6 Connected LED Lighting Solutions
FIGURE 2: Features of the LUMAWISE Endurance S (Source: TE Connectivity)
Powered upward-facing interfaces have been
available for several decades through the ANSI
C136.10 interface. This standard was updated many
years ago to allow for signal contacts and dimming
controls, and C136.41 was created. Now, two-node
architecture allows for sensor devices that need a
downward field of view. Presently motion sensors
are getting released, although other innovations are
happening. For example, the Lake Macquarie City
Council in Australia organized a hackathon to create
sensors for smart-city applications for the two
interface luminaires they have installed throughout
the city.
In many regions, ANSI C136.41 is dominant, and
therefore the Zhaga Book 18's third (3rd) edition
detailed a hybrid two-node architecture. With an
ANSI interface facing upward and a Zhaga interface
facing downward in this edition, the wiring of a
luminaire gets defined, and the requirements of a
control device.
Zhaga is now considering the next phase of the
book and looking at how it adopts this architecture
for form factors other than cobra heads. Heritage
lighting is recognized as an essential subset of
street lighting and is increasing in popularity but will
provide challenges for the two-node architecture.
TE supports the Zhaga and ANSI streetlight
interconnects platforms. For the Zhaga interface,
TE Connectivity offers the LUMAWISE Endurance
S product range. It is made up of the receptacle,
which mounts to the streetlight, shown on the left of
the image below (Figure 2).
TE released the second-generation version of
that product. It features a dual-wire poke-in, an
updated seal for specific mounting configurations,
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