Technical Application Knowledge: From practice, for practice
Designing lighting for modern sports venues has become significantly more demanding than simply delivering enough light onto the playing field. Today’s stadiums are expected to do far more than illuminate a match – they must create an immersive experience for spectators, deliver flawless television broadcasting, support energy-efficient operation and ensure long-term reliability under demanding outdoor conditions.
At the same time, luminaire manufacturers face increasing pressure to simplify product design while meeting a growing list of technical and regulatory requirements. Modern sports lighting systems are expected to provide flicker-free performance for high-definition broadcasting, dynamic lighting effects for entertainment, robust surge and corrosion protection, and compliance with international industry standards – all without adding unnecessary complexity to the luminaire.
How can luminaire manufacturers meet all these expectations with a single platform?
Delivering flicker-free broadcasting
Sports events are increasingly produced in high-definition and slow-motion. Any flicker that may be invisible to the human eye immediately becomes visible on camera, resulting in poor broadcast quality.
Our NFS and NSS driver series supports flicker-free operation with an enhanced 44 FPS high-speed strobing mode, improving on the previous generation and enabling smooth slow-motion replay together with dramatic lighting effects during goals, player introductions and celebrations.
Your benefit
- High-quality TV broadcasting
- Smooth slow-motion replay
- Enhanced fan experience with dynamic stadium lighting
Protecting outdoor installations from electrical surges
Stadium lighting installations are continuously exposed to lightning strikes and switching surges. Driver failures increase maintenance costs and can result in costly downtime.
NFS and NSS drivers provide high surge immunity in accordance with EN61000-4-5 and are fully compatible with Inventronics surge protection devices, enabling protection levels of up to 20 kV. For additional protection of the LED board, a Residual Voltage Suppressor is available to clamp the output let-through voltage below 2 kV.
Your benefit
- Improved system reliability
- Lower maintenance costs
- Better protection of the complete luminaire
Simplifying luminaire design
As sports luminaires become more powerful, wiring complexity increases, adding manufacturing time and cost.
The NFS and NSS platform supports both common anode and combined common anode/common cathode configurations, helping manufacturers reduce cable count while maintaining design flexibility through single- and multi-channel driver options.
Your benefit
- Reduced wiring complexity
- Lower production costs
- Greater flexibility in luminaire design
Ensuring long-term reliability in harsh environments
Outdoor sports facilities operate in demanding environments where humidity, pollution and corrosion can significantly reduce product lifetime.
The driver platform offers corrosion protection up to C5 High (optional), tested according to ISO 9227 neutral salt spray requirements.
Your benefit
- Longer product lifetime
- Improved reliability in coastal and industrial environments
- Reduced maintenance over the lifetime of the installation
A complete system approach
Modern sports lighting requires more than just a high-performance LED driver. Inventronics delivers a complete system solution by combining LED drivers, surge protection devices, lighting controls, connectivity and LED modules into one compatible platform. This system approach simplifies integration, reduces engineering effort and helps manufacturers deliver reliable, future-ready sports lighting solutions.
- System Solution – One-stop access to compatible components (drivers, controllers, LED modules), smart controls, and localized services
- System Compatibility – Performance and reliability are guaranteed from professional stadium to cost-effective scenario
- Reliable Design – From component to system offer long service life and low failure rate, reducing long-term maintenance costs.
- Easy Operation and Flexibility – Easy installation, commissioning, DALI/D4i/DMX all in one controls for all kinds of project needs