INTEGRATED LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE AND POWER SWITCH

• US 20090179596A1
• Filed: 05/02/2007
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Van De Meulenhof, Dennis, De Goederen, Linda, Willaert, Walter, Mc Clelland, Ian, Thursfield, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,183,784 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/313
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

A lighting system (300) includes a light source (320) and a switch (310) configured to receive input power (305) and provide switched power A control module (304) is configured to receive the switched power and control the light source (320). The control module (340) is further configured to provide the switched power to the light source (320) in response to toggling the switch (310) more than once within a predetermined time period.

Claims

1. A lighting system comprising:

a light source;

a switch configured to receive input power and provide switched power; and

a control module configured to receive said switched power and control said light source;

said control module being further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when said light source is off in response to toggling said switch more than once within a predetermined time period.

2. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said predetermined time period is between 100 ms and one second.

3. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said predetermined time period is selected to filter out power glitches interrupting said input power.

4. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said control module is further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when an environment of at least one of said light source and said switch has reduced illumination.

5. The lighting system of claim 4, further comprising a sensor configured to detect said reduced illumination.

6. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said control module is further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when said input power remains continuously on.

7. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein said control module is further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when at least one additional control module has continuous power provided from a further switched power.

8. The lighting system of claim 7, further comprising a system controller configured to monitor power input of said control module and of said at least one additional control module.

9. The lighting system of claim 1, further comprising a remote controller configured to control said control module to switch on/off said light source.

10. A lighting system comprising:

a light source; and

a control module configured to receive switched power and control said light source;

said control module being further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when said light source is off in response to toggling a switch sequentially within a predetermined time period.

11. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein said switch is configured to receive input power and provide said switched power.

12. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein said predetermined time period is between 100 ms and one second.

13. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein said predetermined time period is selected to filter out power glitches interrupting said input power.

14. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein said control module is further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when an environment of at least one of said light source and said switch has reduced illumination.

15. The lighting system of claim 14, further comprising a sensor configured to detect said reduced illumination.

16. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein said control module is further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when said input power remains continuously on.

17. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein said control module is further configured to provide said switched power to said light source when at least one additional control module has continuous power provided from a further switched power.

18. The lighting system of claim 17, further comprising a system controller configured to monitor power input of said control module and of said at least one additional control module.

19. The lighting system of claim 10, further comprising a remote controller configured to control said control module to switch on/off said light source.

20. A method of controlling a light source comprising the acts of:

toggling a switch twice within a predetermined time period; and

providing power to said light source in response to said toggling when said light source is off.