Color based half-life prediction system
First Claim
1. A system for predicting a life expectancy of a plurality of luminaires, the system comprising:
- a gateway configured to control a dimming controller to provide a plurality of dimming levels to a plurality of luminaires, the gateway further configured to receive information related to the plurality of luminaires, the information comprising a current dimming level, a color intensity, and at least one environmental condition, and the gateway further configured to relay the information to at least one server; and
at least one sensor subsystem for detecting the information by detecting current conditions of at least one of the luminaires, the sensor subsystem comprising a first sensor to detect the color intensity and a second sensor to detect at least one change in the environmental condition, wherein the information is relayed to the gateway;
wherein the server comprises;
a luminaire database configured to receive and store the information; and
a processor configured to receive and use the information to calculate and predict the life expectancy of the luminaires and to generate and relay a life expectancy report to a user.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling lighting systems and predicting a life expectancy of a plurality of lighting devices are disclosed. The system may include at least one gateway that controls dimming levels of the lighting devices, and at least one of a plurality of luminaires and LEDs that communicates with the gateway via a dimming control interface. The system may further include a sensor subsystem that senses color channels and monitors at least one change in environment in real time, and at least one power meter that measures power in real time, each of which is connected to the gateway. At least one server may be connected to the gateway, and may calculate and predict lumen depreciation of the luminaires and LEDs, and reporting and changing display information associated with the luminaires and LEDs.
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1. A system for predicting a life expectancy of a plurality of luminaires, the system comprising:
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a gateway configured to control a dimming controller to provide a plurality of dimming levels to a plurality of luminaires, the gateway further configured to receive information related to the plurality of luminaires, the information comprising a current dimming level, a color intensity, and at least one environmental condition, and the gateway further configured to relay the information to at least one server; and at least one sensor subsystem for detecting the information by detecting current conditions of at least one of the luminaires, the sensor subsystem comprising a first sensor to detect the color intensity and a second sensor to detect at least one change in the environmental condition, wherein the information is relayed to the gateway;
wherein the server comprises;a luminaire database configured to receive and store the information; and a processor configured to receive and use the information to calculate and predict the life expectancy of the luminaires and to generate and relay a life expectancy report to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for predicting a life expectancy of a plurality of luminaires, the system comprising:
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a plurality of luminaires, each of the luminaires comprising at least one light source and a dimming controller, the luminaires being connected to a gateway via at least one server, wherein the gateway is configured to control the dimming controller to provide a plurality of dimming levels of the luminaires; the gateway further configured to receive information related to the plurality of luminaires, the information comprising a current dimming level, a color intensity, and at least one environmental condition, and the gateway further configured to relay the information to the server; and at least one sensor subsystem for detecting the information by detecting current conditions of at least one of the luminaires, the sensor subsystem comprising a first sensor to detect the color intensity and a second sensor to detect at least one change in the environmental condition, wherein the server comprises; a luminaire database configured to receive and store the information; and a processor configured to receive and use the information to calculate and predict the life expectancy of the luminaires and to generate and relay a life expectancy report to a user.
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13. A method of predicting a life expectancy of a plurality of luminaires, the method comprising:
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controlling by at least one gateway a dimming level of the luminaires; detecting by at least one sensor subsystem information related to the plurality of luminaires, the information comprising a current dimming level, color intensity, and at least one environmental condition and relaying the information to at least one server via the gateway; receiving and transmitting by the gateway to the server at least one current power measurement data from at least one power meter; providing a manufacturer'"'"'s specification information to the server; calculating by the server a depreciation of dimming levels of the luminaires by performing a correlation operation to generate a correlation information between at least one of the information and the current power measurement data; and predicting by the at least one server a life expectancy by correlating the manufacturer'"'"'s specification information, the correlation information, and the information; and
reporting the life expectancy to a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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