SSL budgeting and coding system for lighting assembly

• US 8,513,955 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2010
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Original Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Inventors: Rix, Robert D., Grzegorzewska, Barbara, Jackson, Stephen, Ahmed, Mohammad, Wingle, Gerald Jr., Perronne, Dean
• Primary Examiner(s): A, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US12/892,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20120074875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 315/120, 315/127, 315/129, 315/132, 315/133, 315/224, 315/291, 315/307, 315/247, 324/555, 324/556, 340/463, 340/464, 340/465
• US Class Current: 324/556
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/00 Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant

Abstract

A lighting assembly includes a lighting module labeled with an indicator. The lighting module indicator is indicative of electrical capacities of the lighting module. A driver is provided to power the lighting module. The driver is labeled with an indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the driver. The lighting module indicator and the driver indicator are compared to determine whether the driver has electrical capacities that enable the driver to power the lighting module. A cable electrically couples the driver and the lighting module. The cable has an indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the cable. The cable indicator is compared to the driver indicators and the lighting module indicator to determine whether the cable has electrical capacities that enable the cable to convey power from the driver to the lighting module.

Claims

1. A lighting assembly comprising:

a lighting module labeled with an indicator, the lighting module indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the lighting module;

a driver to power the lighting module, the driver labeled with an indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the driver, wherein the lighting module indicator and the driver indicator are compared to determine whether the driver has electrical capacities that enable the driver to power the lighting module; and

a cable electrically coupling the driver and the lighting module, the cable having an indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the cable, wherein the cable indicator is compared to the driver indicator and the lighting module indicator to determine whether the cable has electrical capacities that enable the cable to convey power from the driver to the lighting module.

2. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein lighting module indicator indicates a current capacity of the lighting module and the driver indicator indicates a current capacity of the driver, the lighting module indicator compared to the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a current capacity that enables the driver to power the lighting module.

3. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the lighting module indicator indicates a voltage capacity of the lighting module and the driver indicator indicates a voltage capacity of the driver, the lighting module indicator compared to the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a voltage capacity that enables the driver to power the lighting module.

4. The lighting assembly of claim 1 further comprising multiple lighting modules joined to the driver, each lighting module having an indicator indicative of a voltage capacity of the lighting module, the driver indicator indicating a voltage capacity of the driver, the indicators of the multiple lighting modules compared to the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a voltage capacity that enables the driver to power each of the multiple lighting modules.

5. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable indicator indicates a current capacity of the cable.

6. The lighting assembly of claim 1 further comprising a connector joined between the cable and the lighting module, the connector having art indicator to indicate a current capacity of the connector.

7. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the lighting module indicator includes a symbol that indicates a current capacity of the lighting module.

8. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the driver indicator includes a symbol that indicates a current capacity of the driver.

9. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the lighting module indicator includes a number that indicates a voltage capacity of the lighting module.

10. The lighting assembly of claim 1, wherein the driver indicator indicates includes a number that indicates a voltage capacity of the driver.

11. A lighting assembly comprising:

a lighting module labeled with an indicator indicative of a voltage capacity and a current capacity of the lighting module;

a driver to power the lighting module, the driver labeled with an indicator indicative of a voltage capacity and a current capacity of the driver, wherein the lighting module indicator and the driver indicator are compared to determine whether the driver has a current capacity and a voltage capacity that enable the driver to power the lighting module; and

a cable electrically coupling the driver and the lighting module, the cable having an indicator indicative of the current capacity of the cable, wherein the cable indicator is compared to the driver indicator and the lighting module indicator to determine whether the cable has a current capacity that enables the cable to convey power from the driver to the lighting module.

12. The lighting assembly of claim 11, wherein the indicator of the lighting module includes a symbol to indicate the current capacity of the lighting module and the indicator of the driver includes a symbol to indicate the current capacity of the driver, the symbol of the lighting module indicator compared to the symbol of the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a current capacity that enables the driver to power the lighting module.

13. The lighting assembly of claim 11, wherein the indicator of the lighting module includes a number to indicate the voltage capacity of the lighting module and the indicator of the driver includes a number to indicate the voltage capacity of the driver, the number of the lighting module indicator compared to the number of the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a voltage capacity that enables the driver to power the lighting module.

14. The lighting assembly of claim 11 further comprising multiple lighting modules joined to the driver, each lighting module having a number to indicate the voltage capacity of the lighting module, the indicator of the driver having a number to indicate a voltage capacity of the driver, the sum of the numbers of the multiple lighting module indicators compared to the number of the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a voltage capacity that enables the driver to power each of the multiple lighting modules.

15. The lighting assembly of claim 11, wherein the indicator of the cable includes a symbol to indicate the current capacity of the cable.

16. The lighting assembly of claim 11 further comprising a connector joined between the cable and the lighting module, the connector having an indicator to indicate a current capacity of the connector.

17. The lighting assembly of claim 16, wherein the indicator of the connector includes a symbol to indicate the current capacity of the connector.

18. A lighting assembly comprising:

a lighting module labeled with an indicator, the indicator including a number and a symbol, the number and the symbol of the lighting module indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the lighting module;

a driver to power the lighting module, the driver labeled with an indicator including a number and a symbol, the number and the symbol of the driver indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the driver, wherein the lighting module indicator and the driver indicator are compared to determine whether the driver has electrical capacities that enable the driver to power the lighting module; and

a cable electrically coupling the driver and the lighting module, the cable having an indicator indicative of electrical capacities of the cable, wherein the cable indicator is compared to the driver indicator and the lighting module indicator to determine whether the cable has electrical capacities that enable the cable to convey power from the driver to the lighting module.

19. The lighting assembly of claim 18, wherein the symbol of the lighting module indicator indicates a current capacity of the lighting module and the symbol of the driver indicator indicates a current capacity of the driver, the symbol of the lighting module indicator compared to the symbol of the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a current capacity that enables the driver to power the lighting module.

20. The lighting assembly of claim 18, wherein the number of the lighting module indicator indicates a voltage capacity of the lighting module and the number of the driver indicator indicates a voltage capacity of the driver, the number of the lighting module indicator compared to the number of the driver indicator to determine whether the driver has a voltage capacity that enables the driver to power the lighting module.