Lighting design is sometimes referred to as photometric analysis. According to the football lighting design guidebook, the size of the football field, height, location, and number of light poles, illuminance level, and uniformity should be taken into account. Then, BENWEI engineers will plan the luminaires in the following steps.
Step 1: Creating the Football Field
DIALux is a powerful yet free software for lighting designers because it can create almost all kinds of indoor and outdoor sports fields. There are different templates fields such as football field, tennis court, badminton court, and more. Afterward, the designer will draw the light pole with specific dimensions. The purpose is to simulate the real scenario and the placement of light. It helps give more accurate results.
Step 2: Planning the LED Flood Lights
The lighting engineer will then “affix” the luminaires onto the high-mast light poles inside the software. Different combinations of power, lumen output, and beam angle produce vastly different outcomes. Our job is to figure out the best design for football field lights. Since the requirement is different every time, we will design a unique, case-by-case solution.
Step 3: Generating the Photometric Analysis Report
Lastly, we render the reports for our clients. It consists of several parts. The value chart contains the lux value across the field, which gives you the overall idea of how bright is the sports ground. The isolines joint the same illuminance into the same line, while the false-color rendering gives you a better visualization of the brightness of the field.
