Typical automatic lighting control applications involve an input device, such as a photosensor, interacting with a power controller, such as a switch. In some cases, these components may be integrated into the same device, as in the case of a wall-box occupancy sensor. In other cases, the components are installed separately, as in the case […]
Lighting Captures Significant Share of Home Automation Market
Recently published in EC&M Magazine: According to research from the ABB Group, the following segments made up the home automation market last year in North America. Lighting, a leading product category for the electrical industry, pulled in 23% of that total. This trend reiterates the importance of lighting and control opportunities in this growing automation […]
The Future is in Lighting Controls
Interesting article about lighting controls and the Internet of Things in this article by ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING.
CRI Modulation: Future Lighting Control Strategy?
LED lighting has made a new dimension of lighting control, color tuning, widely available. By mixing separately dimmable arrays of warm- and cool-white, saturated colors (RGB+A) or a mix of the two, correlated color temperature (CCT) can be tuned manually or automatically based on various application needs. Besides CCT, the source’s color rendering index (CRI) […]
Alumage Advisors: Smart Lighting Products to Dominate the Industrial-Commercial Market
Alumage Advisors has released its latest LED Smart Lighting Report, including a free version for end-users, highlighting 40 product features of interest for 1,000 commercial and industrial (C&I) luminaires worldwide. “Since introducing our first reports in 2013, we added a smart lighting focus, as 77% of the products we track are dimmable, 59% offer motion […]
Saving Energy in Buildings with Adaptive Lighting Systems: Solutions for the Retail Sector
The California Lighting Technology Center has produced a new report covering the current state of retail lighting and the extraordinary energy savings potential that can be achieved with adaptable lighting control systems. From CLTC: “To address the slow adoption of adaptive lighting solutions in the retail sector, researchers developed and demonstrated an optimized retail lighting […]
Green Proving Ground Program Studies Advanced Wireless Lighting Controls
A traditional lighting control design deploys manual switches and simple controls such as load scheduling to control large zones of luminaires. Even when occupancy sensors are installed, these devices are typically assigned to large control zones. Increasingly stringent commercial building energy codes have made control zoning more granular. Emerging control strategies such as daylight harvesting […]
Home Automation and Control Market worth $12.81 Billion by 2020
According to a new market research report by Markets and Markets, Home Automation and Control Market by Lighting Control (Occupancy Sensors, Relays, Transmitters), Security & Access Control (Video Surveillance, Biometric), HVAC Control (Heating & Cooling Coils, Pumps & Fans, Sensors), and Geography – Global Forecast to 2020, the home automation market is expected to grow […]
The Economics of 0-10V LED Dimming
In an article recently published by LEDs Magazine, Lutron Electronics’ Roland Ledyard explains that while 0-10V dimming is a standard driver feature, every technology decision has a cost. He makes an argument that digitally addressable drivers are often a more economical decision. Click here to read the article.
WattStopper’s Charles Knuffke on Lighting Control Retrofits
LCA: How would you characterize current and future demand for lighting controls in existing commercial buildings? Knuffke: It is fragmented. While I travel around the country for work, I live in the Bay Area, so I’ve got a very California-based viewpoint of the situation. The new provisions in California’s Title 24 requires more controls in […]
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