Lighting plays a vital role in guiding customers through their supermarket experience, the advanced lighting can attract, engage and convert customers.
Actually, most supermarket lighting is focused on aisle lighting which is typically located in the middle of an aisle, ensuring evenly and efficiently distributed light on the both shelves. The best aisle lighting system includes linear luminaires for symmetric and asymmetric light distribution as well as track lights with reflectors and lenses.
Then Why Are LED Linear Lights The Best Lighting Solution Fpr Supermarket Aisles?
With different lens and light beam angles, the LED luminaire distributes the elegant and uniform light according to different applications.
LED Linear Luminaires With Symmetric Light Distribution
Symmetric light distribution delivers higher light levels on the floor to achieve needed light levels on the shelves.
To ensure lighting is evenly and efficiently distributed on the shelves, luminaires need to be located in the middle of the aisle. The symmetric light distribution is used in aisle lighting. Linear luminaires with symmetric light distribution provide higher lighting levels on the floor when shelves are illuminated with sufficient light levels.
Lighting products on the shelves effectively may require 600–1000 lx but this is excessive for the floor, where 300–500 lx is sufficient.
What’s more, Different diffuser for different distribution.There are a wide range of optics from sharp to wide distribution:
- Sharp distribution: 30 degree
- Narrow distribution: 60 degree
- Wide distribution: 90 degree
- Flat distribution: 120 degree
In this case, you could choose the proper optics for your aisles according to the distance between shelves. Read more
LED Linear Luminaires With Asymmetric Light Distribution
The asymmetric light distribution is also popular used in aisle lighting.
Asymmetric vertical aisle optimized beams are more effective for vertical illumination and can deliver twice as much light to the shelves. Asymmetric beams will typically achieve 600–750 lx on the shelves and just 300 lx on the floor. Such efficiencies mean reduced glare and up to 35 % in energy savings compared to lighting concepts with a symmetrical light distribution, and most importantly of all, optimally highlighted products on the shelves.
To ensure lighting is evenly and efficiently distributed on the shelves, luminaires need to be located in the middle of the aisle.
