Road Lighting Management via Cloud Platform and NB-IoT Controllers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current road lighting management systems rely heavily on manual inspection and timing switches, making it difficult to timely and accurately monitor status, locate faults, predict early failures, reduce power loss, and manage urban light pollution effectively.
Innovation Solution
A road lighting management system comprising a smart lighting management cloud platform, lamp poles, lamps, controllers, and a mobile terminal, where lamps are connected one-to-one with controllers and the cloud platform, enabling wireless control, asset management, and fault alarms through NB-IoT communication, facilitating remote operation and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual inspection and timing switches are used for road lighting management, then device complexity is reduced, but monitoring accuracy and fault location capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a cloud-based monitoring system that continuously collects data from lighting devices via controllers and provides real-time feedback on operational status, energy consumption, and fault conditions. This enables accurate monitoring without requiring complex local inspection equipment at each lighting pole.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud platform as an intermediary between the lighting devices and management personnel. The cloud platform aggregates data from multiple sources, processes information centrally, and presents consolidated results, thereby improving monitoring accuracy while avoiding the need for each device to have complex local analytical capabilities.
2Productivity
If manual inspection methods are used, then system complexity is minimized, but response time to faults and maintenance efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables lighting devices to self-report their operational status, energy consumption data, and fault conditions through integrated controllers. This automated self-service capability eliminates the need for manual inspection, significantly improving maintenance efficiency while the cloud platform manages the complexity of data collection and analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary fault detection and prediction by continuously monitoring operational parameters and comparing them against normal ranges. Potential issues are identified and flagged before they become critical failures, allowing proactive maintenance scheduling that improves productivity without requiring complex real-time intervention systems.
3Loss of energy
If traditional switching methods are used, then energy consumption is reduced, but ability to perform early fault prediction and reduce power loss deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system continuously collects feedback on electrical parameters including current, voltage, and power consumption from each lighting device. This real-time feedback enables the system to detect abnormal patterns that indicate developing faults, allowing early intervention to prevent power loss while maintaining simple switching operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical switching and manual fault detection with electronic monitoring and automated control. Controllers use electronic sensing and communication to detect faults and manage lighting operations, improving reliability and fault prediction capability while maintaining energy efficiency through intelligent rather than mechanical means.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a road lighting management system, which includes: a smart lighting management cloud platform, lamp poles, lamps installed on the lamp poles, controllers installed in the lamps, and a mobile terminal; in which one lamp or more lamps are installed on each of the lamp poles; the lamps are in one-to-one correspondence with the controllers; the controllers are respectively connected with the lamps and the smart lighting management cloud platform, and the controllers are configured to control the lamps; the mobile terminal is connected with the smart lighting management cloud platform; and both the mobile terminal and the smart lighting management cloud platform are configured for asset management, and control commands are sent by the mobile terminal to the controllers in the lamps according to an instruction of a user.