Solar Lighting Design Guide

The following solar outdoor lighting design tips provide general
guidelines for lighting design.

These guidelines may not apply to all applications.

Design Guide:

• The IES beam spreads indicate the angular ranges
  (horizontally and vertically) through which the intensity of the floodlight is greater than 10% of its maximum intensity. This angular range is referred to as the 'Field Angle'.
  The IES classification was formerly referred to as
  NEMA Type.
  
  
  
   

POLE-MOUNTED FLOODLIGHTS General Area Lighting
Pole-mounted floodlights are commonly used for general area lighting applications such as parking lots and storage yards. Mounting height, spacing, vertical aiming and horizontal

Mounting Height
The recommended mounting height is one half the distance across the area to be lighted. If the area to be lighted is 40 feet across, the lowest recommended mounting height is 20 feet.

Spacing
When more than one pole is added, pole placement is a concern. The “4 times“ rule of thumb for spacing indicates that a pole should be placed four times the mounting height from the adjacent poles.
If a flood is mounted on a 20-foot pole, space the poles 80 feet apart.

Vertical Aiming
A single floodlight uses the two-thirds rule of thumb for vertical aiming. The fixture is aimed 2/3 of the distance across the area to be lighted and at
least 30° below horizontal. If the area to be lighted is 40 feet across, the recommended aiming point is 27 feet.

Aiming point = 2/3 across distance to be lighted  2/3 (40 ft.) = 27 ft. aiming point  Additionally, to minimize glare, the recommended aiming point distance should never exceed twice the mounting height. If a pole is 20 feet high, the vertical
aiming point should not exceed 40 feet out.

Horizontal Aiming
When an additional floodlight is added to a single
pole, horizontal aiming also must be considered.
First, each floodlight should be vertically aimed according to the two-thirds rule. As long as the floodlight
has a horizontal NEMA 6 or 7 beamspread, the
floodlights can be aimed up to 90° apart.

Building Facade Lighting
When lighting building facades with ground mounted floodlights, three factors are considered: setback, spacing and aiming.

Setback
The recommended setback is three-fourths the building height. If a building is 30 feet tall, the recommended setback is 22.5 feet from the building. Locating the floodlight closer to the building will sacrifice uniformity; setting it farther
back will result in a loss of efficiency.

Aiming
The floodlight should be aimed at least two-thirds the height of the building. For example, if a building is 30 feet high, the recommended aiming point is
approximately 20 feet high. After installation is complete, aiming can be adjusted to produce the best appearance. Mounting a full or upper visor to the floodlight can reduce unwanted spill light.

Sign Lighting
When lighting a sign with ground-mounted floodlights, there are three considerations: setback, spacing and aiming

Setback
When using ground-mounted floodlights to light a sign, the recommended setback is a distance equal to three-fourths the sign height. For example, the setback distance for a 12-foot by 6-
foot sign would be 4.5 feet. Locating the floodlight closer will sacrifice uniformity while setting it farther back will result in a loss of efficiency.

Spacing
The rule of thumb for spacing floodlights is not to
exceed two times the setback distance. If the setback is 4.5 feet, the floodlights should not be placed more than 9 feet apart.

Aiming
The floodlight should be aimed at least two-thirds up the sign. For example, if a sign is six feet tall, then the floodlight will be aimed approximately four feet
high. After installation is completed, aiming can be adjusted to produce the best appearance. Mounting
a full or upper visor

Flag Lighting
Ground-mounted floodlights also can be used to light flags. Setback, spacing and aiming must all be considered.

Setback
The recommended setback for lighting a flag is one-third times the pole height. If the pole is 30 feet tall, the floodlight should be set back a distance of 10 feet away from the pole.

Spacing

Ideally, three floodlights are recommended to light a flag. The floodlights should be placed approximately 120° apart.

Aiming
The recommended aiming point for each floodlight
is the center of the flag or the top of the pole.
Mounting a full or upper visor to the floodlight can
reduce unwanted spill light.

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