Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa January/February 2014 | Page 48
BEKA Schréder Provides
LED Street Lighting for
Main Street in Naledi
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EKA Schréder’s LEDlume-midi 117W
streetlight luminaires provide the
lighting for the main street of Naledi
(formerly known as Vryburg) in the North
West Province. Market Street is one of
the busiest routes towards the Northern
Cape’s N14 highway. In order to comply
with the SANS standards and provide an
energy saving solution, BEKA Schréder
was awarded the contract to replace the
existing 250W HPS luminaires with the
LEDlume-midi 117W LED luminaires.
The BEKA LEDlume-midi was chosen
not only for its ability to maintain the
correct lighting level, but also for its
modern aesthetical appearance.
The BEKA LEDlume-midi is designed
and manufactured in South Africa,
thus taking Africa’s environments and
conditions into account. This is evident in
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LEDlume-midi luminaires illuminate
Naledi’s main street
the luminaire’s design. A unique thermal
sensor technique monitors the temperature
of the LEDs on the printed circuit boards
(PCBs). Once a critical temperature is
reached, which could harm the lifetime of
the LEDs, the current is reduced to ensure
safe operating temperatures of the LEDs.
This safeguards the LEDs and ensures
that the long lifetime of up to 100,000
hours (L70), as envisaged by the LED
manufacturer Osram, is achieved. The slim,
aesthetical design is optimised for LED
characteristics. The BEKA LEDlume-midi is
designed to replace conventional HID and
CFL streetlight luminaires.
BEKA Schréder’s products were chosen
by the professional team for their quality
and reliability, as well as BEKA Schréder’s
ability to provide complete solutions,
taking total cost of ownership into account.
Motla Consulting Engineers based
in Klerksdorp were responsible for the
successful management and execution of
this project.
BEKA is proud of its partnership with
Motla Consulting Engineers (Klerksdorp)
and
Naledi
Local
Municipality’s
Infrastructure Department (Electrical), and
its association with this project.
For further information please
contact Leon Dekker:
Tel: 011 238 0028
E-mail: [email protected]
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