What is an Emergency Lighting Management System? How does it work?

What is an emergency lighting management system? The Olympus™ (click on the link to learn more about the Olympus B.A.S) system manages the maintenance and required schedule testing of all exit signs, path of egress lights and batteries that power these fixtures in the event of a power outage. It does this by removing all existing batteries from the individual fixtures and moving them to a UL941 certified central battery unit. Through automation and reporting, Olympus™ cloud uses an onsite controller to communicate to each of the fixtures and batteries in order to regularly test the system in order to stay compliant.

But how does it do this? In a retrofit scenario we replace the led board and battery in every sign in the facility with a Luminetworx™ PoE driver and board. This board is powered by the Luminetworx™ PoE switch that powers the PoE drivers and fixtures. The Poe switch is then plugged into the UL941 inverter or UPS that is then managed by the Olympus™ cloud management system.

The Olympus™ onsite controller then controls the functions of the exit signs, drivers, and batteries. Olympus™ cloud is able to control the the exit signs and the lights through wireless communication between the onsite controller and the PoE drivers. Ensuring that each fixture is operational at all times in order to keep the facility complient with local fire codes. The onsite controller also manages the operation of the inverter or UPS for compliance testing. It can monitor all aspects of the unit for example, power consumed, power input and output, battery level, battery life expectancy, battery charge levels and battery temperature.

Through the automation process Olympus™ cloud is able to perform monthly quick battery tests ensuring compliance and safety. On a quaterly basis Olympus™ cloud performs extended tests for compliance purposes and send out automated reports to facility administrators and local fire marshals or anyone requesting access. During normal operation Olympus™ cloud will monitor the avaiablity of each component in the system and send out alerts in the event of an outage or emergency.