ACLED vs. Competition Matrix Summary
Cooper/ io
ACLED
CREE
Lighting – lili
LED TUBES
Many choices of lumen
Size/
2x2
2x2
2x2
packages, generally do
Lumens
3300 lumens
3200 lumens
2055 lumens
not compare with
2x2
delivered
Fluorescent
Many, many choices
fluorescent output
3800 lumens
73 LPW delivered,
Efficacy
80 LPW delivered;
improves significantly
32 LPW
Poor optical and
Less efficacious source,
improves significantly
with controls. Lumen
Input watts= 63
thermal integration
less efficient optical
with controls
and color compensation
with luminaire, yield low
design – 60 to 70 LPW
increase nominal
system efficacy
delivered, degrades
with controls
wattage over time
20-30,000 hours life –
Life
50,000 hours at L80
50,000 hours life at L70
50,000 hours life at L70
Unpredictable life due
can be reduced from
depreciation - will
depreciation – (30%
depreciation – (30%
to component quality
dimming and switching.
increase with dimming
lumen depreciation
lumen depreciation is
and inferior thermal
Maintenance savings of
is 50% higher than
50% higher than
management
ACLED close the gap of
ACLED)
ACLED)
Poor distribution of
Quiet appearance,
total cost of ownership
Indirect distribution of
Little or no design inte-
volumetric distribution, brightness at ceiling
LED brightness.Non-
gration of discrete LEDs
brightness control,
plane - mock-up is
uniform brightness at
creating glare, poor light
recommended to show
aperture. Aesthetics
distribution, visibility of
integration of LED
the difference from
make a strong
LEDs. Poor CRI in many
brightness
ACLED. Good CRI
statement in the space
cases
Embedded controls
0-10V dimming is std.
0-10V dimming is std.
No embedded controls.
Wide range of controls
standard, dimming,
Embedded color and
No lumen compensation
Limited dimming op-
capability - components
lumen management,
lumen compensation
or digital control net-
tions, no control net-
and wiring are costly,
plug-and-play control
std. No digital control
working
working
system performance is
networking standard
networking
Lamp
Plug-in LED module
Must remove fixture
LED module access
Relatively easy access,
Driver/
easily replaced and up-
from ceiling and dis-
requires some
similar to fluorescent –
graded. Access to LED
assemble to access LED
disassembly, external
as components are not
engine from floor.
module and driver
driver access, 5⅛”
integrated. T8 lamp
overall height
package
Lighting
Quality/
Aesthetics high-angle excellent
Controls
Access
not enhanced
= represents competitive advantage for ACLED
version 02/2011
Benchmark
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