Luminaire control system and method
First Claim
1. A method for controlling one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs) driven by forward currents to generate a mixed light, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) acquiring sensor data representative of the mixed light;
b) providing setpoint data representative of a desired mixed light;
c) transforming the sensor data into first data expressed in coordinates of a predetermined color coordinate system;
d) transforming the setpoint data into second data expressed in coordinates of said predetermined color coordinate system;
e) comparing the first and the second data and determining a difference between the first and the second data;
f) adjusting said forward currents in response to the difference between the first and the second data in order to decrease the difference between said first data and said second data; and
repeating steps a) through f) until an absolute value of said difference falls below a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for controlling one or more light-emitting elements which are driven by forward currents to generate mixed light for use, for example, through a luminaire. The system has one or more light sensors for acquiring feedback optical sensor data and a user interface for providing reference data representative of a desired mixed light. The system also has a controller for transforming either the sensor data or the reference data into the coordinate space of the other and to determine a difference between the sensor and the reference data in that coordinate space. The controller is configured to adjust the forward currents during operating conditions so that the sensor data matches the setpoint data. The present invention also provides a system and method that can at least partially compensate certain temperature induced effects when transforming the optical sensor or the reference data.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for controlling one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs) driven by forward currents to generate a mixed light, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) acquiring sensor data representative of the mixed light; b) providing setpoint data representative of a desired mixed light; c) transforming the sensor data into first data expressed in coordinates of a predetermined color coordinate system; d) transforming the setpoint data into second data expressed in coordinates of said predetermined color coordinate system; e) comparing the first and the second data and determining a difference between the first and the second data; f) adjusting said forward currents in response to the difference between the first and the second data in order to decrease the difference between said first data and said second data; and
repeating steps a) through f) until an absolute value of said difference falls below a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs) driven by forward currents to generate a mixed light, the system comprising:
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a) one or more optical sensors for acquiring sensor data representative of the mixed light; b) a user interface for providing setpoint data representative of a desired mixed light; c) a controller, the controller transforming the sensor data into first data expressed in coordinates of a predetermined color coordinate system, the controller further transforming the setpoint data into second data expressed in coordinates of said predetermined color coordinate system, the controller further comparing the first and the second data and determining a difference between the first and the second data, the controller further adjusting said forward currents in response to the difference between the first and the second data;
wherein the controller is configured to decrease the difference between said first data and said second data until an absolute value of said difference falls below a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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