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Intelligent StreetLighting
Our intelligent street lighting sheds
the right light within your city.

We keep the world running.

Light makes cities more attractive

We have a wide variety of options at our disposal

when it comes to reducing the cost of street lighting.
These range from the use of more energy-efficient
Light and lighting systems are an lights and lamps and the installation of more modern
integral part of urban infrastructure. ballasts up to intelligent light management that
adjusts itself to local conditions.
They ensure clearly illuminated
streets, increase the sense of security In order to give our customers the best possible
in public places and make a decisive support for all these options, we have a very broad
contribution to a city’s nighttime range of different services.
charm – for locals and tourists alike.
In times of constantly rising energy
prices, light is also a cost factor that
needs to be given a lot of thought.
Something we’ve already done.

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Maintenance services Intelligent street lighting
In connection with our maintenance services, we Conventional street lighting works on the all-or-nothing
replace faulty and inefficient components and draw up principle: either it‘s on or it‘s off. But rising energy costs
sustainable maintenance plans. On the basis of these are forcing engineers to rethink this principle. We develop
plans we decide whether to take a proactive or reactive intelligent lighting solutions that automatically adjust to
approach to replacing components. This raises the actual lighting requirements. The services we provide in
effectiveness of our service and improves the availability this area include engineering, installation, programming
of the systems. and even operation.

Modernization Operation
Our modernization packages make sure that only the If the customer wishes, we also assume responsibility for
necessary parts of street lighting systems are renewed, the daily operation of his street lighting systems – all the
which means increased energy efficiency at reasonable way from maintenance and administrative duties to the
cost. purchase of electricity.

Clear conditions,
nighttime charm

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Maintenance services for
maximum economic efficiency

Our maintenance services make sure street lighting

systems always reflect the state of the art – today,
“We have been modernizing and tomorrow and the day after.
maintaining the street lighting in
Sliven since October 2005. And with
considerable success. Not only did we
meet all our deadlines, but we‘re also
in the position now to guarantee
unmatched levels of availability
and reliability.”
Anatoliy Stoyanov, project manager in Sliven.

98 percent
availability
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Inventory and audit To make sure the lights do not go out, we draw up
plans for preventive maintenance and repair that are
Whoever wants to know the best way to the future tailored to the given circumstances.
first has to know where he stands today. By creating
an inventory of the existing system (e.g. types of lamp, Operation
manufacturers, poles, cabling, connections to supply
From a financial point of view, there are many
grids), we collect all relevant data to establish a sound
arguments that speak in favor of outsourcing the
planning basis. Then we carry out an audit to evaluate
operation of street lighting. Siemens offers flexible
the existing technology and identify which parts should
financing models that ease the burden on the public
be upgraded or replaced.
sector while increasing operational reliability. An all-
Maintenance in-one package of activities (engineering, mainte­
nance, supply of spare parts, ongoing modernization,
Varying general conditions – legal, technical or local – etc.) from a single source offers considerable savings
result in a wide variety of challenges. But whatever the potential, whereby top priority is given to cost
conditions are, the availability of street lighting must be transparency and planning reliability.
assured at all times.

A real-life example: Sliven, Bulgaria

With a population of 90,000, Sliven is the cultural center The order also includes a 20-year maintenance contract.
of the Bulgarian province of the same name. In 2005, So far, all the contractual assurances of performance have
Siemens was contracted to redesign, modernize and been achieved. However, municipal treasurers are more
maintain the municipal street lighting system. But it likely to be interested in the financial impact: an energy
was not only the city itself, also 44 outlying districts saving of 68 percent and a guaranteed availability of
were part of that contract. 98 percent.

After creating an inventory of the existing system in a

digital street map, Siemens redesigned the street lighting.

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Modernization projects
and performance contracting
for increased energy efficiency

Energy is a valuable resource. Combined with modern A real-life example: Bratislava, Slovakia
management systems, efficient street lighting enables
local authorities to handle this resource more In 1997, Siemens received an order from the
economically. administration of the Slovakian capital to modernize
its street lighting system. 30,000 street lights had to be
Siemens uses tailored modernization packages to bring modernized and a further 12,000 replaced. In addition to
lighting systems right up-to-date – from the retrofitting of cutting costs, the municipal administrators also hoped to
inefficient light sources to the replacement of aging lamp provide better lighting in some areas of the city.
poles. And what‘s more, with the right kind of financing.
The 20-year contract includes not only modernization and
Thanks to guaranteed availability ratings and assured maintenance, but also a spare parts service. Among other
energy savings, the customer can benefit right from things, this service foresees the replacement of each lamp
day one. every four years. This service is managed via a 24/7 call
center and an online platform.
And the results really do show the project in a good
light. For example, energy consumption was cut by
50.5 percent while availability rose from 35 percent
above the guaranteed 95 to as high as 98 percent.
At the same time, the 500,000 or so inhabitants now
enjoy more and better lighting in many parts of the city.

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 worldwide
competence

„The new
technology has
made many
corners of our
city brighter.
That gives people
a good sense of
security.“
Dana Smihlova
Siemens call center agent

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Modern
control technology
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Intelligent street lighting

Does street lighting really need to burn at full power the

whole night now that energy is becoming more and more
expensive? We say: No, it doesn‘t. “This innovative software from
That is because intelligent street lighting management CAOS GmbH in Karlsruhe (with Sie-
already provides a wide range of options for cutting mens acting as the exclusive sales
energy consumption without compromising on safety channel) can be ideally integrated
and the quality of life. Both the duration and intensity of into the existing infrastructure. In
lighting can be regulated with the aid of modern sensors
Düsseldorf, VIA LUMEN harmonizes
and control systems.
perfectly with the Sitraffic Scala So-
lution 6 traffic computer and the
A real-life example: Düsseldorf, Germany Traffic Eye Universal detectors.”
The Danziger Strasse is a four-lane main artery in North
Wilhelm Derenne, sales officer at Siemens AG,
Düsseldorf that has heavily fluctuating traffic volumes. Division Mobility and Logistics
Whereas stop-and-go traffic is the rule during the morning
rush hour or when a major event is being held, there are
hardly any vehicles on this road late at night.
To ease the strain on the environment and the city’s
budget, Siemens developed an intelligent solution for
Düsseldorf using the VIA LUMEN street lighting
management system. The lighting control system adjusts
itself automatically to actual traffic levels and makes use
of many of the telematic components already installed in
the city. Traffic intensity is taken into account just as
much as the weather conditions (e.g. fog, rain) and
current road construction. An individual lighting program
can be installed on the controllers for any kind of traffic
situation and for each lighting group. If communication
between the controller and the light is interrupted, an
emergency program automatically activates the lighting
level for heavy traffic.
Energy meters in the Siemens control cabinets
continuously record the energy consumed by the lighting
system. Statistics already confirm that the lighting level
only needs to be raised every twentieth nighttime hour in
response to critical traffic situations. The reduction in the
remaining 95 percent of the time allows savings between
60 and 90 percent. The annual total savings in Danziger
Strasse are now as high as 108 MWh. These figures also
attracted even greater attention. The project earned the
City of Düsseldorf the German Telematics Award in the
category “Best Practice 2012” from Lower Saxony’s
transport minister.

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Strong partnerships open up
even more possibilities

Intelligent street lighting systems provide interfaces to

many adjacent areas. We have entered into strategic
partnerships with leading specialists to ensure the
best possible integration of these areas so that we
are able to continue enhancing the performance of
our solutions.

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CAOS GmbH – specialists for the use CAOS solutions support us in controlling street lighting
of public space systems, as well as in monitoring and maintaining
technical installations and components belonging to
CAOS GmbH in Karlsruhe develops computer software the public street space such as traffic lights, cable
for application-oriented systems that focus on the networks, road signs, and a whole lot more. And a
monitoring, coordination and management of public dedicated mobile solution enables not only data
street space. The company has maintained a close and acquisition and data monitoring on site, but also
productive partnership with Siemens since 2003. comprehensive fault management.

Leading
specialists
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