Method and system for luminance characterization
First Claim
1. A system for controlling the output of a streetlight comprising:
- a streetlight;
a light sensor coupled with the streetlight;
a controller coupled to the streetlight;
a radio transceiver coupled with said controller;
at least a second radio transceiver coupled to a second controller;
a central controller;
wherein said central controller is operable to generate a message to command said controller to change an output of said streetlight;
wherein the message is transmitted from said central controller via said second controller to the radio transceiver; and
further wherein said controller uses an input from said light sensor to determine an adjustment to said output.
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Abstract
A system for luminance characterization of a luminaire includes a ballast coil and a multi-tap capacitor connected in series with the ballast coil. The multi-tap capacitor has a plurality of tap capacitors integrated into a capacitor housing. A plurality of switches are each coupled to one of the plurality of tap capacitors for selectively coupling the tap capacitors together to produce a multi-tap capacitance corresponding to a configuration of the plurality of switches. A lamp is connected in series with the multi-tap capacitor and the ballast coil. A photometer is located to measure light intensity of the lamp and to produce a lumen output measurement. A memory is used to store a database having a plurality of lumen output measurements, each corresponding to a multi-tap capacitance corresponding to all configurations of the plurality of switches.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for controlling the output of a streetlight comprising:
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a streetlight; a light sensor coupled with the streetlight; a controller coupled to the streetlight; a radio transceiver coupled with said controller; at least a second radio transceiver coupled to a second controller; a central controller; wherein said central controller is operable to generate a message to command said controller to change an output of said streetlight;
wherein the message is transmitted from said central controller via said second controller to the radio transceiver; andfurther wherein said controller uses an input from said light sensor to determine an adjustment to said output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A streetlight controller for controlling a luminance output of an associated streetlight that is coupled thereto, the streetlight controller comprising:
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a light sensor coupled with the associated streetlight; a radio transceiver operable to receive a message from an other transmitter; one or more switches selectively operative to control the luminance output; and a processor coupled to the light sensor, the radio transceiver, and the one or more switches and operative to selectively control the one or more switches and thereby control the luminance output, the processor further cooperatively operable with the radio transceiver to interpret the message from the other radio transceiver, the message including an indicated change in the luminance output of the associated streetlight, wherein the processor uses an input from the light sensor and the indicated change to selectively control the one or more switches to change the luminance output. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a luminance output of a streetlight, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a radio transceiver a message from a central controller; interpreting, at a processor, the message, the message including an indicated change to the luminance output; obtaining an input from a light sensor; and responsive to the message and the input, adjusting the luminance output in accordance with the indicated change. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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