Economical Analysis of Alaskan Street Lights by using Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Technology

Darkness bothers Alaskans in winter. To overcome this problem depends on creative and energy saving lighting systems. The low temperature environment in Alaska causes a low failure rate and better performance of LED street lights and becomes a competitive advantage for implementation of this system. This research will analyze the process for replacement of the Alaskan street lights based on technological changing of white light LED. An innovative design of the intelligent LED streetlight system with self contained energy and self diagnosis functions will be developed on University of Alaska, Anchorage (UAA) campus as a pilot template. A proposal for quality management of LED streetlight system based on product and service lifecycle will be established. The results can be utilized to improve the operation efficiency of Alaska transportation street light systems.

• Record URL:
  http://www.alaska.edu/uaf/cem/ine/autc/projects.xml

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $17378.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT06-G-0011

  G00003238 / 207099

• Sponsor Organizations:

  University of Alaska, Anchorage

  School of Engineering
  3211 Providence Drive
  Anchorage, AK  United States  99508
• Project Managers:

  Wang, Hsueh-Ming

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Alaska, Anchorage

  School of Engineering
  3211 Providence Drive
  Anchorage, AK  United States  99508

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  2301 Peger Road
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99701
• Principal Investigators:

  Wang, Hsueh-Ming

• Start Date: 20080701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100901
• Source Data: RiP Project 21628

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Darkness; Economic analysis; Light emitting diodes; Low temperature; Research projects; Street lighting; Technological innovations
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01462125
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Alaska University Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0011, G00003238 / 207099
• Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:58PM