Intelligent Street Lighting

Mindteck provided solution to a leading UK-based wireless technology solutions provider serving the remote monitoring industry. The company specializes in wireless legionella control, bespoke energy monitoring systems and smart water monitoring and intelligent solutions for the rail industry. 

Challenge

• Solution scalability 

• Controlling manufacturing quality 

• Deployment diagnostics 

Solution

The project involved the remote control and monitoring of 150,000 intelligent wireless street-lighting nodes, covering the complete product lifecycle from concept and embedded controller development to gateway development, testing, manufacturing support, and onsite deployment.

The solution was built on an embedded processing platform with secure wireless connectivity and a scalable gateway architecture for centralized monitoring and control.

Features

• Metering 

• Dimming control 

• Fault management 

• Network support 

• Option for future integration 

• Technology

• Secure mesh using wireless nodes 

• Network support → Wireless network management and monitoring

• Option for future integration → Extensible architecture for integration with external systems and Smart City platforms 

Benefits

• Scalable, reliable and maintainable solution 

• ROI within three years 

• Annual energy consumption reduced from 50 million kWh to 34 million kWh

• Carbon Emission: Reduction of approximately 4000 tons of CO2 annually

• Carbon Tax: 140,000k/annum savings in carbon tax reduction

• Maximum visual safety for drivers and pedestrians

• Improved visibility of people and objects

• Best light quality and highest color rendering

• Enhanced street furniture appearance