METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OBSTRUCTION LIGHT

• US 20120146783A1
• Filed: 05/17/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aloys Wobben
• Original Assignee: Aloys Wobben
• Inventors: Harms, Stephan, Schweizer, Werner, Moller, Gerd
• Granted Patent: US 9,604,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.1
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/20 Arrangement of optical beacons
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 80/10 Arrangements for warning air traffic
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/87 Combinations of radar systems, e.g. primary radar and secondary radar
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/06 Means for the lighting or illuminating of antennas, e.g. for purpose of warning
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/42 Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/065 Patch antenna array
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/30 Wind power
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 Onshore wind turbines

Abstract

The invention concerns a method of controlling a flight obstacle lighting arrangement, wherein a receiver co-operates with a switching device for the flight obstacle lighting arrangement. According to the invention it is proposed that the receiver upon receiving a first predetermined signal controls the switching device in such a way that the flight obstacle lighting arrangement is switched off.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a flight obstacle lighting arrangement, comprising:

using a a switching device coupled to the flight obstacle lighting arrangement, to switch off the flight obstacle lighting arrangement upon reception of a first predetermined signal by a receiver coupled to the switching device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

switching on the flight obstacle lighting arrangement upon receipt of at least one of;

a faulty;

an absence of the first predetermined signal; and

an incorrect evaluation of the first predetermined signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising switching on the flight obstacle lighting arrangement upon receipt of a second predetermined signal.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a central control station transmits at least one of the first predetermined signal and the second predetermined signals through at least one intermediate stations to a plurality of transmitting stations.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein the plurality of transmitting stations includes either all existing transmitting stations, or transmitting stations selected in accordance with at least one predetermined criteria.

6. The method according to claim 4 wherein a fault in the signal of the central control station causes the at least one intermediate stations to transmit a signal to at least a portion of the plurality of transmitting stations, causing the transmitting stations to either switch off, or emit second predetermined signal.

7. The method according to claim 4 wherein, in the event of a fault in the signal of an intermediate station, the transmitting stations associated with said intermediate station emit the second predetermined signal.

8. A system comprising:

a flight obstacle lighting arrangement;

a receiver; and

a switching device coupled to the receiver and to the flight obstacle lighting arrangement the receiver structured to receive a first signal, the switching device structured to switch off the flight obstacle lighting arrangement in response to reception of the first signal by the receiver.

9. The system according to claim 8 wherein, the switching device is structured to switch on the flight obstacle lighting arrangement in response to detection of a fault in the first signal.

10. The system according to claim 8 wherein upon reception of a second predetermined signal by the receiver the switching device is structured to switches on the flight obstacle lighting arrangement in response to reception by the receiver of a second signal.

11. The system according to claim 8 wherein the flight obstacle lighting arrangement comprises a wind power installation.

13. The system according to claim 8, further comprising at least one entrance door operatively connected to a switch that is structured to activates the flight obstacle lighting arrangement when the entrance door is opened.

12. A flight obstacle lighting arrangement system, comprising:

a central control station having a plurality of intermediate stations; and

a plurality of transmitting devices, wherein the plurality of transmitting devices are connected to the central control station by at least one intermediate stations and wherein the central control station is structured to emit a control station signal receivable by the at least one intermediate stations and wherein the at least one intermediate stations is structured to emit a first predetermined signal when the control station signal is present.