SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING POWER SOURCES FOR A PLURALITY OF LUMINAIRES

• US 20160336797A1
• Filed: 05/13/2015
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Company (Legrand SA)
• Original Assignee: Kenall Manufacturing Company (Legrand SA)
• Inventors: Welch, Joseph, Dahlen, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/711,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20160336797A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/061 for DC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for systems and methods of managing a lighting system. According to certain aspects, a control board may interface with a controller for an automatic transfer switch (ATS) that is connected to a main power source and an emergency power source. The control board may retrieve signals from the controller and determine, from the signals, the current power mode for the lighting system. The control board may access an appropriate lighting setting and transmit the appropriate lighting setting to a set of luminaires, which may implement the appropriate lighting setting to operate according to the current power mode.

Claims

1. A control board for facilitating multiple lighting modes for a set of luminaires, comprising:

a communication module adapted to interface with a bridge device via a network connection;

a memory storing a set of computer-executable instructions;

at least one port for interfacing with a controller for an automatic transfer switch (ATS); and

a processor adapted to interface with the communication module, the memory, and the at least one port, and configured to execute the set of computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to;

receive, via the at least one port, at least one signal from the controller for the ATS,

determine, based on the at least one signal, that the emergency power mode is initiated,

generate an instruction to implement an emergency lighting setting associated with the emergency power mode, and

transmit the instruction to the bridge device via the communication module, the set of luminaires configured to (i) access the instruction from the bridge device, and (ii) execute the instruction to implement the emergency lighting setting.

2. The control board of claim 1, wherein to transmit the instruction to the bridge device, the processor is configured to:

transmit the instruction to the bridge device via a wired connection.

3. The control board of claim 1, wherein to transmit the instruction to the bridge device, the processor is configured to:

transmit the instruction to the bridge device via a wireless connection.

4. The control board of claim 1, wherein the at least one signal is a generator start command, and wherein to determine, based on the at least one signal, that the emergency power mode is initiated, the processor is configured to:

determine, based on the generator start command, that an emergency power source is initiating.

5. The control board of claim 1, wherein the at least one signal is a pre-transfer signal, and wherein to determine, based on the at least one signal, that the emergency power mode is initiated, the processor is configured to:

determine, based on the pre-transfer signal, that the automatic transfer switch (ATS) is facilitating transfer from the main power mode to the emergency power mode.

6. A computer-implemented method of facilitating multiple lighting modes for a set of luminaires, the multiple lighting modes including a main power mode having a main lighting setting and an emergency power mode having an emergency lighting setting, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor via at least one port, at least one signal from a controller for an automatic transfer switch (ATS) connected to a main power source and an emergency power source;

determining, by the processor based on the at least one signal, that the emergency power mode is initiated;

generating an instruction to implement the emergency lighting setting associated with the emergency power mode; and

transmitting the instruction to a bridge device via a communication module, the set of luminaires configured to (i) access the instruction from the bridge device, and (ii) execute the instruction to implement the emergency lighting setting with power from the emergency power source.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the instruction to the bridge device comprises:

transmitting the instruction to the bridge device via a wired connection.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the instruction to the bridge device comprises:

transmitting the instruction to the bridge device via a wireless connection.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the at least one signal is a generator start command, and wherein determining, based on the at least one signal, that the emergency power mode is initiated comprises:

determining, based on the generator start command, that an emergency power source is initiating.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the at least one signal is a pre-transfer signal, and wherein determining, based on the at least one signal, that the emergency power mode is initiated comprises:

determining, based on the pre-transfer signal, that the automatic transfer switch (ATS) is facilitating transfer from the main power mode to the emergency power mode.

11. A system for facilitating multiple lighting modes for a set of luminaires, comprising:

a controller for an automatic transfer switch (ATS) connected to an emergency power source and a main power source;

a bridge device; and

a control board configured to interface with the controller for the ATS and the bridge device via at least one port, the control board comprising;

a communication module adapted to interface with the bridge device via a network connection,

a memory storing a set of computer-executable instructions, and

a processor adapted to interface with the communication module and the memory, and configured to execute the set of computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to;

receive, via the at least one port, at least one signal from the controller for the ATS,

determine, based on the at least one signal, that the ATS is facilitating a transfer from a first power mode to a second power mode,

generate an instruction to implement a lighting setting associated with the second power mode, and

transmit the instruction to the bridge device via the communication module, a set of luminaires configured to (i) access the instruction from the bridge device, and (ii) execute the instruction to implement the lighting setting.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one signal is a generator start command, the first power mode is a main power mode, and the second power mode is an emergency power mode, and wherein to determine, based on the at least one signal, that the automatic transfer switch (ATS) is facilitating the transfer from the first power mode to the second power mode, the processor is configured to:

determine, based on the generator start command, that the emergency power source is initiating.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one signal is a pre-transfer signal, the first power mode is an emergency power mode, and the second power mode is a main power mode, and wherein to determine, based on the at least one signal, that the automatic transfer switch (ATS) is facilitating the transfer from the first power mode to the second power mode, the processor is configured to:

determine, based on the pre-transfer signal, that the automatic transfer switch (ATS) is facilitating transfer from the emergency power mode to the main power mode.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein to transmit the second lighting setting to the bridge device, the processor is configured to:

transmit the second lighting setting to the bridge device via a wired connection.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein to transmit the second lighting setting to the bridge device, the processor is configured to:

transmit the second lighting setting to the bridge device via a wireless connection.

16. A luminaire configured to implement multiple lighting settings, comprising:

a communication module adapted to interface with a bridge device;

at least one lamp;

a memory storing at least a main lighting setting associated with a main power mode and an emergency lighting setting associated with an emergency power mode; and

a processor adapted to interface with the communication module, the at least one lamp, and the memory, and configured to;

receive, from the bridge device via the communication module, an instruction to implement the emergency lighting setting associated with the emergency power mode, wherein the bridge device received the instruction from a control board,

in response to receiving the instruction, access, from the memory, the emergency lighting setting associated with the emergency power mode, and

cause the at least one lamp to output light according to the emergency lighting setting, the at least one lamp receiving power from an emergency power source.

17. The luminaire of claim 16, wherein the processor receives the instruction via a wired connection.

18. The luminaire of claim 16, wherein the processor receives the instruction via a wireless connection.

19. The luminaire of claim 16, wherein to cause the lamp to output the light according to the emergency lighting setting, the processor is configured to:

cause the at least one lamp to at least one of reduce output power or increase output power.

20. The luminaire of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, via the communication module, a modified emergency lighting setting, and store the modified emergency lighting setting in the memory.