Integration of LED lighting with building controls
First Claim
1. A system for use in conjunction with a conventional light fixture that is configured to receive a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light, the system comprising:
- a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area in a building is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state;
an LED-based light including;
at least one LED,an LED controller operable to receive the first signal and control the at least one LED in response to the first signal,a transmitter operable to transmit a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state,a housing for the at least one LED, the LED controller and the transmitter, andat least one electrical connector disposed at an end of the housing, the electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture; and
a regulator controller remote from the LED-based light and operable to receive the second signal and control an environmental condition in the building other than artificial light in response to the second signal.
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Abstract
An LED-based light can be installed in a conventional light fixture. The LED-based light can include a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area of one or more of the rooms is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and the LED-based light can also include an LED controller operable to control at least one LED in the light in response to the first signal. Additionally, the LED-based light can include a transmitter operable to output a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state to a building environment regulator.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for use in conjunction with a conventional light fixture that is configured to receive a standardized electrical connector of a conventional light, the system comprising:
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a sensor operable to output a first signal indicative of whether an area in a building is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state; an LED-based light including; at least one LED, an LED controller operable to receive the first signal and control the at least one LED in response to the first signal, a transmitter operable to transmit a second signal indicative of whether the area is in the occupied state or the non-occupied state, a housing for the at least one LED, the LED controller and the transmitter, and at least one electrical connector disposed at an end of the housing, the electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture; and a regulator controller remote from the LED-based light and operable to receive the second signal and control an environmental condition in the building other than artificial light in response to the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for controlling an environmental condition, comprising:
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an LED-based light configured for replacing a conventional light in a light fixture, the LED-based light including; at least one LED, a sensor operable to output a signal indicative of whether an area surrounding the LED-based light is in an occupied state or a non-occupied state, and a transmitter in communication with the sensor and operable to transmit the signal, a housing for the at least one LED, the sensor and the transmitter, and at least one electrical connector disposed at an end of the housing, the electrical connector compatible with the conventional light fixture; and a regulator controller remote from the LED-based light and in communication with the transmitter, the regulator controller operable to control an environmental condition in the area other than artificial light based on the signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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