Nowadays, Luminaires has become an indispensable part of our lives, not only as lighting tools, but also a way of enhancing your space. However, how should we choose among a wide variety of luminaires?
Here are some aspects you need to consider.
Health
1. Anti-glare protection
Exposed light sources and too much brightness will cause glare, resulting in blurred vision, fatigue, and even vision loss, while high-quality light sources and professional optical design can reduce glare. Hidden light sources and uniform light are helpful for effective eye protection.
2. Flicker-free
Quite a good portion of LED luminaires have the flicker problem. Studies have found that long-term exposure to invisible LED flickers with high frequencies can lead to various health problems including eye strain, headache and even photo epilepsy in sensitive individuals. Fortunately, all these drawbacks can be avoided through the use of flicker-free LED lighting like as mibang products.
3. Light spot
The so-called light spot is the luminous area on the plane resulting from the emitted light of the luminaire. For an inferior light source, there may be dark spots or even dark patches among the luminous area, and a sharp contrast between brightness and darkness, which may cause glare and lead to damage to vision. The light spot of a superior luminaire is soft and uniform, bringing comfortable visual experience.
4. Age factor
The vision of the elderly is gradually declining, and they need a brighter and safer lighting environment. Therefore, the elderly have higher requirements for the brightness of the lights. Children’s vision is in the developmental stage, and they need an eye-friendly lighting environment. Children are sensitive to light and will be attracted by bright light.
Usage scenarios
5. Mixing and matching
A single light source makes the space look dreary and lack of visual focus; multiple light sources make the space look vivid and ” more spacious”.
6. High CRI
Under the illumination of lights with low color rendering index, even the most attractive food or delicate makeup will be mediocre. Lights with color rendering index (Ra) ≥ 80 can highly restore colors and present a pleasing and gorgeous world.
7. Suitable color temperature
Single or uncomfortable color temperature makes the atmosphere monotonous and awkward. Flexible and comfortable color temperature can meet the different needs of the desired atmosphere.
Performance
8. Waterproof, dustproof and fogproof
If non-IP-rated (IP, Ingress Protection) lighting products are used in special environments such as kitchens, bathrooms and balconies, due to the environmental factors like heat, water, high or low temperatures, the rubbery and metallic parts are prone to corrode and become unsafe. By contrary, IP-rated lighting products do not need to be replaced for a long time.
9. High luminous efficacy
Luminous efficacy is a measurement that indicates the ability of a light source to emit visible light using a given amount of power. Roughly speaking, higher luminous efficacy means more energy efficient.
There are tens of thousands of luminaires on the market. Do not choose appearance over substance, take the quality, effect, and performance of the light into account, and unlock the other side of the luminaires which could be more fascinating. Along with you, Mibang Lighting will shape the light art ,and lead the light future!
