Project 56 · Smart Cities / Lighting

Smart Street Lighting Control System

City-Scale Mesh With Luminaire-Level Telemetry

Last updated: June 2026

Industry: Smart Cities / Lighting
Services: Networking Controls Cloud
TRL: 3 → 8
Duration: 6 months
Technologies: Mesh networking luminaire controllers CMS

Neighborhood mesh with luminaires + gateways + CMS — Figure 1 — Neighborhood-scale mesh of luminaires, gateways, and central management system.

Active faults dashboard with cluster pattern detection — Figure 2 — Active-faults dashboard auto-detecting cluster patterns in luminaire failures.

Figure 3 — Per-zone adaptive dimming schedule with energy-saving rollup.

Real-world Smart Street Lighting Control deployment — Figure 4 — Real-world deployment along a city street at dusk.

Project background

Municipalities maintaining thousands of streetlights want individual control, fault detection, and dimming — capabilities not present in traditional infrastructure. The client needed a retrofit system deployable at city scale.

Challenge

Communicating reliably across thousands of nodes spread across a city, detecting faults without manual inspection, and integrating with existing lighting infrastructure.

Approach & solution

We deployed luminaire-level controllers on a mesh network with gateway backhaul to a central management system. Dimming schedules, fault detection, and energy reporting run through a single interface. The system scales from neighborhoods to full cities on the same architecture.

Results & benefits

Pilot deployments delivered remote control, fault visibility, and energy savings from dimming schedules within the first months. Operational teams dramatically cut inspection workload.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How does a smart street lighting system save energy?

Primarily through dimming: reducing output during low-traffic hours cuts energy use significantly with no perceptible service impact, on top of LED savings. Telemetry also eliminates "day-burners" (lights stuck on 24/7) that otherwise go unnoticed.

Can existing street lights be retrofitted?

Yes — controllers fit standard luminaire sockets/interfaces (e.g. NEMA/Zhaga), making retrofit the normal deployment path.

What does a smart lighting pilot cost?

A bounded pilot (one precinct, platform included) typically starts around AUD $25,000–$60,000, designed so per-luminaire economics are proven before city-wide rollout.

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