Gas station canopy lighting

Gas station canopy lighting solution

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the global automobile industry flourished, and supporting gas stations began to be built rapidly. As an important place to provide fuel, food and water to drivers and customers, gas stations play a very important role in the dark night. In dark environments, LED lighting fixtures at gas stations are crucial to providing appropriate lighting and related services. Proper lighting not only helps guide vehicles into the gas station but also ensures passenger visibility and safety. In addition to safety and convenience, gas station canopy lighting can also have an important impact on the overall atmosphere and appearance of the gas station. It can help create a comfortable, bright, and safe environment, thereby attracting more customers. Today’s gas stations generally consist of a ceiling (roof), fuel pump and/or convenience store. Therefore, its lighting types also tend to be diversified, and lighting requirements are getting higher and higher. Most gas stations use LED canopy lights. In addition, for the safety of staff, customers and drivers, more and more gas stations require the use of explosion-proof LED lamps to reduce the risk of accidents.

Lighting Standard Of Gas station canopy lighting

Gas Station
Type of area, task or activity	Maintained illuminance Lux	illuminance uniformity Uo	Glare Rating limits (RGL)	Colour rendering indices (Ra)	Specific requirements
Vehicle parking and storage areas	5	0.25	50	20
Entry and exit driveways: dark environment	20	0.4	45	20
Entry and exit driveways: light environment	50	0.4	45	20
Air pressure and water checking points and other service areas	150	0.4	45	20
Meter reading area	150	0.4	45	20
According to Standard of EN 12464-2:2014

Key Factors To Consider In Gas station canopy lighting

A reasonable gas station canopy lighting system will significantly improve the service quality of the gas station. LED canopy light is the key to gas station lighting, involving the wattage, arrangement and light distribution of lamps, etc., which determine the illumination, uniformity and glare of various areas of the gas station. These, together with the life of the lamps, color rendering index and quality certification, determine the quality of gas station lighting.

Site information

There are various types of gas stations, and their different types of ceiling areas (single-row refueling islands, double-row refueling islands, multi-row refueling islands) should be clarified during the lighting design. In addition, other areas of the gas station such as parking lots, access roads and other material storage areas that require lighting should also be clearly marked in the drawings.

Wattage, arrangement and optics of LED canopy lights

Choose lamps with different powers according to the height of the canopy. For example, it is recommended to use 100W LED canopy lights for a 6-meter gas station canopy, and a 150W LED canopy for an 8-meter gas station canopy. lamp. But if the lamps are densely distributed, the wattage can be appropriately reduced, and vice versa. In addition, refueling in gas stations also requires lighting to facilitate staff or consumers to operate the dispenser and take readings. Generally speaking, gas station lights with symmetrical light distribution should be installed between the two rows of gas pumps, while gas stations on the outside should be equipped with asymmetric light distribution.

Horizontal and vertical illumination

Good horizontal illumination can ensure driving safety, while appropriate vertical illumination can ensure correct refueling operation. These are the basic requirements for gas station lighting, and they also directly affect customers’ impression of the gas station. The lighting design should be implemented in strict accordance with the corresponding standards, specifically referring to the requirements for gas station lighting in EN12464-2 in the previous section.

Glare and CRI

Gas station canopy lighting requires visual comfort and no glare interference. As part of commercial lighting, gas station lighting needs to be equipped with pleasant lighting and good color rendering. Color rendering means that when light shines on an object, the object can show its true color. Good color rendering allows drivers and customers to see every detail of the gas station more clearly, improving the consumer experience. Glare refers to the phenomenon that the human eye feels dazzling or has blurred vision due to the brightness of light being too high or too low. In gas station lighting, glare can cause visual interference to drivers and staff, affecting their driving and operating safety.

ZGSM‘s gas station Canopy lighting solution

After understanding the various important factors in gas station canopy lighting, ZGSM believes that lighting simulation is very necessary. We can recommend corresponding lighting solutions based on the drawings provided by customers, including lamp selection, wattage, lenses and light distribution. At the same time, ZGSM’s canopy light has passed corresponding safety certifications, including third-party certified ATEX certificates, which are crucial to ensuring product quality and the safety of gas stations.

Meanwhile, ZGSM’s canopy lights have their own unique design and support a variety of installation methods, such as recessed, surface mounting and bracket mounting. Our fixtures are available in a variety of wattages and lenses. At the same time, we also provide customized solutions for special installation methods and opening sizes. Welcome to contact us for more relevant information. In addition, our lamps have a long lifespan with an L70 value greater than 100,000 hours, which helps reduce maintenance costs at gas stations. In addition, we provide a 5-year warranty to eliminate customers’ worries about subsequent maintenance. Btw, ZGSM also provide the street lights, post top lights and flood lights for other area of petrol sation, contact us for more details.