Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « on: June 27, 2023, 01:02:56 AM » Author: LightsoftheWest
Earlier this month, American Electric Lighting came out with a new series of LED street lights called the AutoConnect™️. From my understanding, they're supposed to be a solution for street lights connected to a smart system. Operating times and dimming can be controlled via bluetooth or mobile devices owned by the grid. This will also be the first American street light with a bottom-mounted control receptacle. There are three sizes: Series ACC (compact), Series ACM (medium), and Series ACL (large).
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #1 on: June 27, 2023, 04:00:35 AM » Author: Econolite03
That’s pretty cool. I like how they embossed the AEL logo underneath, kinda pays homage to the ITT era or their other early products.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #2 on: June 27, 2023, 08:19:20 AM » Author: HIDLad001
The Aussie idea of mounting the photocell underneath is a good idea. It prevents birds from defecating on it and the sun wearing out the photocell, but it also has the option for a standard NEMA photocell on the top. The "Photocell" on the bottom is not only a photocell, but a smart connectivity module.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #4 on: July 08, 2023, 10:29:07 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
According to the document , the P/C is available either top or bottom mounted .
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #5 on: September 19, 2023, 06:01:39 PM » Author: Maxim
Quote from: Richmond2000 on July 08, 2023, 09:03:27 PM I wonder how long till we see them "in the wild" Near me, it looks to be quite soon... these luminaires have been chosen for the City of Philadelphia LED conversion; mainly because of the fixture's connectivity / remote monitoring features. See here.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #6 on: November 26, 2023, 03:42:30 PM » Author: Maxim
Well, the City of Philadelphia followed through! I went to the city today for church and saw a ton of these. They don't look half-bad at all; I'd say they look much better than the GE Evolves that the city used prior to this contract. I think they look as great as they do because of their sloped canopy. They give off almost Lumec RoadFocus vibes, though I definitely prefer the RoadFocus in terms of design. In regards to reliability, only time will tell.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #8 on: November 29, 2023, 10:16:59 PM » Author: CreeRSW207
I saw these and they look pretty nice, they look pretty cool in black too when I saw the ones being put up in Philly.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #9 on: November 29, 2023, 11:15:46 PM » Author: Maxim
Yep, they do look decent. Nice addition to the AEL family!
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #10 on: December 21, 2023, 08:43:20 PM » Author: Maxim
Just a quick update. They're installing these in 2700K, which is a godsend when you compare these to the 5000K Evolve glarebombs that preceded them! These honestly look amazing at night; very little glare, nice light spread, etc. I honestly don't miss the M250R2s used by the City of Philadelphia all that much anymore...
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #11 on: January 08, 2024, 08:58:21 PM » Author: HIDLad001
I know I'm a bit late, but that is really good to hear. I definitely don't miss HPS with some of the more recent LED installations. I will be driving through Philly on my way to Asbury Park, NJ for a relative's wedding, and hopefully I will be able to get some good quality up-close photos of them.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #12 on: January 08, 2024, 09:21:30 PM » Author: Maxim
Woah, so you'll be close to me! If you do travel through Philadelphia (and the NE Philadelphia) do PM me. I live about 35 mins from Center City, so basically on the outskirts of Northeast Philly.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #13 on: April 16, 2024, 07:30:33 PM » Author: Oz Optima
Bottom-mounted photocell, we have bean doing it for yeas in Australia.
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	Re: Acuity Brands releases a new series of LED roadway luminaires « Reply #14 on: April 22, 2024, 09:19:31 AM » Author: Maxim
It's an optional feature. The city of Philadelphia has only been using the top mount as of this moment.
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