1.0 Executive Summary
Everyone has experienced an electrical power outage. Loss of normal lighting is an
inconvenience which can cause harm or injury if people are trying to evacuate a building due to
an emergency. To ensure safe evacuation during a loss of lighting, regulations have been
established by government agencies, such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration
(OSHA). Various models of emergency lighting systems are available at the present time;
however, most of these models consist of two lights, a 12-volt battery and a simple charging
circuit that only allows one type of battery chemistry to be used with the system. Today’s
emergency lighting systems are inefficient and create unnecessary maintenance costs.
The objective EmergLight LLC is to create an
emergency lighting system that maximizes
efficiency and minimizes maintenance costs. The
emergency lighting system consists of a
programmable microcontroller with wireless data
transmission that allows maintenance crews to
access lighting system data via a computer,
significantly lowering maintenance costs. Low
current LED headlamps are utilized to ensure that
the system is capable of meeting minimum
lighting requirements. OSHA requires a system to
provide at least 1.5 hours of light during a power
outage. The EmergLight LLC system can
guarantee at least eight hours of light on a full
battery charge.
Because of industrial safety standards set by OSHA, a variety of emergency lighting systems are
available in today’s market. Providing light during a power outage is the basic operation of an
emergency lighting system. However, with today’s advancing technology, these systems are
becoming better and more reliable. By using long lasting LED headlamps and environmentally
friendly AGM batteries, the maintenance costs associated with emergency lighting systems can
be reduced. The LED headlamps used are rated for a life of 100,000 hours, while the life of an
incandescent bulb averages 4000-6000 hours. The LED headlamps also draw less power,
produce less heat, and they are smaller in size than incandescent bulbs. AGM batteries are spill-
proof and they are the most impact and vibration resistant batteries on today’s market. These
batteries will provide enough current to supply the LED headlamps for eight hours. The
EmergLight LLC emergency lighting system also incorporates wireless data transmission into its
design. This wireless module provides all the necessary maintenance information at the touch of
a mouse, vastly reducing maintenance costs.
The EmergLight LLC emergency lighting system provides a solution to current emergency
lighting problems. The niche for which our product will be successful is the wireless data
transmission. This wireless data transmission system will significantly reduce maintenance costs
associated with current emergency lighting systems. By combining this wireless capability with
LED headlamps and AGM batteries, a dynamic lighting system is created. This new system is
more efficient because the LED headlamps draw less current than incandescent bulbs, providing
light for a longer period of time. Companies will also save money by simply replacing the battery
instead of the whole charging module.