The Institutional-level Adaptive Controls for Exterior Lighting system incorporates exterior light points — pathways, building perimeters, parking lots, and roadways — into one smart, wireless system.
Originally launched as a pilot study, this system has since been installed for over 1,600 luminaires at the University of California, Davis.
Philips Lighting has released a ceramic metal halide, direct-retrofit lamp that can be used with both probe- and pulse-start ballasts. The Philips Energy Advantage CDM lamp with AllStart Technology saves energy, improves efficacy and color rendering, maintains light levels, and is more affordable than traditional metal halide (MH) lamps. Philips says the lamps “provide true universal operation regardless of orientation without compromising light quality, and make installation and maintenance easier than ever.”
Lighting California's Future – The Advanced LED Downlights project takes downlights in a whole new direction—up! The LCF project partners developed a dimmable downlighting system based on indirect optical design that reduces glare, decreases installation time, averages LED color variations and improves thermal management.
Lighting California's Future – The objective of this project is to develop and commercialize LED-based lighting kits for ceiling and exhaust fans in residential applications. Additionally, the project explores the integration of control systems to the LED fan systems to determine if additional energy savings can be achieved in a cost-effective manner.
Lighting California's Future – Lighting controls systems are readily available in the market that turn lights off when spaces are unoccupied or when sufficient daylight is available. However, installing these systems involves new wiring or rewiring and can be an expensive proposition to retrofit existing buildings. Adura Technologies, in partnership with the California Lighting Technology Center, developed a wireless integrated photosensor and motion sensor system that communicates wirelessly through radio frequency to circumvent this issue.
This technical brief deals with the issue of existing LED downlight products that fail to live up to expectations, providing poor light distribution, glare, and low system efficiencies. The solution is newly designed downlights that use LEDs to their full potential while maintaining the features and functionality that have made them popular.
