Systems and methods for controlling color temperature
First Claim
1. A method for automated control of color temperature, the method comprising:
- receiving information that comprises data related to a power source;
determining a color temperature value for a controllable-color-temperature lighting load (CCTLL) of a plurality of CCTLLs based on the information that comprises the data related to the power source, wherein the data related to the power source indicates whether the CCTLL is powered by an emergency power source; and
controlling the CCTLL in order to operate the CCTLL at the color temperature value, wherein the CCTLL is controlled to a higher color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by the emergency power source and a lower color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by a power source other than the emergency power source.
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Abstract
Controlling the color temperature of a composite light source including at least one discrete-spectrum light source is disclosed. For example, the color temperature of a composite light source including at least one discrete-spectrum light source may be determined and/or adjusted based on one or more of the ambient color temperature of a space, the actual temperature of the space, the relative brightness of the space, the occupancy of the space, a time clock, a demand response command (e.g., from an electrical utility), the absolute location of the composite light source, the location of the composite light source relative to other light sources, inputs from a camera or other external devices, the operation of appliances or other machines in the vicinity of the composite light source, media content being utilized in the vicinity of the composite light source, and/or other sensor inputs.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for automated control of color temperature, the method comprising:
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receiving information that comprises data related to a power source; determining a color temperature value for a controllable-color-temperature lighting load (CCTLL) of a plurality of CCTLLs based on the information that comprises the data related to the power source, wherein the data related to the power source indicates whether the CCTLL is powered by an emergency power source; and controlling the CCTLL in order to operate the CCTLL at the color temperature value, wherein the CCTLL is controlled to a higher color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by the emergency power source and a lower color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by a power source other than the emergency power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a plurality of controllable-color-temperature lighting loads (CCTLLs); and a system controller configured to autonomously control color temperature values of the plurality of CCTLLs based on information that comprises data related to a power source, wherein the system controller is configured to; receive the information that comprises the data related to the power source; determine a color temperature value for a CCTLL of the plurality of CCTLLs based on the information that comprises the data related to the power source, wherein the data related to the power source indicates whether the CCTLL is powered by an emergency power source; and control the CCTLL in order to operate the CCTLL at the color temperature value, wherein the CCTLL is controlled to a higher color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by the emergency power source and a lower color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by a power source other than the emergency power source. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus comprising:
a control circuit configured to autonomously control color temperature values of a controllable-color-temperature lighting load (CCTLL) based on information that comprises data related to a power source, wherein the control circuit is configured to; receive the information that comprises the data related to the power source; determine a color temperature value for a CCTLL of the plurality of CCTLLs based on the information that comprises the data related to the power source, wherein the data related to the power source indicates whether the CCTLL is powered by an emergency power source; and control the CCTLL in order to operate the CCTLL at the color temperature value, wherein the CCTLL is controlled to a higher color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by the emergency power source and a lower color temperature value if the CCTLL is determined to be powered by a power source other than the emergency power source. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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