LED lighting system
First Claim
1. A system for artificially generating sunlight in accordance with a daytime locus using spectral characteristics that resembles sunlight, said system automatically controlling at least one lighting fixture substantially along said daytime locus to generate said artificial sunlight, said system automatically changing brightness levels and color levels of a plurality of lighting element channels within said at least one lighting fixture which generate broad spectrum white light of color temperatures from 1800K to 6500K in accordance with a user-selected input, said system comprising:
- at least two light sensors that detect the light emitted from said plurality of lighting element channels and generate respective signals of said detected light; and
a controller coupled to said plurality of lighting element channels and to said at least two light sensors, said controller using said respective signals of said detected light to drive said plurality of lighting element channels, said controller activating a color match algorithm for automatically creating respective drive signals for said plurality of lighting elements, said drive signals automatically varying a brightness level and a color level for each of said plurality of lighting element channels.
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Abstract
A system and method involving lighting fixtures, a control network, a controller and other devices such as light sensors, input devices and network adapters for coordinating precise brightness and color schedules among the lighting fixtures while maintaining a high color reliability including provisions for managing a plurality of lighting fixtures. The lighting fixtures contain lighting elements selected such that when controlled properly, operating along a daytime locus, the resultant light output closely resembles sunlight on a cloudless day in spectral characteristics, and wherein the total flux of blue light can be adjusted from a relative level of 1-100% the maximum blue flux of the lighting fixture by controlling individual lighting elements.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for artificially generating sunlight in accordance with a daytime locus using spectral characteristics that resembles sunlight, said system automatically controlling at least one lighting fixture substantially along said daytime locus to generate said artificial sunlight, said system automatically changing brightness levels and color levels of a plurality of lighting element channels within said at least one lighting fixture which generate broad spectrum white light of color temperatures from 1800K to 6500K in accordance with a user-selected input, said system comprising:
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at least two light sensors that detect the light emitted from said plurality of lighting element channels and generate respective signals of said detected light; and a controller coupled to said plurality of lighting element channels and to said at least two light sensors, said controller using said respective signals of said detected light to drive said plurality of lighting element channels, said controller activating a color match algorithm for automatically creating respective drive signals for said plurality of lighting elements, said drive signals automatically varying a brightness level and a color level for each of said plurality of lighting element channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for artificially generating sunlight in accordance with a daytime locus using spectral characteristics that resembles sunlight, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of channels of lighting elements; activating said plurality of channels to generate a composite light mixture; detecting said composite light mixture by providing at least two light sensors that detect said composite light mixture and which generate respective signals of said detected light;
coupling a controller to said plurality of channels of lighting elements and to said at least two light sensors and wherein said controller uses said respective signals of said detected light to drive said plurality of channels of lighting elements;controlling said plurality of channels of lighting elements, by said controller, based on said detected composite light mixture to generate artificial sunlight along said daytime locus by changing brightness levels and color levels of said plurality channels of lighting elements for generating broad spectrum white light of color temperatures from 1800K to 6500K in accordance with a user-selected input; and said controller activating a color match algorithm for automatically creating respective drive signals for said plurality of channels of lighting elements and varying a brightness level and a color level for each of said plurality of channels of lighting elements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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