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Lighting : Lighting February 2016 - Vol 36 Issue 1
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32 LIGHTING MAGAZINE | February/March 2016 4. What do you predict will be the next disruptive technical development in lighting? Predicting.disruptive.changes.is.a.high-risk. business..For.me,.a.disruptive.change.is.separated. from.a.normal.(rapid).change.by.also.causing. business.models.to.change..Looking.back,.the. LED.change.was.disruptive.only.for.the.lamp. manufacturers:.the.replacement.business.they. lived.on.is.history..Together.with.that,.the.concept. of.a.replaceable.“lamp”.itself.is.at.high.risk:.. Zhaga.is.doing.its.best.to.keep.the.old.spirits. up.but.it.is.not.clear.if.(and.for.what.size.of.the. market).that.will.be.successful.. The.disruptive.change.for.controls.is.already.under. way.and.not.so.difficult.to.predict..The.internet. gets.closer.to.the.light.points.every.year.(for.some. 25.years).and.the.disruption.will.happen.when.. it.finally.arrives.at.the.light.point.(and.the.various. sensors)..The.reason.for.the.disruption.is.the.nature. of.online/cloud.based.services.that.will.be.available. when.the.nodes.are.finally.net.based:.Once.controls. algorithms.and.advanced.user.interfaces.can.be. offered.“cloud.based”,.today’s.business.models.. that.integrate.hard-.soft-.and.service-ware.into.. one.package.will.change.dramatically..Once.the. offers.are.separable,.other.levers.are.active:.cloud. software.solutions.look.for.a.“large.installed. base”;.hardware.specialists.get.rid.of.complicated. software.considerations.etc;.finally,.the.competition. points.may.change.completely,.an.after.market.will. be.established.that.targets.the.lifetime.and.that.is. maybe.larger.than.today’s.primary.market.. On.the.lighting.market.itself.the.upcoming. disruption.may.be.triggered.by.full.embedding. of.light.into.the.environment,.challenging.the. concept.of.a.“luminaire”.and.replacing.it.by. “luminous.ceiling”.or.“light.emitting.tapestry”.and. the.like..But.this.seems.relatively.far.away.and.the. related.business.models.do.not.seem.to.be.very. challenging.to.the.lighting.industry.. 5. Could you tell us about your role with the OpenAIS consortium to push smart lighting into the IoT world? OpenAIS.is.an.EU.funded.research.consortium. that.aims.for.“lighting.integrated.building. controls”..The.work.is.organised.in.work. packages.that.do.the.various.aspects.of.this. research.job..Each.work.package.is.headed.by. one.of.the.consortium.partners.and.I.have.been. appointed,.by.partner.Zumtobel.group,.to.guide. the.Work.Package.2..This.package.will.provide. the.System.Architecture..We.decided.to.use. Internet.of.Things.(IoT).methods.to.achieve.our. goal,.as.this.new.technology.covers.most.of.the. needs..(The.stakeholder.requirements.have.been. set.by.Work.Package.1,.and.it.is.really.worth. reading.through.them,.even.if.you.consider. yourself.a.controls.specialist.).. We.are.now.concentrating.on.the.lighting. performance.issues,.over.and.above.the.IoT. frameworks.available..This.sounds.relatively.. easy.but.when.it.comes.to.the.detail,.the.answers. to.the.questions.get.tricky..Let.me.give.you.. some.examples:.IoT.structures.support.the. connection.of.a.device.to.a.(usually.cloud- based).server,.which.uses.the.data.and.available. methods.of.the.IoT.device..This.concept.fails. when.it.comes.to.switching.large.numbers.of. light.points.in.real.time.at.once.or.switching. lights.with.missing.internet.connections.. Therefore,.OpenAIS.Architecture.allows.both.for. multicast.and.for.node-to-node.communication. to.close.that.gap,.and.it.supplies.methods.for. graceful.degradation.that.allows.for.embedded. control.to.jump.in.whenever.the.distant.servers. are.not.available..A.second.major.effort.is.on. the.extensibility.of.the.system,.that.finally.may. drive.an.after-market,.allowing.“additional. components”,.“additional.control”.and.“additional. services”.to.happen.without.major.change.to. the.installations..The.third.focus.is.on.“making. commissioning.as.easy.as.possible”..The.original. target.of.“no.commissioning.necessary”.cannot. be.achieved.due.to.security.concerns,.since. internet.to.the.node.really.means.“exposure.of. any.node.to.the.full.aggression.of.the.internet”.. (See.goals.and.results.on.www.openais.eu). Reference 1 Wilkins et al 1988 (CIBSE Conference) and 1989 (Lighting Research Technology, vol 21), “Sick building syndrome” We are now concentrating on the lighting performance issues, over and above the IoT frameworks available. This sounds relatively easy but when it comes to the detail, the answers to the questions get tricky. Q&A Built to Perfection... Architecture Design by Lighting Design by Lend Lease Barangaroo International Towers Sydney, NSW Manufactured by www.3Slighting.com LED Source by Simply Smart Solutions 3S LIGHTING PTY LTD, 2 WELLA WAY, SOMERSBY NSW 2250 • PO BOX 6167 WEST GOSFORD NSW 2250 phone: 02 4340 4300 • fax: 02 4340 4343 • sales@3slighting.com • www.3slighting.com
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