DIMMABLE OUTDOOR LUMINAIRES
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1. A dimmable outdoor lighting fixture apparatus, comprising:
- a luminaire fixture assembly comprising;
a fixture housing,at least one light source supported in the fixture housing,at least one ballast or driver supported in the fixture housing and electrically coupled to provide power to the light source, anda 3-terminal twist-lock receptacle mounted to the fixture housing and operative to receive a twist-lock connector;
a controller module, comprising;
a twist-lock type connector operatively coupled to the twist-lock receptacle and providing three class 1 electrical connections between the controller module and the fixture assembly, anda dimming component operative to selectively provide at least one dimming control value to the ballast or driver through the twist-lock receptacle to cause the ballast or driver to provide dimmable output from the light source.
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Abstract
A dimmable outdoor lighting fixture apparatus is provided with a dimmable ballast or driver mounted in a horizontal cobra head luminaire fixture, and a photo eye control module connected to the fixture by an EEI/NEMA standard 3-terminal polarized twist-lock receptacle mounted to the fixture housing, with the controller module providing a dimming control value to the ballast or driver through the twist-lock receptacle.
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26 Claims
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1. A dimmable outdoor lighting fixture apparatus, comprising:
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a luminaire fixture assembly comprising; a fixture housing, at least one light source supported in the fixture housing, at least one ballast or driver supported in the fixture housing and electrically coupled to provide power to the light source, and a 3-terminal twist-lock receptacle mounted to the fixture housing and operative to receive a twist-lock connector; a controller module, comprising; a twist-lock type connector operatively coupled to the twist-lock receptacle and providing three class 1 electrical connections between the controller module and the fixture assembly, and a dimming component operative to selectively provide at least one dimming control value to the ballast or driver through the twist-lock receptacle to cause the ballast or driver to provide dimmable output from the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. The apparatus of claim where the twist-lock receptacle includes an optical channel for transmission of optical signals through the twist-lock receptacle, where the ballast or driver comprises an optical receiver operative to receive a dimming control value from the controller module through the optical channel of the twist-lock receptacle, and where the controller module comprises an optical transmitter operatively coupled with the dimming component to transmit the dimming control value as an optical signal through the optical channel of the twist-lock receptacle.
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21. A method of operating an outdoor lighting fixture, the method comprising:
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providing at least one light source and at least one ballast or driver in a luminaire fixture housing; providing a controller module attached to the fixture housing and coupled with the ballast or driver; and providing at least one dimming control value to the ballast or driver from the controller module through the twist-lock receptacle to cause the ballast or driver to provide dimmable output from the light source. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A dimmable outdoor lighting fixture apparatus, comprising:
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a luminaire fixture assembly comprising; a fixture housing comprising a socket mounting structure with a hole adapted to receive a twist-lock receptacle, at least one light source supported in the fixture housing, and at least one ballast or driver supported in the fixture housing and electrically coupled to provide power to the light source; and a controller module, comprising; a controller housing with a controller mounting structure mounted to the socket mounting structure, a plurality of wires extending from an interior of the controller housing through the fixture housing hole into the fixture housing, and a dimming component located in the controller housing and operative to selectively provide at least one dimming control value to the ballast or driver via at least one of the plurality of wires to cause the ballast or driver to provide dimmable output from the light source.
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