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LRLSatellite
TM
Series
LightLossFactorDetermination
LLD=0.89
LampLumenDepreciation(LLD).Thelumendepreciation(LLD)fortheLEDisdeterminedfromLM80[1]
reporteddataprovidedbytheLEDmanufacturer.TheLM80reportgiveslumendepreciationdatafor
LEDsoperatingatsolderpadtemperatures(T
s
)of55C,85C,and105C.
IntheSatelliteSeriesfixturestheLEDsareoperatedwellunderthemaximumdrivecurrent,aslowas
280mA.Insitutemperaturemeasurementtests(ISTMTs),performedasperUL1598[2]andEnergyStar
[3],confirmthatthedifferencebetweenambient(T
amb
)andsolderpadtemperature(T
s
)is17.9Cat
280mA.
Foranambienttemperatureof20Candanoperatingcurrentof280mAT
s
willbe37.9C
ThelowT
s
isachievedthroughouruniquethermalmanagementsystemwithcoolingfinsintegratedinto
thefixturehousing.Thefixturescurveddesignisselfcleaning,preventingthebuildupofdirtanddebris
whichcouldadverselyaffectheatdissipation.
UsingthemethodologyofTM21[4],anexponentialcurvefittotheLM80depreciationdataandthe
ArrheniusEquationareusedtointerpolatelumenmaintenanceattheoperatingtemperaturesseenin
theSatelliteSeries.ThisyieldsthelumendepreciationfactorsfortheLEDs.
Foranaverageambientof20Candanoperatingcurrentof280mA,LLD=0.89over20years(12
operatinghoursperday).
LOD=0.94
LuminaireOpticalDepreciation(LOD).SatelliteSeriesluminairesareIP66rated.Thismeanstheyare
impervioustodustandpowerfulwaterspray.Theopticallensesaremountedat30anglesonthe
undersideofthefixturemeaningtheyareprotectedfromtheelements.Inextremeconditions,winds
maydepositsomeslightdustontothefixtureslenses,butthemountinganglesmaketheselensesself
cleaning.
ThelensesaremadeofUVresistantacrylicwhichdoesnotdiscolor.Underthemostextremelaboratory
testingconditions,thismaterialwillopticallydepreciatebynomorethan6%over20yearsbasedon
manufacturerinformation.
LRL_SAT_LLF_2012_08_14
EF=1.00
EquipmentFactor.Ourinhousedesignedpowersupplyhasbeenmanufacturedusinghigh
temperaturerated,vibrationresistant,highreliabilitycomponents.Thepowersupplyhasbeen
designedtoprovideconstantcurrenttotheLEDsoverthe20yearlifeundernormalconditions.
LLF=0.89x0.94x1.00=0.83
UsingthismethodologytotalfixtureLightLossFactor(LLF)canbecalculatedforallSatelliteSeriesLED
DriveCurrentsasshowninthegraphbelow.
Figure1SatelliteSeriesLEDFixtureLLFforvaryingdrivecurrentatanambienttemperatureof20C.
Representativecurvesfor10,15and20yearsofoperationareshown.
LRL_SAT_LLF_2012_08_14
REFERENCES
1. IlluminatingEngineeringSociety,LightingMeasurement(LM)80,ApprovedMethod:Measuring
LumenMaintenanceofLEDLightSources.2008.
2. UnderwritersLaboratories(UL)1598Luminaires.3
rd
Edition,17September2008
3. ENERGYSTARManufacturersGuideforQualifyingSolidStateLightingLuminairesVersion
2.1,
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/manuf_res/downloads/ENERGYSTAR_Manufacturers_G
uide_v2.1.pdf
4. IlluminatingEngineeringSociety,TechnicalMemorandum(TM)21,ProjectingLongTermLumen
MaintenanceofLEDLightSources.2011.