EFY October 2020 - Vol. 52 No. 10 - Industrial Lighting & LED Aviation Obstruction

Q: What problem does BINAY’s Driver-Less LED approach aim to solve?

It resolves LED driver failure by eliminating the LED driver itself and using Driver-Less Microgrid Technology for LED lighting.

Q: What reliability and maintenance advantages are claimed for the Driver-Less LED lights?

The lights are described as very low per-light cost with high reliability, multiple power redundancy, fire-safe/electric-shock-safe design, and a touch-free warranty that reduces maintenance needs at the light points.

Q: How are BINAY aviation obstruction lights designed to improve reliability?

They use non-switching passive circuitry (no SMPS), passive solid-state control without electrolytic capacitors, which reduces active components and the chance of component failure—thereby minimizing maintenance requirements at tall-structure mounting heights.

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EFY October 2020 (Vol. 52 No. 10) presents technology and applied engineering content spanning computing, sustainable electricity generation, autonomous mobility, career opportunities in aerospace, and test & measurement for solar systems. The included LED technology sections highlight Driver-Less Microgrid LED lighting that removes the LED driver to improve reliability, reduce maintenance, support solar operation, and provide surge protection and daylight harvesting. It also details non-switching passive circuitry for Binay aviation obstruction lights to enhance solid-state reliability and reduce failure and maintenance.

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High Mass & Street Lights Industrial Lighting Introducing Driver-Less LED Lights BINAY resolves the problem of LED driver failure by eliminating the LED driver itself, with the use of our revolutionary Driver-Less Microgrid Technology for LED lighting Common Area Lighting Hospital Lighting Retail Lighting Underground Lighting key ADVANTAGES • Works on existing cabling/wiring systems; no modification required to existing wiring • Very low per-light cost at extremely high reliability (up to 300,000 hours MTBF) • Multiple Redundancy of power to lights • TOUCH-FREE WARRANTY – No maintenance required at LED light location points; any maintenance (if ever needed) at easily accessible ground-level locations • No electrolytic capacitors used in LED lights • Fire-Safe and Electric Shock-Safe • Up to 20KV Surge Protection • Hot-Swappable maintainablity • BINAY AutoLux™ provides easy Daylight Harvesting • BINAY Lux Degradation Compensator automatically compensates for normal LED light degradation over time • Up to 95% Efficiency, with no THD or EMI issues in power lines • Easy Dimming to very low levels (<2%) • Uninterrupted Light Supply (even incase of power failure) • Easy, cheap, and efficient upgradation to solar powered operation Commercial Lighting Greater Reliability Increased Safety Solar Power compatibility 5 Years warranty Successful operational installations (over the last 10 years) in industrial plants, TRIED AND TESTED TECHNOLOGY nuclear facilities, hospitals, 5-star hotelsand several other applications With so many advantages to the BINAY Driver-Less solution, it is costly to NOT implement this technology! Binay Opto Electronics Pvt. Ltd. 27, Panditia Terrace, Calcutta 700 029, India Contact now for details: +91 (33) 4006 9875, 2475 0062, 2475 0030 Email: [info@binayLED.com](info@binayLED.com) • [https://www.binayled.com](https://www.binayled.com) BINAY – PROVIDING LED POWERED TECHNOLOGIES SINCE 1983 BINAY–Lighting Up The Future BINAY LED Aviation Obstruction LIGHTS All BINAY Aviation Lights are based on Non-switching passive type circuitry (NO SMPS) The circuitry incorporated inside the LED Aviation Obstruction Lights is passive electronic (solid-state) in nature, and does not use internal SMPS driver switching units to control the light unit. Internal LED current control is by non-switching electronic means only. No electrolytic capacitors are used inside the Aviation Obstruction Light unit. The above is necessary to ensure reliability of the LED Aviation Obstruction Light. This system design eﬀectively eliminates any active components and circuits inside the aviation light itself, and enhances the solid-state passive reliability of the LEDs (mounted in relatively inaccessible locations at the height of tall structures). This drastically reduces the possibility of component failure-and hence possibility of any maintenance requirement – in the LED Aviation Obstruction Lights themselves (which are mounted at extreme heights in the system). Binay Opto Electronics Pvt. Ltd. 27, Panditia Terrace, Calcutta 700 029, India Contact now for details: +91 (33) 4006 9875, 2475 0062, 2475 0030 Email: [info@binayLED.com](info@binayLED.com) • [https://www.binayled.com](https://www.binayled.com) BINAY – PROVIDING LED POWERED TECHNOLOGIES SINCE 1983 Stay Connected. Stay Informed. Stay Ahead. SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE | PRINT MAGAZINE | 1 YEAR
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FAQs

What problem does BINAY’s Driver-Less LED approach aim to solve?

It resolves LED driver failure by eliminating the LED driver itself and using Driver-Less Microgrid Technology for LED lighting.

What reliability and maintenance advantages are claimed for the Driver-Less LED lights?

The lights are described as very low per-light cost with high reliability, multiple power redundancy, fire-safe/electric-shock-safe design, and a touch-free warranty that reduces maintenance needs at the light points.

How are BINAY aviation obstruction lights designed to improve reliability?

They use non-switching passive circuitry (no SMPS), passive solid-state control without electrolytic capacitors, which reduces active components and the chance of component failure—thereby minimizing maintenance requirements at tall-structure mounting heights.

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