How To Maximize Your Savings By Using Occupancy Sensors

Time：2016-04-13　Views：2245　Compile：SUNPER

There are several ways in which one can have savings by using energy efficiently from the Occupancy sensors. Here are some of such ways as well as what the Occupancy sensor do.

For the occupancy sensor, Occ sensor and Motion sensor, they have different names despite basically doing the same function. They do monitor a certain area for certain activity. If there is no any activity taking place, they usually shut off the light sources in that area until when needed. If there is no one in the area and lighting is not required, the Occupancy sensors will help you save money by switching those lights off. Shutting the lights off automatically saves you money.

The different types of Occupancy Sensors include the following.

1. Old Technology-Single function

When the sensors hit the market some years ago were a single technology motion sensor. This was similar to the security light usually installed on the outside of the house. Nowadays, the sensors have huge improvements over the old ones. This has been done so by incorporating both the infra-red and the ultra-sonic technologies.

For the infra-red (PIR) sensors, they are able to sense the difference in the heat emitted by human beings in motion from that of the background space. For the ultra-sonic sensors, they do detect occupancy by emitting an ultrasonic high-frequency signal in the space. They are therefore able to sense the frequency of the reflected signal and thus change in frequency can easily be interpreted as motion in the space.

2. New Technology-Dual Function

The dual technology sensors usually use both ultrasonic and PIR technologies. It activates the lights when both technologies detect that there are people around. This eliminates the possibility of mistakes from occurring, whereby either of the technologies would be expected to hold the lights on. This helps reduction of such possibilities from occurring.

You can apply for the Occupancy Sensors to enjoy the following.

To start with, occupancy sensors usually have a wide range of applications.

● They can be designed into newer installations. 

● They can also be added to the existing installations in order to capitalize energy savings.

● They function greatly anywhere there is light technology utilizing instant on and off lamps.

The occupancy sensors should always be part of any lighting system weather your warehouse is large or small. This is mainly because the amount of savings you expect from occupancy sensors depend on how much space is occupied. If the space is 20 percent of the day occupied, then you can be able to save 80 percent of the energy consumed in a day. How much you save will be determined by individual location and also by the application.

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