Smart lighting changes user light experience

The maturity of LED lighting applications, so that "light" is no longer just provide people with enough light tools. LED gradually replaces traditional lighting, and it is also combining smart lighting methods to change people's experience and experience of light in the past, including the promotion of light sources for emotional and health benefits, the international lighting giant Philips launched in 2013 Hue series of products Gaining repercussions from the market, this product can be controlled remotely by the mobile device app, providing users with the light source needed for different situations.

In the past, traditional light sources were used to illuminate indoor products, and the design of light tones was not particularly elaborate. Light bulbs mostly provided only white light, cool white light, and warm white light. However, with the evolution of light sources, users' cognition of light sources is also slowly changing, such as the need for assistance of different color light sources on different occasions. International lighting giant Philips and OSRAM also agreed in a recent study to discuss the impact of color temperature on health, mood and productivity.

According to the study, the light source affects people's physiology and psychology at the same time, and affects people's physiological clock status. Proper and appropriate light sources, and proper distribution of sunlight and darkness are also the keys to human body operation. From a Swedish comparison of the effects of blue light and caffeine on people’s cognitive function and alertness, it was found that the brain’s response to blue light is much higher than that of caffeine. In the two groups of controls, it can be observed that the irradiation of the blue light group is comparable. With high alertness and correctness, on the other hand, only those who take white light but ingest caffeine have relatively low alertness and correctness.

In addition, the study points out that natural light has a positive effect on employee productivity, as well as emotional and health benefits. Therefore, the office's light source performance can be adjusted along with the changes of sunlight, which will enable employee productivity and job satisfaction to be synchronized. Promote.

Smart lighting is on the rise of users' perceptions of light source usage. Philips' Hue series is a pioneer in smart lighting products in 2013. Hue can provide users with the ability to change the color of the light source or adjust it over time with remote control. Light source and other experience. After Hue engulfed the LED lighting market, there are not a few companies that have introduced intelligent lighting. For example, LIFX and DigitalLumen have also launched LED smart bulb products similar to Hue.

There are also many manufacturers to introduce more innovative smart lighting products, AwoX recently launched a new StriimLightLED bulb, this bulb even built-in Bluetooth speakers. The development of the control chip has also helped accelerate the implementation of this smart lighting wind. Goldee released the intelligent lighting control system, which is to switch the traditional lighting switch to a sensor and adjust the light source according to the light. It is not difficult to see that intelligent lighting has become an important area for traditional lighting manufacturers to seek additional value.

In addition, LED bulbs can even become a source of data transmission, such as LED bulbs that incorporate Li-Fi functionality. Li-Fi can be used as an alternative to Wi-Fi. It uses the visible spectrum for data transmission and can even exceed the current broadband frequencies in the United States and China. The study was from Harold Hass, a professor at the University of Edinburgh. However, the technology is still in the early stage of development and research.

The role of the light source in the future will no longer be merely to illuminate the role. Smart lighting brings more comfort and convenience to lighting, and it also brings more comfort to users. Smart lighting is expected to be the use and development of the medium for information transmission in the future. Smart lighting is definitely a major trend in the coming years, and both the maturity of technology and the acceptance of users are the key to the smooth penetration of smart lighting.