Adaptive energy performance monitoring and control system
First Claim
1. A controller configured for adaptive monitoring and control of a lighting system, the controller comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures operable to provide general lumination to a geographical area;
a memory for storing software routines and information associated with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, wherein a portion of the information is obtained, via the communication interface, from the each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures; and
a processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface, and configured to execute the software routines and selectively communicate with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures to adaptively establish lighting parameters for each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures based on lighting information corresponding to the light fixture,wherein the processor is further configured to adaptively establish different lighting parameters for at least a different one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures based on different lighting information associated with the at least a different one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, the lighting parameters establish a lighting level that is compensated for degradation of one or more components of the at least one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures.
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Abstract
A controller is configured for and a corresponding method of adaptive monitoring and control of a lighting system are suited for adaptively establishing lighting parameters on a fixture by fixture basis. The controller includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a multiplicity of light fixtures, a memory for storing software routines and information associated with each of the light fixtures; and a processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface and configured to execute the software routines and selectively communicate with at least one of the multiplicity of light fixtures to adaptively establish lighting parameters for the at least one of the multiplicity of light fixtures. A method of facilitating the monitoring and control of the light fixture includes controlling a lamp circuit to provide one of a multiplicity of light levels; assessing performance parameters of the light fixture; and communicating with a central server.
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40 Claims
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1. A controller configured for adaptive monitoring and control of a lighting system, the controller comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate with a multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures operable to provide general lumination to a geographical area; a memory for storing software routines and information associated with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, wherein a portion of the information is obtained, via the communication interface, from the each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures; and a processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface, and configured to execute the software routines and selectively communicate with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures to adaptively establish lighting parameters for each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures based on lighting information corresponding to the light fixture, wherein the processor is further configured to adaptively establish different lighting parameters for at least a different one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures based on different lighting information associated with the at least a different one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, the lighting parameters establish a lighting level that is compensated for degradation of one or more components of the at least one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of adaptively monitoring and controlling a lighting system, the method comprising:
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selectively communicating with each of a multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures operable to provide general lumination to a geographical area; maintaining a database containing information associated with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, wherein a portion of the information is obtained from the each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures by the selectively communicating; and adaptively establishing lighting parameters for each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures based on lighting information corresponding to the each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures by the selectively communicating with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, the lighting parameters establish a lighting level that is compensated for degradation of one or more components of the at least one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures; wherein the adaptively establishing further comprises establishing different lighting parameters for a first and a second one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures based on different lighting status information associated with the first and the second one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A controller configured for adaptive monitoring and control of a lighting system, the controller comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate with a multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures; a memory for storing software routines and information associated with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures; and a processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface and configured to execute the software routines and selectively communicate with each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures to adaptively establish lighting parameters for the each of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, wherein the processor is configured to establish an output light level that varies in accordance with an activity level associated with a surface to be illuminated by the at least one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures and is compensated for degradation of one or more components of the at least one of the multiplicity of geographically distributed light fixtures, and wherein the activity level comprises a vehicle activity level. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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