Ripley introduces new Seasonal PhotoClock® a compact photocontrol that reduces Sea turtle disorientation by scheduling shore area outdoor lighting to remain off throughout sea turtle nesting season.
Ripley Lighting Controls, Division of SouthConn Technologies, Inc. announces the release of their RS8454 Seasonal PhotoClock®. The patented design achieves highly accurate photocell and time-of-day control of outdoor lighting, while keeping the same lighting turned off throughout a factory preset extended seasonal "off" period, such as sea turtle nesting season (May 1st through November 1st).
Beyond seasonal considerations, laws and ordinances are increasingly pushing for lighting curfews. The Federal Energy Act, California Title 24, and the Dark Sky Initiative are requiring manufacturers to rethink and implement lighting controls that conserve energy, minimize light pollution, and still maintain nighttime safety. In order to comply, outdoor lighting controllers must be aware of exact time and date, have the ability to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, and accurately recover from power outages.
The Seasonal PhotoClock® utilizes broadcast time signals from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado to achieve finite accuracy and precision in its control objectives. An integrated radio receiver continually synchronizes the unit’s internal clock to the exact time received from atomic clock broadcasts.
Besides conventional on-at-dusk/off-at-dawn photocell control, and on-off time scheduling, the Seasonal PhotoClock® has a setting for optionally turning back on, then off again in a specific time block for scheduled lighting operation prior to sunrise. Additional settings select the user’s time zone, and whether or not to observe daylight savings time.
Sophisticated, intelligent control in a compact standard twist-lock configuration, and the ability to suspend lighting operation for planned seasonal events, are what puts the Ripley Seasonal PhotoClock® in a category all its own.
