12 Aug The Difference Between UFO High Bays and Linear High Bays

A staple in the lighting professional’s toolkit, the LED high bay is a popular and versatile commercial LED indoor lighting fixture often used in retail, gymnasium, convention center, industrial, and warehouse LED lighting projects. Though there are many variations in style, quality, and price point in the LED lighting market, LED high bay lights are generally divided into two major categories – the circular or UFO LED high bay and the linear LED high bay. Each category has its own set of unique characteristics that makes it more suitable for a specific type of project.

Circular or UFO LED High Bays

Because of their perfectly symmetrical shape, these round high bays create a uniform light output on all sides of the fixture, and as a result are more suited for illuminating large open spaces with high ceilings where it is important to get consistent, even light coverage, such as gymnasiums and convention centers. UFO LED High Bays have a simple and compact design, which means they will interfere less with other overhead equipment, and their UL Wet Location Listing makes them the superior choice for environments subject to moisture or environmental contaminants. Usually mounted on one mounting point using a hook mount or conduit pendant, these High Bays tend to be a quicker install, saving on upfront labor costs.

Linear LED High Bays

The Linear High Bay features a rectangular design that creates a focused, directional light output, and is available in a range of size options for different rectangular light distributions. Traditionally, this has included 2ft and 4ft linear high bay configurations, but as LED technology has improved over the years, LED manufacturers have begun to explore more compact, but equally powerful size options. Intended to be mounted in rows, these fixtures excel at illuminating long, structured spaces such as aisles, production lines, and workbenches, making them perfect for industrial or warehouse LED lighting installations. Linear LED High Bays were originally designed to replace old fluorescent tube lights, so they tend to be the fixture of choice to retrofit older buildings as they will fit the existing lighting infrastructure previously used by T5 or T8 fixtures.

GKOLED currently offers 4 series of Circular High Bays and 3 series of Linear High Bays, each with its own unique style and features intended to suit different project requirements.

Series GKOHB04 Circular High Bay

Series GKOHB04 Circular or UFO LED High Bays retain the traditional look of metal halide fixtures while providing energy efficient LED output, for industrial or warehouse LED lighting projects where a more traditional style of High Bay is preferred. Featuring a 120° wide light distribution, these lights are also available with an optional aluminum reflector for focusing the light towards the floor.
Certifications & Listings: DLC Premium, UL Wet Location Listed.
 
 

Series GKOHB05 Circular High Bay

Series GKOHB05 Circular or UFO High Bays are our most powerful LED High Bay fixture with a light output of up to 72,000lm and an incredible efficacy of up to 177lm/W, making them perfect for commercial LED indoor lighting projects with extremely high ceilings. Newly upgraded, this fixture features power adjustment controls with 4 power level settings on all models, and when power is lowered to 300W or below, Series GKOHB05 can operate in temperatures of up to 149° F, ideal for industrial and warehouse settings in warmer areas. Plug & Play Bluetooth Networked Controls are available for all models.
Certifications & Listings: DLC Premium, UL Wet Location Listed.