Lighting fixtures and methods of commissioning lighting fixtures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11674668-B2
Application number	US-202117537756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 30, 2021
Priority date	Apr 14, 2008
Publication date	Jun 13, 2023
Grant date	Jun 13, 2023

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for commissioning improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to send and receive signals and control the LED light bars, and network connectivity to other fixtures.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for automated operation of at least one lighting fixture, the system comprising:
(A) a smart power and light management apparatus to regulate a supply of electrical power to the at least one lighting fixture, the smart power and light management apparatus including:
(A1) a power conversion unit to receive the electrical power from an external energy source,
(A2) an LED driver, operably coupled to the power input unit, to supply energy to the at least one lighting fixture,
(A3) meter circuitry, operably coupled to the power conversion unit and the LED driver, to sense (i) the electrical power received by the power conversion unit and (ii) the energy supplied to the at least one lighting fixture,
(A4) a memory, operably coupled to the meter circuitry, to store a set of rules for regulating the supply of electrical power to the at least one lighting fixture; and
(A5) a network interface, to facilitate wireless communication of data between the smart power and light management apparatus and a plurality of apparatuses in a wireless network having a mesh topology,

wherein the network interface:
receives a first data signal transmitted by one of the plurality of apparatuses in the wireless mesh network;
transmits a second data signal to at least one other of the plurality of apparatuses in the wireless mesh network; and
transmits a repeated first data signal to the at least one other of the plurality of apparatuses in the wireless mesh network; and

wherein the system includes at least a first zone, a second zone, and a third zone, wherein the first zone, the second zone, and the third zone are determined based on data received from the plurality of apparatuses in the wireless mesh network, wherein at least one lighting fixture is located in a first zone of the system, wherein the one of the plurality of apparatuses in the wireless mesh network is located in a second zone of the system, and wherein the at least one other of the plurality of apparatuses in the wireless mesh network is located in a third zone of the system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of rules for regulating the supply of electrical power to the at least one lighting fixture are modified based on data related to the first zone.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first data signal is based on data related to the second zone.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the second data signal is based on data related to the third zone.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the repeated first data signal is based on data related to the third zone.

Assignees

• Osram Sylvania Inc

Inventors

• Chemel Brian J
• Piepgras Colin
• Kondo Steve T
• Johnston Scott D

Classifications

• Y02B20/40

  Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection · CPC title

• F21S4/28

  rigid, e.g. LED bars · CPC title

• H05B45/20

  Controlling the colour of the light · CPC title

• F21S9/02

  the power supply being a battery or accumulator · CPC title

• F21K9/20

  Light sources comprising attachment means · CPC title