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Smart lighting makes urban illumination more culturally rich.

Sep 10,2021

Experts from the Lighting Environment Design Institute have stated that the integration of digitalization and internet technology in the field of lighting has improved the control level of lighting fixtures, making the maintenance and management of lighting equipment more convenient. Lighting control has evolved from early remote control, telemetry, and remote signaling, to the Internet of Things, and now to current smart lighting cloud control. Intelligence and digitalization are gradually becoming the main direction of lighting.

Experts from the Lighting Environment Design Institute stated that the digitization and integration of internet technology in the field of lighting have improved the control level of lighting fixtures, making the maintenance and management of lighting equipment more convenient. Lighting control has evolved from early remote control, telemetry, and remote signaling to the Internet of Things, and now to current smart lighting cloud control, with intelligence and digitization gradually becoming the main direction of lighting.

Smart lighting enhances the management level of lighting equipment.

Smart lighting can achieve remote control; for example, we can control the lights in our home through our mobile phones. If we forget whether we turned off the lights when leaving, we can check through a mobile app and control the lights from a distance. Smart lighting can also be combined with other controls to play a greater role; for instance, half an hour before arriving home, we can turn on the air conditioning and water heater. A complete smart home system can be built around smart lighting to provide us with a more convenient living experience.

In addition to improving the quality of life for people in residential areas, the efficiency improvements brought by smart lighting in commercial areas are even more significant. Taking road lighting as an example, previously, city streetlight management required personnel to check for damage daily. Now, with feedback from control systems, it is possible to know which light has malfunctioned, greatly saving manpower and improving maintenance management efficiency.

Smart lighting expands the design space for solutions.

The emergence of smart lighting has not only broken through the limitations of traditional lighting but also provided richer possibilities for innovative lighting design. The term 'smart lighting design' has emerged as a result.

A more important role of smart lighting is to broaden the design space for solutions, allowing for greater breakthroughs in urban night scene lighting. For example, she introduced the lighting design along both banks of a river in Nanchang, stating that with the advent of smart lighting, 300 buildings on both sides can interact. This lighting system has different modes: regular mode, holiday mode, and major holiday mode. The regular mode remains static, while during holidays and major holidays, the LED lighting devices on building facades present different scenes under intelligent control systems, such as waterfalls showcasing local natural scenery or sunsets reflecting local culture.

More and more cities and tourist attractions are realizing the importance of nighttime urban illumination projects and are requiring corresponding lighting designs that incorporate smart lighting while reflecting their city's culture. Therefore, smart lighting provides broader space for lighting design.

However, a successful illumination design must be based on practical implementation to ensure that the proposed fixture parameters meet the brightness standards set during design; additionally, it should align with the owner's investment needs while conforming to the nature of the building. Otherwise, even the best lighting design may deviate from its intended direction.

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