High Power Flood LED fittings from OSRAM are saving energy and maintenance costs — and bringing the 'sky' — into Manchester's Trafford Centre
Powered by highly efficient Golden DRAGON LED technology, OSRAM's High Power Flood luminaires provide 'The Orient' section of the Trafford Centre with a dynamic and smooth lighting effect that changes colour to mimic the changing conditions outside — from a bright blue sky to a reddish sunset sky and all conditions in between — creating the impression of the sky while using very low levels of energy.
Andy Robinson, Building Services Manager at the Centre, said: “The existing 700W fittings were obsolete, as well as being expensive to maintain and run. They utilised oil wheels for colour changing using DMX control. The RGB LED option from OSRAM provided a simple solution with substantial energy savings of approx 90 per cent along with considerable maintenance savings.
“When the 29 x 55W luminaires run in the blue mode, the power consumption is only 1.5 kW: this compares to the old system that consumed 18.2 kW.”
Jason Hicklin, OEM/Display Optic Channel Marketing Manager for OSRAM, added: "All our LED luminaires provide versatile solutions for lighting design and benefit from the superior nature of LED light sources including long lifetime, low power consumption and high light output, enhancing their use in exterior applications. The project at The Trafford Centre demonstrates that innovative lighting design can be both creative as well as sustainable through the use of LED
technology.”
