Challenges with Conventional Operation of Street Lights:

• Prevention of Energy Wastage :
• The source of energy to Street Lights is from Distribution Transformer which is unregulated causing the excessive input Voltage during off-peak hours draws more Current which results in the excessive Energy Consumption leading to Light Pollution.
• The Switching ON/OFF of Street Lights are based on Seasonal Timings which are updated on monthly or seasonal basis where as the Timings of natural light varies on daily basis.
• The Timers are Standalone equipments and are prone to Resets which cause the Day Glowing of Lamps.
• The Photo Cells without frequent Cleaning results in malfunction causes the Days Glowing of Lamps.
• Identifying the degraded Capacitors in Lamps and replacing them in time.

 

• Prevention in Excessive Maintenance Costs:
• The excessive input Voltage during the off-peak hours to Street Lights damages the lamps, leading to replacements.
• Because of excessive input Voltage during off-peak hours, lights draw more current leading to heating of cables, fuse outs and sum times short circuiting.


• Maintaining the maximum Glowing Percentage of Lamps :
• It is very difficult and tedious with stand alone equipments to identify Faults like Non-Glowing of Lamps in entire City or Town and register complaints, Tracking Complaints, Tracking Rectification of Complaints and  conduct the Audit on Glowing Percentage of Lamps.

Scope for Savings and improving overall efficiency of Street Lighting System:

Energy Bills:

• Burn Hour Optimization: Switching ON/OFF of Street Lights based on Morning/ Evening Civil Twilight instead of Seasonal Timings /Fixed Timings can achieve in reduction of 20 Minutes burning time every day.
• Voltage Stabilization as Per Traffic Conditions: During night times the Voltage to Lamps shoots up to 280 V instead of 230 V causing excessive Energy Consumption. If the Voltage is regulated between 180 V (Off-Peak Hours: 10 pm -5am) to 230 V (Peak Hours: 6pm-10pm & 5am-6am) as per traffic conditions results in reduction of overall Energy Consumption by more than 40%.
• Detecting and replacing capacitors as and when they are damaged or when their efficiency is reduced.

Maintenance Costs:

• Maintaining the proper load at Feeder Box/ Control Cabinet reduces the overheating which results in the burning of Cables.
• Maintaining the Stable Voltage to lamps increases the lamps life.
• Safe guarding the equipments of Feeder Box.

Overall Efficiency:

• Quickly identifying the faults by maintenance Team and Carrying out the necessary repairs.
• Periodic auditing of Lighting Percentage.
• Promptly registering the Complaints and taking necessary corrective action.

Key Functions :

• Heart of the Automation
• ON/OFF Street Lights based on Morning and Evening Civil Twilight
• Control

• Remote ON/OFF settings
• Remote Alternate Lighting Pattern Settings
• Remote Dimming Level Settings

• Reports Various Electrical Parameters to Server Cluster

• Voltage, Current, Power Factor

• Reports Faults

• Fuse Failure, Power Failure, MCB Trips, Over Load, Cross Connections

• Uses secured GPRS for Communication
• Key Sub Modules :

• Twilight ON/OFF Module
• Wireless Module (GPRS)
• Sensor Module
• Power Analyzer Module

Key Functions :

• Stabilizes input voltage to lamps
• Interfaces with Wireless Automation Controller
• Reduces Energy Bills up to 45%
• Protects lamps from Over Voltage, thus increasing the life of the lamps.
Protects Cables from Over Load, thus increasing the life of the cables.

Key Functions :

• Control Panel with necessary Fuses, Switches, MCBs, Terminals, and Cables etc.
• Acts as a Enclosure for the Automation Controller Equipment, Hybrid Energy Controller Equipment and interfaces with the street lights.
• Theft protection system is incorporated.
Rust Proof Fiber Coating

Key Functions :

• Group of High End Servers Systems
• M2M’s Enterprise Middleware Software for communicating 10,000+ Wireless Automation Controllers
• Unlimited redundant Data Storage using Oracle/MySql Database Systems

Key Functions :

• Control Center provides a snapshot of lighting status for a zone/entire city.
• Quickly identify the problems related to lighting
• Multiple control centers will be established as per zone

Key Functions :

• High End Complex Software to handle communication with Wireless Automation Controller Equipments
• Platform Independent
• Uses XML standard for communication

Key Functions :

• Complete End to End Enterprise Software System

• Control, Monitor, Analyze

• Management Information System (Key Modules)

• Maintenance Planning
• Inventory Management
• Contractor/Maintenance Staff Performance Monitoring
• Reporting
• Access Control