How Gas Station Lighting Affect Business?

The Service Change Of Gas Station

In the olds days, gas stations as service station is just simply for gasoline open on a white day and close in the dark. But as the development and general use of vehicles, gas station gradually change it single service to multiple commercial services going through 100 history years, especially paly a most important role as one of a service station in dark environment for which always light in the middle of a drive or an area in the wilderness where stay away from the busy city center. A well light gas station at night as a star in the night sky, which not merely a direction for the nocturnal car in urgent need of gasoline, and the gas station store in light provide food and water for the thirsty and hungry people, as well as it lighting brightly and safety for the passer-by.

What Excellent Gas Station Lighting Effect?

A good lighting design for the gas station also influences the drivers or the pedestrians with purchasing needs will to come or not, in other words, a good lighting will affect the gas station business. Noways, gas station business income is composed of several parts, including the vehicle washing areas, snack shop in the petrol station, parking lot, rest room, and toilet. So a good gas station lighting design of them can attract the attention of drivers, by the way, the driver is willing to take a short rest with the comfortable lighting. It’s human nature the drivers will come back next time if the gas station meets their expectations. On the contrary, a bad gas station lighting design will dazzle drivers, especially when the drivers driving enter a gas station from a dark road or driving out a gas station from a bright to a dark road, a glare created by the lights will be the potentially dangerous problem. And the unpleasant and low-quality lighting is not only detrimental to gas station business, as well as reduces employee productivity. For the above reasons, it can see how important a excellent gas station lighting.

What Kind Of Light Fit For Gas Station?

In the old days, fluorescent and incandescent lamps are commonly used in people's daily life, but as technology developed,  LED light with the biggest advantage of efficiency and energy saving replaces of them. LED lighting fixtures classify industrial and ming lighting, planting lighting and commercial lighting. Beyond doubt, commercial lighting is more widely used in indoor lighting and outdoor lighting. In the modern ages, gas stations as service places applied commercial lighting can obtain more business profits preferably. Commercial lighting fixtures in gas stations are required to mount on the canopy with a rectangular roof. LED panel lights, commercial LED downlights and commercial LED ceiling lights are the perfect choice for canopy. Cause such LED commercial terms can apply both outdoor lighting and indoor lighting that is commonly surface, pendant, or recessed-mounted to a structure’s ceiling, soffit, or overhang. They are also ideal for illuminating warehouses, car washes, and walkways, heightening safety and providing improved security for pedestrians.

What’s The Standard Of Gas Station Lighting?

In different countries, there are different detail referential standards, but most of them may be largely identical but with minor differences. Takes both sheets of GB 50034 standard and Sinopec review below:

GB 50034

Sinopec

What’s The Gas Station Lighting Design Principle

Relating to the gas station standard, illuminating levels appropriate for the visual task, reasonable uniformity and minimal glare and light trespass. It can conclude several basic gas lighting design principles.

Horizontal And Vertical Illuminance

According to IESNA recommended practice for light trespass, the maximum horizontal illuminance at grade and the maximum vertical illuminance at five feet above grade should not exceed the rules.

Well-designed horizontal lighting can make sure the driver driving safety, while proper vertical lighting can make sure correct primary service area operation, both horizontal illuminance and vertical illuminance design safety and brightness can give a good impression of the gas station to the clients.

Glare and CRI

Minimizing the direct and reflected glare and excess site brightness, improving the CRI around 70 to 80, proving the customers and workers a visual comfort and a clear view. By the way,  dimmable lighting with warm color is a key to be equipped with, which can make the lighting more pleasant and good color rendering.

Lamp Cost And Maintenance Cost

Low cost and high-efficiency arealways in pursuit of many commercial or service places. Therefore, the long life cycle of LEDs saves energy and reduces the required maintenance of fixtures is the first choice for the gas station, as well as the smart control system applied in the station is necessary.

Detail Of Lamps Install

• The average level of illumination maintained by the canopy illumination on the ground should better not exceed 30 footcandles
• The maintained average horizontal illuminance at grade should not exceed 20 footcandles
• The individual luminaire lamp wattage should better not exceed 250 watts.
• The luminaire installed under the canopy shall be fully embedded in the canopy with a flat lens that is translucent and fully flush with the ceiling at the base of the canopy.
• The sides of the canopy should extend below the lens of the fixture
• Luminaires should not be mounted on the top or side panels of the canopy, and sidebars should not be illuminated

What About Other Lighting Sites In The Gas Station?

As mentioned above, the gas station business includes several parts, Take the parking lot and site lighting for example. Applying all luminaires with a full cut-off design, and aimed downward and away from the property line. In addition, the average horizontal illuminance maintained should not exceed 5 footcandles, which can be referred to the IESNA recommended uniformity ratio. And the maximum pole heights should not exceed 15’.

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