What are LED Lighting Supply Panel Lighting Fixtures?

LED light panels are commercial lights designed to be installed inside a dropped ceiling / suspended ceilings system. These LED ceiling panels are versatile lighting solutions designed to replace fluorescent panels and troffers. They can also be mounted directly to a ceiling. They have an extremely low profile and are well-suited for low-ceiling applications.

What Are The Benefits of Using LED Lighting Supply Panel Lighting versus Fluorescent Troffers?

There are many differences between LED panel lighting and fluorescent fixtures. Here are what we believe are the major differences between them:

• Energy savings / Energy Efficiency: Using our flat panel lights, you should expect energy savings and reduced energy costs of 50% or more compared to fluorescent linear lighting.
• Lighting Quality: LED Lighting Supply LED flat panels are high CRI Light sources. They will provide years of high-quality lighting and superior light distribution.
• Lower Maintenance Costs: Our LED lights are designed to run for many years. There are no bulb, tube, or ballast replacements like fluorescent troffers.
• No strobing or humming: Fluorescent lights will strobe near the end of life.  This strobing can cause eye strain and headaches. Fluorescent ballasts also hum. With LED Lighting Supply LED panels, there isn't any strobing or humming.
• LEDs are Instant On: Fluorescents are also quick, but take some time to warm up. This becomes a lot longer if the room they are installed in is cold. Our lights turn on and off instantly.
• Works well with motion sensors. Some of our LED troffer and panel fixtures are designed to work with motion sensors. This is a great option for data centers. Fluorescent lights are hard to dim. Turning them on and off shortens their life.
• Recycling: With our LED Technology, there are no expensive recycling processes because LEDs do not contain mercury or other harmful substances.

Additional features We offer

• Color Selectable Panels: We offer LED panels and troffers that can be adjusted post-installation for color temperature ranging from 3000k to 5000k.
• Wattage Selectable Panels: We offer LED panels and troffers that can be adjusted post-installation for wattage / lumen output so you can dial in the correct light brightness.
• LED Panels with Emergency Backup: we offer LED panels with a backup battery. These lights stay lit even when the power is turned off during an outage
• Occupancy Sensors: some of the panels we offer are equipped with motion / occupancy sensors

What are the Best Applications for LED Flat Panel Lights and Troffers?

These LED panels and troffers are great for many commercial indoor spaces. We have customers who purchased these LED Fixtures for:

• commercial offices
• educational institutions and school classrooms
• hospitality industry
• healthcare facilities and offices
• hospitals
• hallways and corridors
• conference rooms
• fitness centers
• retail stores
• new construction

LED Lighting Supply Panel Light Sizes We Offer

• 1 X 4 LED Flat Panel: Measuring 1 foot X 4 feet, these panels are the narrowest of all our LED panels.
• 2 X 2 LED Flat Panel: Measuring 2 feet X 2 feet, these panels are the second most popular size of LED panels we offer.
• 2 X 4 LED Flat Panel: Measuring 2 feet X 4 feet, these panels are the most popular size LED panel we offer.

What is the Difference between Edge Lit and Backlit LED Panels?

• Back Lit LED Panels: These panels are designed with a frosted diffuser and the LEDs mounted at the back of the panel. This has become the most common panel offered today.
• Edge Lit Panel Lights: These panels are designed with a frosted diffuser with the LEDs mounted at the edge of the panel pointing inwards. This was the most popular panel offered but it's more common to see backlit panels.

Need Help? Talk to an LED Lighting Supply Flat Panel Expert.

With so many options and fixtures available, it's hard to decide what option is going to meet your needs and requirements. The sales engineers of LED Lighting Supply are experts in LED Flat Panel Lighting. Use our experience and tell us your needs, and we will provide you with the best LED Flat Panels and Troffer lighting options for your project or application. We can provide you with a free lighting plan to make sure the area is well-lit and the lighting is balanced.

Completed Commercial Lighting and Industrial Lighting Projects using LED Lighting Supply LED Panel Lights

LED Flat Panels and LED Troffers FAQ

What's the Best Process to Select a Flat LED Panel?

The process starts by asking to create a lighting plan after indicating how bright you want the space to be. Our lighting plan software will allow us to switch out different panels and troffers. We can set the spacing until we meet the desired light levels.

What Mounting Options are Available with Your LED Panel Lighting Fixtures?

There are three methods.

• You can drop them into the existing grid of a drop ceiling.
• You can suspend them from the ceiling with hanging wire.
• They can be ceiling mounted using a ceiling mount frame.

Are Your LED Panel Lights Dimmable?

Some panels come with a dimmable 0-10V driver and a 1-10V driver. Some of our panels are dimmable using a supplied remote control. Others can connect in series using low-voltage wire and a wall-mounted 0-10V dimmer switch.

Do LED Panels Come With a Remote Control?

Some LED Panels have a remote option. For example, our color and wattage changing panels are configurable using the remote control.

What’s the Difference Between Backlit LED Panels and Edge Lit LED Panels?

For the most part, the panels are the same. The difference lies in where the LEDs are installed inside the panel. Backlit LED panels have the LEDs installed on the very back of the fixture with the light projecting towards the diffused lens. Edge-lit LED panels have the LEDs installed in the edge (frame) with the LEDs pointing horizontally inwards into the diffuser.

What's the Difference Between LED Flat Panels and LED Tube Lights?

A tube light is designed to be a retrofit option. In retrofitting, you would replace the fluorescent tubes inside the existing fixture with LED tubes. Depending on the type of tube, you might be able to use the existing fluorescent ballast, or you would have to wire "around" the ballast and directly wire the AC power to the end tombstones. An LED Panel is a whole fixture replacement of the fluorescent fixture. LED Panels do not contain tubes but use LED strips inside the flat panel.

What's the Difference between LED Troffers and LED Light Panels?

Both panels and LED Troffers are the same sizes and come in 2 feet x 2 feet and 2 feet x 4 feet. The main difference is that LED Panels have a flat panel surface and the main portion of the light is a diffuser from which the light is produced.  Troffers are fixtures with an architectural design and the light is emitted indirectly and reflected using the troffer body.

Which style of fixture is better? Troffers offer an indirect light source and are more of an architecturally styled fixture. Panels are more direct-lit, and provide extra brightness with the light being visible on the face of the fixture. Panels are a little brighter and provide extra light. It comes down to personal choice as both should provide perfect lighting.

How do you Install LED Panel Lights or LED Troffer Lights?

They drop into a drop ceiling grid, and all you have to do is wire them to your power circuit.

Some models have safety clips. This makes them safe for installation in earthquake-prone areas.

These panels are simple to wire. There are only three wires to hook up – line, neutral, and ground. Any qualified electrician can install them.

How do you Install a Battery Backup on an LED Panel?

Some of our panels have battery backups as an option. If you order these panels with the battery backup, they are already installed. There is nothing you can do other than wire the panels to the circuit. Make sure you follow the supplied instructions.