New Efficiency Standards for Illuminated Letter Modules

New Energy Efficiency Standards for LED Sign Modules

For LED sign modules, recent price quotes have added a metric that previously drew little attention: luminous efficacy. For signs of equal brightness, high-quality modules can save hundreds of dollars in annual electricity costs compared to inferior ones; the more signs you have, the greater the savings. Efficacy measures how much light is produced per watt, not the rated power. A package may claim 0.72W, but actual consumption can reach zero...

发光字的模组,这两年的报价单上多了一个以前没人问的指标:光效。同样亮度的字,好的模组和差的模组,一年电费差出几百块,字越多差得越多。

能效看的是每瓦出多少光,不是标称功率。包装上写零点七二瓦,实际跑到零点八五瓦很常见,一批货里还分几档。我们收货会抽几只接到稳压电源上,用功率计量一遍,数字对不上就退。

光效高的模组发热少,这条对小字壳尤其要紧。字腔空间小,散热靠壳体和空气,模组自己发热多,亚克力面板先发黄。能效提上来,衰减和变色都会慢一些。

色温一致性是新标准里容易被忽略的一项。同一批模组偏个两三百开,白天看不出来,晚上整排字一半偏黄一半偏白,返工只能整排换。进货按批分箱,装字时同一条回路只用同一批。

防水和灌胶也跟着进了验收项。户外字用的模组,胶灌得不实,梅雨季一进潮,亮度先是发暗,然后整段不亮。看胶面有没有气泡和缩孔,比看参数快。灌好胶的模组不要晒着运,太阳下走一趟,胶面先起泡。

电源的效率要跟模组一起算。模组省下来的那点电,被一只效率低的电源吃掉大半。户外箱体里电源长期满负荷跑,温度高、寿命短,选的时候留出三成余量比选大功率更实在。

同样一个字,笔画粗处和细处的排法不一样。细笔画塞满模组,光出不来还发热;粗笔画排得稀,字面就有斑。能效算得再细,排布不合理也白搭。排之前先按字高算一遍间距,别在字腔里试。

能效还牵出一个老问题:维护周期。模组省电,热量低,壳体和面板的寿命跟着长,清洗的间隔也能拉长。一套字用上五年,省下的电费加少换一次面板,差不多抵掉当初多付的那部分。

旧字改造要留一份实测数据。拆下来的模组测功率和亮度,和新的放在一起比,业主看得见差多少,也愿意为能效付钱。我们做改造,习惯把这组数字附在验收单后面。

验收方式也在变。以前通电看亮不亮,现在要测照度、测功率、看最低亮度下会不会闪。发光字装在高处,返工一次搭架子的钱比模组本身贵,验收做细反而省钱。测的时候记下环境温度,冬天和夏天测出来的数字差得不少。

我们能感觉到客户在算总账。不再只问一套字多少钱,而是问一年电费多少、几年换一次模组。这个问题问出来,选型就回到能效上了,便宜货也没那么好卖。



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