Overview

As energy efficiency becomes increasingly important for controlling costs, improving energy independence and reducing environmental impact, street lighting using advanced technology like the LED (Light-Emitting Diode) and enhanced HID (High Intensity Discharge) could become the world's leading technology to meet energy conservation objectives. Compared with traditional HPS (High-Pressure Sodium) streetlights, these new streetlight solutions also provide improved life cycle cost and better color rendering. Therefore, more and more cities adopt the environmentally friendly and energy efficient lighting solutions without compromising illumination quality.

Technology

With the embedded sensors in the light head, streetlights can automatically switch on/off according to the outside conditions. When full lighting is not required, they can also automatically dim and adjust for energy efficiency. Furthermore, the technicians can monitor and control the streetlights via the Billion So-Max advanced wireless network through a web-based communication system.

Challenges

• The initial cost of implementing an advanced streetlight system is higher than traditional HPS lights.
• Ease of installation could be a key factor that affects the success or failure of the implementation.

Intelligent Streetlight Control and Management System (LCMS)

BEC Intelligent Streetlight Control and Management System (LCMS) enables a community to meet energy conservation objectives. Energy savings of up to 60 to 70% is achievable as a result of improved performance of luminaries, lamps and intelligent control management. It is ideal for project managers at utilities, departments of transportation, transit authorities, and municipalities. The completed solutions will allow them to meet their energy conservation goals without sacrificing performance, safety, flexibility, efficiency, or color rendering. The advanced streetlight which is built with the Billion intelligent ballast has embedded dimmer, power metering and temperature sensors to provide high performance, efficiency and reliability and extend the life expectancy of the streetlights. Major system components of Billion Intelligent Streetlight Control and Management System (LCMS) include:

• Intelligent Streetlight Control and Management System (LCMS)
• So-Max wireless communication modules / Access Points (AP)
• So-Max gateway

Intelligent Streetlight Control and Management System (LCMS)

LCMS is the brain of the Billion Intelligent Street Lighting Solution. It is a centralized management system to manage and control street light assets hence allow the optimal operation to achieve your performance objectives. Users can use a browser based thin client to access the LCMS over an IP based network.