Controllable Lighting System
First Claim
1. A controllable lighting system, comprising:
- a replaceable illumination module, comprising;
one or more solid state lighting elements; and
a printed circuit board, electrically and thermally connected to the one or more solid state lighting elements;
one or more sensors coupled to or comprised in the replaceable illumination module, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to measure one or more attributes of the replaceable illumination module or its environment; and
control circuitry, coupled to or comprised in the replaceable illumination module, wherein the control circuitry is configured to;
monitor the one or more attributes to determine a status of the controllable lighting system via the one or more sensors, wherein the status is useable to regulate the controllable lighting system or control a system coupled to the controllable lighting system.
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Abstract
A lighting system is presented that includes a replaceable illumination module removably coupled to a base module. The replaceable illumination module includes one or more solid state lighting elements on a printed circuit board electrically and thermally connected to the base module. The base module may include a heat sink, where the heat sink is in thermal contact with the replaceable illumination module, and dissipates heat generated by the one or more solid state lighting elements during operation of the lighting system. The replaceable illumination module may also include one or more beam conditioning elements for generating a specified beam. The lighting system may be connected to an automated control network and may be automatically controlled thereby, or may be used to control some other system. The heat sink may be generated via a dynamically controllable extrusion die.
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21 Claims
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1. A controllable lighting system, comprising:
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a replaceable illumination module, comprising; one or more solid state lighting elements; and a printed circuit board, electrically and thermally connected to the one or more solid state lighting elements; one or more sensors coupled to or comprised in the replaceable illumination module, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to measure one or more attributes of the replaceable illumination module or its environment; and control circuitry, coupled to or comprised in the replaceable illumination module, wherein the control circuitry is configured to; monitor the one or more attributes to determine a status of the controllable lighting system via the one or more sensors, wherein the status is useable to regulate the controllable lighting system or control a system coupled to the controllable lighting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a lighting system, comprising:
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providing a controllable lighting system, wherein the controllable lighting system comprises; a replaceable illumination module, comprising; one or more solid state lighting elements; a printed circuit board, electrically and thermally connected to the one or more solid state lighting elements; and a thermal spreading element comprised in or coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein the thermal spreading element comprises a connector adapted to removably connect the thermal spreading element to a heat sink, wherein the thermal spreading element is configured to dissipate heat from the one or more solid state lighting elements; one or more sensors coupled to or comprised in the replaceable illumination module; and control circuitry, coupled to or comprised in the replaceable illumination module; and operating the controllable lighting system, comprising; monitoring, via the one or more sensors and the control circuitry, the one or more attributes of the replaceable illumination module or its environment to determine a status of the controllable lighting system; and regulating the controllable lighting system or controlling a system coupled to the controllable lighting system based on the determined status. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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