The Lighting Network of a Utility provides a number of important benefits.

It is used to promote security in urban areas and in general,

and to increase the quality of life by artificially extending the hours in which it is light so that activity can take place.

Street lighting also improves safety for drivers, riders, and pedestrians

. Driving outside of daylight hours is more dangerous as pedestrians and vulnerable road users suffer from decreased visibility in the dark.

LED

light

fixtures

offer

significantly

greater

energy

efficiency

and

a

long,

predictable

lifetime

(e.g.,

two

to

four

times

the

life

of

a

traditional

high-pressure

sodium

streetlight).

Based

on

that

information,

it’s

easy

to

think

that

if

you

upgrade

your

lights

to

LEDs,

you

won’t

have

to

touch

them

for

10-15

years.

The

reality

is,

however,

that

even

in

a

city

full

of

newly

installed

LED

streetlights,

10%

of

the

lights

may

require

maintenance

on

an

annual

basis.

Some

common

issues

that

require

maintenance

of

LED lights are:

• Electrical problems – power surges, improper wiring, manufacturing defects, bad photocells • Environmental damage – lightning strikes, hurricanes, tornado’s, floods • People-related damage – vandalism, theft, tampering, vehicles running into poles etc. • Citizen complaints - about the color and intensity of the LED’s light which may require action to block the light that is emitted

Without

a

lighting

management

system

in

place,

detecting

&

addressing

these

issues

can  

 

be  

 

costly  

 

&  

troublesome

.

Issues

can

only

be

identified

through

proactive

day

and

night

patrols

or

by

citizen

complaints.

These

methods do not identify issues quickly, cause public safety issues due to improperly lit streets, increase costs significantly, and are frustrating for everyone involved.

Once

an

issue

is

identified,

the

lack

of

a

lighting

management

system

usually

means

that

there

is

little

information

available

about

the

equipment

that

needs

to

be

maintained.

Even

determining

the

location

of

the

streetlight

requiring

repair

is

often

an

issue and maintenance crews can spend valuable time “fixing” the wrong streetlight.

The result is that more resources on average are required to inspect, diagnose, and fix a standard streetlight issue, which

increases the cost of the repair and the length of time

that residents live with improper and possibly unsafe lighting.

The

lighting

management

system

brings

every

city

even

more

energy

and

cost

savings

and

can

shorten

the

payback

period

of

the

project.

In

addition,

a

lighting

management

system

can

significantly

improve

the

quality

of

lighting

services,

improve public safety, and provide a foundation for additional Smart City improvements and Citizen Benefits.

OUR

lighting

management

system

enhances

LED-based

Street

&

Area

light

networks

by

giving

cities

and

/

or

their

utility

partners

remote

control

over

the

Street

&

Area

lights,

this

capability

t

ranslates

into

significant

benefits

for

citizens,

cities

and

utilities.

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