IES Says So, Why Don’t You Use Lighting Controls?
Lighting control is a combination of lamps and systems to achieve the desired light at the desired time and place. At the same time, the control background can analyze and process the generated data. Combinations of inputs (manual, occupancy, time, light) and outputs (dimmed, stepped reduction, On/Off, BMS commands) constitute a menu of major lighting control strategies used to support visual needs and/or energy management.
The most important thing is data collection. By centralizing the system, all sensor and energy data is fed to a server or the Cloud for analysis via software. Measuring and monitoring enables highly detailed energy information, automated system response, automated maintenance alerts, and generation of data beyond lighting, such as occupancy that can be used for new value-added services such as space utilization. By adding Bluetooth nodes to luminaires, we also gain the potential for indoor positioning services such as asset tracking. While smart indoor lighting controls are usually the easiest to implement, commercial and industrial lighting controls need to be very secure and stable — You don’t want to be without light when you’re working.
Good design practices and a disciplined approach are important with lighting controls, particularly as control systems become more complex.
Lighting control has been shown to reduce energy consumption by an average 47 percent, in contrast with traditional LED lighting. Whether it is in new or retrofitted buildings, it can prove its value through various benefits and energy savings. Lighting controls are required by the majority of commercial building energy codes and promoted by utility rebate programs. So more and more managers and investors are willing to choose an effective lighting control system. It is realize lights energy management by SaaS system.
Designing lighting control systems effectively, even for highly complex solutions, relies on familiar design best practices, although it may require a rigorous approach.
As IES states, “A successful lighting control system satisfies the design intent and owner’s operational needs.”
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