Helvar News Issue 19 (ENGLISH) by Helvar

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EDITORIAL ROTTERDAM MARKTHAL With home to 8 restaurants, 96 fresh food and flower stalls and a 4 story underground car park offering 1,200 car parking spaces the Markthal in Rotterdam is a state of the art building that 228 of its residents can also call home due to the apartments that are built into the roof structure.

DIAL has recently created a 3-day DALI workshop, in which participants are provided with both the technical foundations and practical knowledge about the DALI standard. For this purpose, DIAL has specially designed a classroom with two workplaces, which are equipped with DALI components from Helvar, among others.

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THEATRE ROYAL the iconic theatre of Glasgow

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SUSHI B In late 2014 a new Japanese restaurant “Su-

shi B” opened its doors in the heart of the historic city centre of Milan. Surrounded by designer shops, fashion boutiques and concept stores, the new restaurant has the perfect setting for its stylish food.

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AKADEMISKA HUS The Centre of Veterinary Medi-

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cine and Animal Science, VHC, is a unique, newly built facility at SLU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala.

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Published: May 2015

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Cover image: Ossip van Duivenbode Images on page 2: • Daria Scagliola and Stijn Brakkee • Studio Steve • Andrew Lee • Threebond Wine & Dine srl / Tiziano Scaffai

Editorial

Human Centric Lighting in Focus HELVAR is a specialist in energy-efficient components and solutions for lighting and lighting control systems. We are an independent, non-competing partner to our customers: luminaire manufacturers, electrical and lighting designers, electrical contractors and specifiers. As the lighting industry’s leading expert in energyefficient applications, we help our customers create innovative lighting solutions where the savings are clear and measurable. Our understanding of lighting components, electronics and control systems, combined with our independence as a supplier, is unique in the industry. For more information on Helvar, please go to www.helvar.com

The Year of Light is in full play with multiple activities on regional, national and international levels enhancing the central role of light in the modern world. Year 2015 is an anniversary of the 1000 years of optics - from the first studies of optics to discoveries in optical communications that power the Internet today. The impact of light on our well-being has made us more aware of the diverse lighting solutions now available. With changes in intensity and colour temperature of light we can impact on a ‘humans’ mental alertness and comfort. Human centric lighting is becoming more common in general lighting as the latest technology updates enable user friendly and cost effective implementation. Among other solutions Helvar is offering an easy entry to the Human Centric Lighting features with our latest user friendly, standalone solution ‘Select the Weather’. Digitalisation is transforming the lighting industry. Through active development of DALI products Helvar has been supporting digitalisation in the lighting industry since the 90’s. With lighting data being easily available we have the ability to develop other services in addition to lighting solutions. In the easiest form it is giving occupancy information for example, to HVAC system to adjust air conditioning in a room. In the coming years more data collected via relatively simple sensors and components can be integrated to luminaires, improving the integration between lighting specific solutions and building automation. The lighting networks can become the backbone in transferring and utilising building related information within a true Internet of Things (IoT) or Internet of Buildings manner. Helvar is continuously investing in research of new technologies. As one of the latest achievements Helvar has been awarded in the EU funded EnLight project with the Innovation Award of its performance in developing next generation Power Supply Unit with unprecedented high energy efficiency. Asko Kallonen Managing Director

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TEXT Naomi Cole PICTURES Ossip van Duivenbode, Daria Scagliola and Stijn Brakkee, Tycho's Eye, Naomi Cole

Rotterdam’s Artwork Lights up the Markthal

Helvar illuminates the Markthal bringing the artwork to life.

With home to 8 restaurants, 96 fresh food and flower stalls and a 4 story underground car park offering 1,200 car parking spaces the Markthal in Rotterdam is a state of the art building that 228 of its residents can also call home due to the apartments that are built into the roof structure.

tural place to live and work. Designed by local architectural firm MVRDV and with the help of a number of construction companies and consultants, this 40 meter arch is designed to attract people into Rotterdam’s city centre. Construction began in November 2009 and took over three years to complete, with the grand opening on the 1st October 2014 by Queen Maxima. Being the first covered food

With windows that look down onto the Markthal floor along with balconies that open out over the city centre this is a cul-

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HELVAR LIGHTING CONTROLS

The Helvar Router system is connected to a Tridium system which also controls the climate in the building.

The Digidim router 910 is used to control the DALI luminaires in the open area of the building. The spot lights on the retail units are automatically controlled by the lighting levels from natural daylight coming through from the floor to ceiling glass sides of the building. The luminaires in the staircases leading up to the apartments are dimmed in the evening so they don’t interrupt the circadian rhythm of its residents. The Helvar Router system is connected to a Tridium system which also controls the climate in the building.

Markthal in the Netherlands and combining shopping, eating and living all under the same roof the Markthal has received over a million visitors in its first week.

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The most striking part of the Markthal is the artwork that decorates the interior arch. Designed by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam measuring over 11,000m2 “Cornucopia” is the largest piece of artwork in the whole of the Netherlands. Fresh fruit, flowers, loaves of bread and fish look down on its shoppers in an array of striking colours and 3D impression. One piece in the center of the art work is left white, throughout the year various images will be projected onto the ceiling responding to themes such as season and food.

The Markthal will bring people together as a place for those who enjoy eating and drinking and taking in the atmosphere and artwork. Designed to host food and wine festivals it will attract people far and wide to enjoy its delights.

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Rotterdam’s introduction of trendy bars, restaurants and shops are bringing new life and excitement to its residents and visitors.

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Lighting Controls BV, Helvar’s partner based in the Netherlands provided the lighting control solution in the Rotterdam Markthal.

Lighting Controls BV Shortly: 2009 First set up with a small team of just three people. 2011 Focusing on Helvar components and solutions LCBV worked closer with Helvar, a structured sales and marketing plan was set-up. 2011-2012 With a portfolio of small projects the business started to grow with more complex installations. As the company expanded its knowledge of lighting controls, DALI and Helvar solutions the customer base also grew. 2013 The LCBV/Helvar showroom and training center was set-up in Leerdam, The Netherlands. Training programs are rolled out to customers on Designer software, Lighting Controls and other Helvar products. 2014 The team is now 14 strong with business both in the Netherlands and Belgium with a new office and showroom opening in Antwerp. 2015 Growth of LCBV continues with its modern facilities, excellent technical skills and a team of software engineers and sales people expanding their knowledge of the market, products and solutions. by the sales teams made the growth of our business customer base of large installers, specifiers, system integrators and luminaire sales offices or manufacturers looking for support, training and advice. Kees Cleton, General Manager said “LCBV are proud of the corporation and partnership with the Helvar family and gives us the confidence to grow our business in the coming years”. Lighting Controls BV is a member of the TAO group which main business is renting luminaires, electrical connections and audio video equipment to events and exhibitions.

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Lighting World

DALI Workshops at DIAL TEXT Sigi Riedelbauch, PublicTouch PICTURES DIAL, Studio Steve, Thomas Bach, Alexander Ring, Maike Hufenbach

LED technology offers new opportunities, as well as challenges, in terms of design and lighting control. This puts DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) directly into the spotlight. Although this standard has been around since 2000, it's now experiencing a real boom with the popularity of LED. DALI is playing an increasingly indispensable role in modern and dynamic lighting. And yet there are still gaps to bridge in the public's knowledge of system integrators and electrical contractors. DIAL has recognised this need, and now offers workshops on DALI. A training room has been created for this purpose, and equipped with DALI control and operating devices, including a selection of Helvar products.

DALI WORKSHOPS DIAL has recently created a 3-day DALI workshop, in which participants are provided with both the technical foundations and practical knowledge about the DALI standard. Experienced trainers convey immediately applicable technical knowledge. Several practical exercises cover nearly every possible application, up to interfacing with higherlevel automation systems. For this purpose, DIAL has specially designed a classroom with two workplaces, which are equipped with DALI components from Helvar, among others. Here, the participants learn how to plan and program DALI systems.

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Helvar can be used regardless of the manufacturer, which was an important criterion in our selection process. Moreover, the high quality and scalability as well as the wide range of the portfolios speak for themselves.

The Helvar has been actively involved in the development of DALI since its introduction in the early 2000s, and it has one of the most comprehensive ranges of DALI products on the market. These facts were decisive for DIAL. "Helvar can be used regardless of the manufacturer, which was an important criterion in our selection process. Moreover, the high quality and scalability as well as the wide range of the portfolios speak for themselves," said Carsten Schulz, Building Technology Team and Trainer at DIAL GmbH. "Only in this way can we ensure the high standards of our courses and optimally pass on our knowledge."

THE DALI STANDARD DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) is an internationally established standard on the market, which was developed for digital lighting control. DALI makes planning, installation and maintenance substantially easier, resulting in significant cost savings. At the same time, the interface is so versatile that lighting scenes can be established or changed without any rewiring. The Helvar router system works according to the Ethernet standard, which makes it possible to link routers to each other, thus dissolving the usual DALI system boundaries. The high scalability and exchangeability of operating devices from different manufacturers make DALI a flexible system and a future-proof investment.

HELVAR DALI PRODUCTS IN USE The Helvar DALI routers are an essential component of workplace equipment for the DALI training at DIAL: Ten DIGIDIM 910 routers and a 920 Imagine router are in use. In addition, there are broadcast controllers, sensors, interfaces, dimmers, control modules and panels (touch, I/O) as well as Helvar LED modules and LED drivers for tunable white applications. The DIGIDIM 910 routers are control units for max. 128 DALI control gear and controllers. Helvar's DALI concept is based on the multi-master principle, so that both DALI devices and DALI control components, such as control panels, daylight sensors and motion detectors, can be integrated via the DALI line. The Imagine 920 router (DMX) and the HELVAR NEWS | ISSUE 19

control module 474 (0-10V / 1-10V) are used to convey the integration of third-party systems on DALI networks to the trainees. The Helvar routers can be integrated into building management systems over TCP/IP. The employed uSee module allows monitoring, system and emergency lighting control, as well as the recall, modification and saving of lighting scenes in the Helvar router system via a browserbased interface using stationary or mobile devices. The lighting control solutions are scalable for almost all building sizes and applications thanks to their modular design and the use of open communication standards, thus

making the work of lighting designers, installers and system integrators considerably easier. "We are delighted that such a reputable company as DIAL has chosen Helvar products for the DALI workshops," says Christian Wein, Managing Director of Helvar GmbH. "There is increasing demand for LED lighting solutions, with a parallel need for effective lighting controls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in which DALI plays a central role. That's where Helvar comes out on top, with its expertise and comprehensive portfolio."

DIAL GmbH DIAL GmbH is a service provider for lighting and building control in LĂźdenscheid, Germany. The company offers a wide range of services under the motto: "Better architecture through light and automation." This ranges from lighting design and research via seminars and workshops to the proprietary planning software DIALux. In addition, light measurements on lamps and lighting products are performed in accredited laboratories, and tests are conducted on DALI, KNX and BACnet products.

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Theatres

TEXT Jody Frankis PICTURES Andrew Lee

Helvar's Lighting Controls Glasgow’s Iconic Theatre Royal PROJECT BACKGROUND Costing £14m, the refurbishment of the oldest theatre in Glasgow opened in December 2014 and is a largely elliptical building, containing new entrances, foyers, bars, cafe, hospitality areas, education space and heritage exhibition areas together with lifts to all levels, including an open roof terrace, and centred by an open spiral staircase. The requirement was for a simple but flexible control system that could control the new 5-story public area of the historic theatre.

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The system ensures the theatre management can set appropriate light levels and scenes to fit in with the variety of events taking place at the venue.

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HELVAR MEETS THE NEEDS The new refurbishment features a ‘front of house’ lighting system controlled by a Helvar 458 dimmer, chosen for its combination of user friendly operation and installation benefits. The system ensures the theatre management can set appropriate light levels and scenes to fit in with the variety of events taking place at the venue. Using the combination of the 458 system and our LCD TouchPanel to centrally control the lighting system as well as local sceneplates on each floor, means local control, the system would be easy to use and also still remain inaccessible to the public.

come.” Warren Scothern, Helvar Regional Sales Manager added, “The lighting control solution offers futureproof lighting control. Where we are controlling a mixture of lamp technologies offering the client ultimate control & flexibility.” Helvar has provided the Imagine system via 920 Routers connecting to 135B Scene plates and 924 LCD TouchPanel via the DALI Subnets and we used the S-DIM to communicate with our 458/sw8 Lighting Racks which controlled the lighting circuits throughout each floor.

All the existing lighting was standard non dimmable lighting and required a rack-mounted control system, which the Helvar 458/sw8 Chassis system fitted excellently with clients and consultants requirements.

System facts

Jack Martin, Helvar Specification Sales Manager says,“The Theatre Royal is an iconic building in Glasgow and the Theatre World in general. We were delighted to be involved in the redevelopment of this prestigious project, The customers’ needs were for a reliable and high-quality Lighting Control System. Our Imagine Router system gives the customer the high quality product they requested as well as a sustainable and flexible system for years to

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Imagine 920 Routers 458 SW8 Dimmers Control Panels TK4 dimming switches

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Restaurants

TEXT Maria Chiara Salvanelli PICTURES Threebond Wine & Dine srl / Tiziano Scaffai

Sushi B Restaurant in Milan Italian Japanese fusion controlled by a 360° sensory experience In late 2014 a new Japanese restaurant “Sushi B” opened its doors in the heart of the historic city centre of Milan. Surrounded by designer shops, fashion boutiques and concept stores, the new restaurant has the perfect setting for its stylish food. Helvar was chosen as the technical partner for the lighting control and management system.

THE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT Sushi B’s architectural concept was a collaboration between architects Yukio Ishiyama and Nobuhiko Shimada for Studio Garde, Italy and Stefano Corò and Nicola Pellizzaro for Merotto Milani. Merging the Italian setting with Japanese hospitality and cuisine fused together these two cultures to create a unique dining experience.

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DINING EXPERIENCE The restaurant welcomes guests into an impressive space characterised by a vertical green wall more than twelve metres long and a bar area with a counter made from overlapping segments of Biancone d’Asiago, an Italian marble. This grand entrance leads into the restaurant which is divided into three areas.

right ambience. The main objective for the lighting project was to create a feeling of wellbeing in a relaxed and calming atmosphere.

Leading up to the mezzanine floor this intimate and elegant space is host to “teppanyaki”, a style of Japanese cuisine which sees chefs cooking food on a large iron griddle, to the delight of the diners, who are seated around it. Proceeding down to the lower floor the sushi counter which is six metres long dominates the main area and displays a variety of sushi on a counter made of cypress wood. Customers sit in this relaxed atmosphere whilst observing the skills of the chefs preparing the food, making this a unique dining experience

THE LIGHTING CONCEPT Sushi B natural theme comes from its sophisticated combination of wood and stone with neutral tones. The lighting plays an equally important part creating just the

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Using pre-set scenes, lighting levels are adjusted for the varying requirements of the restaurant throughout the day, such as lunch and dinner, meal preparation and cleaning when the restaurant is closed.

All the rooms feature indirect LED lighting which enhances and defines the architectural elements, emphasising perspectives and trajectories. LED spotlights are used over the tables and work surfaces. The same design concept was also applied outside, where the vertical green wall illuminates the entire outdoor area, reflecting the light of the luminaires. In this area metal halide lamps are used to generate the amount of light required to support vegetation growth.

THE LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM BY HELVAR The three different areas in the restaurant are managed with a Helvar DIGIDIM Router system. Using pre-set scenes, lighting levels are adjusted for the varying requirements of the restaurant throughout the day, such as lunch and dinner, meal preparation and cleaning when the restaurant is closed. The restaurant staff can manually call up the pre-set scenes using the Helvar TouchPanel, connected via Ethernet to a Helvar router. The TouchPanel is a high resolution colour, fully interactive 3.5” LCD touch screen that manages the lighting control systems and allows the user to automatically set multiple scenes based on schedules, or repeating sequences.

needs. The luminaires focused on the green wall require a constant light level; this is achieved with the time control set in the restaurant. The restaurant’s priority for lighting is to create a warm, calming and relaxed atmosphere. Helvar’s lighting solution shows that in addition to this it is essential to have a lighting management system that can also offer energy efficiency and reduce unnecessary lighting, which is typical when completely manual control is used. " A DALI lighting control system was specified, so Helvar were a natural choice. We needed to make very efficient use of the limited space, so the compact design and advanced functionality of the Helvar system let us set different lighting scenes and reduce energy costs by dimming and switching off lights that have been left on unnecessarily. " explains the lighting designer Sergio Rigato. " We have always liked working with Helvar, and are glad to be working with them on this project. Thanks to their professional approach and technical expertise, they are willing and able to be flexible when plans change," continues Stefano Corò, "the use of a Helvar lighting management system has allowed the restaurant Sushi B to optimise all the equipment, reduce energy usage and to have different scene sets suitable for each area".

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The restaurant’s priority for lighting is to create a warm, calming and relaxed atmosphere.

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Education

TEXT Göran Karlöf, Karlöf Marknadsföring Ab PICTURES Göran Ekeberg, Addlight

Akademiska Hus Optimises Energy Efficiency with Helvar

The Centre of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, VHC, is a unique, newly built facility at SLU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala. The new building accommodates skilled veterinaries, veterinary students and top-level veterinary medicine researchers. The property is owned and operated by Akademiska Hus, a company with very strict energy requirements. To reach its energy efficiency objectives, yet have a flexible solution,

Akademiska Hus opted for the Helvar Router System for the property's lighting control.Akademiska Hus ranks among the largest Swedish property companies. The company builds, develops and manages properties used for research, training and innovation purposes. “Our largest tenants in the Uppsala region are the Uppsala University, the University of Gävle and the Swedish

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We want to stick to the DALI protocol, which is why we have opted to engage Helvar Router System as lighting control provider for all of our properties.

University of Agricultural Sciences. In total, we manage some 600,000 square meters of real estate,” says Thomas Hanson, electricity officer at Akademiska Hus Region Uppsala.

SLASHING POWER USE Akademiska Hus has chosen to take complete responsibility for power consumption in its properties and not just keep a focus on power consumed for the purposes of property operation. This is why they are working to reduce their power consumption and environmental impact in close cooperation with their tenants. The objective is to slash the amount of power they purchased in 2000 by 50 % by 2025. “We see potential for slashing power consumption across the entire property and are revising everything – power, HVAC, ventilation, lighting. Insofar as lighting is concerned, it is HELVAR NEWS | ISSUE 19

Thomas Hanson, Akademiska Hus

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Helvar not only helps us minimise power consumption in the properties under our management but also offers a number of smart features.

quite clear that we need some sort of control to meet our energy efficiency objectives. We want to stick to the DALI protocol, which is why we have opted to engage Helvar’s router system as lighting control provider for all of our properties. It is easier for us if we have one and the same type of system in all properties. We have also looked at other suppliers' systems, but we were not particularly satisfied,” says Thomas Hanson. The first place where we had a Helvar router system installed was at the University of Gävle in 2005. Apart from VHC, the system here in Ultuna is also installed at the BioCentre, the Soil-Water-Environment Centre and most recently at Ulls Hus.

MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES VHC is made up of six interconnected buildings, with a total area of some 53,000 square meters. The area comprises lecture halls, group activity rooms, training laboratories as well as more specialised premises such as stables and anatomical theatres. “This facility is unique in a number of ways,” says Björn Dahlin, Installation Team Leader at Rejlers, the company which designed the lighting control. First of all, this is the largest installation we have ever built and, secondly, the number of requirements it conforms to is unique because there are so many different activities in the same system. “Helvar's system provides great opportunities as each constituent component is given an address and can be assigned a purpose. Each room is quite simply assigned a functional description. Since everything happens at software level, this leaves tremendous options for future changes, e.g. in luminous flux, etc.,” says Björn Dahlin. The features used in Helvar's system include absence detection, daylight compensation as well as lighting control from AV equipment and fire alarms. "Absence detection works in the following way: for example, when you go into your office, you must actively turn on the lighting. When you leave the room, lighting is reduced to 10 per cent after 20 minutes and then goes off completely. As for daylight compensation, we set a minimum value and

when there is enough daylight in the room, lighting is kept at a minimum, may be just 10 per cent or so. Using these two features, we can save maximum power from lighting. The system also gives us the option to control lighting from the AV equipment so that lecturers can easily dim or turn off the light in accordance with pre-programmed scenarios. Helvar's system is also linked to the fire alarm which makes it possible to automatically illuminate all corridors and evacuation routes if an alarm is triggered.

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FLEXIBILITY WITH ADDRESSABLE UNITS The person in charge of the VHC project at Helvar was Hans-Göran Johansson.“We supplied more than 100 Digidim 910 and 920 Routers, a large number of 311, 312 and 313 sensors, different push buttons as well as a 503 AV unit that links the AV system and DALI. All units in the system have their own address and are linked via a bus system. The addressability of all units makes the system flexible. It is also easy to modify the system, e.g. in the event of future reconstruction,” says Hans-Göran Johansson.

The system was put into operation and programmed by Sallén Elektriska using Helvar Designer software. “We are satisfied with Helvar's Router System for lighting control.” Helvar not only helps us minimise power consumption in the properties under our management but also offers a number of smart features. Since the system is flexible, it is possible to additionally adjust and optimise the system over time. We are already under way with a new project at the Segerstedt Building in Uppsala where we will also install Helvar's system," concludes Thomas Hanson.

Facts – VHC – Centre of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science • • •

VHC accommodates 1,000 students, including everyone in the veterinary and veterinary nurse programs. VHC is a center of advanced veterinary medicine and animal science research. VHC is also the location of the University Animal Hospital, including the Small Animal Clinic and the Horse Clinic. The Small Animal Clinic treated on average 1667 cases per month and the Horse Clinic 403 cases per month in the period Jan-May 2014. • VHC accommodates the institutions integrated with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and the University Animal Hospital, in total some 800 persons.

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Offices

ICBPI Welcome's New Lighting Technologies TEXT Maria Chiara Salvanelli PICTURES courtesy of ICBPI

CONTROLLING ENERGY SAVINGS AND COMFORT IN THE WORKPLACE Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane is located in Milan and is used mainly as offices. The new lighting system needed to fulfil two demands; to monitor energy consumption and control energy saving as well as to ensure a more comfortable working environment. Silvano Bresesti, Head of Energy Systems and Service at Stelline Real Estate SpA said “The previous lighting solu-

tion included the more traditional lighting control switches and didn’t include a DALI management system. This non flexible lighting solution made it impossible for users to adjust the lighting levels”. Helvar has been asked to set the lighting control system in some open space areas for office use, in particular one on the ground floor and two on the first floor.

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THE LIGHTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY HELVAR: RELIABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND COST SAVINGS Each of the three open spaces controlled by Helvarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system are split into several light groups, comprised of several luminaires equipped with DALI ballasts, that through the DALI protocol, are connected to a larger network managed by Helvar DIGIDIM Routers . Each luminaire is equipped with a multi-sensor for presence detection and a constant light feature to collect all the information needed for the automated management of the lighting system. Each area has a control panel which can be used to adjust or turn on and off the lights manually when needed. The monitoring of the lighting system is managed by Helvar TouchStudio software and connected via Ether-

net to Helvar routers. TouchStudio makes lighting management intuitive and user friendly and allows facility managers to have a centralised control of the entire system and the possibility to set scenes in a very simple way according to everyday or extraordinary needs. It also allows monitoring the status of lighting groups and individual luminaires. The monitoring gives information if the lights are switched on, and in which percentage, off or malfunctioning due to end of life of lamps or disconnected, thereby facilitating ordinary maintenance. "As in previous occasions," reports Eng. Bresesti "Helvar has proved to be a reliable partner and has allowed us to achieve, through its lighting control systems, our targets also in terms of execution of the project."

Helvar lighting controls energy saving and comfort in Italian bank Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane (ICBPI) was founded in 1939 on the initiative of six Banks - Cremona, Intra, Lecco, Lodi, Luino and Varese. Verona was acting as an organisation to strengthen and coordinate the individual

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banks. Today, the institute together with its subsidiaries and associates offer a range of banking and financial services to its customers

Product News

Human Centric Lighting Human Centric Lighting is created by changing colour and intensity of white light, and designing lighting to support the end-users' lighting needs. The natural circadian rhythm of a person can be supported by using warmer (relaxing) light with lower intensity in

the morning and evenings, and cooler (energising) light during a typical working day. Lighting can also be tuned during the day to support more temporary needs. We can use warmer white light with

slightly lower intensity, to help users calm down when facing high stress. Or we can use cooler white light with higher intensity, to help users energise e.g. on early morning.

Examples of environments where Human Centric Lighting give us various benefits:

OFFICE

EDUCATION

HEALTHCARE

Well-being Higher efficiency Optimised task lighting

Alertness Well-being Improved learning

Natural day rhythm Well-being Faster healing

LIGHTING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS For maximised well-being and efficiency, optimal lighting should be delivered at the right place and at the right time. To precisely control and design lighting environment, you need ability to freely adjust colour temperatures and illuminances. Helvar's networked lighting management solution with iC is a highly advanced and flexible solution that allows you to design your lighting environment exactly as you like it.

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LUMINAIRE COMPONENTS

The iC Networked Solution is based on Helvar's well known lighting management solution with Routers (Imagine 920 Router) and Designer iC Software. This future proof and scalable solution is now fully compatible with the DALI colour control standard. With the Designer iC, it is easy to pick the right colour for each luminaire within the lighting network. This makes the commissioning of the system much faster.

Helvar iC DALI drivers and LED modules are the heart of the tunable white luminaires, developed specifically for dimming and tuning the white colour. The two driver output channels are connected to two modules with different colour temperatures, warm white and cool white allowing easier control of the colour temperature.

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Product News

Standalone Solutions, Select the Weather Solution STANDALONE SOLUTIONS Helvar iC standalone solutions are easy to implement as a single luminaire or as a single room solution. Natural colour temperature and illuminance of daylight varies greatly, influenced by location, time, weather, etc. With the iC standalone solutions, it is possible to simulate the natural outdoor lighting environment with tunable white. In the Dynamic Weather Solution, the iC Dynamic driver can be preprogrammed to change the luminaire colour temperature naturally by providing an indoor environment which generates more natural light. This can

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be achieved without any configuration or on-site control. Using Helvar iC drivers, it is also possible to implement Tunable White using the switch-control functionality which requires less cabling.

IC SELECT THE WEATHER SOLUTION In the Select the Weather Solution, the user selects the desired option from the specific Select the Weather panel.

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Product News

nightDim - Easy Night Time Savings nightDim is an innovative and unique standalone solution for easy and affordable night time dimming for outdoor spaces which are not in regular use during midnight hours.

EASY SCENE SET Changing scenes is done easily by a simple mains switch. No programming is needed in installation or maintenance phases.

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you have to program the luminaires separately. Or you need to go over the line with signals, requiring modulation and demodulation. With nightDim, you just change the scene by switching the mains button. And the scene will stay there, until I choose the next one. I can set them once in autumn, and come back in spring, and change the scene. No other maintenance is needed."

The product uses your existing wiring for both scene setting and operation. No new wiring is needed.

nightDim is an affordable solution. When no wiring or programming is needed, also the setup and maintenance costs stay on a very low level.

Our first customers have given good feedback on nightDim. "It is so easy to change the scenes with nightDim! Normally, to change the lighting scenes,

The nDim LED drivers have an enhanced protection against humidity, improving the suitability of the drivers for outdoor luminaire use.

SceneSet Updates Now Available for iOS and Android Devices! The new updates will include exciting new features providing users customisable control within the app. Support for automatic Helvar Workgroup discovery will offer the ability to quickly and easily connect to the same network mobile device removing the need to know the IP address of a router and makes connecting to the lighting system simple and fast. A faster connection to a workgroup on app opening is also provided.

Another added feature allows users to edit and change group names, creating custom scenes for a user-friendly experience within the app. Scenes and proportional control via the ‘horseshoe’ has now been provided for same page functionality, creating easier usability with in app use. For the latest updates on our SceneSet app and Helvar’s products follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook or visit www.helvar.com

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Product News

ENIAC Award for EnLight Project EnLight, an energy efficient and intelligent lighting systems project, was finalised in November 2014 after three years of cooperative research and development. The project was funded by ENIAC and the project team consisted of 27 leading lighting companies, prominent universities and research institutes from five European countries, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands. The main goal of the project was to achieve more than 40 % energy saving comparing state-of-the-art LED lighting in real-life demonstrations. ‘The result of this project was an intelligent and energy efficient lighting system. Using breakthrough technology, the achieved energy consumption exceeded the set target without com-

promising any of the lighting features. Helvar focused on the development of a next generation Power Supply Unit with unprecedented high energy efficiency and performance’, says Max Björkgren, the Research, Quality & Technology Director from Helvar. Helvar, together with other project members, has won the ENIAC Innovation Award 2014 for the Enlight project.

The presenter of the award, Dr. Andreas Wild, stated that the EnLight project was exemplary in bringing together key actors in a project of significant size (more than 41 M€ R&D investment) to achieve results of genuinely high value to the partners.

New SELV 60 V Drivers Helvar has released a range of SELV 60 V rated drivers for flexible luminaire design.

below 60 V at any time allowing for an open and more flexible luminaire design.

The new range of 50 W drivers are designed to work within luminaires where the modules cannot be protected and isolated but can be touched. The touchable part of the luminaires can be left unprotected as long as the driver output and the voltage over the modules will not exceed 60 V.

Helvar has now published three new constant current SELV 60 V drivers in the 50 W range: • LL1x50-E-CC • LC1x50-E-CC • LL2x25-E-CC

Helvar’s new 50 W range is SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) rated ensuring the output voltage remains

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Now a frequent association with Helvar, the drivers' efficiency stays at 0.90 even though the constant current output is as high as 1050 - 1400 mA.

The LL2x25-E-CC driver has two independent output channels allowing for loads of different sizes between the channels. This greatly increases the number of alternative combinations from modules to the output and therefore provides additional freedom to design.

Product News

New Hybrid Dimming LED Driver Helvar has introduced a new generation for dimmable LED drivers utilising the state of art "hybrid dimming technique". The first product in the series is LL1x10-42-E-DA Dimmable DALI LED driver. Hybrid dimming capable products can be dimmed both on current reduction dimming (higher dimming range), and on Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) dimming (lower dimming range). Current reduction dimming is a very efficient dimming technique for products dimmed only on higher range, e.g. 20 % – 100 %. On lower range, the current reduction dimming can have a negative impact on the light quality, causing e.g. uneven light output, or colour temperature variation.

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PWM dimming

Current reduction dimming

50 % 25 %

Brightness 20 %

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) dimming provides the best light quality on 1 % to 20 % dimming range.

dimming technique. This offers a high quality of light throughout the dimming range. To guarantee a high quality of light this driver is using high PWM frequency of 1 kHz. This is one of the highest PWM dimming frequency on the market. Luminaires equipped with Helvar LL1x10-42-E-DA LED drivers are completely free of 100Hz light flicker.

Helvar's LL1x10-42-E-DA Dimmable DALI LED driver utilises hybrid

The driver is designed according to DALI standard revision 2 and is back-

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100 %

wards compatible with first generation lighting control systems. The current setting can be done either with current setting resistor or by software (via DALI line). The product offers also optional Constant Light Output (CLO) function which compensates the light output drop during the LED module life time.

Key product information: • DALI control input 1 % - 100 % dimming range (DALI revision 2.0). Hybrid dimming technique for high quality light • Overload, open & short circuit protection • Adjustable constant current output from 120 mA (default) to 350 mA • Max load 42 W • Stand-by power < 0.5 • Efficiency 0.93 • For luminaires Class I • Suitable for emergency lighting Helvar DALI Driver Configurator support

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