AUTONOMOUS GRID SHIFTING LIGHTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A lighting device, comprising:
- an illumination source mechanically associated with a housing;
a timing facility mechanically associated with the housing and in data communication with a controller; and
the controller is mechanically associated with the housing and is adapted to cause a power sourcing facility to select from two alternative power sources when powering the illumination source based on an input from the timing facility.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for autonomous shifting of at least a portion of a lighting load off an energy distribution grid, comprising electrically connecting a lighting device to the energy distribution grid; causing the lighting device to interpret information obtained from an information source proximate the lighting device; and causing the lighting device to select from at least two different power sources based on the interpretation, where selecting may include a sharing of the load between the two different power sources, and where one power source may be the energy distribution grid.
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96 Claims
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
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an illumination source mechanically associated with a housing; a timing facility mechanically associated with the housing and in data communication with a controller; and the controller is mechanically associated with the housing and is adapted to cause a power sourcing facility to select from two alternative power sources when powering the illumination source based on an input from the timing facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A lighting device, comprising:
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an illumination source mechanically associated with a housing; a sensor facility mechanically associated with the housing and in data communication with a controller, the sensor facility adapted to assess a time of day through examination of lighting conditions proximate the housing; and the controller is mechanically associated with the housing and is adapted to cause a power sourcing facility to select from two alternative power sources when powering the illumination source based on an input from the sensing facility. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of shifting a lighting load off the grid, comprising:
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connecting a lighting device to the grid; causing the lighting device to extract information from an information source proximate the lighting device, wherein the information is indicative of a time of day; and causing the lighting device to select from two alternate power sources based on the information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of shifting a lighting load off the grid, comprising:
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connecting a lighting device to the grid; causing the lighting device to monitor an internal battery power source for a performance characteristic; and causing the lighting device to select between the grid and the internal battery power source based on the performance characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method of shifting a portion of a lighting load off an energy distribution grid, comprising:
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electrically connecting a lighting device to the energy distribution grid; causing the lighting device to interpret information obtained from an environmental information source proximate the lighting device, the interpretation adapted to predict an energy distribution grid demand parameter; and causing the lighting device to select from at least two different power sources based on the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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