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26 Annual Report 2012
Intelligent lighting
As lighting goes digital, we are combining our innovative
LED lamps and luminaires with smart lighting controls and
software in fully integrated, intelligent solutions for cities.
Intelligent lighting provides the right amount of light
precisely where it is needed and when it is needed. Our
LumiMotion solution, for example, combines LED
luminaires with motion sensors to deliver ‘light on
demand’. Such context-aware adaptive lighting enables
municipal authorities to save on energy and maintenance
costs and to reduce obtrusive light, while improving public
perception of safety.
Inspiring environments
Our integrated LED-based lighting solutions also offer
exceptional freedom in terms of controlled lighting effects
– color, dynamics, brightness, etc. This is driving a shift
from ‘quantitative’ functional lighting towards ‘qualitative’
emotive lighting that transforms urban environments.
Leveraging the digitalization of light, we are applying our
industry-leading expertise in LED lighting control across
a range of segments – enabling exciting new shopper
experiences, creating personalized office workspaces, and
bringing to life iconic landmarks like the Empire State
Building.
Innovation for smart and sustainable solutions
High-quality and intelligently connected lighting helps
make a city safer, more attractive and more sustainable,
thus enhancing its brand identity – the distinctive signature
that defines its appeal and sets it apart from other cities.
This not only increases civic pride, but also attracts new
residents, new businesses and investment that can boost
retailing, tourism and other drivers of economic growth
and employment.
For the past 60 or so years, lighting
systems have generally combined
three separate components – light
source, ballast and light fixture –
each manufactured independently.
With the advent of LEDs, all that is
changing.
With the migration of intelligence to
the integrated LED module, each
light point is effectively a
minicomputer with its own IP node –
and thus a platform for embedded
software. This software can be
updated, e.g. to accommodate
efficiency upgrades, thereby creating
a future-proof solution. In parallel,
the traditional separation between
light source and luminaire is blurring,
enabling highly integrated designs
never seen before.
The intelligent modules and IP-based
connectivity are also opening the
door to city services and applications
beyond lighting.