Modular lighting system, such as for an indoor cultivation facility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11457569-B2
Application number	US-202117207570-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2021
Priority date	Feb 21, 2019
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

A lighting system, such as for an indoor growing facility, comprises a plurality of lighting units, each lighting unit comprising at least one LED, wherein each lighting unit is powered by a power supply and wherein the plurality of lighting units are arrayed linearly.

First claim

I claim:

1. A modular lighting system comprising:
(a) a power supply, the power supply has an electrical power input that is connectable to a stationary power supply and an electrical power output; and,
(b) a first plurality of lighting fixtures comprising a first lighting fixture and a second lighting fixture, each lighting fixture comprising at least one LED, wherein each lighting fixture is powered by the electrical power output of the power supply,
wherein each of the first plurality of lighting fixtures is releasably connectable in electrical communication with the electrical power output without requiring an electrician;
wherein the electrical power output is connected to a bus;
wherein each of the first plurality of lighting fixtures is directly electrically connected to the bus; and
wherein a portion of the bus extending between the electrical power output and the second lighting fixture is provided by the first lighting fixture, the portion extending to a first end of the second lighting fixture.

2. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the power supply receives AC power from a stationary power supply.

3. The lighting system of claim 2 wherein the stationary power supply comprises a mains power.

4. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the electrical power output includes separate electrical connections to each of the first plurality of lighting fixtures.

5. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the first plurality of lighting fixtures are arrayed in a linear arrangement whereby the first plurality of lighting fixtures are mechanically connected end to end in sequence.

6. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein a first lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures is physically connected to the power supply and a second lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures is physically connected to the first lighting fixture.

7. The lighting system of claim 6 wherein the first lighting fixture includes wiring that connects to the power supply and to the second lighting fixture.

8. The lighting system of claim 7 wherein the power supply includes a bus and the wiring is releasably connectable to the bus without requiring an electrician.

9. The lighting system of claim 7 wherein the second lighting fixture is mechanically connected to the first lighting fixture.

10. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the first lighting fixture has a first mating electrical connector and the second lighting fixture has a second mating electrical connector, and the first mating electrical connector is releasably connectable to the second mating electrical connector without requiring an electrician whereby when the first mating electrical connector is connected to the second mating electrical connector the second lighting fixture is electrically connected to the power supply via the bus.

11. The lighting system of claim 9 wherein a third lighting fixture is mechanically connected to the second lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and the third lighting fixture have mating electrical connectors that are releasably connectable to each other without the requiring an electrician.

12. The lighting system of claim 9 wherein the power supply includes a bus and a third lighting fixture is mechanically connected to the second lighting fixture and the second lighting fixture and the bus have mating electrical connectors that are releasably connectable to each other without requiring an electrician.

13. The lighting system of claim 1 wherein the electrical power output is connected to a bus and the lighting system comprises a second plurality of lighting fixtures, each lighting fixture comprising at least one LED, wherein each lighting fixture of the second plurality of lighting fixtures is powered by the electrical power output of the power supply, the first plurality of lighting fixtures are arrayed in a linear arrangement and the second plurality of lighting fixtures are arrayed in a linear arrangement.

14. The lighting system of claim 13 wherein a first lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures is physically connected to the power supply and a first lighting fixture of the second plurality of lighting fixtures is physically connected to the power supply.

15. The lighting system of claim 14 wherein a second lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures is physically connected to the first lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures and a second lighting fixture of the second plurality of lighting fixtures is physically connected to the first lighting fixture of the second plurality of lighting fixtures.

16. The lighting system of claim 15 wherein the first lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures and the power supply have mating electrical connectors that are releasably connectable to each other without requiring an electrician and the first lighting fixture of the second plurality of lighting fixtures and the power supply have mating electrical connectors that are releasably connectable to each other without requiring an electrician.

17. The lighting system of claim 16 wherein the power supply comprises a bus that is releasably electrically connectable to each of the first lighting fixture of the first plurality of lighting fixtures and the first lighting fixture of the second plurality of lighting fixtures.

18. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein each lighting fixture includes a plurality of individually replaceable light emitting units.

19. The lighting system of claim 1 , wherein each lighting fixture includes a plurality of individually replaceable light emitting units.

Assignees

• Omachron Intellectual Property Inc

Inventors

• Conrad Wayne Ernest

Classifications

• A01G7/045 Primary

  with electric lighting · CPC title

• A01G9/249 Primary

  Lighting means (with special arrangements for promoting growth A01G7/045) · CPC title

• F21S2/00

  Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V21/38

  with a cable · CPC title