What is Light Beam Angle of LED Flood Light?

1. LED FLooD Light How Important Is LIgHt Beam angLe? LED FLooD Light having DiFFErEnt BEam angLEs LED FLooD Light With a narroW BEam angLE With a WiDE or ULtra-WiDE BEam angLE LED FLooD Light With a horizontaL BEam angLE LED FLooD Light With a vErticaL BEam angLE BEam angLE: What DoEs this mEan? BEam angLE: thE Basics thE FinaL WorD on LED FLooD Light In the past, when conventional light fixtures made way to streets, parking lots and sports auditorium, the users of these lights experienced a beam angle of only 360 degree as most of these conventional lights (except halogen) were omni-directional in nature and needed reflectors to send off light in one particular direction. But, now that LED lighting fixtures are in the market, we have, among many other LED lights - an LED flood light - that’s available in the market having several beam angles. The beam angle of any LED light fixture means at what angle the light is being distributed or emitted and this beam angle is what determines the size of space or an area that gets illuminated. To understand it better, the farther the light source or the fixture is from the target area, wider the beam angle required to illuminate a space. It is to be noted that brightness of the light stays the same, it’s just the different ways in which light is being dispersed. Anytime you buy LED flood light, make sure you have known about its beam angle by visiting the manufacturer’s product page. Now, whether your intention is to illuminate a warehouse, garage or parking lot, you must understand that beam angle can be the deciding factor in choosing the right kind of LED flood light fixture for your application. The flood light having a narrow beam means it can illuminate a small area but the light beam is in symmetry. This is to accentuate the target area and is great for applications involving museums, monuments, exteriors of commercial or industrial premises, garden lighting etc. While the beam angle of ligt emitted through an LED flood light in the range of 60-100 degrees is normally called as medium-wide or wide flood light, the one with 100 degree onwards would be called as ultra- wide or very wide flood. While the flood light with a horizontal beam angle would be described as light illuminating the horizontal surface (for e.g. in a sports field to illuminate the sports ground), the fixture will have a vertical cut-off which means the light will have a low or narrow vertical concentration. This is exactly in reverse of what LED flood light is with a horizontal beam angle. The flood light fixtures with such vertical beam angle will have a horizontal cut-off which means the light will primarily be focused on the vertical surface such as a wall. The above information should be enough to spur right decison-making at your end - given - this can go a long way in purchasing the right LED flood light fixture for you. The flood light with such wide beam angles is great for outdoor security when very broad-beamed, high-intensity and uniform lighting is required. Such beam angles are laso great for facade, billboard and signage lighting. Let’s consider the following which should make your understanding of beam angles clear.