Design and Application of a Novel Dimmable Lighting Control Unit with Active Power Measurement via KNX Protocol

With the cheapening of the technological products, users have started to use intelligent building automation systems for saving purposes especially in the European Market. The impact of rising energy prices and taxes on this situation is quite large. In this study, a novel dimmable lighting control unit has been developed to control and manage lighting systems, which is one of the most important parts of intelligent building automation. By controlling multiple lighting units from a single point, energy savings have been achieved by choosing the optimal operating conditions that will be necessary for the environment. The novel lighting control unit, which also provides control via mobile devices, supports the KNX infrastructure, which is used quite widely in the Global Market. It is also integrated into systems running on a network infrastructure with an Ethernet connection. In addition, it will be used in old buildings with no automation infrastructure with the help of digital inputs.