Power outages? No sweat!
LED Emergency lighting can get people out of your building in a timely manner in case of a problem. These emergency lights are designed to ensure there is still light when a building’s main power supply cuts out. Battery powered led lights that switch on automatically, are fitted as standard in commercial offices and new-build residential homes.
Here is a comprehensive guide to choose suitable emergency lighting battery backup.
Reliable Emergency Lighting
Are you looking for tips on how to choose the right emergency light battery?
Choosing a suitable emergency lighting battery backup is crucial to ensure reliable and efficient performance during power outages or emergencies. There are several factors to consider when selecting the right battery for your emergency light, including battery type, capacity, and maintenance requirements.
UL 924 Listed
Commercial LED power failure emergency lights are UL924 compliant, meaning they have been tested and certified to meet the highest standards for safety and performance. This means that you can be confident that your lights will work when you need them most, even in the event of a power outage.
And now, Lightide has used UL-approved battery powered led lights, such as led garage & canopy lighting, high bay, and LED wall packs lighting. Here let’s show how to choose emergency backup for led lighting.
Decide Duration Time
As per NFPA 101, emergency illumination shall be provided for a minimum of 1½ hours in the event of failure of normal lighting. Of course, it also can be up to the customer’ requirement. Lightide’ emergency lighting battery backup provides the work time from 1.5 hrs (90 minutes) to 3 hrs (180 minutes) when power outages.
Emergency Power
Based on NFPA101/NBCC, emergency lighting facilities shall be arranged to provide initial illumination that is not less than an average of 1 ft-candle (10.8 lux) and, at any point, not less than 0.1 ft-candle (1.1 lux), measured along the path of egress at floor level. The maximum-to-minimum illumination shall not exceed a ratio of 40 to 1.
Emergency Light Battery
Periodic Testing and Maintenance
Testing of required emergency lighting systems shall be permitted to be conducted as follows. Lightide usually will install an additional push-button switch on the LED emergency light battery backup for testing.
- Self-testing/self-diagnostic emergency battery-operated emergency lighting equipment shall be provided.
- No less than once every 30 days, a self-testing/self-diagnostic emergency shall automatically perform a test with a duration of a minimum of 30 seconds and a diagnostic routine.
- The self-testing/self-diagnostic emergency lighting equipment shall indicate failures by a status indicator.
- A visual inspection shall be performed at intervals not exceeding 30 days.
- Functional testing shall be conducted annually for a minimum of 1½ hours.
- Self-testing/self-diagnostic emergency lighting equipment shall be fully operational for the duration of the 1½-hour test.
- Written records of visual inspections and tests shall be kept by the owner for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction.