INTEGRATION OF LED LIGHTING WITH BUILDING CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A system for use in conjunction with a conventional light fixture that is electrically connected to a power source and that is configured to receive a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light and with a building environment regulator that regulates at least one environmental condition in one or more rooms of a building, the system comprising:
- an LED-based light including at least one electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture, at least one LED, a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, an LED controller operable to control the at least one LED in response to the first signal, and a transmitter operable to transmit a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state; and
a regulator controller in communication with the transmitter and operable to control one or more functions of the building environment regulator in response to the second signal.
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Abstract
An LED-based light can be installed in a conventional light fixture. The LED-based light can include a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and the LED-based light can also include an LED controller operable to control at least one LED in the light in response to the first signal. Additionally, the LED-based light can include a transmitter operable to output a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a building environment regulator.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A system for use in conjunction with a conventional light fixture that is electrically connected to a power source and that is configured to receive a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light and with a building environment regulator that regulates at least one environmental condition in one or more rooms of a building, the system comprising:
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an LED-based light including at least one electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture, at least one LED, a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, an LED controller operable to control the at least one LED in response to the first signal, and a transmitter operable to transmit a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state; and a regulator controller in communication with the transmitter and operable to control one or more functions of the building environment regulator in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An LED-based light tube operable in cooperation with a building environment regulator that regulates at least one environmental condition in one or more rooms of a building, the LED-based light tube comprising:
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a tube including a light transmitting portion; a pair of electrical connectors attached to opposing ends of the tube, the electrical connectors compatible with a standard fluorescent light fixture; at least one LED operable to produce light that passes through the light transmitting portion of the tube; a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state; an LED controller operable to control the at least one LED in response to the first signal; and a transmitter operable to output a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to the building environment regulator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for regulating a brightness and a temperature of one or more rooms in a building, the system comprising:
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a fluorescent light fixture electrically connected to a building power supply and configured to receive a standard fluorescent tube; an LED-based light tube including a pair of standardized electrical connectors compatible with the fluorescent light fixture, a circuit board in electrical communication with the at least one electrical connector, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the circuit board, a sensor mounted on the circuit board that outputs a signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, an LED controller mounted on the circuit board that controls the LEDs in response to the signal, and a transmitter that transmits the signal; a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system that varies the temperature of one or more rooms in the building; and an HVAC controller operable to control a temperature setting of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system in response to the signal.
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