hand, are only suitable for low-height or short-distance illumination, making them a better choice for home or general use.
| Feature | High Mast | Ordinary |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 12–50 m | ≤8 m |
| Optics | Precision | Basic |
| Beam | Narrow/Mid | Wide |
| Wattage | High | Low |
| Wind resistance | Strong | Not rated |
| Glare | Low | High |
| Surge | 10–20 kV | Basic |