Why DC Lighting?
In this new era of DC renewable power and AC/DC hybrid building nanogrids, Marshall DC lighting adds sustainable value to building power infrastructures, empowering grid resiliency & optimizing the value of renewables… DC lighting “Direct-Connects” (DC-to-DC) with renewables (solar/battery storage), unlocking optimized grid resilient strategies for lighting security, cost control, carbon reduction, and load sharing possibilities.
Three (3)“Whys” of DC Lighting
- Why DC over AC? DC-to-DC "Direct-Connect” to renewables catalyzes grid resiliency…
- Enables optimized load management solutions with solar &/or battery storage
- Low voltage Class 2 wiring applications (24DC to 60DC)
- Greater efficiencies upward of 15% (no AC-to-DC conversions)
- Decrease carbon footprint
- Why DC Lighting & Renewables? DC Lighting + Renewables = Optimized Load Sharing Solutions…
- Optimize load sharing among power sources & electric cost control
- Mitigate risk of lighting downtime with greater lighting security
- Reduce installation & material costs
- Easily quantify measurable electric cost savings via renewables off-set
- Why Pont of Ethernet (PoE) for DC Lighting? The 4 “C”s of PoE…
- Copper; 60% less copper (lower AWG wire)
- Conduit; 100% less steel (no conduit)
- Change Orders; 100% flexibility (software change orders, open standards)
- Conversion Costs; 30% lower operating cost (no AC-to-DC conversion in every fixture)