LED explosion proof street lights: oil and gas industry safety and energy efficiency double guarantee

First, why the oil and gas industry must choose LED explosion proof street lights?

In the oil and gas mining, refining and storage and transportation and other high-risk scenarios, flammable and explosive gases [such as methane, hydrogen sulfide], the potential threat of dust requires lighting equipment with a high degree of safety and reliability.

Traditional lamps and lanterns due to high temperatures, sparks and other hidden dangers have been phased out, and LED explosion proof street lights with its explosion proof structural design, low heat characteristics and intelligent control features, into the oil and gas industry preferred solution.

Second, LED explosion proof street lights in the oil and gas industry core advantages

1. Intrinsically safe design, to eliminate the risk of explosion LED explosion proof street lights using explosion proof shell [Ex d Ⅱ C T6 Gb guidelines], approved to limit the internal arc, spark propagation path, and control the surface temperature below the ignition point of combustible gases [such as the T6 group maximum temperature of ≤ 85 ℃], to ensure that in the I hazardous areas [such as oil and gas storage tanks, oil pipelines next to the] absolute safety.

2. Energy saving, reduce operating costs energy consumption comparison: compared with the traditional high-pressure sodium lamps, 30W LED explosion proof street lamp luminous flux up to 3600Lm, energy consumption reduced by more than 70%, a single lamp to save more than 300 yuan in annual electricity costs.

3. Lifespan advantages: LED light source life of 50,000 hours or more, reducing the loss of downtime due to frequent replacement of lamps and lanterns, comprehensive maintenance costs reduced by 60%.

4. Adaptability to harsh environments, corrosion resistance and protection: the use of aluminium alloy die-casting shell with IP66 protection level, to resist oil and gas environment, salt spray, hydrogen sulfide corrosion and sand and dust intrusion.

5. Wide temperature range operation: hold help -40 ℃ to +60 ℃ extreme temperature, suitable for offshore platforms, desert oil fields and other complex climate areas.

6. Intelligent control and flexible deployment of approved Internet of Things technology to implement remote dimming, fault warning and energy consumption monitoring.

For example, in the refinery night low operating hours, the illumination can be automatically adjusted to 50%, further energy saving 30%.

Third, the oil and gas industry application scenarios and case studies

1. Typical scenes of oil storage tanks: need to cover a radius of 15-20 metres of high-pole lighting, the choice of 100W-250W LED explosion proof street lamps, luminous efficacy ≥ 140 lm / W, to ensure the safety of night inspections.

2. oil pumping station: explosion proof grade Ex dⅡCT6, with wall-mounted installation, to adapt to the narrow space.

A coastal oil refinery will replace the original 200 sets of 400W metal halide lamps with 120W LED explosion proof street lamps, the annual power consumption from 580,000 kWh to 160,000 kWh, saving about 350,000 yuan in electricity costs, payback period of only 1.8 years.

Fourth. Selection and installation guidelines

1. Selection points explosion proof level to match the environment [such as Ⅱ C gas Ex d Ⅱ CT6].

2. Preferred thermal structure improvement products [such as copper-aluminium composite radiator], to avoid excessive light failure.

3. Installation specification cables need to wear explosion proof flexible pipe, junction box sealing to IP54 guidelines.

4. Regularly clean the lamp surface oil, check whether the heat sink is blocked.

Fifth. Industry momentum: intelligent and modular upgrade

In the future, LED explosion proof street lights will be integrated with 5G and AI technology to implement:

Emergency linkage: linkage with gas detectors, automatically enhance lighting and trigger alarms when leaking.

Modular design: high-speed replacement of damaged parts, reducing maintenance time.

FAQ: LED explosion proof street light common problems

Q1：How to choose the explosion proof grade of LED explosion proof street light?

A: According to the type of gas in the oil and gas environment [such as Ⅱ C class corresponding to hydrogen, acetylene] and temperature group [T6 for the highest guidelines] to determine, advocate the assessment by professional engineers.

Q2: Does it support the use of high salt spray environment at sea?

A: Yes. High-quality products are anodised and sprayed with epoxy resin, with salt spray resistance tested for more than 1000 hours.

Q3: Will the intelligent control system increase the cost?

A: The initial investment increases about 15%, but approved energy saving and reduce manual inspection, the additional cost can be recovered within 2 years.