LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LUMINAIRE

SPECIFICATION

Date of Issue: January 2016

Last Updated: September 2017
Foreword
Alberta Transportation (TRANS) wishes to use LED luminaire technology for roadway illumination. This
document is intended to provide criteria for qualifying LED lighting products in a manner independent of
manufacturer or source. It will help ensure the taxpayers of Alberta are provided with a long lasting,
safe, effective, efficient and financially beneficial asset. Although primarily focused on the range of LED
products that would replace 150 – 400W HID lighting, the criteria listed in this document will also be
applied to any and all LED lighting systems that may serve to replace the 500 – 1000W HID light sources.

TRANS is keenly aware of the evolutionary nature of LED lighting technology and reserves the sole right
to adjust or alter this specification as new data becomes available or in the event of significant
improvement to the core technologies. If a manufacturer can’t meet these specifications fully but meets
the specification substantially and wants to be considered, the manufacturer must state all aspects that
do not comply and how any non-compliance is addressed. TRANS will assess whether the product will be
considered for further review.

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Abbreviations

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWG American Wire Gauge
CCT Correlated Color Temperature
CRI Color Rendering Index
CSA Canadian Standard Association
DUT Device Under Test
EPA Effective Projected Area
IES Illuminating Engineering Society
IESNA Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
IP Ingress Protection
LATF Luminaire Ambient Temperature Factor
LDD Lumen Dirt Depreciation
LED Light Emitting Diode
LLD Lamp Lumen Depreciation
LLF Light Loss Factor
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
SPD Surge Protection Device
THD Total Harmonic Distortion
TRANS Alberta Transportation
UPD Unit Power Density
YI Yellowness Index

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Referenced Documents and Standards Description
ANSI / IEEE C62.41.2-2002 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Recommended Practice on Characterization of
Surges in Low-Voltage (1000V and less) AC Power Circuits

ANSI C82.77-10-2014 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Harmonic Emission Limits – Related Power Quality
Requirements

ANSI C136.2-2015 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Dielectric Withstand and Electrical Transient –
Immunity Requirements

ANSI C136.15-2015 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Luminaire Field Identification

ANSI C136.22-2004 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
(R2009, R2014) Equipment – Internal Labeling of Luminaires

ANSI C136.31-2010 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Luminaire Vibration

ANSI C136.37 Clause 9.2e American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Solid State Light Sources Used in Roadway and Area
Lighting

ANSI C136.41 American National Standard for Roadway and Area Lighting
Equipment – Dimming Control Between an External Locking Type
Photocontrol and Ballast or Driver

ASTM B117-16 Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus

ASTM D1654-08 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Painted or Coated

Specimens Subjected to Corrosive Environments

ASTM D522 Standard Test Methods for Mandrel Bend Test of Attached
Organic Coatings

ASTM E313-15e1 Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness

Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates

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IES DG-4 IES Design Guide for Roadway Lighting Maintenance

IES LM-79 IES Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Solid-State

Lighting Products

IESNA LM-80 IES Approved Method: Measuring Luminous Flux and Color
Maintenance of LED Packages, Arrays and Modules

IP54, IP66 Ingress Protection Rating

RP-8-14 IES Recommended Practice for Roadway Lighting

Telcordia SR-332 Reliability Prediction Procedure for Electronic Equipment

TM21 Lumen Degradation Lifetime Estimation Method for LED Light

Sources

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Table of Contents
1 General .................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Housing ................................................................................................................................................. 1
2.1 General.......................................................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Mounting....................................................................................................................................... 1
2.3 Finishes.......................................................................................................................................... 2
3 Power Supply/Driver ............................................................................................................................. 2
3.1 General.......................................................................................................................................... 2
3.2 Input Connections ......................................................................................................................... 2
3.3 Input Characteristics ..................................................................................................................... 2
3.4 Performance ................................................................................................................................. 2
3.5 Controls ......................................................................................................................................... 2
4 LED Engine............................................................................................................................................. 3
5 Optical System ...................................................................................................................................... 3
5.1 General.......................................................................................................................................... 3
5.2 Lighting Distribution...................................................................................................................... 3
6 Additional Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................................... 4
7 Quality Control and Assurance ............................................................................................................. 4

APEENDIX A: PHOTOMETRIC DATA AND ILLUMINATION ANALYSIS

APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

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1 General
.1 Each LED luminaire shall be a complete assembly consisting of: housing, power supply, LED
engine, and optical system.
.2 The LED luminaire shall be certified to the Alberta Standata LEG-ECR-2 [Current]. All aspects of
the LED luminaire shall facilitate electrical connections that comply with the Canadian Electrical
Code.
.3 The luminaire shall be a high reliability system with design features and components that
provide for a minimum life expectancy of 80,000 operating hours (approximately 20 years) at
+10° C external ambient temperature.
.4 The luminaire unit and all its components shall be able to operate normally under expected
conditions, such as:
 Ambient temperature from -40° C to +40° C;
 Winds up to 160 km/h;
 Driving rain;
 Snow and sleet; &
 Fog.
.5 The luminaire fixture must not exceed a maximum EPA of 0.2m2 for davit, and 0.3m2 for high
mast.
.6 The luminaire weight must not exceed 16.0 kg for davit mounted, and 30.0 kg for high mast.
.7 Direct wiring into the luminaire must be possible to allow overhead wiring connections.
.8 All internal screws and fasteners shall be plated or stainless steel, and external fastening
hardware shall be stainless steel. Captive screws are required for any component that requires
maintenance after installation. Thread locking compounds shall not be used.

2 Housing
2.1 General
.1 LED luminaire housings shall be high-pressure injection die cast aluminum, or a combination of
die cast and extruded aluminum, provided that all joints are water tight. Composite systems
may be considered if technical documentation regarding heat sink efficacy is supplied and the
luminaire conforms to all other specification requirements.
.2 LED luminaires shall only have passive thermal management. Heat sink will be integral to the
housing.
.3 The LED luminaire and its mounting system shall meet ANSI C136.31 3G Vibration Rating.
.4 Housing shall be CUL or CSA rated for wet locations.
.5 LED luminaire design shall provide means to prevent wildlife intrusion as per ANSI C136.37,
clause 9.2e.
.6 Luminaire external markers for field identification of rated wattage and type shall be provided
as per ANSI C136.15-2015 at the time of purchase. Luminaire housing must allow for permanent
affixing of external labels that are visible from the ground when the luminaire is mounted on a
standard pole and arm.
.7 Luminaire housing must allow for a readily visible label to be permanently affixed to the inside
surface of luminaire housing. The label shall conform to ANSI C136.22-2004 (R2009, R2014) and
include product information as requested at the time of purchase.

2.2 Mounting
.1 LED luminaire shall mount to a 60mm diam (2-3/8”) X 180mm long tenon.
.2 Mounting shall have tilt-adjustability of +/- 5 degrees. If a stair-step type leveling is provided,

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 the adjustment increment shall not be more than 2.5 degrees.

2.3 Finishes
.1 All roadway lighting poles shall be hot dip galvanized in accordance with CSA standard G164-M.
.2 If powder coating is used due to aesthetic requirement, powder coating shall be tested in
accordance with ASTM D522 for adhesion bend tests.
.3 The product shall be free from wrinkles, orange peel, cracking, pinholes, fish eyes, blisters, etc.
as verified by visual inspection under the manufacturer’s QC program.
.4 The manufacturer shall undertake salt/fog tests for the entire luminaire. Salt/fog testing shall be
performed in compliance with the ASTM B117 standard, which defines the Standard Practice for
Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus. Results in accordance with rating system in ASTM D1654-
08 shall yield a rating of #5 or better at 1000 hours.

3 Power Supply/Driver
3.1 General
.1 The driver shall be mounted internal to the housing with a quick disconnect and be easily
replaceable.
.2 The driver compartment must be rated for wet locations; it shall be either a minimum IP66
compartment or a minimum IP54 compartment with IP66 rated components.
.3 MTBF analysis for the power supply/driver shall be undertaken in accordance with the Telcordia
SR-332 at 20° C ambient temperature. MTBF shall not be less than 1.5 million hours for the
operating/maximum currents of the specific LED luminaire.

3.2 Input Connections

.1 Terminal blocks shall use either high spring tension push-in spring cage terminals or clamp type
screw terminals to connect the power supply to the light engines and to the pole wiring.
.2 The LED luminaire shall be designed with a terminal block for wiring connections to accept #14
to #8 AWG conductors and a separate bonding conductor tab.

3.3 Input Characteristics

.1 The luminaire shall have drivers available for 120-277V, 347V and 480V systems.
.2 The driver and related components shall operate normally for input voltage fluctuations of +/-
15%.
.3 Luminaire shall contain a separate, easily accessible and replaceable surge protection device
(SPD) compliant with ANSI/IEEE C62.41.2-2002 Rating Category C-High operation.
.4 Luminaire and control devices under test (DUT) shall comply with ANSI C136.2-2015 dielectric
withstand and electrical transient immunity requirements in the “Extreme” category.

3.4 Performance
.1 The power supply shall operate at 0.9 power factor or better.
.2 The power supply shall have a maximum Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of 10% at full input
power and across specified voltage range and shall conform to ANSI C82.77-10-2014.
.3 The power supply shall operate at > 120Hz output frequency to avoid luminaire strobing effects.

3.5 Controls
.1 LED luminaires shall provide for ANSI C136.41 standard 7 pin contact polarized twist-lock
receptacle wired for future adaptive controls, and a shorting cap. Socket shall be free to reorient

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 the geographic directional orientation without the use of tools.

.2 Drivers / Power Supplies shall have 0-10V dimming capability and shall be accessible via 7 pin
receptacle external connector and shorting cap. Driver dimming curves must be supplied for all
drivers used. Adjustability must provide for 20% - 100% luminous output control.

4 LED Engine
.1 Luminaire output shall be at a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 4000 Kelvin (K) +/- 300 K.
.2 Luminaire shall have a minimum color rendering index (CRI) of 70.
.3 Failure of any individual LEDs must not impact the operation of the rest.
.4 The LED Engine Compartment shall have an ingress protection rating of IP66 or better.
.5 The Light Loss Factor (LLF) will be calculated as LLF = LLD x LDD x LATF, and
.a Lamp Lumen Depreciation (LLD) shall be supplied by the manufacturer and be based on
the percentage of initial output after 80,000 operating hours calculated in accordance
with IESNA LM-80 and TM-21 and verified by an NVLAP accredited lab. Extrapolations
for prediction of performance beyond the test duration are limited to 6 (six) times the
test duration. The TM-21 extrapolation can be obtained from a 6000 hour or longer
duration test with data collection at a minimum of every 1000 hours. For data sets of
test duration from 6000 hours up to 10000 hours, the data used for the curve fits shall
be the last 5000 hours of data. For data longer than 10000 hours in duration, the data
for the last 50% of the total duration shall be used. LM-80 and TM-21 results shall be
provided in PDF and excel format.
.b Luminaire Dirt Depreciation (LDD) = 0.90, as per IES DG-4 for an enclosed and gasketed
roadway luminaire installed in an environment with less than 150 μg/m³ airborne
particulate matter and cleaned every 5 years.
.c Luminaire Ambient Temperature Factor (LATF) at +10° C ambient temperature shall be
provided by the manufacturer.

5 Optical System
5.1 General
.1 The optical system shall have an ingress protection rating of IP66 or better.
.2 Any plastic materials used in the optical assembly that affects the light output and distribution
shall be appropriately heat and UV resistant. Plastic materials shall have been evaluated and
shall exhibit a Yellowness Index (YI), based on ASTM E313, over the useful life of the product of
no more than 30%.

5.2 Lighting Distribution

.1 Light distribution patterns provided by the manufacturers shall be equivalent to IES light
distribution classifications type 2 and type 3 for davit style luminaires and type 3, 4 and type 5
equivalents for high mast style luminaires. Additional distribution pattern may be provided.
.2 High mast optics shall be rotatable. If step type rotation is provided, then adjustment increment
shall accommodate all multiples of both 30 and 45 degrees.
.3 The LED luminaires shall have lowest possible "B" (backlight) “U” (uplight), and "G" (glare)
ratings.

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 The maximum allowable levels shall be as per the table below.

Total Luminaire Lumens “B” Rating “U” Rating “G” Rating

Up to 20,000 ≤3 0 ≤3
20,000 to 35,000 ≤3 0 ≤4

6 Additional Evaluation Criteria

.1 The LED luminaire should have a provision for factory or field installed house-side shield to
reduce light trespass.
.2 The LED luminaire should be designed to promote run-off and deter the build-up of debris.
.3 The LED luminaire should be designed to minimize wind noise.
.4 The LED luminaire should be designed to minimize ice buildup and icicle formation.
.5 Tool-less entry into the housing is preferred.
.6 Communication and control options should be available for individual and/or group luminaire
control.
*These criteria are not mandatory.

7 Quality Control and Assurance

.1 The manufacturer shall follow an industry accepted quality management system and provide
proof of certification.
.2 Product return rates for all LED luminaire products manufactured by the LED luminaire
manufacturer (as a representation of failures) over the immediately previous 3 year period shall
also be provided by the supplier in a letter. Product return rates shall be the number of units
returned annually due to failure defined as a percentage of the total units supplied in the
corresponding sales year.
.3 Suppliers are requested to provide details of at least one failure experienced within the previous
36 months, how it was resolved and what value the failure brings to existing products and
services.

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 APPENDIX A

PHOTOMETRIC DATA AND ILLUMINATION ANALYSIS

The manufacturer shall provide illumination analysis for each product based on typical TRANS roadway
and intersection layouts as provided in this section. The manufacturer shall provide supporting IES files
and other data as indicated below.

A1 Photometric Files
.1 The photometric file (IES file) for the subject LED luminaire must be developed by a non-
proprietary independent photometric testing NVLAP certified laboratory.
.2 All photometric files must be absolute photometric files in accordance with IES LM-79 (for each
LED luminaire type) for wattage, operating current and photometric distribution. These files
must be included in the submission to TRANS.

A2 AGI Modelling
.1 For each product that the manufacturer wants evaluated, the manufacturer shall use the
attached roadway profiles to conduct lighting calculations for illumination of each example
scenario as per the Lighting Requirements of Design Bulletin 35. All poles in the calculation shall
have 2.5m davit arms and shall be offset (pole offset) from the edge of the travel lane by the
distance noted in Table 1.

a. For roadway illumination, provide calculation tables for road types of freeways,
expressways and arterials, at “low” pedestrian conflict levels, presented in a similar
format as Table 1. All calculations for straight sections of highway must cover a road
length of 5 pole spaces.

b. For intersection illumination, provide calculation tables for intersection types of

expressway-expressway, expressway-arterial, expressway-local, at “low” and “medium”
pedestrian conflict levels, presented in a similar format as Table 2. Calculations for
intersections must extend to the furthest points of the 18m radius curves.

.2 All calculations shall be performed using AGI32 software. Calculations performed with lighting
calculation software other than AGI32 will not be accepted. Provide calculations in both PDF and
AGI file format.
.3 Each submitted calculation shall be clearly labeled with reference to the roadway type,
luminaire, and pedestrian conflict level.
.4 Calculations shall include AGI tables for result summaries, as well as luminaire schedules and
luminaire locations.
.5 Alberta Highway Lighting Guide and TAC Guide for the Design of Roadway Lighting should be
used as a source for lighting design parameters and a guide for lighting levels requirements.
.6 Provide .IES photometric files for each luminaire used in AGI modelling.
.7 Provide Unit Power Density (UPD) calculation in AGI modelling.
.8 Any assumptions made during the design shall be clearly stated in order to facilitate
comparisons.

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 APPENDIX A
Table 1 Design Values for Roadway and Interchange Lighting

AT Roadway No. of Road Design Pole Pole Layout Average Uniformity Uniformity Lv Ratio
Reference Drawing Lanes Width Speed Offset Height Levels (Ave/Min) (Max/Min) (Lave/Lvmax)
(m) (km/h) (m) (m)
RAU 418.8-090 4 18.8 90 5.0 13 Staggered
RAU 418.8-090 4 18.8 90 5.0 15 Staggered
RAU 210-110 2 10 90 5.0 13 Staggered
RAU 210-110 2 10 110 5.0 15 Staggered
RAU 210-110 2 10 110 5.0 13 Single-Sided
RAU 210-110 2 10 110 5.0 15 Single-Sided

Table 2 Design Values for Full Intersection Lighting

AT Roadway Pole Offset Pole Height Layout Average Levels Uniformity Uniformity Lv Ratio
Reference Drawing (m) (m) (Ave/Min) (Max/Min) (Lave/Lvmax)
CB6-2.3C33B 5.0m 15m N/A N/A

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 APPENDIX B

SPECIFICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

Specification Supporting Document required
Description Compliance1 Notes/Product Value
Reference
General

1. Sec 1 Assembly Product Spec Sheet

1. Sec 2 Alberta Standata CSA/UL Certification

Product Spec Sheet

1. Sec 3 Operating Hours
Manufacturer’s estimation of rated life

1. Sec 4 Performance – general Product Spec Sheet

Product Spec Sheet

1. Sec 5 EPA
Provide EPA Value (m2)
Product Spec Sheet
1. Sec 6 Weight
Provide Weight (kg)

1. Sec 7 Direct OH Wiring Provide Instructions for overhead wiring

Fasteners: internal &

1. Sec 8 Product Spec Sheet
external
Housing
Provide material grade specification
(die-cast and/or extruded aluminum)
2.1 Sec 1 Housing Material If composite materials; provide
materials specification and heat sink
details
Heat Sink and Passive
2.1 Sec 2 Product Spec Sheet
thermal management

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Product Spec Sheet

2.1 Sec 3 Vibration Rating
Provide Vibration Rating Value
Product Spec Sheet
2.1 Sec 4 Wet location rating
Provide Rating
Wildlife/bird intrusion Product Spec Sheet
2.1 Sec 5
prevention Provide Installation Instructions
Product Spec Sheet
2.1 Sec 6 External Markings
Provide Label Details
Product Spec Sheet
2.1 Sec 7 Internal Labeling
Provide Label Details
Product Spec Sheet
2.2 Sec 1 Pole/tenon Mounting
Provide installation instructions
Product Spec Sheet
2.2 Sec 2 Tilt-adjustability
Provide installation instructions

2.3 Sec 1 Standard Finish Product Spec Sheet

Product Spec Sheet

2.3 Sec 2 Powder Coating 2
Provide test report

2.3 Sec 3 Finish QA/QC N/A

2.3 Sec 4 Salt/Fog Test Provide Test Report with rating

Power Supply/Driver
Driver Specification
Driver
3.1 Sec 1 Provide driver replacement
install/replacement
instructions
Provide IP ratings for driver
Driver Ingress Protection
3.1 Sec 2 compartment; and components (if
Rating
required)

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Manufacturer’s estimation of rated

life
Driver Reliability Provide MTBF test report with: case
3.1 Sec 3
MTBF hours temperature, driver current and
meantime between failure
information
Product Spec Sheet
3.2 sec 1 Terminal Block
Wiring instructions
Wire sizes – terminal Product Spec Sheet
3.2 Sec 2
block Wiring instructions

3.3 Sec 1 Voltage Input - rated Product Spec Sheet

3.3 Sec 2 Voltage Input - Variability Product Spec Sheet

SPD Specification & test compliance

3.3 Sec 3 Surge Protection Device
SPD replacement instruction
Dielectric Withstand & Product Specification
3.3 Sec 4
Transient Immunity Test Report
Product Specification
3.4 Sec 1 Power factor
Provide minimum PF value
Product Specification
3.4 Sec 2 Harmonic Distortion
Provide THD %
Product specification
3.4 Sec 3 Supply output frequency
Provide output frequency value
Twist lock receptacle for Product Specification
3.5 Sec 1
photoelectric control Installation Instructions
Product specifications
Provide instructions to implement
3.5 Sec 2 Dimming control
dimming control (local/remote)
Provide Min to Max (%) output

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LED Engine
Correlated Color Product specifications
4 sec 1
Temperature (CCT) Provide IESNA LM-79 report

4 Sec 2 Color Rendering Index Product Specification

4 Sec 3 LED component failure NA

Provide IP rating for Light Engine

4 Sec 4 Ingress Protection
Compartment
 Provide LLD Value, in accordance
with LM-80 and TM-21
4 Sec 5 Light Loss factor  LDD = 0.90 per DG-4
 Provide LATF Value
 Provide Calculated LLF Value
Optical System

5.1 Sec 1 Ingress Protection Provide IP rating of optical system

Provide material spec and YI over

5.1 Sec 2 Yellowness Index (YI)
useful life
Light Distribution
5.2 Sec 1 Product Specification
Classification (Type)
Highmast Rotatable Product Specification
5.2 Sec 2
options Highmast installation instructions

5.2 Sec 3 BUG Rating Product Specification

Additional Evaluation Criteria 3

Product Specification
6 Sec 1 House side shield (HSS)
HSS Installation Instruction

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Product Specification
Provide a brief description of how the
6 Sec 2
design promotes run-off to deter
debris build up

Product Specification
6 sec 3 Provide a brief description of how the
design minimizes wind noise
Luminaire Design
Product Specification
6 Sec 4 Provide a brief description of how the
design minimizes icicle formation

Product Specification
Provide a brief description of how
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access to the internal parts can be
achieved in the field
 Product Specification
 Provide a brief description of how
Communication and the luminaires can be added to a
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Control Options central control/monitoring system
 Provide information re. other
highlight product features
Quality Control and Assurance
7 Sec 1 Industry Accepted QMS Provide QMS Certification
Letter providing product return rate
7 Sec 2 Product return rate
information from previous 3 years

Provide letter describing a failure in

7 Sec 3 Experience from failure 3 previous 3 years, how it was resolved
and how it improved products

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Photometric Data and Illumination Analysis [Appendix A]

Lab Certification Provide NVLAP certification

A1
Absolute Photometrics Provide LM-79 reports

Illumination Design All example scenarios provided

Submissions Provide outputs in AGi and PDF

Include Summary Tables in

Summary Tables
Submissions
A2
Lighting Design Criteria Results meet or exceed requirements

Unit Power Density Provide results in AGi and PDF reports

Assumptions Provide a list of assumption made

Warranty
Provide warranty information and
Warranty Terms
claim process

1. Y – yes; N – no: explain in notes; NA – Not applicable: explain in notes

2. Required only if luminaire housing is powder coated
3. This criteria is not mandatory but will help determine product suitability and will be considered during evaluation

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