We offer and supply LED gym lighting for all kinds of facilities such as basketball court, badminton court, school hall and more. A good gym lighting system provide proper illumination for the athletes enjoying indoor fitness facilities. Our Commercial LED lights for gym facilities adopt energy-efficient chips that save 85% energy after replacing metal halide, halogen or HPS. Its long life span of 80000 hours reduce your maintenance cost as well. Our lighting fixtures are also light-weight, so it is easier to attach onto the high ceiling. Our high bay lighting for gym is the best choice for you.
You will find all the information you need to light up the gymnasium, including the lighting requirement, design guideline and the selection of lights.
Requirement of Gym Lighting
Understanding the lighting requirement is the first and foremost thing we need to do if we want a better gym lighting system.
1. Lux Level Requirement of Basketball Gym Space
For the basketball gym facilities, the brightness standard is around 30 to 50 foot-candles, or 322 to 538 lux. It is a medium lux level for college or high school indoor basketball field. If the gym lights fixtures are designed for professional sports competitions, we will need around 800 to 1000 lux. Brighter light provides better vision for spectators and athletes.
2. Uniformity of Lighting Fixtures
A good lighting system should have evenly distributed lights; otherwise, the athletes and spectators will easily feel fatigue. Uniform means the brightness reaching the ground does not have significant fluctuation. Our LED commercial gym lighting solutions have lighting uniformity of 0.5, 0.6 & 0.7, which fits for recreational, professional and international standards respectively. We need extra LED lights and more precise lighting design to achieve higher uniformity.
Guideline of Gym Lighting Design
1. Using Daylight Control System to Save Energy
Environmental protection is the trend in lighting industry. The daylight control means we adjust the brightness of the indoor lighting according to the sunlight intensity received from the windows. The photocells are attached nearby the floor. If the brightness of the lighting is higher than the general requirement, they will be dimmed to save energy. However, the limitation is that this lighting design is not suitable for the indoor gym without windows. Besides, another drawback is that the cost of the lighting system is higher.
2. Using Motion Sensor and Dimmable Lights for Gym Facilities
Motion sensor is another premium feature of the gym lighting design. The lighting system can be more intelligent if the ceiling high bay lights are turned on and off automatically. Our LED gym lights are compatible to motion-sensing module and timer. If the detector figures out there are no people using the basketball court for 5 minutes, the lights will be switched off. The advantage is that we can save energy.
3. Selecting the Power and Beam Angle of LED Lights
How many powers do we need to light up the indoor gymnasium facilities? We can calculate the values by the following steps. For a 1000 sq. meter ground (around 2 x standard basketball court) and 400 lux. We are going to have at least 1000 sq. meter x 400 lux = 400000 lumen. Since our LED has 140 lumen per watt, the power required for this gym = 400000 lumen / 140 lumen per watt = 2860 watt, which is around 3000 watt LED light.
The beam angle also affects the final power needed as the light is more concentrated if the beam angle is smaller. To get the best outcome, it is strongly advised to consult the lighting designer. We also free photometric analysis service for our potential clients. Please feel free to contact us for much info.
Commercial Gym Lighting System for Wrestling Stadium
In 2018, we manufacture the new series of stadium lighting for wrestling gym. Our flood lighting system is designed for commercial use as it saves up to 85% energy as well as maintenance cost. The premium features include:
1. Anti-glare optics to reduce the irritating feeling of wrestler and spectators.
2. 5500K Color temperature
3. 80000 hours service life
4. 80 CRI
Gym Lighting Replacement
1. Why Should We Replace the Old Gym Lights?
The traditional gym lighting system adopts high pressure sodium or metal halide lamps. These lights have very high and unnecessary energy consumption, short life span and toxic material when manufacturing these products. Long warm up time is another drawback of the HID lamps. Moreover, flickering problem can be found easily. It affects high-speed video capture. LED lights solve all of the above problems.
Advantages of LED Lighting
1. By retrofitting the old gym light fixtures to LED, you can enjoy the luminous efficiency of 140 lm/W, which is 2 to 3 times higher than MH or HID.
2. LED has 80,000 hours life span (10 times higher than halogen).
3. Our LED lights can be turned on and off within a second without any warm up time.
4. It does not contain toxic components inside the lamp body. Most importantly.
5. There is no flicking issue because they are compatible to 5000 Hz photography. Hence, we can capture any exiting moment of the athlete during the sports activities.
2. How to Replace the Gym Lights to LED?
If you are using the 400W metal halide lamp currently, you can retrofit it by 100W LED. In this case, you can save 300W energy, but you can get the same lumen or brightness output. For other power and types of light, please feel free to contact our engineers for more info. We are eager to give you the best lighting solutions for your gym lighting projects.
Our contact email: beatus@ledsmaster.com