Industry News

What is Motion Sensor Lighting?

Views : 532
Author : Admin
Update time : 2023-12-26 09:58:11

A motion sensor (or motion detector) is an electrical device that utilizes a sensor to detect nearby object's motion. Motion sensors are used primarily in security, automated lighting control, home control, energy efficiency, and other useful systems. They can be used to activate floodlights, trigger audible alarms, activate switches, and even alert the police.  

Motion sensor can save energy

There are several types of motion sensor technology in wide use:

Passive Infrared sensor (PIR)

The passive infrared sensor is the most commonly used motion sensor, especially in lighting control systems. PIR sensors are sensitive to a person's skin temperature through emitted black-body radiation at mid-infrared wavelengths, in contrast to background objects at ambient temperature. No energy wave is emitted from the sensor, thus the name passive infrared. The difference in temperature, as detected by the PIR, is the primary element in triggering a response.

Microwave sensor (MW)

The microwave sensor is based on the principle of Doppler radar, and is similar to a radar speed gun. A continuous wave of microwave radiation is emitted, and phase shifts in the reflected microwaves due to motion of an object toward (or away from) the receiver result in a heterodyne signal at a low audio frequency.  MWs can monitor larger areas than infrared sensors can, but MWs are more vulnerable to object interference.

Ultrasonic sensor

An ultrasonic sensor emits an ultrasonic wave (sound at a frequency higher than a human ear can hear) and receives reflections from nearby objects. Exactly as in Doppler radar, heterodyne detection of the received field indicates motion. The detected doppler shift is also at low audio frequencies (for walking speeds) since the ultrasonic wavelength of around a centimeter is similar to the wavelengths used in microwave motion sensors.

Tomographic sensor

Tomographic sensor is a relatively new kind of technology. Instead of a single sensor, tomographic motion sensors use several nodes placed throughout a space. These nodes communicate with one another. When something enters the field between them, it disturbs the links, signaling movement. Tomographic sensors can be completely hidden because they don’t rely on line of sight the way other sensors do. Another advantage is that, because they use radio waves, tomographic sensors can sense through walls and other obstructions. 

Summary

Microwave sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and tomographic sensor are all active motion sensors. They all have both a transmitter and a receiver.They detects motion by measuring changes in the amount of sound or radiation reflecting back into the receiver. 

Many of Realshine's high bay lights are equipped with motion sensors. If you want wholesale price, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Related News
Read More >>
Lighting control protocol what is 0-10V dimming Lighting control protocol what is 0-10V dimming
May .13.2024
In concept, 0-10 Volt dimming is one of the oldest and, in some ways, most simplistic form of dimming, it is a lighting control technique that enables you to adjust the brightness of a light source by regulating the voltage supplied to it.
Lighting control protocol: what is PWM dimming? Lighting control protocol: what is PWM dimming?
May .13.2024
PWM is a lighting control method by reducing the average deliverable power of an electrical signal. The basic principle of pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming is to apply a series of electrical pulses to the LED driver circuit, where the width, or duration, of each pulse determines the amount of time the LED is turned on.
Advantages of Lighting control protocol: DALI, 0-10V, DMX, and PWM Advantages of Lighting control protocol: DALI, 0-10V, DMX, and PWM
May .13.2024
Lighting control protocols not only enable you to achieve your desired lighting preferences but also provide numerous benefits such as enhanced energy efficiency, convenience, and Customizable Lighting.
Type and Structure of Led Panel Lights Type and Structure of Led Panel Lights
Apr .22.2024
The structure of edge-lit LED panel lights primarily comprises a frame, LED light source, a light guide plate, a diffuser plate, reflective film, a driver power supply, a back plate. Back-lit LED panel lights have a simpler structure, no light guide plate.