Wireless-based lighting control system
Wireless- mesh networking and automation specialist, IDC, has won a £250,000 grant from the East Midlands Development Corporation to develop a plug-in wireless- controlled system that will make street lighting far more energy efficient, flexible, and interactive - with all lanterns communicating via a GPRS modem connected to a hosted server.
The £250,000 intelligent street lighting scheme is 40% funded by the UK and European Union. It will enable hundreds of street lights to connect together using low cost wireless technology. The major benefit of this to councils is twofold: the considerable energy saving that will result, from the ability to dim street lanterns during quiet times: between 11.30 - 4.30am; and the contribution to Carbon Reduction targets that the intelligent system will deliver.
IDC's system is based on the licence free and globally available International Standard 802.15.4 2.4 GHz Private Area Networking (PAN).
IDC
01332 604030
www.zig-bee.co.uk
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