Intelligent Street Lighting Using a ZigBee Network of Devices and Sensors

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Engineering - Power Engineering, Anna University (engineering college), language: English, abstract: The lighting systems within the public sector are designed using the previous standards of reliability and they don't use the advancements of latest technological developments. In this paper, a wireless street lighting system is developed. It consists of set of sensors to detect the presence of humans and checks for the intensity of light and transmits the light in wireless.The proposed remote-control system can optimize management and efficiency of street lighting systems. It uses ZigBee-based wireless devices which enable more efficient street lamp-system management which is an advanced interface and control architecture.It uses a sensor combination to control and guarantee the desired system parameters. The information is transferred point by point using ZigBee transmitters and receivers and is sent to a control terminal used to check the state of the street lamps and take appropriate measures in case of failure. The use of renewable energy sources instead of typical power sources takes care of the environment, which is considered to be another advantage of this system.