PoE Facilitates the Construction of Smart Parking Lots

Background

With the improvement of socio-economic levels, private car travel has become an increasingly popular choiCE, and the corresponding parking demand is also growing rapidly. Efficient and intelligent parking lots are crucial for vehicle management and flow. The construction of smart parking lots not only meets current user needs but is also gradually becoming a key aspect of modern urban governance.

Solution

Modern smart parking lots are built using PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology.

Advantage of PoE Power Supply

Simplified cabling, cost savings: Traditional equipment installation requires separate power and network cables. PoE technology only requires a single network cable to handle both power supply and data transmission, reducing cable costs and complex cabling work, and facilitating installation and subsequent maintenance.

Centralized management, safe and reliable: PoE power supply is typically handled by a PoE switch that supports centralized management, enabling remote monitoring, restarting, and power distribution of front-end devices. The power supply voltage is generally a safe low voltage of 48V, effectively eliminating the risk of leakage from high-voltage cabling.

Flexible deployment, easy expansion: Equipment deployment is not limited by power outlets and can be flexibly installed as needed. When adding new equipment to the parking lot, only network cables need to be laid from the switch, providing excellent system scalability.

Specific Functions of PoE Technology

Intelligent Parking Guidance System: By centrally powering and transmitting data to parking space cameras and traffic indicator lights, it displays the real-time parking space occupancy status (red/green light) to guide drivers to park quickly.

Access Control Gate Management: Utilizes a single network cable to power and transmit data to the gate's main control board, license plate recognition cameras, and other equipment, simplifying wiring and improving installation efficiency and reliability.

Video Surveillance System: Provides both power and network connectivity to network cameras distributed throughout the parking lot, achieving "dual-purpose use with one cable," simplifying construction and facilitating remote management.

Intelligent Lighting System: Directly powers LED lights via network cables and can integrate sensors (such as radar and infrared) to achieve an energy-saving strategy of "lights on when a car approaches, lights off when a car leaves."

Environmental Monitoring and Security: Integrates sensors for carbon dioxide, temperature, and humidity into lighting fixtures or specific nodes to monitor the parking garage's environmental quality in real time and issue warnings through flashing lights or other means when abnormalities occur.

Summary and Outlook

In summary, PoE power supply technology provides an efficient and economical path for the intelligent upgrade of parking lots, significantly improving management efficiency and user experience. The deep integration of power supply and network lays the foundation for building safer, more energy-efficient, and intelligent modern parking lots.