INTEGRATION OF LED LIGHTING WITH BUILDING CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A system for use in conjunction with a conventional light fixture that is configured to receive a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light, the system comprising:
- a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area in a building is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state,an LED-based light including;
at least one electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture,at least one LED,an LED controller operable to control the at least one LED in response to the first signal, anda transmitter operable to transmit a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to the regulator controller; and
a regulator controller remote from the LED-based light and is operable to control an environmental condition in the building in response to the second signal.
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Abstract
An LED-based light can be installed in a conventional light fixture. The LED-based light can include a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and the LED-based light can also include an LED controller operable to control at least one LED in the light in response to the first signal. Additionally, the LED-based light can include a transmitter operable to output a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a building environment regulator.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in conjunction with a conventional light fixture that is configured to receive a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light, the system comprising:
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a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area in a building is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, an LED-based light including; at least one electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture, at least one LED, an LED controller operable to control the at least one LED in response to the first signal, and a transmitter operable to transmit a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to the regulator controller; and a regulator controller remote from the LED-based light and is operable to control an environmental condition in the building in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An LED-based light compatible with a standard light fixture, comprising:
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a tube including a light transmitting portion; a pair of electrical connectors attached to opposing ends of the tube, the pair of electrical connectors compatible with the standard fluorescent light fixture; at least one LED operable to produce light that passes through the light transmitting portion of the tube; a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether one or rooms in a building is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state; an LED controller operable to control the at least one LED in response to the first signal, and a transmitter operable to output a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a regulator controller remote from the LED-based light and operable to control at least one function in the building in response to the second signal, wherein the at least one function is other than controlling the LED-based light. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling an environmental condition in a building using an LED-based light including at least one electrical connector compatible with a conventional light fixture and at least one LED, comprising
outputting a first signal indicative of whether an area in a building is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state; -
controlling the at least one LED in response to the first signal; transmitting a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a location remote from the LED-based light; and controlling at least one function in the building in response to the second signal, wherein the at least one function is other than controlling the LED-based light. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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