Havells Sylvania has teamed up with Australian wireless control specialist Organic Response, to offer a range of luminaires with integrated controls.
The company claims the flexible and energy efficient wireless control system, known as 'distributed intelligence' will reduce energy consumption by up to 70 per cent, but also cut project costs and reduce installation time. It is to be incorporated into the company's Quadrille and Concord Officelyte luminaires in the first instance.
"To make IR wireless networked lighting control an integral part of a luminaire, thus removing the hassle of wiring for installers, is a real benefit to the industry and opens it up to a whole range of applications," explained Sam Woodward, SBU manager for lighting control at Havells Sylvania.
"We believe controls are a key facet of energy efficient lighting projects and the relationship between Organic Response and Havells Sylvania will be an exciting technology partnership to watch in the years ahead as we engineer ever more energy-saving solutions together."
(L-R) Sam Woodward, SBU manager for lighting control at Havells Sylvania and Danny Bishop, co-founder and technical director of Organic Response
Distributed intelligence enables individual luminaires to self-adjust, depending on building occupancy and ambient light levels, and location. Information is also shared between luminaires within a specific space, so they adjust accordingly.
"We took inspiration from the way nature solves complex problems to come up with a lighting control system which is incredibly simple, robust and scalable," said Chris Duffield, co-founder and CEO of Organic Response. "By making advanced lighting control affordable our aim is to have a material impact on the global CO2 produced by lights."
