STATE OF THE ART IN HIGH-MAST LIGHTING

High-mast lighting, which refers to lighting equipment which is mounted 80 ft. or more above the area being lighted, offers advantages which conventional systems cannot match. Several beam elevations and asymmetric distributions patterns are used to excellent advantage in high- mast lighting. Asymmetric equipment using vertical lamps and refractors provides an exceptionally good mix of utilization, system brightness, and uniformity of illumination. The problem of maintenance of high-mast lighting systems is considered and it is noted that one of the better approaches is that of bringing the lights to the ground for maintenance. Brief comments are made on the applications of high mast lighting in fields other than highway lighting.

• Corporate Authors:

  Illuminating Engineering Society

  120 Wall Street, 17th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10005-4001
• Authors:
  • Sullivan, D D
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 9-11
• Serial:
  • Lighting Design and Application
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High mast lighting; Lamps; Maintenance; State of the art studies; Street lighting
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147507
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 1977 12:00AM