H02J9/065

Residential emergency lighting system
11614210 · 2023-03-28 ·

A lighting system for an electrical device includes one or more light sources coupled to an electrical outlet. The one or more light sources are configured to receive power from a power supply and configured to generate output light on at least one side edge of the electrical device. The lighting system includes a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more light sources. The controller is configured to receive a signal from an auxiliary unit and control the one or more light sources to operate between an on-state and an off-state responsive to the signal from the auxiliary unit.

Solid-State Lighting With Data Communication Controls
20230036179 · 2023-02-02 ·

A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprising a battery-backup portion is used to replace a luminaire operated only with alternate-current (AC) mains. The battery-backup portion comprises a rechargeable battery, a self-diagnostic circuit, and a front-end communication circuit. The self-diagnostic circuit comprises timers and is configured to provide test schedules and to auto-evaluate battery performance according to the test schedules with test results stored. The LED luminaire further comprises a remote user interface and a concentrator communication circuit configured to communicate with the front-end communication circuit configured to send the test results to the concentrator communication circuit as soon as a rechargeable battery test is performed. When the remote control signals are initiated by the remote user interface with spread-spectrum modulated signals transmitted, the front-end communication circuit can demodulate such signals and subsequently send commands to the self-diagnostic circuit to respond accordingly.

Luminaire with power failure detection

The invention relates to a luminaire with a light source comprising: a functional unit; a power supply and control unit configured for converting power from a main power source into a power signal for powering the functional unit; wherein the power supply and control unit is configured to generate a power supply failure signal when the power supply from the main power source fails and to communicate the power supply failure signal to the functional unit.

PROVIDING INDUSTRIAL NETWORK RELIABILITY USING LUMINAIRES
20220330407 · 2022-10-13 ·

A luminaire which provides illumination (in some cases, in a coordinated manner with other nodes of a lighting network) in an industrial environment is further configured to serve as a node of a wireless process control or industrial network, which may be a mesh and/or time-synchronized wireless network. Upon detecting a loss of mains power and/or other triggering condition, the luminaire node allocates an amount of available battery power to maintain the routing of process control messages, and allocates at least some of a remaining amount of available battery power (if any) for performing lighting activities such as driving illumination and/or lighting-related communications. The allocations for (e.g., the relative priorities of) support for process control and support for lighting activities may be based on an allocation configuration and/or based on instructions received from other components of the process control network and/or the lighting network, which may include user interface devices.

Luminaire Control Device with Increased Power Autonomy
20230160564 · 2023-05-25 ·

A luminaire control device (100) for a luminaire (1000) comprising a light source (200) and a functional circuitry (300, 310, 330) for performing at least one task, said luminaire control device comprising: a power input (101) connectable to a power source (400), an energy storage element (110), a power control circuitry (120) connected to the power input (101), to the energy storage element (110) and connectable to the functional circuitry (300, 310, 330), said power control circuitry (120) being configured to control the supply of power from the power input (101) and/or from the energy storage element (110) to the functional circuitry (300, 310, 330), in an operational condition where both power from the power input (101) and power from the energy storage element (110) are available.

APPARATUS FOR A SOLAR LIGHT
20220325860 · 2022-10-13 ·

An apparatus includes a light unit and a controller for providing a controlled humanly visible illumination. A solar converter unit and an energy storage device supply an energy output to enable the light unit to provide the controlled illumination. The solar converter unit is configured to charge the energy storage device during a substantial shade charging condition. The controller includes a processor coupled to manage the controlled illumination, a memory accessible to the processor, and a program stored in the memory for execution by the processor to manage the controlled illumination.

EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM

The invention relates to an emergency lighting system (100), comprising a DC bus (103), at least one driver (101) for emergency lighting means that is connected to the DC bus (103), wherein the at least one driver (101) is further connected to a local battery (102), at least one central battery (105), a bus manager (104) connected to the at least one central battery (105), wherein the bus manager (104) further comprises output terminals for connecting the bus manager (104) to the DC bus (103). The bus manager (104) comprises a communication interface (104a) for communicating with the at least one driver (101), wherein the bus manager (104) is configured to receive an energy supply information from the at least one driver (101) and/or from the central battery (105), wherein the bus manager (104) is configured to control the at least one driver (101) to receive a power supply from the local battery (102) or from the central battery (105) based on the energy supply information.

ADAPTER FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A LIGHTING DEVICE TO AN ELECTRICAL TRACK
20220316670 · 2022-10-06 · ·

The invention relates to an adaptor for electrically connecting a lighting apparatus to an electrified track, wherein the electrified track comprises AC main phases L1, L2 and L3 and a neutral wire N, wherein the adaptor has a housing designed to be inserted into a U-shaped profile of the electrified track, wherein the adaptor has contacts for contacting the AC main phases L1, L2 and L3 and the neutral wire N of the electrified track, wherein the adaptor comprises an electronic control unit in the housing, wherein the control unit is configured to select a combination of one of the all connected AC main phases L1, L2, L3 with the neutral wire N for supplying the lighting apparatus.

POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

According to at least one aspect, embodiments herein provide a traffic light power management system comprising a power source, a first output, a service bypass unit and a power management unit. The service bypass unit is configured to receive AC power from the power source, convert the AC power to a first DC power in a first mode of operation, provide the first DC power to the first output in the first mode of operation, and provide the AC power to a power management unit in a second mode of operation. The power management unit is coupled to the service bypass unit, and is configured to receive the AC power from the service bypass unit in the second mode of operation, convert the AC power to a second DC power in the second mode of operation, and provide the DC power to the first output in the second mode of operation.

Redundant Power Supply And Control For Light Fixtures
20170354017 · 2017-12-07 ·

An electrical system can include first and second electrical loads. The electrical system can also include a first power supply coupled to the first electrical load, where the first electrical load receives first power from the first power supply at a first time. The electrical system can further include a second power supply coupled to the second electrical load, where the second electrical load receives second power from the second power supply at the first time. The electrical system can also include a first switch disposed between and coupled to the first electrical load and the second power supply. The first switch, when in an open position at the first time, can prevent the second power from being received by the first electrical load. The first switch, when in a closed position at a second time, can allow the second power to be received by the first electrical load.