Battery backup system for LED luminaire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9775214-B2
Application number	US-201414461542-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2014
Priority date	Aug 18, 2014
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

An LED light fixture includes a housing, a controller circuit having direct current (DC) and alternating-current (AC) power inputs, a direct-current (DC) power supply unit (PSU) connected to the controller circuit, an alternating-current (AC) PSU connected to the controller circuit, and at least two groups of light emitting diodes (LEDs) operable to emit light, wherein each group includes at least one LED of a first type and at least one LED of a second type. In some embodiments, when the LED light fixture operates in a security mode the controller prevents power from flowing to the AC PSU and allows power to flow to the DC PSU to power only the first type of LEDs of the at least two groups of LEDs to emit a security light.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An LED light fixture, comprising:
a housing;
a controller circuit within the housing having a direct current (DC) power input and an alternating-current (AC) power input;
a direct-current (DC) power supply unit (PSU) connected to the controller circuit within the housing;
an alternating-current (AC) power supply unit (PSU) connected to the controller circuit within the housing; and
at least two groups of light emitting diodes (LEDs) operable to emit light, wherein each group comprises at least one LED of a first type and at least one LED of a second type;
wherein when the LED light fixture operates in a security mode, the controller circuit prevents power from flowing to the AC PSU and allows power to flow to the DC PSU to power only the first type of LEDs of the at least two groups of LEDs to emit a security light.

2. The LED light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the security mode of operation is initiated when the controller circuit senses that AC power from the AC power input is below a predetermined AC power threshold level.

3. The LED light fixture of claim 1 , further comprising a dimming switch input connected to the AC PSU, the dimming switch input operable in a normal mode to dim the light emitted by the at least two groups of LEDs.

4. The LED light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the first type of LEDs are blue-shifted-yellow (BSY) LEDs and emit a mint-white light when powered.

5. The LED light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the second type of LEDs are red (R) LEDs and emit red light when powered.

6. The LED light fixture of claim 1 , wherein the at least two groups of LEDs comprise blue-shifted-yellow (BSY) LEDs and red (R) LEDs (BSY+R LEDs).

7. A method, comprising:
sensing, by a controller circuit, that alternating current (AC) power to an LED light fixture from an AC power source is below a predetermined AC power threshold level; and
switching, by the controller circuit, from a normal mode of operation of the LED light fixture to a security mode of operation of the LED light fixture, wherein the security mode of operation comprises:
preventing alternating current (AC) power from flowing to an AC power supply unit (PSU) and to a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) groups, wherein each LED group comprises at least one LED of a first type and at least one LED of a second type; and
allowing direct current (DC) to flow from a DC power source to a DC PSU and to only the first type of LEDs of the plurality of LED groups to emit a security light.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein when the AC power is above the predetermined AC power threshold level, the LED light fixture operates in the normal mode and a white light is emitted from the plurality of LED groups.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein when the LED light fixture is operating in the security mode, a mint-white light is emitted from the first type of LEDs of the plurality of LED groups.

10. An LED light fixture, comprising:
a housing;
a controller circuit within the housing having a direct current (DC) power input and an alternating-current (AC) power input;
at least one switch connected to the controller circuit within the housing;
a direct-current (DC) power supply unit (PSU) connected to the at least one switch within the housing;
an alternating-current (AC) power supply unit (PSU) connected to the at least one switch within the housing; and
at least two groups of light emitting diodes (LEDs) operable to emit light, wherein each group comprises at least one LED of a first type and at least one LED of a second type;
wherein when the LED light fixture operates in a security mode, the controller circuit controls the at least one switch to prevent power from flowing to the AC PSU and allows power to flow to the DC PSU to power only the first type of LEDs of the at least two groups of LEDs to emit a security light.

11. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , wherein the security mode of operation is initiated when the controller circuit senses that AC power from the AC power input is below a predetermined AC power threshold level.

12. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , wherein the at least one switch comprises a first switch with inputs connected to the DC power input and to the controller circuit and having an output connected to the DC PSU, a second switch with inputs connected to the AC power input and the controller circuit and having an output connected to the AC PSU, wherein the first switch is in the OFF position and the second switch is in the ON position when the LED light fixture operates in a normal mode of operation, and wherein the first switch is in the ON position and the second switch is in the OFF position when the LED light fixture operates in the security mode.

13. The LED light fixture of claim 12 , further comprising a third switch having inputs from the controller circuit, the DC PSU, and the AC PSU and an output to the first type of LEDs of the at least two groups of LEDs.

14. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , further comprising a dimming switch input connected to the AC PSU, the dimming switch input operable in a normal mode of operation to dim the light emitted by the at least two groups of LEDs.

15. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , wherein the first type of LEDs consume less power than the second type of LEDs.

16. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , wherein the first type of LEDs are blue-shifted-yellow (BSY) LEDs and emit a mint-white light when powered.

17. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , wherein the second type of LEDs are red (R) LEDs and emit red light when powered.

18. The LED light fixture of claim 10 , wherein the at least two groups of LEDs comprise blue-shifted-yellow (BSY) LEDs and red (R) LEDs (BSY+R LEDs).

Assignees

• Ge Lighting Solutions Llc

Inventors

• Dubuc Eden

Classifications

• F21S9/02

  the power supply being a battery or accumulator · CPC title

• H02J9/065

  for lighting purposes · CPC title

• H05B41/2853

  against abnormal power supply conditions · CPC title

• H05B45/20 Primary

  Controlling the colour of the light · CPC title

• H02J9/02

  in which an auxiliary distribution system and its associated lamps are brought into service · CPC title