DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH RESULTS

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1 REF.: ENER_UAH_05 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR RESEARCHER DEPARTMENT CONTACT DETAILS WEB SITE Information and Communications Technologies Ignacio Bravo Muñoz Electronics ignacio.bravo@uah.es Electronic engineering applied to intelligent spaces and transport DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH RESULTS TITLE ILCS (Intelligent Lighting Control System) ABSTRACT This proposal is an intelligent control system of the activity of street lighting luminaires based on LED technology. This system is intended to start / stop / mitigate conveniently the lights located primarily on highways. This will achieve significant energy savings and a significant reduction of CO2. There is no control system as this one so far, and thanks to the technology implemented in the luminaire, value-added functions can be implemented. DESCRIPTION AND SPECIAL FEATURES A research group has developed an intelligent road lighting control system based on LED technology and a network of presence sensors and communication devices on streetlights. The system allows on, off or reduces lighting appropriately according to the presence of vehicles or users. The system

2 automatically controls the lighting, calculating the distance and direction of the vehicle or road user, as far as the capacity of human eye, so the lighting change is not perceived. The system is based on mesh communication network between nodes (lamps), which do not require a central node, so that it is a safe, simple, adaptable and cost. The system may be a revolution in LED street lighting systems, especially in tunnels and roads with little traffic, as it saves considerable costs of implementation and maintenance of existing public lighting control systems. The framework of the project is the intelligent management of infrastructure networks and cities (Smart Cities). Development contributes to future energy saving in public lighting and to reduce light pollution. INNOVATIVE ASPECTS Thanks to this proposal, significantly save of the energy cost of the roads where vehicle traffic is low/medium in certain time, will be achieved. The autonomous intelligent system on / off / lighting control is not implemented in any current system. Also thanks to wireless technology it forms a mesh structure of streetlights that can share information between them and even make a coordinated lighting. TECHNOLOGY KEYWORDS Energy efficiency, LED lighting, on/intelligent control, microprocessor-based system SCIENTIFIC DOMAINS Information and Communication Technologies Industrial Manufacture, Material and Transport technologies Other Industrial Technologies Energy Physical and Exact Sciences Biological Sciences Agriculture and Marine Resources Agrofood Industry Measurements and standards Environment and risk prevention Socioeconomics

3 CURRENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH RESULT Development phase Developed, available for demonstration Already on the market FUNDING RESEARCH European RTD project National project Regional project Private funding COMMERCIAL ASPECTS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES This proposal shows a new alternative and efficient way of saving energy and CO2. This is due to the fact of consuming energy only when is needed and not having the luminaries on unnecessarily. Bridging the gap, the saving can be extrapolated to the escalators that could be in low power mode when there are no people. CURRENT STATE OF INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Patent applied Patent granted Software registered Exclusive rights Secret know how Copyright protected COMMENTS Patent granted ES

4 TYPE OF COLLABORATION SOUGHT Technical cooperation Joint venture agreement Manufacturing agreement Commercial agreement with technical assistance License agreement COMMENTS The group is looking for companies from the construction, electronics, energy, environmental or ICT sector to reach commercial or collaboration agreements. The group is also interested in finding partners for R&D regional or national calls and European projects. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (PICTURES)

5 OTRI CONTACT DETAILS UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALÁ-OFICINA DE TRANSFERENCIA DE RESULTADOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN (OTRI) Edificio Politécnico Campus Externo UAH Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) / otriuah@uah.es

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