Markets Commercial Evaluation of Luminous and Electric Power Performance of Menu Boards/Lightboxes

Evaluation of Luminous and Electric Power Performance of Menu Boards/Lightboxes

Report Fields

Project Number	SDGE-2009-01
Start Year	2009
End Year	2009
Markets Segments	Commercial • Food Service Industry • Hospitality • Retail • Supermarket
Project Type	Electric Energy Savings • Product Evaluation
Type of Technology	Lighting, Commercial
Organization	San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E - a Sempra utility)
Project Status	Completed
Savings Type	Work • Industry

Backlit display lightboxes are used in a variety of applications including restaurant menu boards, movie theater poster displays, and advertisements in airports, train/subway stations, shopping malls, casinos, and stadiums. This evaluation studied three different light source technologies in three different sizes. The light source technologies included traditional linear fluorescent lamps, traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps, and new LED sources. The three different sizes included small (20”x24”), medium (36”x48”), and large (40”x60”) lightboxes. The performance metrics include power, luminance and color measurements.

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