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Digitisation has already started transforming the lighting domain. CGCEL, one of India’s leading suppliers of consumer electrical goods, lighting and lighting automation, is embracing digitisation to improve product performance. Here’s an interview with Rajesh Naik, Vice President – Lighting, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd:
How digitisation is evolving the future of lighting?
Digitisation is encompassing almost all aspects of the lighting domain. With the conversion to LEDs as the light source and LED being a solid-state device, various elements and functionalities which were hitherto impossible can now be digitised. The scope covers digital control of light output, light source wattage, colour temperature, health monitoring functions, mood lighting controls and improved energy efficiency. It covers not only product but also provision of options to the customer on application and solutions.
What are your recent initiatives in the ‘digital age’?
Crompton has launched series of products and solutions with many more in the pipeline; leveraging the digital aspect. The series of dimmable and colour changing products like the Power Ray and Magic Ray have been launched with the best-in-class technology.
The dynamic LED façade lighting solutions was recently executed to light up the iconic BMC headquarters in Mumbai, using Crompton RGBW luminaires with programmable controller that can be remotely controlled. This is a testimony to onset of digitisation. Completely automated smart streetlight solutions with individual control and monitoring compatible with various communication protocols are most apt and one of the most robust and reliable solutions for smart city platforms.
How are you adapting the PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology?
We are adapting PoE technology depending on the customer needs.
Why do you feel that the future of lighting is in LED?
The energy efficiency story of the shift from conventional to LED lights is evident. The improvements in the LED technology bring in the potential of energy savings ranging from 50-70 per cent. Thus, leading to reduction in carbon footprints in this energy starved economy and proving to be a boon. Apart from this, the various other benefits of LED lights like – much longer life, reduced maintenance costs and mercury free add to the story. But going forward, this would be just the hygiene factor and with intelligence and controls built into the solutions, the benefits and uses would be possibly limitless.
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