Power Distribution for the All-LED Circuit: An Overview of How to Set Up the Backbone of an All-LED Airfield Lighting System

Currently, incandescent and tungsten-halogen lamps are the primary source of airfield lighting. Since their inception, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have held the greatest potential for airport lighted visual aids. Now available in yellow, green, red, white, and blue, they have improved lumens/watt production ability, with potential to reduce airport energy consumption and costs. The authors discuss challenges in planning for LED use in airports, such as the need to install new LED fixtures in existing circuits, solved by adapting LED technology. The authors present a brief overview of the history of airfield lighting, and discuss potential for the aviation community to enjoy increased safety and energy savings as demonstrated through LED field testing and research.

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• Authors:
  • Rainey, David
  • Ford, Seward
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Illustrations;
• Pagination: pp 26-29
• Serial:
  • Airport Magazine
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: AAAE Service Corporation, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bases; Costs; Electric circuits; Electric power transmission; Energy consumption; Field tests; History; Incandescent lamps; Light emitting diodes; Lighting; Research; Safety; Technology; Visual aids
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tungsten-halogen lamps
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Finance; History; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01053957
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2007 9:56AM