Los Angeles Becomes First City in the World to Control Street Lighting Through Mobile & Cloud-Based Technologies from Philips
April 08 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- New Philips CityTouch saves energy,
gives citizens safer lit streets
- Connected system reports faults and
reduces commissioning time to minutes
- Wireless plug and play connector
node protects city’s existing investment by networking streetlights
from any vendor
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), the global leader in
lighting, today announced that the City of Los Angeles (LA) will
become the first city in the world to control its street lighting
through an advanced Philips management system that uses mobile and
cloud-based technologies. The new technology confirms LA’s Bureau
of Street Lighting as a trailblazer in next generation LED street
lighting with a new solution that saves energy, reduces maintenance
and provides quality lighting that makes streets safer for LA
residents. The technology also supports Mayor Garcetti’s Great
Streets initiative, promoting the revitalization of neighborhoods
through more pedestrian-friendly streets for LA’s citizens.
Philips CityTouch enables cities to
control their street lighting through mobile and cloud-based
technologies (Photo: Business Wire).
LA has long been at the forefront of smart city innovations,
including adopting new web-based technologies that will help city
administrators better manage city services such as street lighting.
With the addition of the Philips CityTouch connected lighting
management system, the LA Bureau of Street Lighting can remotely
control lighting fixtures, as well as monitor energy use and the
status of each light. Using mobile chip technology embedded into
each fixture, the street lights are able to identify themselves and
network instantly. This smart plug and play approach not only
reduces the cost of programming each fixture, it also reduces the
time of commissioning from days to minutes and eliminates on-site
commissioning completely. Furthermore, the entire system can be
securely controlled and managed remotely through any web
browser.
“LA has more LED street lights than any other city in America,
with about 7,500 centerline miles,” said Ed Ebrahimian, director of
the Bureau of Street Lighting for the City of Los Angeles. “This
required a solution that would allow us to remotely control street
lights and accurately report how much energy each light is
consuming, while also being easy to install and flexible enough to
adapt to broader Smart City plans. We piloted several solutions
over the last year and decided to implement CityTouch as it
required no further investment or intervention in our
infrastructure.”
While CityTouch is already in use in 31 countries, the LA
solution is the first in the world connecting directly to each
light point using the Philips CityTouch connector node, which can
connect street lights from any manufacturer. This extends the life
of legacy and LED systems alike, enabling them to become connected
light points. CityTouch gives the Bureau of Street Lighting a clear
picture of the entire city’s lighting system at its fingertips,
with map-based visualization, charts and diagrams. The combination
of LED technology and management software will enable the Bureau to
better manage its assets, while Angelinos benefit from the
increased uptime, with safer, well-lit streets.
“Philips CityTouch supports Mayor Garcetti’s Great Streets
program by taking the management of LED street lighting to the next
level, increasing safety through uptime, ensuring better visibility
and providing the capability to further adapt lighting to the needs
of a particular neighborhood,” said Amy Huntington, president of
Philips Lighting Americas. “Not only does better lighting
management support the city’s energy efficiency initiatives, but it
has a beneficial effect on the streetscape, contributing to more
vibrant and engaged communities.”
For more information on Philips CityTouch lighting management
software, please visit www.philips.com/citytouch.
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and
well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through
meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer
Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips
posted 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately
105,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100
countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and
home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new
lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and
oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
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