The new and more famous systems and equipments nowadays all are LED lighting, which is a technology that besides being extremely bright (it is 2 to 2.5 times brighter than traditional metal halides and HPS), provide energy efficient solutions to help reduce overhead expenses by 60 to 70% – energy power costs.
Metal halides were common in sports fields, airports, crane and sea port lighting, mining, high-mast installations, industrial and commercial spaces since the 80s. However, this started to change since 2008. With the advancement of LED technology and with the growth of new developed lighting solutions, there has been a search for a better and more efficient form of a lighting system. That new solution is LED lighting.
1000w Metal Halide Replacement Equivalent Power in LED Lights (400w or 500w)
Lux and Lumen Ratio as Important Indicators
LED replacement for 1000 watt metal halide is considered not in terms of watts, but rather through a perspective of how many lux they can create compared with the HIDs, Metal Halides, or Sodium lights.
Now, what is this lux? Lux is basically the measurement, at ground level or at waist level, of light that is discharged by a source. So, the lux brightness is due to converted lumens and not watts. As LED systems are inherently brighter than older technologies, the lumen produced by each equipment is more efficient in its reach and propelling ability, than the lumen created by the Metal Halides.
This generated lumen conversion ratio is very critical as it helps you to buy the amount of light you require; and the lumen is a very different concept from watts, which are used only to measure the consumption of energy. If you are planning to replace metal halide with LED then you should take a look at the converted lumen ratio the LED is capable of generating. For example, our LedsUniverse high power LED lights have a ratio of 1 to 2.5, which means that you need to buy our LED light of 400w or 500 watts, as 1000 watt metal halide led replacement.
LED’s are much more efficient than the metal halide lamps in terms of brightness generation, and this is why you only need to buy 400-watt LED bulbs to replace 1000-watt metal halide bulbs. You need to check the lumen converted ratio or the lux output to be sure of your needs. If you are procuring a very bright light for a project, than LED replacement for 1000 watt metal halide is the best option here.
Here is the general breackdown of replacement equivalency of our LED sports and area fixture equipments to Metal Halides:
100 watt LED Flood Light = 250w Metal Halide
200w LED Flood Light = 500 watt Metal Halide
300 watt LED Flood Light = 750w Metal Halide
400w LED Flood Light = 1000 watt Metal Halide
600 watt LED Flood Light = 1500w Metal Halide
800w LED Flood Light = 2000 watt Metal Halide
Differences between LED and Metal Halides
1. Lumen Depreciation
Lumen depreciation is one of the most important aspects of metal halide bulbs. Metal halides suffer from high lumen depreciation. So, after 3 or 4 years, they might just have lost 50% of their initial brightness. The worst thing about metal halides is that there is considerable lumen depreciation but the consumption of energy will still be the same. And that is why LED technology is much better.
L70 is a concept used in LED that assures that the LED will retain 70% of its lumen during the entire lifespan (about 10 years). As a result, the depreciation factor does not affect its performance.
2. Reflection Effect
Another problem with metal halides is that it loses light due to reflection. Metal halides usually discharge light in all directions but LED discharge light in a specific direction only. Reflectors are used in metal halides to prevent the scattering of light.
As a result, lumens bounces back and leads to loss. According to researches, about 30% of lumens might get lost due to this reason. This is why one should consider a led replacement for 1000 watt metal halide.
3. Replacement Options for Metal Halides
There are two options for replacement of metal halides: one is retrofitting and another consists in a full fixture replacement.
While retrofitting means simply replacing metal halide bulbs with LED models, the full fixture replacement involves replacing everything including the housing.
Many think that replacing LED in old retrofit kits won’t be as efficient as the new ones, but this is not exactly true. In fact, we have come up with a solution that you can still keep the same frame, while we customize the LED structure to be embedded inside.
But still, we also have available complete new sets of fixtures that you might purchase as a 1000 watt metal halide led replacement for old fixtures. The 1000 watt metal halide led replacement lamp would not only ensure a better quality of lighting, but would be quite energy friendly and less expensive to operate.