Technology Research - Philips Lighting
- Apr 7, 2016
- 2 min read
http://www.lighting.philips.com/
LEDGINE PDF
http://download.p4c.philips.com/lfb/f/fp-910505016705/fp-910505016705_pgl_en_aa_001.pdf
LIBRA
http://download.p4c.philips.com/lfb/c/comf-2334/comf-2334_pss_en_aa_001.pdf
URBANSKY
http://www.lighting.philips.com/main/prof/outdoor-luminaires/road-and-urban-lighting/road-and-urban-luminaires/urbansky
I realized after talking to Robert Starling (Lighting Expert) that I was quite uneducated on what residential lighting solutions exist, perhaps I had skimmed over competitive research in this area. I think this happened because my proposals have been quite dynamic in their changes and evolution from smart furniture systems to this retrofitted footpath lighting solution - possibly due to the large scale of this brief.
I analysed the lighting range of one of the worlds biggest lighting manufacturers - Philips and found they have done a lot of work around residential street lighting, and a few projects catered to making streets safer like I am. In the case studies I found such as the Northumberland Philips project, the difference is that Philips is installing a new set of street lights for the entire street - my solution is catered for a smaller scale focusing on the footpaths only.
I found a few interesting residential designs in the outdoor range of products, such as lights that can hang over the street (Urban Sky) and some models with tool free easy maintenance systems (Libra). Each light product had an attached set of specifications for street lighting which I can base my own proposed specifications around.
I looked at the materials used for Philips outdoor lighting, the majority seemed to employ an aluminium outer body, and a polycarbonate bowl for the light - I will use these as material suggestions for my own design.
Lastly I found Philips has a unique "LEDGINE" LED technology that has a carbon neutral design with a lifetime of 60,000 hours, and can be upgraded with any new technology making it future proof. It has the usual benefits of LED being perceived as brighter, natural and energy efficient.
I now have a deeper understanding of existing residential lighting solutions - not sure about my design so much as it's quite a radical form compared to these commercial philips lights....but this is a university project and I have the ability to push the boat out a bit..
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