Group creation in auto-commissioning of lighting systems
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1. A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of luminaires, a respective one of which comprises a light source;
a plurality of light sensors, a respective one of which is co-located with a respective one of the luminaires; and
a driver that is responsive to the light sensors,wherein the driver is further configured to provide power to the light sources of the luminaires,wherein the driver is further configured to group at least some of the luminaires into a group such that at least one of the light sensors co-located with the luminaire that is in the group detects light from at least one other of the luminaires in the group, andwherein the driver is further configured to control an output light level of the luminaires in the group as a group.
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Abstract
A lighting system for areal illumination is disclosed which may include a remote driver and a plurality of fixtures including luminaires. The luminaires may include a light source whose output light level can be adjusted, a light sensor co-located therewith adapted to measure light received from adjacent fixtures. The remote driver may provide power for the light sources of the luminaires.
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20 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of luminaires, a respective one of which comprises a light source; a plurality of light sensors, a respective one of which is co-located with a respective one of the luminaires; and a driver that is responsive to the light sensors, wherein the driver is further configured to provide power to the light sources of the luminaires, wherein the driver is further configured to group at least some of the luminaires into a group such that at least one of the light sensors co-located with the luminaire that is in the group detects light from at least one other of the luminaires in the group, and wherein the driver is further configured to control an output light level of the luminaires in the group as a group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lighting system comprising:
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a driver configured to provide power to a plurality of signal sources, wherein a respective one of the signal sources is co-located with a respective one of a plurality of luminaires, wherein the driver is further configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors, a respective one of the sensors being co-located with the respective one of the luminaires, and a respective one of the sensors being configured to detect a type of signal that is emitted by the signal sources, wherein the driver is further configured to group the luminaires into a group such that at least one of the sensors co-located with the luminaires that are in the group detects a signal from at least one of the signal sources that are co-located with the luminaires in the group, and wherein the driver controls an output light level of the luminaires in the group as a group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing illumination comprising:
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providing power to a plurality of signal sources, wherein a respective one of the signal sources is adjacent to or included in a respective one of a plurality of luminaires; receiving data from a plurality of sensors, wherein a respective one of the sensors is adjacent to or included in the respective one of the luminaires, and a respective one of the sensors is configured to detect a type of signal that is emitted by the signal sources; assigning at least two of the luminaires to a group, wherein at least one of the sensors adjacent to or included in the at least two luminaires that are in the group detects a signal from at least one of the signal sources that are adjacent to or included in the at least two luminaires in the group; and controlling output light levels of the at least two luminaires that are in the group as a group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing illumination comprising:
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powering a plurality of light sources over a plurality of wires; receiving, over at least one of the wires, a signal that represents light that is detected at a given one of the light sources from at least another one of the light sources; grouping at least two of the plurality of light sources into a group of light sources based on the signal that represents light that is detected at the given one of the light sources from at least another one of the light sources; and controlling, via control signals transmitted over at least one of the wires, light levels of the at least two of the plurality of light sources as a group. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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