Outdoors self sufficient uninterruptable luminaire

• US 20050068765A1
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jon Andoni Ertze Moguel, Juan Antonio Ertze Encinas
• Original Assignee: Jon Andoni Ertze Moguel, Juan Antonio Ertze Encinas
• Inventors: Ertze Encinas, Juan Antonio, Ertze Moguel, Jon Andoni
• Application Number:
  US10/949,285
• Publication Number:
  US 20050068765A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/183
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/005 of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 8/085 of high-built type, e.g. street light
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/037 the solar unit and the lighting unit being located within or on the same housing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/30 Pivoted housings or frames
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0457 the sensor sensing the operating status of the lighting device, e.g. to detect failure of a light source or to provide feedback to the device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/75 with fins or blades having different shapes, thicknesses or spacing
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/763 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/00 Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/103 of streets or roads
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/72 in street lighting

Abstract

According to the present invention there is provided an outdoors self sufficient luminaire, weatherproof, characterized in that within the outer body are integrally housed: an array of solid state light emitting individually angle adjustable devices, a device for collecting and converting solar radiation into electrical energy, an electronic circuitry that administers the said generated electrical energy to replenish the power consumed from an accumulator during the absence of the said radiating source, an electronic circuitry that administer and control the levels of power necessary to excite individually the solid state light emitting devices in a programmable fashion, a structural integrated means for attaching the luminaire into a plurality of masts, and means for maintaining the temperature around the array of solid state light emitting devices within a predetermined range.

Claims

1. An outdoors self sufficient and uninterruptible, off the electrical distribution grid, luminaire, weatherproof, characterized in that within the outer body are integrally housed:

an array of solid state light emitting devices, a device for collecting and converting solar radiation into electrical energy, an intelligent electronic circuitry that administers the said generated electrical energy to replenish the power consumed from an at least a rechargeable accumulator during the absence of the said radiating source, an electronic circuitry that administer and control the levels of power necessary to excite the solid state light emitting devices in a programmable fashion, a structural integrated means for attaching the luminaire into a plurality of masts, and means for maintaining the temperature around the array of solid state light emitting devices within a predetermined range.

3. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the at least one accumulator is covered and protected by the outer body.

4. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the energy collecting unit comprises at least one solar panel is shaped, characterized in that the shape of the at least one solar panel is selected from a rectangle, a circle, a polygon, a pyramid, a diamond, a polyhedron and a hemisphere.

6. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the angle of the luminaire respect the horizontal plane, the tilt angle, is independently adjustable from the angle formed by the outer body and the horizontal plane and is used to efficiently direct the emitted light toward the illuminated surface.

7. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the array of solid state light emitting devices is contained in a weather and dust proof and and temperature controlled sealed chamber.

8. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the array of a plurality of light emitting devices comprises several angle adjustable solid state light emitting devices adjustable at different aiming angles relative to the surface which is intended to be illuminated.

9. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the light emitted by the array of solid state light emitting devices is transmitted directly to the at least one reflecting surface to be illuminated.

10. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the solid state light emitting devices are organized to produce a plurality of chromatic wavelengths and illuminated geometrical patterns.

11. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in claims 9 or 10, characterized in that electronic circuitry is provided for controlling individually the emitted light level and/or light intensities from each and/or several groups of solid state light emitting devices comprised into the solid state light emitting array according to specific applications.

16. An outdoors luminaire as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that several independent luminaries are to be attached to a one sole mast whereby the section of the said mast is polygonal or circular and even ellipsoidal and where all the elements and components are integrated and made from non-corrosive materials and are structurally designed and assemble to withstand as a whole, wind gusts, wind speed, rain storms, ultraviolet radiation from sun, vibration caused by earthquakes, sea salinity corrosion proof, as well as extreme cold weather situations without demerit the light performance of the luminaire.

2. An outdoors self sufficient and uninterruptible, off the electrical grid, outdoors luminaire suitable for use to illuminate neighborhood streets, pathways and roadways, free and toll limited access highways, principal highways, secondary state, provincial and county highways, check control booths, roadside and trailer and camping parks, parking lots, rural highways, recreational docks and piers and public and entertainment areas and buildings.

5. An outdoors luminaire, characterized in that the framed radiation sensitive generating surface acts as the main structural element of the outer body of the luminaire motive of this invention and is shaped such that an upper surface of the at least one solar panel is angle adjustable to the latitude where the luminaire is used to efficiently collect the sun radiation and positioned in an upper region of the outer body

12. An outdoors luminaire, characterized in that the heat regulating means comprises a heat radiating surface which becomes part of the outer body housing.

13. An outdoors luminaire, characterized in that the sensoring devices proportionate the feedback information which is used by the intelligent electronic controlling circuitry to independently adjust the power supplied to the solid state light emitting devices to achieve an electrical characteristic produced by the programmable light controller that matches pre-set characteristics known to give required lighting effects.

14. An outdoors self sufficient luminaire, characterized in that the iluminance angle respect to a horizontal plane is adjustable.

15. An outdoors self sufficient luminaires characterized in that an electronic circuitry is provided to, wire-less tele-transmit, to and from the luminaire, data related to the operational status of the outdoors luminaire, as well as image signals to a computer for analysis and control.

17. An outdoors self sufficient luminaire, characterized in that to perform any maintenance operations, for example the replacement of the accumulator, the luminaire outer body is not need to be disassembled nor dismounted from the mast onto which the luminaire or luminaries are attached to and where the levels of voltages involved in powering the solid state light emitters array of the luminaire allow the usage of reliable and secure electronic circuitries and eliminates the hazards of fire or any other risks which high voltage luminaries are able to provoke and eliminates non necessary cable loses and aisolate humans from dangerous electrical chock.

18. An outdoors self sufficient luminaire, characterized in that the close situation of the accumulator and the luminaire reduces cable voltage drops loses enhancing luminaire efficiency.

19. An outdoors luminaire characterized in that refractors and or reflectors devices are not required.

20. An outdoors luminaire characterized in that ballasts, capacitors, igniters, coils, transformers or any other electrical AC devices are not required.