An LED canopy light is an outdoor ceiling light that is surface, pendant, or recess mounted to a structure’s ceiling to create an illuminated environment for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Canopy lights can be used to provide exterior illumination of an extensive range of environments, including petroleum gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, entrance ways, loading docks, bus and train stations, drive-through restaurants and pharmacies, and other canopy structures.
Canopy lighting is a critical contributor to the function of an outdoor covered space. It is designed to provide ample illuminance to add a layer of safety and security for drivers, pedestrians and property within the space. Since most canopy structures are retail facilities, canopy lighting undertakes visual communication between the retailer and the consumer. It must enable attention to be drawn to the facility, create customer comfort, provide merchandise display lighting, promote the store concept and support differentiation from nearby competitors.
LED canopy lights come typically in a square form and are designed as either self-contained systems or semi-integrated systems. A self-contained system incorporates all components into a single enclosure. A semi-integrated system consists of a self-contained, low profile light engine and an independently enclosed or external driver assembly. Constructed of die cast, low copper aluminum alloy, the luminaire housing and lens frame provide mechanical strength, structural reliability and heat dissipation.
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