Gol Centre, Cardiff
Products
Areaflood Pro
- Lamp efficacy
Lamp efficacy
Ensuring the lamp efficiently converts electricity into light (lm/W).
- Ballast classification
Ballast classification
Controlling the electricity supply to the lamp (Energy Efficiency Index).
- Luminaire distribution
Luminaire distribution
Controlling light emission using optics which bend and shape the light to the correct location.
- System efficacy
System efficacy
Combining optical and thermal control within the luminaire (luminaire lm/W).
- Presence/absence detection
Presence/absence detection
Presence: Lights automatically turn on/off with movement. Absence: Lights automatically turn off and must be manually switched on.
- Daylight detection
Daylight detection
Artificial lighting which responds to the natural light conditions.
- Constant illuminance
Constant illuminance
A function designed to produce correct light levels for the duration of the maintenance period.
- Task-scene setting
Task-scene setting
Allowing the user to set scenes and adapt the lighting to different tasks.
- Timed off
Timed off
Automatic cut-off can be installed to turn all lights off during unoccupied hours.
- Task lighting
Task lighting
Lighting task areas with the correct amount of light.
- Zoning of lighting
Zoning of lighting
Lighting is zoned according to area use.
- Maintenance schedule
Maintenance schedule
Maintenance must be performed in response to product age, performance and environment.
- Waste light
Waste light
Eliminating waste light which does not hit the intended target.
- Reflectance
Reflectance
Taking advantage of light which is reflected from the surface within the space.
- Visible smart metering
Visible smart metering
Results of actions can be quickly seen as increased or decreased energy use to encourage responsible energy consumption.
Thorn Lighting has provided a full LED refurbishment for the pitch lighting at Cardiff’s Gol Centre, which has the biggest leagues of any 5-a-side centre in the UK with almost 300 teams competing every week. Initially, the brief was to light one of the pitches so that the results could be assessed before commencing work on the rest of the site – it goes without saying that the lighting solution that Thorn provided proved incredibly popular and the refurbishment took on momentum for the rest of the installation.
The existing 400W metal halide fittings highlighting the eleven pitches, were constantly blowing out, required lamp replacement every three months and didn’t provide bright enough illumination for the pitches. The challenge was to ensure that the new LED fittings would have an adequate amount of light spread across the pitch using the same point for point positions for the replacements.
Thorn’s Areaflood Pro floodlights mounted on 8 metre columns proved to be the perfect solution for the application, averaging around 100 lux where previously less than 50 lux was achieved in the centre of the pitches. Areaflood Pro is a general purpose area floodlight with superior optical performance and optimal light control of 0cd at 90 degrees with minimal spill light for the comfort of users and spectators. The compact proportions and reduced weight of the floodlights avoids additional structural costs in retrofit installations and maintenance is kept to a minimum thanks to 100,000 hours rated lifetime on both drivers and LEDs.
There is over 100W reduction per luminaire and, with 46 luminaires installed, this equates to a total of a 4,600W reduction across the site. Rhys Boore, owner and a director of Gol Centre, is very happy with the fantastic improvement the new lighting system has made, confirming that it has massively improved the pitch lighting levels and enhanced the detail for the cameras to record match highlights and even improved the standard of football!