Concept Training and

Product Presentation
Boney Davis
National Sales Manager – India
Email ID: boney.davis@teknoware.ae
Mobile No. : +91 9820160825
Global leaders in emergency lighting, based out of Lahti, Finland. Established
in 1972.
In house pre dispatch state of the art testing facilities
Final assembling plant for the luminaires from where the finished products are
shipped to Customers Worldwide.
Worldwide Market Areas. The group has subsidiaries in Sweden, Russia, India,
Brazil and United States of America. Our Middle East office was set up in 2008,
based out of DAFZA.
 Products
Vehicle Lighting
• Buses
• Trains
• Ships
• Metros

Emergency/Exit Lighting
• Self Contained
• Central Battery System
• Purpose made handrail emergency
lighting for Metro
• Wireless central monitoring - Aalto
• Self contained luminaires with super
capacitors – Escap
 Growth

We recorded sales of over 48 Million Euros at the end of 2015.

 Teknoware Personnel

Over 350 factory based employees and 50+ representative office based
 Emergency Lighting Basics
Emergency Lighting by definition:

• Emergency Lights are battery backed lights that come on automatically when a building
experiences a power outage.
• Emergency lighting is lighting for an emergency situation when the main power supply is cut
and any normal illumination fails.
• The loss of mains electricity could be the result of a fire or a power cut and the normal
lighting supplies fail.
• This may lead to sudden darkness and a possible danger to the occupants, either through
physical danger or panic.
• Emergency lighting is normally required to operate fully automatically and give illumination
of a sufficiently high level to enable all occupants to evacuate the premises safely.
 Emergency Lighting Basics
Categories of Emergency Lighting :

• Emergency escape lighting – that part of an emergency lighting system that provides
illumination for the safety of people leaving a location or attempting to terminate a
potentially dangerous process beforehand. It is part of the fire safety provision of a building
and a requirement of The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

• Standby lighting – that part of an emergency lighting system provided to enable normal
activities to continue substantially unchanged. This guide does not include standby lighting as
it is not a legal requirement and is a facility that may or may not be needed, depending on
the use and occupancy of the premises, etc.
 Emergency Lighting Basics
Emergency Escape Lighting sub-categories:

Emergency escape lighting is itself sub-divided into escape route lighting, open area lighting and
high risk task area lighting.

• Escape route lighting – that part of an emergency escape lighting system provided to ensure
that the means of escape can be effectively identified and safely used by occupants of the
building.

• Open area lighting (in some countries known as anti-panic lighting) – that part of an
emergency escape lighting system provided to minimize panic and ensure there is sufficient
illumination to allow the occupants of a building to reach a place where an escape route can
be identified.

• High risk task area lighting – that part of an emergency escape lighting system that provides
illumination for the safety of people involved in a potentially dangerous process or situation
and to enable proper shut-down procedures for the safety of the operator and other
occupants of the premises.
 Example 1 : Emergency Situation

NO System Installed
I need to Exit this premise… Power Failure

Ooops!!! (Obstacle)
Oh NO!!! (Another
Where is theObstacle)
EXIT??? 

CONFUSION!!!
Finally!!! 
Approximate Time taken to
reach Exit : 30 seconds Exit Staircase
 Example 2 : Emergency Situation

EXIT Lights Installed

I need to Exit this premise… Power Failure

Ooops!!! (Obstacle)
Oh NO!!! (Another Obstacle)
I got the Exit door 

Oh! Exit is on the Left…

Finally!!! 
Approximate Time taken to
reach Exit : 22 seconds Exit Staircase
 Example 3 : Emergency Situation

EMERGENCY Lights &

EXIT Lights Installed
I need to Exit this premise… Power Failure
Thank God!!! There is
enough light on the path..

I got to the Exit door so EASILY 

Oh! Exit is on the Left…

Finally!!! 
Approximate Time taken to
reach Exit : 12 seconds Exit Staircase
 Emergency Lighting Concepts
Purpose of Emergency Escape Lighting :

 Save human life

 Illuminate and indicate escape routes clearly

 Ensure fire alarm call points, fire fighting equipment & other life saving equipment on the
premises are illuminated

 Permit operations concerned with safety measures & to shut down hazardous process

 Compliance to statutory building regulations and requirements of local Civil Defence authority
 Emergency Lighting Concepts
Important Design Basics of Emergency Escape Lighting :

 Locate EXIT and DIRECTIONAL signs

 Locate luminaries at mandatory points of emphasis

 Locate additional mandatory luminaries as per NFPA101

 Locate luminaries to achieve required light levels

 Locate luminaries in open areas

 Emergency Lighting Concepts
Important Design Basics of Emergency Escape Lighting :
The Emergency Escape route Exit lights shall be installed in following locations as per NBC of India
& NFPA101:
 At each Exit door intended to be used in an emergency
 At mandatory emergency Exits
 At each change of directions on the escape route
 At each intersection of corridors
 On other suitable locations on Emergency Escape route depending on the Exit light visibility &
viewing distance
 At every change in floor level
 Above all fire alarm call points & fire-fighting equipment
 In each toilet exceeding 8sq.m of area
 At every flight of stairs
 In open areas
 Emergency Lighting Concepts
Self Contained Emergency Escape Lighting :

• Maintained or non-maintained is the principal consideration, which is decided by

the use of the premises.

• Maintained emergency luminaire: a luminaire in which the emergency lighting

lamps are on at all times.

• Maintained mode is generally used in places of assembly such as theatres, cinemas,

clubs and halls; the full list is contained in BS 5266. The lights are typically dimmed
when these premises are occupied and the emergency escape lighting prevents
total darkness.

• Non-maintained emergency luminaire: a luminaire whose emergency lamps only

come on when the power supply to the normal lighting fails. Non-maintained is the
typical mode in a workplace or similar environment in which artificial lighting is
normally deployed while the premises are occupied.
 Emergency Lighting Concepts
Self Contained Emergency Escape Lighting :

Advantages:
• The installation is faster and cheaper
• Standard wiring material may be used. Failure of mains supply due to cable burn-through will
automatically satisfy the requirement for a luminaire to be lit
• Low maintenance costs – periodic test and general cleaning only required
• Low hardware equipment costs – no requirement for extended wiring, special ventilation etc.
• The integrity of the system is greater because each luminaire is independent of the others
• System can easily be extended with additional luminaires
• No special sub-circuit monitoring requirements

Disadvantages:
• The environmental conditions will vary throughout the system and batteries may be adversely
affected by a relatively high or low ambient temperature
• Battery life is limited to between 2 and 4 years, dependent upon the application
• Testing requires isolation and observation of luminaires on an individual basis
 Emergency Lighting Concepts
Central Battery Emergency Escape Lighting :
Advantages:
• Maintenance and routine testing is easier, with only one location to consider
• The life of a battery is between 5 and 25 years, dependent upon type
• Environmentally stable in a protected environment; the luminaire can operate at relatively high
or low ambient temperatures
• Large batteries are cheaper per unit of power and luminaires are usually less expensive
• Localized mains failure may trigger operation of emergency lighting in that area by using sub-
circuit monitoring

Disadvantages:
• High capital equipment costs
• The cost of the installation and system wiring is high because fire resisting cable like MICC or
FP200 type is required to each satellite luminaire
• Poor system integrity – failure of battery or wiring circuit can disable a large part of the system
• A requirement for ‘battery room’ to house cells and charger circuits, etc; ventilation of acid
gases may also be needed
• Voltage drop on the luminaire wired furthest from the central battery could become a problem
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements

4.2.7. Exits shall be clearly visible and the route to reach such exits shall be clearly marked and
signs posted to guide the occupants of the floor concerned. Signs shall be illuminated and wired
to independent electrical circuits on an alternative source of supply. The sizes and colour of the
exit signs shall be in accordance with good practice [F(16)]. The colour of the exit signs shall be
green.

Options Available to match the statutory requirements

 Electrically powered LED lit Exit lights with battery

backup of up to 3 hours
 It is clearly visible
 It is illuminated & wired to electrical circuit on an
alternative source of supply
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements

4.16.8. Emergency lighting luminaires and their fittings shall be of non-flammable type.

Options Available to match the statutory requirements

 Electrically powered, internally illuminated LED lit

Exit lights with battery backup of up to 3 hours can
be used
 The material used is Metal which is non-flammable as
mentioned in the code
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements

4.16.1. Emergency lighting shall be powered from a source independent of that supplying the
normal lighting, (See good practice [4(17)].
(a) Indicating clearly and unambiguously the escape routes;
(b) Providing adequate illumination along such routes to allow safe movement of persons
towards and through the exits;
(c) Ensuring that fire alarm call points and fire fighting equipment provided along the escape
routes can be readily located.

Options Available to match the statutory requirements

 Entire egress path is clearly illuminated by Emergency

lights to ensure visibility during emergency situation
 Minimum 10 lux at floor level of egress path is
achieved
 All fire fighting equipment are illuminated
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements

4.17. Illumination of means of exit:

Staircase and corridor lights shall conform to the following:
(a) The staircase and corridor lighting shall be on separate circuits and shall be independently
connected so that it could be operated by one switch installation on the ground floor easily
accessible to fire fighting staff at any time, irrespective of the position of the individual control
of the light points, if any. It should be miniature circuit breaker type of switch so as to avoid
replacement of fuse in case of crises;
(b) Staircase and corridor lighting shall also be connected to alternative supply. The alternative
source of supply may be provided by battery continuously trickle charged from the electric
mains; and
(c) Suitable arrangements shall be made by installing double throw switches to ensure that the
lighting installed in the staircase and the corridor does not get connected to two sources of
supply simultaneously. Double throw switch shall be installed in the service room for terminating
the stand by supply.
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements

Current Scenario

 Centralized Battery System in the form of UPS / Invertor is used commonly

to backup the emergency & exit lights
 Automatic control over each and every emergency lighting circuit is NOT
possible
 Pin point luminaire supervision is NOT possible
 Battery monitoring & control is NOT possible resulting in low battery life of
up to 2.5yrs

Options Available to match the statutory requirements

 Intelligent, Addressable & Monitored Centralized Battery System is

available to backup the emergency & exit lights
 Automatic control over each and every emergency lighting circuit is
possible
 Pin point luminaire supervision is possible
 Battery monitoring & control is possible resulting in higher battery life of
up to 10yrs
 Moreover, integrations with 3rd party Fire Alarm System (Hard wired) &
Building Management System (via BacNet or LONworks) is possible
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements
Some other important clauses included in NBC are as follows:

4.16.3. The emergency lighting shall be provided to be put on within one second of the failure of
the normal lighting supply.

4.16.4. Escape lighting luminaries should be sited to cover the following locations:
(a) Near each intersection of corridors,
(b) At each exit door,
(c) Near each change of direction in escape route,
(d) Near each staircase so that each flight of stairs receives direct light,
(e) Near any other change of floor level,
(f) Outside each final exit and close to it,
(g) Near each fire alarm call point,
(h) Near fire fighting equipment, and
(j) To illuminate exit and safety signs as required by the enforcing authority.
Note- For the purpose of this clause near is normally considered to be within 2m measured
horizontally.

4.16.5. Emergency lighting systems shall be designed to ensure that a fault or failure in any one
luminaire does not further reduce the effectiveness of the system.
 NBC of India : Emergency Lighting Requirements
Some other important clauses included in NBC are as follows:

4.16.6. The luminaries shall be mounted as low as possible, but at-least 2m above the floor level.

4.16.7. Signs are required at all exits, emergency exits and escape routes, which should comply
with the graphic requirements of the relevant Indian standards.

4.16.9. It is essential that the wiring and installation of the emergency lighting systems are of high
quality so as to ensure their perfect serviceability at all times.

4.16.10. The emergency lighting system shall be capable of continuous operation for a minimum
duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes even for smallest premises.

4.16.11. The emergency lighting system shall be well maintained by periodical inspections and
test so as to ensure their perfect serviceability at all times.
 NFPA101 : Emergency Lighting Requirements
Some other important clauses included in NFPA101:
7.9.2.5 Unit equipment and battery systems for emergency luminaires shall be listed to
ANSI/UL 924, Standard for Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment.

7.9.3.1.1 Testing of required emergency lighting systems shall be permitted to be

conducted as follows:
(1) Functional testing shall be conducted monthly with a minimum of 3 weeks and a
maximum of 5 weeks between tests, for not less than 30 seconds, except as otherwise
permitted by 7.9.3.1.1(2)
(2)* The test interval shall be permitted to be extended beyond 30 days with the approval
of the authority having jurisdiction
(3) Functional testing shall be conducted annually for a minimum of 11/2 hours if the
emergency lighting system is battery powered
(4) The emergency lighting equipment shall be fully operational for the duration of the
tests required by 7.9.3.1.1(1) and (3)
(5) Written records of visual inspections and tests shall be kept by the owner for inspection
by the authority having jurisdiction.
 NFPA101 : Emergency Lighting Requirements
Some other important clauses included in NFPA101:
7.9.3.1.3 Testing of required emergency lighting systems shall be permitted to be
conducted as follows:
(1) Computer-based, self-testing/self-diagnostic battery operated emergency lighting
equipment shall be provided.
(2) Not less than once every 30 days, emergency lighting equipment shall automatically
perform a test with a duration of a minimum of 30 seconds and a diagnostic routine.
(3) The emergency lighting equipment shall automatically perform annually a test for a
minimum of 11/2 hours.
(4) The emergency lighting equipment shall be fully operational for the duration of the
tests required by 7.9.3.1.3(2) and (3).
(5) The computer-based system shall be capable of providing a report of the history of tests
and failures at all times.
Compliance:

BS5499 European

Signs should comply with 92/58/EEC

•
Location of Luminaires:

Near each
Fire Alarm Near Changes of
Call point Direction

Near each Near fire fighting

flight of stairs equipment
Location of Luminaires:

At each change Near each

of floor level intersection

In the context of BS5266 Near

means within 2 Mtrs.
Outside each
final exit
Location of Luminaires:

Toilets To cover moving

exceeding 8 walkways and
Square Mtrs. escalators

Locate Luminaires to achieve

the required light levels
Plant and
Switch rooms
 EN 50172 - Open (anti-panic) Areas:
• 1 Lux at the egress path and a minimum of 0.5 at any point.
High Panic areas – 15 Lux.
•

Uniformity 1:40
•

0.5m border area

1 Lux
 NFPA 101 Sec. 7.2 Open (anti-panic) Areas:
• 10.8 Lux at the egress path and a minimum of 1.1 at any point.

High Panic areas – 108 Lux.

•

Uniformity 1:40
•

1.1 Lux Minimum

z
Min 10.8 Lux as Average
Teknoware central battery systems
Modular Design
DC based system – Normal 240VAC, Emergency 216VDC
Self Learning and Easy Commissioning
Automatic Luminaire Test feature
Automatic Battery Duration Test feature
No data cables between luminaires
Optional flashing operation of the Exit luminaires (as per NFPA 101)
Maintained and Non-Maintained Luminaires on the same circuit
Optional RS-485, LON, BACnet & web server interfaces for central monitoring

Max. 24 circuits per panels Max. 56 circuits per panels

Max. 32 luminaires per circuit Max. 32 luminaires per circuit
Config. 350/700/1400VA per circuit Config. 350/700/1400VA per circuit
Maximum load = 3.4KVA per panel Maximum load = 19.6KVA per panel
 Luminaires for centrally supplied systems

- Wide range of designs for various applications

- Luminaires with IP range from IP 20 to IP65
- Constant power electronics
- Available with LED or fluorescent lamp as a light source
- LEDs are always of high output and long life surface
mounted type. Lifetime more than 10 years
 Range of Modules and Features

Address Modules Local Controllers

Switch Controller Intelligent Controller

Central battery systems
• AC/DC system
• No separate data cable between luminaires
• LED or fluorescent lamp as a light source
• Maintained and Non-Maintained Luminaires on the same circuit
• Option to connect 3rd party luminaires
• Addressable, Self Testing and Easy Commissioning
• Integrations with Common Protocols like LON & BACNet
• TCP/IP based web server interface option available
 Address Modules

TS98261 / 3
• Address Module for Maintained (TS98261) and Maintained/Non Maintained (TS98263)
luminaires
• Addressable testing and monitoring of luminaires
• Addressing upto 32 luminaires
• Upto 60VA load per module
• Ambient Temperature range from -10 to +60 degrees
TS98253
• Selectable Maintained or Non Maintained with help of dip switch
• Addressing upto 32 luminaires (16Lo. 16Hi)
• Upto 100VA load per module
• Ambient Temperature range from -25 to +70 degrees

TS98254
• Selectable Maintained or Non Maintained with dip switch
• Addressing upto 32 luminaires (16Lo. 16Hi)
• Upto 200VA load per module
• Ambient Temperature range from -25 to +70 degrees
11.12.2009 JT
Teknoware central monitoring for
central battery systems
1. Basic Central Monitoring (BCM)
- Provides a simple solution, which gives
the basic information of the status of the central
battery units
- Purpose-built 3-wire network
2. Advanced Central Monitoring (ACM)
- PC-software for single user
- Provides full addressable map-based
information of both the central battery
units and each luminaire
- Uses RS-485 network as standard
3. Central Monitoring using COBA BMS software
- Provides full addressable map-based
information of both the central battery
units and each luminaire
- Uses LON –network
4. BACnet interface
- Either from the ACM or from each panel
5. Web ACM
- TCP/IP cased web server interface
- User interface by a standard web browser
- complete panel status and addressed luminaire
data
 ACM - CENTRAL MONITORING
•Graphical Presentation GUI
RS-485 •Monitoring of the status of the panel and luminaires
•Controlling of the tests
•Test log
•Panel Status
•Identification with username / password , different user levels

RS485 - USB converter

RS-485

To BACnet Gateway

Tapsa Control Panel with ACM interface in each unit

technology
 Teknoware self-contained luminaires

Escap –technology

The latest development in the self-contained

luminaires is the Escap-technology by
Teknoware. Escap luminiares have a long life
LEDs as a light source, and the batteries have
been replaced by supercapacitors. The main
advantages are:

- No need for lamp replacements

- No need for battery replacements
- The maintenance-free life time is over 10
years in continuous use
- Low energy consumption
- No hazardous substances, which are
typical to batteries
- Can be recycled as normal electronics
waste, no special treatment required
technology
 Technology
• Aalto Control provides wireless central monitoring for Teknoware Self-contained
luminaires
• No cabling needed between luminaires
• Map-based software available for easy location information of luminaires
• LED or fluorescent lamp as a light source
Product Certifications and awards
 Civil Defence Approvals
UAE Qatar Oman

KSA Civil defense and Kuwait fire department approved

 Dubai Metro Saudi German Hospital Habtoor City, W Hotel, St. Regis

Marina 101 Damac Views Damac Terrace Dubai Frame Radisson

Twin Towers

Khalifa Ports Future Schools KA Sports City

 Sofitel Hotel Etihad Rail Muscat Airport

Ikea
Princess Noura University Regent Hotel

Pearl Qatar Doha Church Royal Amwaj

Dragon Mart Hotel

King Abdullah Financial District Makkah Metro
 Flora Park Hotel

Anantara Hotel & Resorts

Ajman City Centre

Cayan Tower Deerfields Town Square Nasseriya City Centre

Premier Inn Hotels

Sheikh Mohammed’s private yacht

 India References

• Century Mills Greenspan, • ITC, Kolkata

Mumbai • Software Technology Park
• SRM Hotel, Chennai of India Mohali
• HSBC Software, Pune • Saint Gobain, Chennai
• Zee Entertainment, • NID, Jalandhar
Mumbai • Piramal, Pune
• United Phosphorous Ltd, • Lupin, Pune
Mumbai • United Bank of
• Piramal, Pune Switzerland, Mumbai
• Nokia, Mumbai
 Thank You!!
Presentation By -

Boney Davis
National Sales Manager – India
Email ID: boney.davis@teknoware.ae
Mobile No. : +91 9820160825