ELEKTRON and SixSq launch the first industrialized solution for traffic-dependent lighting control in Switzerland
- ELEKTRON has teamed up with software technology expert and CERN spin-off SixSq to develop an innovative lighting control system for streetlights.
- TrafficDim is the first industrialized solution of its kind and was 100% developed in Switzerland.
- The solution was developed specifically for the main traffic axes - where it is most worthwhile to reduce energy and light pollution.
Geneva / Au (ZH) - ELEKTRON has been testing traffic-dependent lighting control systems in various pilot projects (Wädenswil/Smart City Lab Basel Wolf) for some time. From the beginning, ELEKTRON worked closely with cantonal civil engineering offices and traffic engineers, as they already use traffic sensor technology for their analyses. Now ELEKTRON has teamed up with software technology expert and CERN spin-off SixSq to jointly develop Switzerland's first industrialized traffic-dependent lighting solution.
"We had been working on this topic for some time and had investigated various approaches. It was only through our collaboration with SixSq that we made progress and were able to develop a market-ready product. SixSq understood us right from the start and implemented our wishes incredibly quickly and competently."
TrafficDim is ideal for adjusting light levels on busy roads. It reduces energy consumption and light emissions while complying with applicable safety standards and norms. The solution achieves this by controlling street lighting based on real-time monitoring of traffic volumes. Data analysis is automated on SixSq's secure edge-to-cloud management platform Nuvla.io, which enables straightforward processing of the collected traffic data and continuously forwards the information to the CityTouch lighting management system for luminaire control.
"I am impressed with how ELEKTRON has used Nuvla.io to create something new. With TrafficDim, ELEKTRON has optimally combined our real-time evaluation capabilities with the CityTouch lighting management system to create an industrialized product. This solution will make smart cities even safer and more energy efficient."
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Louise Merifield
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Enrico Baumann
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About SixSq
SixSq's active participation in numerous international cloud initiatives has cemented its reputation as a leading European cloud and edge computing expert. The team, consisting of highly skilled software engineers, developers and system administrators from many different countries, is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and represents the Swiss ideals of excellence, innovation and precision.
The company provides the Nuvla.io edge-to-cloud management platform, which enables enterprises and institutions to implement a secure and comprehensive edge and cloud strategy. NuvlaBox software transforms any x86 or ARM hardware platform into an intelligent edge device that enables customers to deploy applications for retail, smart cities and academia.
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.About ELEKTRON AG
The leading Swiss technology company is actively engaged in the energy and infrastructure market for resource minimization by increasing energy efficiency. As a competent integrator, ELEKTRON AG combines individual customer needs with the appropriate technology partners. This is how intelligent solutions for efficient systems are created in the business areas of drives, electronics, payment systems, smart city and lighting.
As a market leader in street lighting, ELEKTRON recognized early on that luminaires offer far more than just light. In addition to branching out from the center to the neighborhoods, street lighting brings with it ideal prerequisites for becoming the carrier infrastructure for smart applications. This is how smart cities are emerging today around the digital light point.
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