Highlights Brilliantly Bright – Low Power Consumption!  2014/1

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Highlights 2014/1  www.beg-luxomat.com  Brilliantly bright – low power consumption! With the further development of the As with all other spotlights in this successful warm-tone LED series of range, this product is easy to fit: spotlights, B.E.G. has created a sig- the spotlight head may be clicked on nificant milestone in energy efficien- to the already fitted and wired wall cy. The FL2N-LED is equipped with socket with just a single hand move- 60 high-performance LEDs and re- ment and without the need for tools. quires just 26 watts, the LED FL3N The head may be moved in almost uses 30 powerful LEDs with a pow- any direction after it has been fitted. er consumption of 14 watts. The This is due to the spotlight‘s clever technology specifically developed for design, which uses three axes of these B.E.G. spotlights ensures that motion. the illuminated area is lit up perfectly. Both new spotlights are available with and without motion detectors. In this issue: All clear for new building Safety also in case of emergencies The all-round weather station The KNX system‘s success Highlights 1-2014 Issue 1-2014 “Dear Readers, I‘m happy that you‘re currently reading our new newsletter. We‘ve redesigned it from the ground up and it has become a reduced, informative medium that from now on will regularly keep you informed about what‘s happening at B.E.G. I‘m pleased to say that our new administration building will start to take shape shortly. Read on to find out more. Three new products from our range have been presented on the right. But we‘d also be happy to show you these products in person at our stand at one of the upcoming trade fairs. An informative interview with our product manager, Marcel Kellermann, about the KNX system may also be found on the back page. I hope you enjoy the read.“ Dipl. Ing. Friedrich Brück, Founder Construction on new B.E.G. administration building commenced Things are starting to move! After a year of intensive planning, we have begun construction on our new administration building Over the years, the main building on Schlosserstraße that is our current location has aged and become too small for the growing workforce. The new administration building is being erected on Feilenhauerstraße, right next to our German production and distribution headquarters. This will also mean that many routes will also become shorter in future. Employees will be able to move to their new modern workplaces in 2014. The technical systems in the building will, of course, be realised using equipment from B.E.G.‘s range of products. For instance, the lighting in all the offices will be controlled as required and in an energy-efficient way by detectors. Our new administration building will have lots of interesting things to offer our staff and make our location even more interesting – so employees will be happy to find their professional home at B.E.G. Highlights 1-2014 Market innovation at the Elektrotechnik: the two-phase detector B.E.G. Occupancy detector Safety – also in case of emergencies Some buildings use two separate circuits to protect their power supplies, this helps prevent power from failing throughout the building should a malfunction occur. B.E.G. has now developed a detector for these special systems: the PD4-M-2C-DS-DE two-phase detector is a market innovation. This presence detector may be connected to two separate AC circuits to divide the lighting system into two distinct groups. It will then control all the connected units while power supplies are functioning normally and will take the power it requires from both channels. If one supply circuit should fail, the devices on the other will continue to oper- ate correctly. Thus preventing the lighting from failing throughout the building because the other group will then be able to keep „emergency supplies“ going. The PD4-M-2C-DS-DE may be manually switched, but it is also possible to operate it from a remote control. The detector possesses an optical system for both channels. It covers a large area with a detection range of 24 metres at an installation height of 2.5 metres. An additional PD4-M-2C-DS-DE maybe connected as a slave. It will also soon be available as a three-phase detector for systems using three power-supply circuits. The all-round weather station for KNX systems PD4-M-2C-DS-FC Part. no. 92760 B.E.G. KNX devices More than a timer switch The KNX WTS-GPS measures wind speed, temperature and brightness, records precipitation and uses a GPS signal to determine the time and location. All values may be used to control limitdependent switching outputs. The GPS signal and the setting of the compass points by way of ETS allows the precise position of the sun to be calculated. These calculations in turn allow the heating, shutters, lighting and any oth- er components to be perfectly adapted to the conditions outside. The KNX WTS-GPS measures wind speed electronically, which means that conventional wind wheels, which are prone to wear, are no longer needed. The sensors, electronic evaluation system and bus connectors are located in the unit‘s compact housing. Flexible, individual settings turn the station into an intelligent extension of the KNX system. KNX WTS-GPS Part. no. 90221 B.E.G. Occupancy detector Measuring motion, light and temperatures The multi-sensor The new PD2N-LTMS-DE reliably detects the three most important variables in a room with room temperature (from 0 to 50 ˚C) and brightness at the room‘s ceiling (ranging from 0 to 1000 lux) being the first two. It will transfer the measured values to two 0 to 10 V interfaces. The sensor will detect motion as the third variable in a detection range of 10 metres (tangential) and six metres (frontal). Any detected motion will then be reported through a switching contact. These values may be used for closed (proprietary) BUS (e.g. LON or SPS) and DALI systems. Only the appropriate input module needs to have been installed in the system for the multi-sensor‘s 0 to 10 V output and connected to a 16 to 48 V power supply. With its diameter of 83 mm and visible height of 20 mm, the multi-sensor will fit harmoniously into any type of room design. PD2N-LTMS-FC Part. no. 92113 Highlights 1-2014 A system with future The KNX system is one of the leading bus systems. Marcel Kellermann, KNX Product Manager at B.E.G. Brück Electronic, chats about current possibilities and the future of the KNX system. What is the recipe for KNX‘s success? What trends do you see developing over the long term? MK: The KNX system will become the leading bus system over the long term, partly because it‘s relatively easy set up and partly because the KNX partner companies are working together to continuously improve the system. The establishment of automated systems in the private sector, e.g. with motion and presence detectors, will increase significantly in my opinion. We started in the home with outdoor motion detectors, then came commercial interior areas where automation has become standard and now we‘ve also arrived in home interiors. ally overridden with the help of visualisation systems, e.g. panels, smartphones, and buttons. Users may then select the appropriate scenes or control light and blinds individually. Is saving energy also an issue? MK: Of course, saving energy is an important argument. The automatic switching of power consumers saves power whereby the devices designed to do so are becoming increasingly intelligent: modern presence detectors measure the daylight entering the room and only add as much artificial light as is necessary. While, on the other hand, power-hungry consumers may be very easily identified when consumption is made transparent with the help of the KNX system. Do home users have other requirements? MK: Home users mainly want convenience and faster access to the system. I see a clear trend towards increasingly simple and intuitive controls on the KNX market. For instance, programmed automatic functions may be manu- MK: Another promising topic is the design of the devices. With products such as our PD11-KNX-FLAT-DE, we at B.E.G. are responding to our customers‘ increasing demands. The super-flat design, for instance, makes the technology almost invisible. The trend towards designoriented products is quite noticeable. A market for KNX exists and will continue to do so in future, which is why we at B.E.G. keep working with the KNX system and contributing to its success with our own innovative products. B.E.G. (UK) Ltd. Q West, Great West Road Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 0GP Tel: +44 87 08 50 54 12 Fax: +44 87 08 50 54 13 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.beg-luxomat.com B.E.G. Brück Electronic GmbH Schlosserstr. 30 D-51789 Lindlar Tel: +49 22 66 9 01 21 0 Fax: +49 22 66 9 01 21 50 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.beg-luxomat.com Is this also affecting development? B.E.G. MARLIN Electrical Ltd. 10 Vesey Place Glenageary Co. Dublin Tel: +353 1 280 72 05 Fax: +353 1 280 77 76 ISO 14001 Quality management Environmental management LFL7998–091013-01 MK: KNX has succeeded globally as a result of the standard created by the KNX Association by which all member manufacturers abide. At B.E.G. we supply motion and presence detectors, actuators, panels, power supplies and interfaces for the KNX system. System integrators and fitters enjoy a unique choice of many different products for the widest variety of fields and are able to select the devices that are perfect for their projects.