Energy saving, visual comfort, and more safety for performing meticulous tasks are some of the advantages of dimming. This feature consists in controlling the intensity of the light beams according to the needs of each environment. In this content, we will show you how to do this in an intelligent way with an automated central. Check it out!
After all, how does dimming work?
Before we talk about the advantages of dimming and the use of technology to optimize this mechanism, let's explain how the dimmer works in LED lamps. This feature is widely used in interior architecture to regulate the amount of average voltage reaching the light sources.
Thus, it is possible to control the degree of brightness of the lamps to create cozier, safer and more functional environments. In the case of industries, dimming is advantageous not only from the point of view of a more pleasant working environment, but also with regard to energy savings.
Considering that there are many departments in a factory, careful lighting control results in significant savings in the electric power bill. Moreover, through this control, the manager can choose lighting levels that are more compatible with the activity in question.
In this way, the places that demand greater focus and concentration from employees, for example, can count on dimming to enhance the light beam, bringing more visual comfort and safety in the performance of activities.
But those places that require less light can be configured so that the lamps emit little light. This reduces energy consumption and also contributes to the preservation of the useful life of the appliances.
It is important to remember that not every light source allows dimming. Therefore, check the packaging for this feature when purchasing these products for your industrial lighting project.
Why dimerize?
We have already given some hints about the benefits of dimming lamps. The function of the dimmer is to make the light beam weaker or stronger, so that you can easily adjust the required light intensity for each room.
In residential projects, for example, dimerization is widely used to make the rooms of the house more cozy and intimate. In commercial and industrial projects, the use of this resource is essential to better control the activities in each department, providing the necessary safety and visual comfort to the teams.
Dimming industrial projects is also very important from the point of view of sustainability. In addition to making a good choice in the purchase of light sources, it is necessary to seek energy efficiency. In this sense, the greater the control of light beams, the greater the energy savings at the end of the month.
Learn about 3 advantages of dimming
Below we have summarised the three main advantages of dimming in an industrial lighting project.
1. Decrease in operating costs
As we have seen, saving electricity consumption is one of the great benefits of dimming. The choice of LED lamps in itself is already very useful in relation to this saving, as they provide maximum luminous efficiency while consuming as little electricity as possible.
By dimming, consumption control is even more effective, reducing operational costs without giving up adequate lighting for factory activities.
2. Increased lamp life
In addition to bringing more visual comfort and safety to industrial activities, dimming also contributes to increasing the life of the devices. That is, in terms of saving resources, they represent the most advantageous thing for an industrial lighting project.
3. Improved safety and visual comfort
It is worth reinforcing this point. After all, when it comes to the industrial sector, it takes great care to preserve the physical integrity of employees and ensure a healthy corporate environment. This configuration is directly related to Occupational Safety, in order to comply with the regulations that value ergonomics, health, and quality of life in the industrial parks.
How to automate lighting in industry through dimming?
As we said in the introduction, the help of technology is essential to get the most out of dimming lamps. With the investment in an intelligent control panel, for example, you can dim automatically by setting customized lighting flows for each sector.
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The intelligent control panel is also especially useful for industrial projects that already have other sustainable lighting resources, such as linear domes. Thus, the system can dim the artificial lighting according to the light levels entering through the domes.
This represents the maximum possible lighting efficiency, but with minimum energy consumption and without compromising the safety and comfort of employees. Another great advantage of the intelligent control panel is that the manager can program the system to turn on/off the lamps at the scheduled times. Thus, classic problems such as forgetting the lights on at the end of the workday are avoided.
All these benefits help in the energy saving project in the factory and make operations more sustainable. After all, comfort in the workplace, energy efficiency, and safety in the performance of activities are pillars of industrial sustainability.
And you already know this, but it is worth remembering: sustainable industries are better seen in the market, which raises credibility and helps consolidate a positive brand image. With this in mind, the MB Group launched Smart MB, an intelligent center that manages all the lighting resources used in the industry.
With Smart MB, the control of these resources is done in an automated way, allowing remote activation via computer, tablet or smartphone, so that the manager can control all resources in the palm of his hands. The energy savings through the use of this system is proven, and can even be monitored in performance reports generated by Smart MB itself.
Next, we will explain the main advantages, functionalities, and differentials of this system for you to understand why it is worth the investment.
Simultaneous Illumination Control
A few clicks are all it takes for the manager to define the lighting fluxes according to each department of the industry. This simultaneous control saves operational time and avoids common problems such as lights being turned on unnecessarily or too intense fluxes for environments that do not need so much power, for example.
Creating Customized Flows
As we have seen throughout the content, the definition of customized flows is fundamental not only to provide more pleasant working environments, but also to generate energy savings and avoid losses due to unnecessary light bulbs.
Integration with other systems
The intelligent lighting center is often used in conjunction with linear domes. This integration allows the system's benefits to be fully exploited, since the lamps will be dimmed according to the intensity of daylight entering the domes.
Here it is also worth highlighting the functionalities of linear domus in terms of energy efficiency, visual comfort, and sustainability. To give you an idea of the effectiveness of this solution, consider that the domes are able to keep the industrial environment well lit for about eight hours of work without the need for artificial lights.
In the integration with the intelligent control panel, as natural light changes, the control panel automatically dims the lamps when they are needed to complement the ambient lighting.
Remote monitoring of the central office
An intelligent control center such as Smart MB allows the remote monitoring of all the lighting resources of the plant through digital devices. That is, even at a distance, the manager can monitor the lighting resources or reset the flows on his computer, tablet or smartphone.
Reports with performance indicators
The generation of performance reports is another differential of MB Smart. This allows an accurate work with data intelligence, in order to assess the return on investment in the solution. The manager will know, for example, if the energy savings generated by the system is satisfactory or if it will be necessary to define new flows for more significant savings.
With this constant monitoring, the manager will be able to correct all the bottlenecks found and, at the same time, replicate the successful patterns so that the savings generated by the intelligent power plant are as high as possible. The results of this process is a more modern, efficient, and sustainable industry.
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