Stadiums Move to LED Lighting

　　LED的改進能力，再加上更低的成本，打開了戶外照明的大機會，特別是體育場照明。在這些應用中，LED可以提供更明亮，更均勻的光，以及更多的照明選項相比，傳統光源。采用的三大因素是節約能源，降低維護成本，照明美學。

　　體育場是真的在移動到LED照明方面的最后抵抗市場，主要是因為這些應用需要高強度的光–多達100000流明每夾具。即使街道照明只需要10000至20000流明每夾具。

　　兩個最大的驅動程序采用戶外LED照明是體育賽事和現場音樂會。“我們在引爆點，在LED方面的一些有利的技術只有一年或兩年老所以你現在開始看到主要的玩家開始采用它，”Paul Scheidt說，產品營銷，領先的LED組件，Cree公司

　　However， the benefits are not just on the lighting side， including energy savings and lower maintenance costs. LEDs deliver better lighting for broadcast TV， improving the watching experience on high-definition TVs， and providing better special effects such as slow-motion camera replays.

　　In addition to the broadcasting requirements， stadiums also are re-evaluating LEDs as a light source due to reliability concerns， said Ray Chock， senior director of business development at Lumileds. “When the lights went out at the 2012 Super Bowl for about 30 or 40 minutes stadium officials not only worried about a delay at one of the largest sporting events， but also the potential liabilities when lights are off for that long. Typically， traditional light sources need to cool off before you can restart them， unlike LEDs，” added Chock.