Philips remote monitoring and control systems Intelligent management of your road and street lighting
Energy cost savings Maintenance efficiencies Reduced CO 2 emissions Improved safety Minimized light nuisance Enhanced green image
Municipal authorities around the world are having to operate under tremendous financial constraints. At the same time, they are under pressure to meet environmental protection goals by reducing their energy consumption and carbon footprint while complying with lighting norms and standards. Faced with the challenge of increasing urbanization, these same municipal authorities are having to create cities and towns that are safe and enjoyable to live, work and do business in. Providing safer streets for both motorists and pedestrians, tackling crime, developing local commerce, promoting tourism and fostering civic identity these are all high on municipal agendas. With our Starsense Wireless, Starsense Powerline and AmpLight intelligent roadlighting management systems, we can help them achieve these ambitions.
Starsense Starsense is a revolutionary telemanagement system for monitoring, controlling, metering and diagnosing outdoor lighting. Wireless is based on two-way wireless communication using the latest in mesh network technology, while Starsense Powerline is based on the LonWorks protocol over power line. Energy and maintenance savings Starsense saves energy and reduces operating and maintenance costs while improving both the quality and reliability of outdoor lighting. The system enables individual light points to be switched on or off at any given time, or to be set to any level, for instance depending on traffic volume. This yields considerable energy savings, thus helping to reduce CO 2 emissions in compliance with national and international environmental regulations and directives. With Starsense, the age and condition of each lamp can also be monitored, and any failures are reported by exact location. This offers the opportunity to significantly reduce maintenance costs through extended lamp life and accurate scheduling of service calls. Enhancing urban well-being Starsense also offers considerable well-being benefits. Ensuring that town centers are properly lit at all times helps prevent crime and allows people to relax when out and about after dark. It can also prevent traffic accidents, by ensuring exactly the right light level on highways or even increasing it at accident black spots. And because Starsense delivers exactly the right amount of light, in the right places, at the right time, it reduces obtrusive light and so helps preserve the night sky, further enhancing the city s green credentials.
AmpLight AmpLight is an intelligent streetlight management and control system. It optimizes street light usage to lower energy consumption (e.g. by decreasing the lighting level at off-peak traffic hours) and to reduce maintenance cost all without compromising on quality and safety. AmpLight can be easily integrated into existing installations without the need for new cabling. With installations worldwide, AmpLight has been proven to work in extreme climates and temperatures (from -40 to +60 C). CityTouch Both Starsense solutions and AmpLight feature the same user interface, which is provided by CityTouch, a user-friendly lighting management ICT service platform. CityTouch extracts useful information from the lighting monitoring and control system (including 3 rd party systems) and facilitates conclusions in order to help municipal authorities reduce maintenance costs and energy consumption and improve their lighting service. Real-time lighting status reporting, energy use reporting, light level scheduling, automatic failure reporting and many other features are available at a click, with the possibility of multiple simultaneous views. And the option of manual override means you are always in control. Scalable and future-proof solutions Nobody wants to make an investment, only to discover some years later that their system is no longer able to keep up with the growing demands of the application. With our Starsense and AmpLight road and street-lighting management solutions, there is no danger of that. Each system is scalable, so it can keep pace with expanding road networks. And each can be easily upgraded, for instance to accommodate new functionality, ensuring a truly future-proof solution.
How Starsense Wireless works The Starsense Wireless system consists of luminaire-based Outdoor. Luminaire Controllers (OLCs) suitable for any dimmable driver supporting 1-10 V or DALI, a Segment Controller (SC) and an optional modem (only needed when the segment controller cannot be directly connected to a local network). The OLCs communicate with the SC in a mesh network, which means that every OLC in the network can receive and transmit messages. The system can be easily commissioned using the specially designed Outdoor Configuration Assistant tool. Outdoor Luminaire Controller (OLC) The Outdoor Luminaire Controller is built into the luminaire using the 20 mm hole in the top of the housing. It switches the lamp, adjusts the lighting level and detects lamp and system failures. The OLC communicates to the Segment Controller wirelessly and securely, by RF signals, over a distance of up to 300 meters. It uses a 1-10 V or DALI dimming signal to interface with the electronic ballast and a relay to switch it on and off. It also registers burning hours and offers accurate metering of real energy consumption. Its on-board software can be upgraded over the air. Segment Controller (SC) The Segment Controller (SC) controls a number of OLCs and gathers data from them. This information is then sent securely, when required, to the remote PC via Ethernet. Mounted on a DIN rail in a cabinet attached to the light pole or on the ground, the SC can be used to interface with other devices in the cabinet, such as traffic counters or weather sensors. The Starsense Wireless network is scalable: each Segment Controller can control up to 4000 light points. Here too, the on-board software can be upgraded remotely.
Outdoor Configuration Assistant Commissioning of the Starsense Wireless system is done simply and remotely using the specially designed Outdoor Configuration Assistant tool. This device allows easy and fast on-site installation, with bar code scanning and GPS positioning of the OLC, and local refinement of its position on street maps. It also allows the customer s light plan to be uploaded into the system. Starsense Wireless at a glance Easy to integrate OLC into luminaire Simple, fast installation and commissioning Freedom to select any dimmable driver supplier using DALI or 1-10 V High level of freedom to locate the SC anywhere in the mesh network Easy-to-understand software for operating the system; no software installation costs Easy access from everywhere Reliable system: long range, limited interference, automatic back-ups Secure communication: no risk of hostile take-over of the system Customized reporting Future-proof: scalable network and upgradeable over the air
How Starsense Powerline works Starsense Powerline is based on the LonWorks protocol over power line. This is an open protocol, which works in outdoor lighting telemanagement solutions and has been widely adopted in the market. This allows the customer to choose between different solutions from a variety of vendors. Starsense Powerline implements the most advanced repeating technology, enabling other light points to repeat commands when necessary, thereby ensuring that all commands reach their destination, even in adverse communication conditions. Starsense Powerline provides different ways to interface with other asset management systems or 3rd party applications, giving customers the freedom to choose their front end. Outdoor Luminaire Controller (OLC) The Outdoor Luminaire Controller switches the lamp, adjusts the lighting level and detects lamp failures. It communicates to the Segment Controller via a power line and uses a 1-10 V dimming signal to interface with the electronic ballast and a relay to switch it on and off. The OLC has a digital input designed to connect to a photocell, enabling local on/off switching. The unit can be either built into the luminaire or mounted in the base of the pole.
Segment Controller (SC) The Segment Controller controls a number of OLCs connected to the same power grid and gathers information from them to be sent, when required, to the remote PC via internet, typically through GPRS. The SC can be used to interface with other devices in the cabinet, such as traffic counters or weather sensors. The SC is normally located in a nearby cabinet. Outdoor Configuration Assistant The system can be easily commissioned using the same specially designed Outdoor Configuration Assistant tool as Starsense Wireless. Starsense Powerline at a glance Simple, fast installation and commissioning 1-10 V or DALI dimming signal to interface with electronic ballast Step dimming signal to interface with electro-magnetic ballast Dynamic Repeating Technology (DRT) all light points in the network reached and addressed Easy-to-understand software for operating the system; no software installation costs Easy access from everywhere Reliable system: long range, limited interference, automatic back-ups Customized reporting Future-proof: scalable network
How AmpLight works Hardware modules are installed in control cabinets and enable communication from the central server to the control cabinets via wireless (e.g. GPRS) or wired (e.g. fiber-optic) link. With AmpLight s building block system, the solution can be tailor-made for each client and easily upgraded by adding new modules with additional functionalities as needed. This highly flexible solution enables clients to choose from different configurations depending on their requirements. The options below can be mixed and matched as required. For instance, a municipality can be partly equipped with the basic solution, and still have dimming in other parts of town. Basic Provides on/off control for burn hour optimization, simplified maintenance and a remotely operated system. This configuration delivers an installation that is easy to operate and maintain, and energy savings of 8-10%, even without dimming. Dimming This configuration is ideal for roads with widely varying traffic patterns, where it makes good sense to dim during off-peak traffic hours. Centralized dimming provides savings of up to 35%.
Monitoring Clients requiring full monitoring capabilities and a very high up-time get a complete overview of faults in the control cabinet and a system with optimized maintenance and service functionalities. At the heart of the AmpLight system is a dedicated central processing unit, which autonomously executes complex tasks based on the configurations set up by the user. AmpLight at a glance Control cabinet fault monitoring Remote reporting of usage and digital consumption recording Burn hour reports for proactive bulb change Local solar-time switching, supplemented by a central photocell ensuring uniformity Lighting levels optimized for time-of-night and location Simplified maintenance Real-time, remote query and control Load balancing Fast reaction to special traffic or weather conditions
A partner you can trust for total solutions At Philips, we are committed to working together with you to enhance your road infrastructure. We can provide total solutions from lamps and luminaires through to lighting controls and lighting management systems all backed up with dedicated application know-how and support. We design our advanced lighting solutions and technology around the needs of the people who experience them. Let us be the partner you can rely on to help you create tomorrow s state-of-the-art street and road networks. Contact details: 2011 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. Document order number: 3222 636 00550