Lighting in Design Q3 2022

the smart lighting market growth.

visibility in indoor as well as outdoor settings. In the past few years, different types of smart lighting systems have become available in the market and researchers have been focusing on assessing their usability and efficacy, particularly for public, office, and private spaces. This has broadened the scope of application of smart lights across diverse industries. To cite an instance, smart lighting solutions have exhibited potential for use in the order picking process in the logistics sector, wherein they can enhance order picking and operational per formance, improve worker well -being, and reduce energy usage. Other than the industrial sector, the residential segment has witnessed an upsurge in the utilisation of these solutions. Most smart lights come with an app that helps users control the lights. Many smart lights can also be controlled through voice assistants like Siri, Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant as well as remotely. This has helped smart lights to be easily integrated into the smart home model, which is driving product uptake in wide-ranging applications. Smart city projects fuelling product demand in key regions Existing infrastructure networks in cities provide residents with public lighting, energy, transport, communication, and other services. Replacing or updating these aging infrastructures is usually conduc ted independent l y f rom each other. However, there is massive untapped potential in advancing and integrating these networks. As part of smart city projects, smart connected lighting has gained importance as an energy-saving lighting solution. About 360 mi l l ion streetl ights are slated to exist globally by 2029 and currently, only a quarter of them use LED lamps. In effect, smart lighting promises 50-70% reduction in energy consumption. Soaring usage of smart technology would improve the image of a city, attracting more investments and visitors. The Smart Cities Marketplace Initiative in Europe has realised the benef its of sensible monitoring applications in offsetting the additional expenses of powering and infrastructure maintenance for providing a broader set of services. Consequently, high incorporation of intelligent lighting in smart cities is augmenting

Increasing efforts by smart lighting companies to bolster product up take

In residential settings, the concept of smart lights has emerged as a crucial aspect of the smar t home concept where their primary objective is to promote user convenience, comfor t, and security, while accommodating the lighting needs of residents. The rising number of smart lighting bulbs in homes has expanded the application scope of these systems in residential settings and their effects on energy performance and well-being. To quote an instance, in November 2021, Bridgelux, a leading innovative LED solutions provider, introduced Thr ive 93, i ts range of innovative LED products with a unique formula suitable for high efficiency as well as natural light like spectrum. The novel product can create stable LED solutions that represent the closest match to natural light in the critical wavelength range i.e., from blue to green, for human health. Bridgelux’s Thrive range leverages a broad-blue chip technology and a specific phosphor blend to bridge the cyan gap that is commonly observed in most LED solutions. The enriched blue spectrum and full spectrum coverage offer several benefits like better eye comfort, emotional well-being, and sleep cycle. Mounting availability of similar solutions developed by smart lighting companies is impelling business growth. Will smart lights shape the future of the lighting industry? Wi th prominent advantages associated wi th the use of smar t lighting, there are still some challenges impeding its growth in the lighting sector. A major hurdle in product adoption is that smart light bulbs are yet to be perfected in terms of their incorporation in smart homes. Some other challenges obstructing the uptake of these systems include high initial cost and data privacy concerns, among others. Nonetheless, despite a few challenges, smart lighting systems offer numerous advantages and are increasingly f inding applications across multiple industries, which is foreseen to support smart lighting market growth in the future.

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