Innovative technology empowers office spaces, HCL leads new trends in office life

Foreword

With the rapid development of science and technology, office spaces are undergoing changes, and "health, comfort, intelligence, green, and efficiency" have become key words.

Among them, lighting is a key part of office space design. Human-centered lighting (HCL) has an important impact that cannot be ignored on employees' work comfort, concentration, efficiency, and even their visual health, psychology, emotions, etc.

"Human factor lighting" has always been one of Traxon's most important concerns. Its mature and pioneering products and e:cue technology system can design and manage office space by area, make full use of changes in natural light, realize dynamic flat lighting, and fully empower smart offices. In addition to providing a personalized, healthy and comfortable lighting atmosphere, it also regulates the circadian rhythm of the human body, allowing employees to have a more convenient, healthy, and efficient high-end office experience.

So, why does office space need to be intelligent? What kind of office light environment is needed by people? As a global leader in indoor and outdoor lighting control technology, Traxon Their answer was given in the design of its headquarters office in Shenzhen.

Under the trend of smart office, Traxon leads the new trend

For a long time, people have been continuously upgrading and improving the functions, aesthetics and spatial quality of office spaces, hoping to make this space more beautiful.

Today, people are exposed to various smart devices, enjoy convenient digital applications and services, and are in the workplace every day, which determines that the wave of intelligence will definitely penetrate into the office space field. All major leading companies have joined the wave of intelligence and built headquarters buildings one after another to allow employees to experience the latest Internet technology achievements.

Tencent Binhai Building adopts IoT and artificial intelligence technology, integrating digitalization and intelligence, and has become a "super testing ground" for exploring IoT solutions and artificial intelligence.

The Xiaomi headquarters building builds smart systems based on different office scenarios, fully embodying space technology elements and giving employees a futuristic and immersive experience. ...

What is certain is that more and more brand companies are beginning to embrace the digital future, and space intelligence has become the driving force for high-quality urban development.

Traxon integrates human-centeredness into intelligence. Use human factors lighting and precise control to effectively achieve efficient management of office space, lead the new trend, and create a digital collaboration space. While creating better health conditions and performance, maximizing synchronization with the outdoor environment not only makes employees' work and life more convenient, but also saves energy and reduces the company's overall operating costs.

This solution redefines a new office experience

The e:cue intelligent lighting solution is a fully functional, software and hardware integrated solution based on Ethernet. Including SYMPHOLIGHT intelligent lighting management software, SYMPHOTOUCH mobile application software, SymphoCity city-level lighting management platform, and SYMPL series multi-protocol hardware modules, etc. The overall system framework is as follows:

Core advantages of e:cue system

①Indoor and outdoor integrated control

That is, the SYMPHOLIGHT lighting management software can realize outdoor dynamic lighting, indoor white light lighting, ambient lighting and other lighting control and management.

②Provides a variety of lighting application protocol interface modules

Using the SYMPL series of interface control modules, the e:cue system can easily create a lighting management system suitable for both indoor and outdoor lighting control according to needs. At the same time, the e:cue system also provides a wealth of interface protocol modules and methods, which can be expanded, accessed, and integrated with third-party equipment and protocols.

③ Programmable user interface

The basic web page's schedule management, energy consumption dashboard, device scene management and other functions provide a friendly and rich UI experience. The script development function based on C# provides more convenience and possibilities for in-depth users to meet a variety of needs.

All in all, when it comes to lighting and related controls, e:cu e system can provide everything you want and can work with you to achieve your needs. Practice has proven that after using the e:cue lighting management system, companies can save more lighting electricity and help significantly reduce overall energy consumption. In real cases, Traxon can help companies save up to 60% of lighting operation energy consumption.

Traxon Shenzhen Headquarters Office: Unlocking the "New World" of Smart Office

raxon Shenzhen Headquarters Office

When Traxon customized office lighting solutions for its Shenzhen headquarters office, it followed the "people-centered" lighting concept. The entire office mainly used linear lights with a UGR of less than 19 as basic lighting, combined with black light anti-glare downlights to achieve visible light and invisible lights. With the help of digital spectrum technology, variable spectrum lamps achieve people-centered lighting (HCL) , perfectly integrated with lighting, climate and space to meet the individual needs of people in special environments.

Keyword 1: Synchronize with natural light to improve employee comfort

According to the color temperature, spectrum, color rendering index and other parameters of outdoor sunlight in different locations and seasons, the e:cue system realizes synchronous changes in the light environment of the office and outdoor sunlight to achieve the effect of rhythmic lighting. High-quality and comfortable work lighting makes employees happier and more enjoyable

Keyword 2: Multiple scene settings improve the office experience

In the face of different lighting needs, various working scene modes can be switched through the preset time on the control panel, which is not only personalized but also humane and interoperable, simple and convenient.

Work mode: The light sensor automatically adjusts the indoor lighting according to the natural light environment

Lunch break mode: The light brightness and color temperature are automatically reduced to create a comfortable rest environment

Overtime mode: The lamps above the overtime employees operate at normal levels, while other nearby lamps are dimmed to energy-saving levels

Constant illumination mode: Use light sensing to ensure that the window side of the office can make full use of daylight while coordinating with the brightness of the whole house

Depending on the function of the space used, a client that can be easily controlled by employees is also set up. For example, in the front exhibition hall, open office, conference room, and independent office, various key switches or tablets are provided, which can adjust the color temperature, brightness, switch scenes, and linkage control of curtains.

Keyword 3: Precise control, visible energy saving and consumption reduction

In the front lobby, corridor, pantry, multi-functional space In areas such as public areas, intelligent scene modes are automatically executed through human presence sensors, so that the lights turn on when people arrive and gradually dim and then turn off after people leave. Public areas are regularly closed at night to reduce office equipment power consumption and standby power consumption, providing employees with a convenient experience while reducing energy waste.

TAs said

"Employees are the key to a company's success. As a global leader in indoor and outdoor lighting control technology, Traxon uses our innovation in light to create a positive working environment. We hope to build the Traxon Shenzhen headquarters office into a modern smart office space model."

To learn more about how smart lighting systems light up Traxon In the Shenzhen headquarters office, we specially invited Daniel Cheng, the person in charge of general lighting products, Doucan, the person in charge of lighting optics, and Victor Zhang, the person in charge of control products, who participated in this case, to have a conversation, and explore the stories behind the wonderful experience with everyone.

[Human lighting makes "light" love everywhere]

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors three scientists for their discoveries in the molecular mechanisms that control circadian rhythms.

For many years, it has been known that living organisms, including humans, have an internal circadian clock that helps them predict and adapt to the regular rhythms of the day, but it was not known how this circadian clock actually worked. The discovery by three scientists could further investigate our body clock and shed light on its inner workings. Their findings explain how plants, animals and humans adjust their biological rhythms to synchronize with changes on the planet. Circadian biology has grown into a large, highly dynamic field of research with implications for our health and well-being.

The outdoor illumination is generally between 8,000-100,000lx and the color temperature is 2700K-5700K, and the illumination and color temperature change dynamically. The indoor illumination is generally 300-500lx and the color temperature is 3000/4000K, which is usually fixed. According to surveys, modern people spend 90% of their time indoors and are far more dependent on artificial light sources than natural light.
In the modern work environment, humans and their concerns are becoming increasingly important. The pioneering lighting concept of Human Centric Lighting (HCL) contributes to this trend. By integrating light, climate and space into a high-quality, it can help people in physical, emotional, health and other aspects, and balance people's human needs such as vision, emotion and circadian rhythm in lighting applications, thereby improving human body function, comfort, health and happiness. "From the perspective of Traxon's professional lighting requirements, we believe that no matter what the scene, the purpose of all lighting design is to start from the needs of the people in the scene and embody the people-oriented concept," said Daniel, the product manager of Traxon.

As the global leader in indoor and outdoor lighting control technology, Traxon has always focused on human-centered lighting. On the road of actively deploying human-centered lighting, Traxon launched the first lighting control software Lighting Application (LAS for short) as early as 2002. In addition to LAS, e: cue also continues to innovate, and has successively launched control systems and software such as Sympholight, SYMPHO?City, SYMPHO?Street and Symphotouch.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Traxon installed the e:cue intelligent lighting system for its headquarters office in Shenzhen. It adjusts the lighting based on the principle of circadian rhythm, so that lighting, climate and space are perfectly integrated, creating a focused, relaxed and happy office environment for employees.

【About lamp selection】

Cheng Yangang Daniel
General Lighting Product Manager

Cheng Yangang Daniel: According to the decoration style of the open office, Traxon line lights with UGR less than 19 are mainly used as basic lighting, and combined with deep anti-glare downlights, they are very well integrated into the entire office environment. When walking into Traxon Company, the first thing that comes into view is the large-area soft film ceiling lamp above the front desk, which is bright, soft and comfortable; the zigzag line lamps are staggered and distributed in the exhibition hall at undulating heights, which is very modern; the downlight lighting in the orange corridor is clean, neat and even, and the "hills" composed of light spots create a unique sense of layering on the wall.

Hualiang spotlight human factor lighting series: anti-glare solution, deep cup reflector. Ra>90 SDCM

Brilliant strip light human factor lighting series: anti-glare solution, UGR19. Seamless connection without dark areas, providing smooth white light. Ra>90 SDCM
[Project Difficulties and Challenges]

Zhang Daoqiang Doucan
Head of Lighting Optics

Zhang Daoqiang Doucan: For the lighting design of the corridor in front of the front desk, during the initial design, I wanted to design the corridor to have the effect of seeing no light, so I chose deep anti-glare downlights. After installing the lights, the actual effect is to illuminate the floor of the corridor, while the walls of the corridor have no light, giving people a dim feeling. It is difficult to see where the wall is, and there is a lack of security. After various attempts, we finally switched to linear lights with UGR less than 19. The light emitting surface of the lamps is uniform and the light emitting angle is larger. It can illuminate the ground and the walls of the corridor evenly, presenting a transparent and bright corridor in front of people.

[Control and implementation of intelligent lighting control system]

Zhang Shengli Victor
Control product manager

Zhang Shengli Victor: In this case, it involves general lighting and dynamic lighting. We used the LCE3 FX device as the main control. The main control is designed for a standard 19-inch rack-mounted industrial chassis, which is convenient for quick installation and maintenance. In the lighting control part, all interface modules are designed based on the network, with DIN35 standard rails on the back. All equipment is modular in design, small in size, easy to install, and easy to network. Here we use the DALI interface module that complies with the DALI 2 standard, the DMX512 protocol interface module for dynamic lighting, the serial port module for connecting to the IO control module and curtains, and the e:bus module for connecting to the e:bus interface touch panel, etc. All modules exchange information through network protocols based on TCP and IP, ensuring the security and stability of the system.

For dynamic lighting, we use the internationally accepted DMX512 protocol for color Colorful control, visual configuration software, and drag-and-drop interaction make the realization of dynamic effects easier. At the same time, each channel has a gamma correction function, so that the color output can perfectly meet the designer's requirements.

[Presentation effect]

Zhang Shengli Victor: In this case, all functional lighting uses adjustable color temperature lamps based on the DALI protocol, and is also equipped with multi-functional sensors and control panels that comply with the DALI 2 protocol. Users can use the control panel to switch on and off each lamp or a group of lamps, adjust brightness, adjust color temperature or call preset scenes. At the same time, the lamps can also be adaptively controlled based on the control logic algorithm. Based on the ambient light data provided by the light sensor in the multi-function sensor, combined with our human factor lighting algorithm module, the optimal illumination and real-time color temperature values can be automatically adjusted to create an optimal working light environment. Through occupancy sensors, the system can determine whether there are users in a space and automatically turn on or off the lights in the space. Achieving the perfect combination of simplicity, comfort and energy saving.

Conclusion

There is no doubt that the smart lighting market is regarded as the most potential high-growth track, and human factors lighting is one of the potential tracks of smart lighting. Among them, office lighting in subdivided areas has broad market prospects, attracting many companies to compete.

As a global leader in indoor and outdoor lighting control technology, Traxon has been committed to providing customers with innovative, high-performance and intelligent lighting solutions. On the road of actively deploying human factors lighting, Traxon has won wide recognition around the world with its excellent lighting products and technologies. Its human factors intelligent lighting solutions have been widely used in many fields such as office, industry, medical, commerce, art, education and so on.

The future is here, and digital healthy human lighting is the strategic focus of Traxon. Traxon will take a firmer step, continue to promote the upgrading of intelligent lighting technology, and continue to provide users with more professional, intelligent, and healthy overall lighting solutions and a more comfortable and circadian lighting experience.

About Traxon

OSRAM Traxon e:cue (Zhuo Sheng Lighting Co., Ltd.) has been focusing on smart lighting solutions for nearly 30 years. It is committed to implementing various design ideas to create unforgettable lighting experiences and improve the environment in various fields such as global smart cities, product catalogs and case collections, indoor and outdoor spaces of buildings, cultural and sports entertainment, art, tourism and leisure.

By cooperating with leading international lighting design, architecture and engineering companies and developer brands, OSRAM Traxon e:cue has currently completed approximately 5,000 well-known projects around the world, including Shanghai Tower, Shenzhen Pingan Building, Qingdao Haitian Tower, China Zun Building, Hong Kong M+ Museum, Shenzhen Futian Central District and Tianjin Binhai New Area Center, Zhejiang University First Affiliated Hospital, Moscow Ostankino TV Tower, Turkey Folkart Towers, Pearl Tower in Bangkok, Marina Bay Arts Center in Singapore, Landmark Tower 81 in Ho Chi Minh City, One Manhattan West, Las Vegas Tower, San Mames Stadium in Spain and other internationally renowned projects.

With groundbreaking products and e:cue technology systems, as well as first-class project solutions, Europe Traxon e:cue provides "one-stop" solutions to partners and customers around the world, covering lighting design, software and product development and customization, project planning and management, system integration, testing and debugging, as well as technical support and maintenance. It has been widely recognized by global partners, industry experts and business people.

OSRAM Traxon e:cue became independent from ams-OSRAM Group in 2022, and became a member of Youchang Group in the same year, opening a new chapter of development with the entity of "Traxon Lighting Co., Ltd." and the brand image of "Traxon Zhuosheng". The company's global headquarters is located in Hong Kong, China, with a strong global sales team in China and