Place. As with any other type of lighting, the key is to determine what kind of facility and area you will be installing floodlights to cover. The safety standards, height, angle, glare and energy efficiency of your accessories can have a big impact on the final output of the place you want to illuminate. Make sure to also consider obstructions such as moving trucks, doors, drainage; distance to adjacent properties; and energy consumption early in the project.

Color temperature. Color temperature is a key specification when you are looking for a specific application. To be on the safe side, choose cool white (4000 K) or daylight color temperature (6000 K) as it is brighter and more dominant to the human eye. If you work and play in cooler light, it looks more natural and helps you be more alert and focused on the task at hand. If you want to enhance the building, the warm color temperature (3000 K) will create a warm and comfortable feeling. You may have observed this effect in many exterior and hospitality applications. Look at the surface and test the color temperature to enhance areas or structures.

brightness

The battle between lumens and watts: Lumens equal brightness, watts not. Not that watts are bad, because they help us use energy. Floodlights can output anywhere between 2,000-202,000 lumens. Choose lumens based on the size of the area you want to illuminate. A small residential area like a backyard might require 2000 lumens, while a large commercial area like a parking lot might require 20,000+ lumens. Likewise, the mounting height and angle can help in choosing the right lumens for the floodlight.

When designing any type of lighting outdoors, you should always minimize upward light. This is a pure waste of energy and can cause sky glow or light pollution. The good optical control of LEDs means they can deliver light where it is needed while reducing pollution.

The top three advantages of using LEDs outdoors are long life, less maintenance and better beam control. This will save customers energy and costs. Contrary to most traditional light fixtures, LEDs do not fail suddenly (or catastrophically) in a well-designed light fixture. Instead, their light output deteriorates over time. Luminaire life, on the other hand, is related to the reliability of the LED luminaire components as a system, including electronics, materials, housings, wiring, connectors, seals, and more.

The main features and benefits you should be looking for;

High-performance optics that provide maximum application coverage without being obtrusive.

Efficient LED cooling design fins on the back of the luminaire ensure good heat dissipation; these create airflow around the housing to prevent dust from depositing on the luminaire.

For example, a system efficiency of over 120 lm/w can save more than 50% in energy compared to conventional floodlights.

Easy installation, for example, cables and tool-less openings installed by flood light manufacturers reduce installation and maintenance time. Flexibility in beam selection (symmetric wide and asymmetric mid-width) will suit most lighting application needs.