Case Study Showcase: The Municipalities of Riyadh and Mecca, Saudi Arabia Embark on LonWorks-based Lighting Control Renovation
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The Solution
The Mecca and Riyadh municipalities along with the Saudi
Delta Group partnered with Romanian-based Flashnet SRL to implement the
company’s flagship solution, intelliLIGHT®, a complete hardware and software
solution for intelligent street lighting remote management. The
state-of-the-art street lighting system is fully compatible with the existing
electricity grids without the need for additional works.
As out-of-the-box compatibility is of key importance in the
two city-wide implementations, LONWORKS was the natural choice when it came to
open network communication platforms. LONWORKS ensures open communication
between disparate devices and systems without the need for gateways and
complicated commissioning and servicing. The open technology has a variety of
applications, is widely deployed throughout the world, and is supported by
hundreds of manufacturers.
The Results
At the onset of the project, both cities were interested to
find a way to know if street lights were not performing, one that did not
require driving around and looking at the lights. With the new system, real-time
monitoring with alarm notifications provide municipal management with light
bulb conditions, energy consumption, energy leakage, and system malfunctions
including possible cable disruptions and door access status of lamps and power
supply cabinets.
The intelliLIGHT lighting control system is modular and
scalable. By using the open LONWORKS platform, the system can expand to
accommodate new applications and technologies ensuring a future-proof
foundation for control.
Project ROI
· Reduced energy use by 25%
· Reduced maintenance costs by 30%
· Improved lighting quality
· Improved safety
· Lower CO2 emissions
· Enabled remote notification of alarms or alert
situations
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