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Department of Energy focus in order to unlock the full potential and energy savings of LED lighting.
Connected lighting — also known as smart lighting, networked lighting, and in the case of specific architectures, IoT (Internet of Things) lighting — is pervading the solid-state lighting (SSL) conversation and providing a very clear picture of the industry’s future, boasting digital capabilities and ever-increasing controllability as well as data collection and analysis. We noted this theme of connectivity and capability in our coverage of the conference tracks for Strategies in Light a few weeks back. Experts beyond the product development and supply chains can lend additional insight, context, and objectivity regarding the disruption being caused by connected smart lighting. Enter James Brodrick of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program, who is in the unique position of having significant study and research into market forces and technology uptake at his disposal. At Strategies in Light, Brodrick will draw from recent DOE reports and analysis to examine the current lighting market; what can be learned from pilot demonstrations of tunable lighting systems and connected lighting test beds; and where future research and collaborative industry efforts should focus in order to unlock the full potential and energy savings of LED lighting. — CARRIE MEADOWS
One of the hottest areas of lighting is being facilitated by the convergence of energy-efficient LED technology with the rapidly emerging IoT. Not only are LED light sources inherently dimmable and instantaneously controllable, but they can be readily integrated with sensor and control systems to enable even further energy savings — as much as 1974 tBtu annually in the US, according to a recent DOE report — through the use of such features as occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting. So it’s not surprising that increasingly, lighting systems are incorporating network interfaces and sensors to become data-collection platforms that have the potential to carry out advanced adaptive lighting strategies.
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