CHALLENGES
As a subsidiary of Acer and an “eco-green” resort dedicated to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint, Aspire resort wished to cut energy use by updating its aging 400W mercury vapor lamps with more energy efficient lighting. Though built to the latest standards at inception, the mercury-vapor lamps lighting the indoor swimming facilities as well as the outdoor walkway were becoming outclassed by today’s environmentally friendly LED lights built with ROHS compliant non-toxic materials. In addition, recent government policies in Taiwan aimed at phasing out mercury vapor lamps were starting to come into effect and Aspire wanted to lead the pack in this environmentally friendly initiative.
Aspire Resort saw that it was time to revamp its aging lighting system and lower its carbon foot print. Upgrading to LEDs also made financial sense. The resort knew that a new LED based lighting system would cost money up front but would pay for itself over time with much lower running costs.
By replacing its existing lighting with Ursa Helios 100 series, Acer Aspire Resort was able to achieve an incredible 300% improvement in lighting efficiency, reducing its lighting energy consumption.
OUR SOLUTION
As part of its sustainability initiative, Aspire Resort replaced 32 aging 400W Mercury-Vapor High Bay lamps within its indoor swimming pool and spa facilities as well as 17 exterior lamps lighting its landscaped walkway. The company looked at various LED lighting companies but in the interest of minimizing power usage without sacrificing light quality, chose Ursa Lighting’s Helios 100 series LED fixtures.
Known for cutting edge lighting quality technologies, Ursa’s Helios series uses DBR Flip Chips with wireless bonding to optimize light production and thermal efficiency. Lighting quality and intensity have been improved compared to normal wire-bonded LEDs where wires on the top create lighting shadows and cause uneven light projection.
Cooling performance is also increased as the heat generating electrodes are located at the bottom of the chip closest to the thermally conductive MCPCB layer, instead of on top of the chip far away from the heatsink. In addition to this “flip chip” design, the LED chips used by Helios series use low temperature direct bonding to improve surface contact between the LED and substrate for optimal thermal efficiency.
TECHNOLOGY USED
Helios 100w
URSA exists to serve the lighting world, providing innovative solutions through our core platforms. As a subsidiary of Cofan USA, we leverage their 30 years of experience in thermal management and combine that with our revolutionary 3-pad flip chip design to create LED products that are beautifully designed and will lower your energy costs by up to 70%. Our vision is set on changing the thermal industry, creating a new standard in efficiency and affordability.
