A lighting management system for municipal street lighting
A lighting management system is the software a municipality uses to control, monitor and analyse its street lighting instead of running it on fixed switching times. At ENVIOTECH that role belongs to EnvioTerminal: it brings every light point together, allows control per luminaire or group, works with calendar and dimming profiles and reports operating data for each light point. The prerequisite is a node at the light point, either retrofitted or already built into the system luminaire.
- Control per light point and per group
- Calendar and dimming profiles instead of rigid switching
- Operating data and fault reporting
- Hosted in Germany
What a lighting management system changes day to day
Conventionally switched lighting knows two states: on and off, driven by a photocell or a time switch in the cabinet. If you want to know whether a luminaire has failed, you find out through a resident report or the next inspection round. Any adjustment means a site visit.
With a lighting management system that work moves into the office. Dimming profiles are changed in the interface, a failure reports itself, and operating data is available per light point. That changes not only energy consumption but above all how the operating team works.
What EnvioTerminal does
- Live overview: Every light point appears on the map and in lists, with its current state, dimming level and assignment to a group and street.
- Individual and group control: A single luminaire, a street or a whole neighbourhood can be controlled together without physically rewiring circuits.
- Calendars and profiles: Overnight dimming curves, weekday profiles, public holidays and special events are stored as rules.
- Operating data: Consumption and operating values per light point, as the basis for analysis, reporting and maintenance.
- Fault reporting: Anomalies are reported rather than discovered on inspection rounds, which shortens response times.
- Extensions: Additional functional modules can be switched on when the need arises, instead of procuring everything up front.
Sensor-based and adaptive control
Beyond calendar profiles, lighting can respond to actual use. The EnvioLux Sense Kit provides camera-free radar sensing at the light point. The management platform processes those events and raises the affected luminaire, plus defined neighbouring luminaires, for a set period.
The benefit lies in the combination: the base light stays predictable, and the increase happens only where it is needed. How strong and how far it reaches is defined in the control concept rather than left to chance.
Data protection in operation
The sensing is camera free. It registers that something is moving, not who is moving. Adaptive scenarios can therefore be implemented without processing personal data. The platform is hosted in Germany.
Commissioning and assignment
The practical effort of a lighting management system lies less in the software than in the assignment: every node has to be mapped to the correct light point, street and group. Only then are analyses and group commands dependable.
We carry out that mapping as part of delivery. The group structure follows the logic of the organisation, meaning streets, neighbourhoods or areas of responsibility, rather than only the historical circuit layout.
Operational value for municipalities and utilities
- Fewer inspection rounds: Condition and anomalies are visible in the system, so site visits can be bundled and prepared.
- Dependable figures: Consumption and operating data is available for reports, committee papers and evidence.
- Adjustment without a site set-up: Complaints about sections being too dark or too bright can first be examined through profiles.
- One system across procurement lots: Retrofitted and replaced light points come together in the same interface.
Products for lighting management
The software needs a controllable light point, which is why nodes and platform belong together.
Frequently asked questions about lighting management
- Do we need a node for every luminaire?
- For individual control, yes, because control happens at the light point. The system luminaire already includes a node; existing LED luminaires are retrofitted with one.
- Is a separate control cable required?
- No. Nodes communicate wirelessly through gateways, so no additional cable is laid in the street.
- Can several teams work in the system?
- Yes. Access and permissions can be assigned so that, for example, the depot, the utility and the administration have different views and authority.
- What happens if connectivity is lost?
- The stored profiles keep running at the light point, so lighting stays in operation. Missing connections become visible in the system and can be followed up.
Related solutions
Adaptive street lighting
How demand-led light is planned and operated safely with sensors.
Street lighting modernisation
Retrofit or replace: the route to a controllable estate.
Calculate savings
A first order of magnitude for consumption and payback based on your own figures.
See lighting management against your own estate
We will show EnvioTerminal on a realistic example and discuss what groups, profiles and reports would look like for your estate.