09 Sep 2011

Philips has announced two new outdoor LED fixtures targeting green-conscious communities.
 
Philips Lighting has announced the LED-based UrbanScape and MetroScape luminaires that the company says will deliver 40-60% savings over high-intensity discharge (HID) alternatives. Solid-state lighting (SSL) products are also proving adept in a broad range of outdoor applications, and Access Fixtures says that LEDs in bollards can reduce energy usage by 73-95% over fluorescent and incandescent alternatives.

Philips designed the UrbanScape luminaire with a modern appearance that can provide what the company calls a minimalistic look for urban projects. The MetroScape luminaire, meanwhile looks decidedly retro and could be a match in applications ranging from lighting historic sites and downtown districts as well as being a style fit for many residential outdoor lighting applications. The products fall within the Philips Lumec brand and are rated for 100,000-hour lifetime.

Philips modular LEDgine

Philips used its modular LEDgine light engine as the basis for both of the new products. That module is the basis for a number of Philips outdoor products that range to street lights. For example, we recently covered LED street-light installations in Boston, MA; Weston, FL; and Bristol, UK that involved three different Philips brands, but that were all based on the LEDgine modules. The modules use Philips Lumileds Rebel ES LEDs.

Philips combined the light engine with reflectors that enable pole spacing that's 7x the mounting height. The modular light engine allows the company to offer a broad-range of light-output options in both new products. For example, you can specify both the MetroScape and UrbanScape with 3872 to 14,080 lm. Across the lines, the products offer a CRI of 70 and a color temperature of 4000K.

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