Accent lights with junction box controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11974369-B2
Application number	US-202318128876-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2023
Priority date	Aug 1, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

A system and method for an accent lighting system is provided. The system includes a plurality of underwater luminaires each having a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a junction box controller housing a plurality of electrical components for generating electrical signals for controlling the plurality of underwater luminaries. The junction box controller can be mounted to an electrical conduit and a plurality of cables can connect the plurality of underwater luminaires with the junction box controller. An underwater luminaire can include a heat sink and a flexible circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the heat sink. The flexible circuit board transfers heat from the light emitting diodes to the heat sink. The underwater luminaire can also include a wiring harness for connecting the underwater luminaire to a cable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An accent lighting system comprising:
a junction box controller in communication with at least one luminaire having a plurality of light emitting diodes, the junction box controller configured to:
receive a plurality of electrical signals from the at least one luminaire;
determine whether the at least one luminaire was manufactured by a certain manufacturer based on an SKU resistor and a thermistor coupled to the plurality of light emitting diodes; and
generate a plurality of electrical signals for controlling the at least one luminaire based on a determination that the at least one luminaire was manufactured by a certain manufacturer.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to convert an input alternating current signal to a direct current output.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to convert a first voltage received from a bridge rectifier to a second voltage to be supplied to the plurality of light emitting diodes.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to receive an audio signal from a media device.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to generate a light control signal based on the audio signal.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to transmit the light control signal to the plurality of underwater luminaries.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to generate a light control signal based on an amplitude, wavelength, and/or frequency of the audio signal.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to generate a light control signal based on a portion of the audio signal.

9. The system of claim 4 , wherein the junction box controller is configured to process the audio signal and play the audio signal with a speaker.

Assignees

• Hayward Ind Inc

Inventors

• Fournier Gregory
• Potucek Kevin
• Murdock James
• Mitchell Steven
• Carter James

Classifications

• F21Y2113/13

  comprising an assembly of point-like light sources · CPC title

• H05B47/19

  via wireless transmission · CPC title

• H05B45/20 Primary

  Controlling the colour of the light · CPC title

• F21V3/00

  Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses (with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506) · CPC title

• F21V19/0015

  Fastening arrangements intended to retain light sources · CPC title