What future for smart lighting?

What future for smart lighting?

Want to see what will the future look like? What will the lighting of our cities look like? How are we going to save energy in the future? You are in the right place.

We want to give you answers about the future of lighting our cities and the evolution of our societies. Because the behavior of our cities is nothing but the reflection of its inhabitants and their technical and social evolution; we can evoke several changes in the years to come for the most developed societies. These changes, in terms of lighting, will bring responsible use of energy, public funds, and increased security. Let's try to see together what these changes might look like with several questions.

What will the lighting systems of our cities look like?

First of all, we want to make it clear that we are not talking about a distant future but close enough because the technology we are going to talk about is already there, ready to be correctly implemented. This means that our cities will look pretty much like what we know today. You can forget the fantastic picture of a futuristic city similar to that in Star Wars!

However, what you will probably see in the years to come are outdoor streetlights that turn on and off automatically (gradually depending on the natural light), not only depending on the day and the night but also in concordance with pedestrians or traffic. Indeed, lighting systems will know in advance what is happening around them. Some of these complex systems may be out and already be installed in your city, but what is certain is that we will see more and more.

How are we going to save energy?

In fact, energy savings depend on two factors: the energy needed and the efficiency of consumption. Both are directly related to technology and how we put it in place.

The energy needed: With regard to lighting, we have seen a certain increase in the number of artificial light in our societies for a hundred years. Fortunately for us, the amount of energy needed to operate our fixtures and fixtures has been reduced; this thanks to the discovery of new technologies, such as LED. The fastest and most effective idea would be to equip the world with LED technology, this would have a certain effect on the reduction of energy consumption.

One last question: Will lighting systems have an influence on our feelings?

The quick answer would be: Yes!

Lighting systems in our cities will influence our feelings in many ways:

Security:

 The lighting systems of the future will be so smart that they will be able to increase the feeling of security by spreading more light around someone who walks alone at night on the street. They could also provide more light around a car than for example a broken fire.

Interaction:

 We interact in different ways with each other and these interactions will be understood by our lighting systems. For example, park lights on a table will be different when sensors around the table detect the number of people, a single person, or a group of people. These systems may be able to turn on or off the light, change the intensity or even the color.

Productivity:

 Another interesting feature for intelligent lighting. Imagine that the main road requires maintenance work that can only be done at night to avoid bottlenecks. The lighting systemswill be able to provide additional daylight color light at the location where the work will take place so that the workers are much more efficient and productive.