Interconnected lighting is larger in scale than you might imagine
Published Time:
2021-08-03
A Bluetooth device network can achieve centralized automated control of basic building systems, including HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), security, and lighting, thereby saving energy, reducing operating costs, and improving the service life of core building systems. Currently, interconnected lighting is the most popular in large-scale use cases.
Bluetooth device networks enable centralized automated control of basic building systems, including HVAC, security, and lighting, saving energy, reducing operating costs, and extending the lifespan of core building systems. Currently, connected lighting is the most popular use case at scale.
In addition to intelligent lighting control, connected lighting can support building-wide automation. Bluetooth wireless lighting solutions can serve as a platform to further support points of interest (PoI), indoor navigation, asset tracking, and smart buildings.
Martin Woolley, Bluetooth SIG EMEA Developer Relations Manager, said: "Bluetooth mesh networks create a distributed platform and a network of conversations that can be used for other wireless building services, creating more possibilities. By using systems of connected devices such as mesh networks, buildings can not only automatically control lighting, but also adjust temperature, track assets, save significant resources, and achieve environmental and economic benefits."
Wide Adoption
Bluetooth mesh is rapidly becoming the wireless communication platform for many control systems, including lighting control solutions in the smart building and smart industrial markets. Industry leaders such as Fulham and Silvair have begun using Bluetooth mesh technology for LED lighting control.
Russ Sharer, Vice President of Business Development at Fulham, said: "Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have been weighing the best way to achieve intelligent lighting control, and our collaboration with Silvair marks a key step for Fulham in launching new wireless lighting controls. As the industry moves towards truly intelligent lighting, support for Bluetooth mesh also marks a logical next step in lighting communication."
More Than Just a Lighting Platform
"Using Bluetooth mesh networks, the concept of proactive maintenance can be implemented in simple objects such as lighting sources," said Szymon Slupik, CEO of Silvair. "Then, leveraging the multi-service nature of Bluetooth wireless technology, these lights can support other services. The added service value provided by intelligent lighting is seven to ten times higher than the value of lighting control and energy saving itself."
Bluetooth wireless sensor networks (WSNs) monitor light, temperature, humidity, and occupancy to improve employee productivity, reduce building operating costs, and better meet equipment maintenance needs, reducing unexpected downtime.
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has replaced its existing halogen lighting with Bluetooth LED modules. These lights are controlled by Bluetooth switches powered by EnOcean energy harvesting technology for battery-free switching. In fact, the work was simple; two museum employees replaced 100 lights in one evening without disrupting the museum's daily operations.
The Van Gogh Museum installed Bluetooth sensors that transmit data such as occupancy, lux levels, temperature, and humidity. These sensors help the museum better preserve priceless works of art by controlling the environment. The luminaires, sensors, and gateways can be used as Bluetooth beacons to support the museum in providing navigation services and landmark information based on the location of visitors inside the museum.
Retailers were among the early adopters of Points of Interest (PoI) beacons. Target, a major US retailer, replaced traditional ceiling lights with LEDs during renovations. At the same time, Target installed Bluetooth beacons in the luminaires to implement location and navigation solutions. Customers can navigate the store and find specific products through an app. This is one of the largest scale indoor positioning solutions based on lighting currently.
Further Growth to Come
Connected Lighting Is Bigger Than You Think
In the next five years, "lighting as a platform" will be increasingly used in control, monitoring, and automation systems, paving the way for explosive growth in Bluetooth device network deployments. ABI Research predicts that by 2022, annual shipments of Bluetooth automation, monitoring, and control devices as part of device networks will exceed 500 million, and Bluetooth device networks will support the entire Internet of Things (IoT) in smart facilities, from control and monitoring to entire building automation.
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