After bargaining competition and industry integration, the LED lighting industry has matured, and industry manufacturers have begun to focus on the added value of their products. With the development of technology, the global smart lighting market has entered a stage of rapid development. According to statistics, the scale of the smart lighting market in 2017 was close to 4.6 billion U.S. dollars, with an annual growth rate of 95%.
With such rapid development in recent years, where does the opportunity come from? Related professionals have summarized the reasons behind into three points:
One is that with the early-stage cultivation and promotion of the market, more users pay attention to smart lighting, and more and more people are willing to try;
The second is the continuous improvement of product experience. With the continuous cross-border integration of the industry, more and more IT companies and lighting companies cooperate to build ecological chains and standards, and introduce new technologies such as voice control, sensor control, etc.;
The third is that the cost is declining, the increase in participants and the increase in shipments will inevitably bring down the cost.
Regarding the issue of standardization, at the connection level, it is relatively rare in China to realize the interoperability of products from different manufacturers. At present, it is more to implement unified standards at the cloud interface level. The interoperability of products under the same ecosystem is a good one. The ecosystem of the single product can bring a better user experience and sales growth, and the single product also promotes the enrichment and development of the ecosystem. The two are mutually reinforcing. At present, some ecosystems have indeed greatly promoted the sales of smart lighting products. For example, the ecology of various voice control has brought a bright spot for smart lighting.
Not only that, the development of communication technology has also led to a diversified trend of smart lighting. In this field, who has the advantage of these communication protocols?
Relevant professionals said: "There are many smart lighting communication protocols. ZigBee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other technologies have their own advantages and shortcomings. It depends on what smart lighting application scenarios are used. For example, in the field of outdoor lighting, LoRa, NB-IoT and other low-power wide area network technologies are more suitable; in the home field, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth mesh, and ZigBee are all suitable, depending on the number of lights connected, if there are more, you need to choose mesh networking Bluetooth mesh or ZigBee, etc. The commercial lighting field places more emphasis on stable, reliable and large-scale network deployment, as well as easy installation. Wired protocols such as DALI are more stable and reliable than wireless, but they are not as convenient to install as wireless, especially in the after-installation market. So practical The choice will be made with a comprehensive consideration of cost, performance, etc."
In the eyes of the outside world, smart lighting has the advantage of falling into the sky. Compared with traditional manual control lighting, smart lighting can achieve the goals of safety, energy saving, comfort and efficiency. In the case of a substantial increase in labor costs in the future, the use of intelligent lighting solutions can effectively reduce the intensity of maintenance work, save labor costs, and save energy. Therefore, smart lighting has good development prospects in the fields of home, office, business and public facilities.
Regarding the future development of smart lighting, connection technology is the first step in smart lighting. Only when the lights are connected together can smart means be applied to create value for smart lighting. Artificial intelligence, sensors, etc. are ways to apply intelligent means, including big data cloud computing, etc., which use data to create value. At present, more intelligent methods are needed, whether it is sensors, artificial intelligence, big data, etc., these are still relatively few in current applications.
Technical level: The main advantages of smart lighting system solutions are embodied in the experience of energy saving, environmental protection, and remote control for users. The passive infrared sensor in this solution can achieve the purpose of intelligent control through the "perception" of the outside world. When the human body is in the effective area of the sensor, the sensor can automatically adjust the brightness of the light to achieve the effect of energy saving and environmental protection; the illuminance sensor can be sensitive It captures the changes in ambient light and automatically balances the brightness of the lamps to bring people a comfortable lighting experience; ZigBee wireless technology can connect indoor lamps, sensor nodes and gateways to form a ZigBee network. Users do not need to consider wiring issues when deploying the lighting system, making the lighting installation project simple and efficient. Using wireless communication technology such as ZigBee for low-power networking, through the connection with the cloud, it can make the control operation more convenient and save more power consumption. Users can use mobile devices, such as mobile phones or PADs, for real-time control. Remote control problem.
