Integrated lighting system and method
First Claim
1. A control system comprising:
- a plurality of high voltage devices grouped into a plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone;
a plurality of low voltage devices, wherein a first low voltage device is associated with the first zone and a second low voltage device is associated with the second zone; and
a central control module including a first low voltage connection for receiving at least one first control signal from at least one of the low voltage devices and a high voltage connection for providing at least one second control signal to at least one of the high voltage devices, the central control module configured to determine a daylight conversion factor based on the at least one control signal, wherein the at least one second control signal is based at least in part on the daylight conversion factor.
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Abstract
A control system including a plurality of high voltage devices grouped into a plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone, a plurality of low voltage devices, wherein a first low voltage device is associated with the first zone and a second low voltage device is associated with the second zone, and a central control module. The central control module includes a first low voltage connection for receiving at least one first control signal from at least one of the low voltage devices and a high voltage connection for providing at least one second control signal to at least one of the high voltage devices. The central control module is configured to determine a daylight conversion factor based on the at least one control signal. Wherein the at least one second control signal is based at least in part on the daylight conversion factor.
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18 Claims
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1. A control system comprising:
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a plurality of high voltage devices grouped into a plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone; a plurality of low voltage devices, wherein a first low voltage device is associated with the first zone and a second low voltage device is associated with the second zone; and a central control module including a first low voltage connection for receiving at least one first control signal from at least one of the low voltage devices and a high voltage connection for providing at least one second control signal to at least one of the high voltage devices, the central control module configured to determine a daylight conversion factor based on the at least one control signal, wherein the at least one second control signal is based at least in part on the daylight conversion factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control module comprising:
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a line voltage input; a low voltage section including a controller and a plurality of first low voltage connections; and a high voltage section including a plurality of high voltage connections; and wherein the first low voltage connections receive first control signals as input to the controller, and the controller determines a daylight conversion factor based on the first control signals and regulates the line voltage output on the plurality of high voltage connections based at least in part on the daylight conversion factor and the plurality of high voltage connections control the respective outputs of a plurality of rows of lighting fixtures, wherein the plurality of rows of lighting fixtures include a first row and a second row, and wherein a first low voltage connection is associated with the first row and a second low voltage connection is associated with the second row. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting control method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first low voltage control signals from a plurality of low voltage devices, the plurality of low voltage devices including a first low voltage device and a second low voltage device; determining, based on the first low voltage control signal, a daylight conversion factor; providing high voltage outputs, based at least in part on the daylight conversion factor, to a plurality of light fixtures grouped into a plurality of zones, the plurality of zones including a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first low voltage device is associated with the first zone and the second low voltage device is associated with the second; and configuring a control module to process the first low voltage control signals received as input and to regulate the high voltage outputs according to the first low voltage control signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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