Analytik reports on Philips Lighting using the GL SPECTIS 1.0 touch at the Chelsea Football Club arena
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Philips has provided state-of-the-art ArenaVision LED pitch lighting for Chelsea Football Club making Stamford Bridge the first stadium for a top flight football club equipped with this pioneering lighting system, which will ensure that the stadium continues to be one of the most famous sporting arenas in the world.
Philips has provided state-of-the-art ArenaVision LED pitch lighting for Chelsea Football Club making Stamford Bridge the first stadium for a top flight football club equipped with this pioneering lighting system, which will ensure that the stadium continues to be one of the most famous sporting arenas in the world.
The Philips ArenaVision LED floodlighting system is an innovative LED pitch lighting solution, designed to provide footballers, fans and TV broadcasters with the best possible experience and to support the latest Premier League requirements for TV broadcasting. These include lighting standards for high definition super slow-motion replays, avoiding the flicker synonymous with conventional lamps. The system can also be used to create special entertainment lighting effects that would normally require dedicated stage-lighting, providing the opportunity for the floodlights to be integrated into pre- and post-match light shows to help build the atmosphere and excitement in the stadium.
Speaking about the benefits of using the GL SPECTIS 1.0 touch at the arena, technical and design director, Mike Simpson, says “LED lighting is best tested with spectroscopic equipment; old-style lux meters and colour temperature devices are not so accurate for LED-based lighting. The GL Optic device allows us to rapidly and accurately assess the quality (brightness, colour, stability) of LED-based lighting installations. The GL SPECTIS 1.0 touch is a very fast spectrometer and easy to use in a field.”
Analytik product specialist, Adrian Waltho, continues “We are very pleased to provide Philips Lighting with this latest lighting measurement technology. GL Optic’s smart spectrometer gives you the best tool for precise and automated testing of LED luminaire performance leading to making the right design decisions and taking control of LED-based systems implementations”.
The GL SPECTIS 1.0 touch is the world’s first smart spectrometer. A unique, reliable, precise and intuitively operated spectral instrument specifically designed for the measurement and characterisation of next generation light sources – especially LEDs – providing accurate photometric information, spectral distribution and colour co-ordinates conforming to CIE standards.
