Lighting Control System

• US 20110187291A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: West Plischke
• Original Assignee: West Plischke
• Inventors: Plischke, West
• Application Number:
  US12/697,966
• Publication Number:
  US 20110187291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/312
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/165 following a pre-assigned programmed sequence; Logic control [LC]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/17 Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A method and system includes a set of lamps and programmable controller. The programmable controller can automate wavelength and intensity settings for the set of lamps in accordance with a user-defined sequence that is specifically suited to a plant type and a state of plant growth. The method and system give plants the optimum conditions for growth including the optimum wavelengths, light intensities, energy and timing for their particular stage of growth.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating a user interface for designing a lighting program;

receiving a selection of a set of lamps to program through the user interface;

receiving a selection of a light spectrum from a plurality of light spectrum options;

receiving a selection of intensity over time for the light spectrum; and

recording the intensity over time for the light spectrum as the lighting program to control the set of lamps.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating user interface mechanisms for selecting any one of the set of lamps, a time frame for the program, the light spectrum, a location or a pre-defined lighting program.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the pre-defined lighting program simulates any one of sunrise, sunset, winter, fall, summer or spring.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein defining a location modifies the lighting program to simulate lighting to match the location, and wherein the location is a region or set of coordinates.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the time frame options include a day, a month, a season or a year.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting commands to each lamp in the set of lamps over a network.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating commands for peripheral equipment including lamp positioning devices; and

recording the commands for the peripheral equipment in the lighting program.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

transmitting the commands for the peripheral equipment to the peripheral equipment over a network.

9. A system comprising:

a lamp having independent controls for intensity of a plurality of light spectrum ranges; and

a controller module coupled to lamp to control the lamp by executing a user defined lighting program that sets an intensity for a light spectrum range in the plurality of light spectrum ranges.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the controller module is coupled to the lamp over a network and transmits commands to the light over the network.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a computer to execute a graphical user interface for designing the user defined program and transmitting the lighting program over the network or storing the lighting program on a removable media compatible with the controller module.

12. A computer-readable storage medium having a set of instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations comprising:

generating a user interface for designing a lighting program;

receiving a selection of a set of lamps to program through the user interface;

receiving a selection of a light spectrum from a plurality of light spectrum options;

receiving a selection of intensity over time for the light spectrum; and

recording the intensity over time for the light spectrum as the lighting program to control the set of lamps.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the computer to perform the set of operations further comprising:

generating user interface mechanisms for selecting any one of the set of lamps, a time frame for the program, the light spectrum, a location or a pre-defined lighting program.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the pre-defined lighting program simulates any one of sunrise, sunset, winter, fall, summer or spring.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein defining a location modifies the lighting program to simulate lighting to match the location, and wherein the location is a region or set of coordinates.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the time frame options include a day, a month, a season or a year.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the computer to perform the set of operations further comprising:

transmitting commands to each lamp in the set of lamps over a network.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the computer to perform the set of operations further comprising:

generating commands for peripheral equipment including light positioning devices; and

recording the commands for the peripheral equipment in the program.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, having further instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the computer to perform the set of operations further comprising:

transmitting the commands for the peripheral equipment to the peripheral equipment over a network.