HID Lamps
Today, outdoor lighting is expected to do much more than simply enable us to see at night. Lighting has also become an essential tool that is widely used to create a more welcoming environment. Outdoor lighting, therefore now has both functional and decorative roles to play. In addition, the wide choice of lamps available means that there are many outdoor lighting solutions for each application area.
The best choice will depend on your needs, which can be cost of ownership, ambience or environment. Our lamps aim to meet some or all of these values. It provides a reference guide to the light properties of the full range of Philips lamps for outdoor lighting, and also indicates the application areas for which their benefits are most applicable.
Road and tunnel lighting
Improves traffic safety for everyone on the road, and at the same time provides guidance and orientation.. Here, the requirement is for lighting that is both functional and economical, combining optimum safety with the lowest costs of ownership. Lamps must have good lighting performance and energy efficiency, and every lamp must have a long lifetime. Reliability is essential, as traffic congestion during spot replacement of premature failures can be very expensive.
The recommended HID families that anticipate upon these lamp specifications are MASTER SON PIA, MASTER SOX and Ceramic Metal Halide.
Urban lighting
Covers streets, parks and squares, shopping and leisure areas in city centers and can serve a decorative as well as an amenity role. In addition to safety and orientation, it is capable of providing comfort, ambience, identity and even spectacle, helping to create a new and beautiful nightscape for residents and visitors alike.The primary requirement is good light quality, expressed by the color rendering index and color temperature of the lamp.The choice of lighting for residential areas, once made solely on functional criteria, is increasingly influenced by a perceived need for improved amenity, and improved vision for safety.As a result,
The ultimate HID choice is MASTER Cosmo White & MASTER City White, next to MASTER SON PIA in case functional requirements prevail.
HID Lamps
HID Lamps
OEM Catalogue 2009/2010 | 3.3 |
