Systems and methods for providing wave-based lighting efficiencies

• US 10,631,387 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2019
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RHYZ Incorporated (Nu Skin Enterprises Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Earth Star Solutions, LLC (Nu Skin Enterprises Incorporated)
• Inventors: Millar, Gary Bret
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Tung X
• Application Number:
  US16/562,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20190394846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 229 Days
• Field of Search: 315152, 315312
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/46 having LEDs disposed in parallel lines
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/48 having LEDs organised in strings and incorporating parallel shunting devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

Embodiments of wave-based lighting efficiencies are provided. As an example, a method includes determining a characteristic of a voltage from an alternating current (AC) waveform, where the AC waveform is configured to power a load, and wherein the AC waveform includes positive voltage portions, negative voltage portions, and zero axis points. Some embodiments include determining a first position in the AC waveform to create a first step with a first step voltage and applying the AC waveform at the first step to a first predetermined portion of the load, where the first predetermined portion of the load has a first voltage rating that corresponds to the first step voltage.

Claims

1. A method for providing wave-based lighting efficiencies, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, data related to an alternating current (AC) waveform, wherein the AC waveform is configured to power a plurality of loads, wherein each of the plurality of loads has a respective voltage rating;

determining, by the computing device, a first subset voltage rating for a first subset of the plurality of loads;

determining, by the computing device, a first position in the AC waveform that has a voltage that substantially matches the first subset voltage rating; and

applying, by the computing device, the AC waveform to the first subset of the plurality of loads when the voltage of the AC waveform substantially matches the first subset voltage rating.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising rectifying the AC waveform to modify at least one negative voltage portion of the AC waveform into at least one positive voltage portion.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a second subset voltage rating for a second subset of the plurality of loads;

determining a second portion in the AC waveform that has a voltage that substantially matches the second subset voltage; and

applying the AC waveform at the second step to the second subset of the plurality of loads when the voltage of the AC waveform substantially matches the second subset voltage rating.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of loads includes a plurality of light emitting diodes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first subset of the plurality of loads comprises comparing the respective voltage ratings with the AC waveform.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that voltage of the AC waveform increases from the voltage that substantially matches the first subset voltage; and

adding the second subset of the plurality of loads to the AC waveform with the first subset of the plurality of loads.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining that voltage of the AC waveform decreases from a voltage that substantially matches a voltage rating of the first subset of the plurality of loads and the second subset of the plurality of loads; and

removing the second subset of the plurality of loads from the AC waveform.

8. A system for providing wave-based load efficiencies, the system comprising:

a load that includes a plurality of individual devices;

a computing component that is coupled to the load and includes a processor and a memory component that stores logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to perform at least the following;

receive data related to an alternating current (AC) voltage, wherein the AC voltage is configured to power the load;

determine a first portion of the load that includes at least one of the plurality of individual devices;

determine a first voltage rating for the first portion of the load;

determine a first position on the AC voltage that has a voltage that substantially matches the first portion of the load; and

apply the AC voltage to the first portion of the load when the AC voltage has a voltage that substantially matches the first portion of the load.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a rectifier that rectifies at least one negative portion of the AC voltage into a positive voltage portion.

10. The system of claim 8, further comprising a transition component that determines an amount of voltage received and, based on the amount of voltage received, alters a ground voltage.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the memory component stores logic that causes the system to perform at least the following:

determine a second portion of the load that includes at least one other device of the plurality of individual devices; and

determine a second voltage rating for the second portion of the load.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the memory component stores logic that further causes the system to perform at least the following:

determine a second portion in the voltage that has a voltage that substantially matches a voltage of the second portion of the load combined with the first portion of the load; and

apply the AC voltage to the first portion of the load and the second portion of the load when the AC voltage has a voltage that substantially matches the voltage of the second portion of the load combined with the first portion of the load.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory component stores logic that further causes the system to determine a voltage rating for at least one of the following:

the load, the first portion of the load, or the second portion of the load.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the memory component stores logic that further causes the system to determine the first portion of the load based on analysis of the AC waveform and a determination of individual devices in the load.

15. A device for providing wave-based load efficiencies, the device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory component that stores logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the device to perform at least the following;

receive a characteristic of a voltage for powering a load, wherein the voltage includes positive voltage portions, negative voltage portions, and zero axis points, wherein the load includes a plurality of individual devices;

allocate a first subset of the load that includes at least one of the plurality of individual devices;

determine a first voltage rating of the first subset of the load;

determine a first position of the voltage that corresponds with the first voltage rating; and

apply the voltage to the first subset of the load when the voltage corresponds with the first voltage rating.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the logic further causes the device to rectify the voltage to modify at least one of the negative voltage portions into a positive voltage portion.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the logic further causes the device to perform at least the following:

determine a second position of the voltage that corresponds with a voltage rating of a second subset of the load combined with the first subset of the load; and

apply the voltage to the second subset of the load when the voltage corresponds with a voltage rating of the second subset of the load combined with the first subset of the load, wherein the second subset includes at least one of the plurality of individual devices and has a second voltage rating that corresponds to the second step voltage.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the plurality of individual devices includes an array of light emitting diodes.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the logic further causes the device to perform at least the following:

determine that the voltage increases from corresponding with the first voltage rating; and

add the second subset of the load to the AC voltage with the first subset of the load.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the logic further causes the device to perform at least the following:

determine that voltage decreases from corresponding the first voltage rating; and

removing the second subset of the load from the voltage.