Connected lighting system integrating smart control and tunable light opens a room for health care applications. Hospitals in Berlin, Germany and Barcelona, Spain, showed the benefits of implementing connected LED lighting systems.

At Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron hospital, a human centric lighting system which can tune the lighting spectrum to match natural daylight was installed in the intensive care unit. With seven LED engines and the combination of single-peak LEDs phosphor-converted LEDs, the system enables light emission to match the visible range span without gaps in the spectral power distribution.

The cutting edge caring system also includes smart displays showing information of patients for hospital staffs to monitor their progresses. If one patient is in a critical situation, the door of ICU will open automatically.

Meanwhile in Germany, the LITECOM infinity lighting management system from Zumtobel is enabling optimum control throughout a new section of the Protestant Queen Elisabeth Herzberge Hospital (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge or, for short, KEH) in Berlin.

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Featured with Zumtobel’s lighting solution, the hospital’s new building incorporates the combination of luminaires and lighting controls. Connected lighting and integrated sensors help the lighting react to presence and reflect the dynamics of daylight. As a result, the lighting actively supports the natural human biorhythm and ensures maximum visual comfort, as the facility managers can use simple web applications to optimize the lighting.

The lighting system also allow doctors to tailor the lighting according to the situation of their patients in the treatment rooms, as well as providing an optimal working conditions for hospital staffs. Luminaires from the LIGHT FIELDS family combine a minimalist design with glare-free light, which meets both the specific needs of the examination and treatment areas of the hospital and the visual requirements of the people who work there.