SAFETY COMPARISON BETWEEN S4GA SOLAR AND HARD-WIRED RUNWAY LIGHTING

S4GA SOLAR IMPACT ON SAFETY HARD-WIRED

RUNWAY LIGHTING OF AIRPORT’S NIGHT OPERATIONS RUNWAY LIGHTING

6 5
1 2 4

MESH RADIO CONTROL OPERATES NO MAINS POWER MAINS

NETWORK NO IMPACT 1 EMERGENCY CCR1 POWER
SYSTEM 365 DAYS ON SOLAR BACKUP: GENERATOR POWER GENERATOR
868 MHZ SUPPLY CCR2

5
NO CCRS LOSS OF ALL CCRS
ARE REQUIRED
NO IMPACT 2 EMERGENCY NO BACKUP
CONTROL
SYSTEM

NO ELECTRIC CIRCUIT CIRCUIT FAILURE

IS REQUIRED
NO IMPACT 3 EMERGENCY BACKUP: 2ND CICRUIT

NO GENERATOR GENERATOR FAILURE

IS REQUIRED
NO IMPACT 4 EMERGENCY NO BACKUP

ALCMS FAILURE CRITICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE

BACKUP: CONTROL UNIT
NO IMPACT 5
FAILURE BACKUP: CONTROL VIA CCR

RADIO NETWORK FAILURE NO RADIO NETWORK

BACKUP: ON - OFF BUTTON
LOW IMPACT 6 NO IMPACT IS USED IN WIRED AGL

LEGEND

Airports today are using both S4GA solar and hard-wired runway lighting systems. Both systems are ICAO
compliant - however level of redundancy represented by those two systems is different.
CRITICAL
NO IMPACT LOW IMPACT EMERGENCY
FAILURE
Why? Each system consists of critical elements such as power supply system, control system and lighting
fixtures. Airfield lighting is designed to have highest possible redundancy available within particular technology. No impact means that particular Low impact means that failure Critical failure means that airport Emergency means that airport
failure has no or insignificant will cause discomfort for airport has to limit flight operations has to stop or limit flight operations
This comparison represents impact of failure of key elements of each system to airport night operations. impact on flight operations operations in case of failure in case of failure
 5-LEVEL PROTECTION AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURE

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4

DISTRIBUTED POWER SOURCE INDIVIDUAL LIGHT MONITORING

Each light is powered independently User is notified about potential system malfunction

LEVEL 2 LEVEL 5

BACKUP POWER SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEM BACKUP

Each light has dual power bank It is almost impossible to lose control
over S4GA lights

CONTROL
SYSTEM

MESH RADIO
NETWORK
868 MHZ

LEVEL 3

POWER INDEPENDENT FROM CONTROL

Radio network is used to control.
ALCMS UR-201 CONTROL UNIT UR-101 HANDHELD EMERGENCY ON/OFF BUTTON
Battery is used as power source CONTROLLER ON EVERY LIGHT