RADIANCE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A lighting system, comprising:
- an electrically continuous wiring harness having a plurality of separate electrical circuits;
a connector unit electrically connected to said wiring harness; and
a light source module electrically connected to each of said plurality of separate electrical circuits in said wiring harness via said connector unit, wherein each of said plurality of separate electrical circuits are arranged to independently provide power to the light source module;
wherein said light source module may he disconnected from said connector unit in the absence of interrupting an electrical connection of said wiring harness.
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Abstract
A lighting system includes a wiring system and a plurality of light source modules adapted for connection to and disconnection from the wiring system Each light source module includes at least one light source unit including a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein each of the light emitting diodes is independently connected with the wiring system The lighting system of the invention may be modular, allowing use of a suitable number and arrangement of light source modules for illuminating a given space or surface The lighting system may be adapted for being mounted, e g, to structures such as walls, ceilings, and the like, via a mounting assembly The lighting system may be suitable for, but not limited to, shedding visible light directly or indirectly to a space or a surface
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62 Claims
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1. A lighting system, comprising:
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an electrically continuous wiring harness having a plurality of separate electrical circuits; a connector unit electrically connected to said wiring harness; and a light source module electrically connected to each of said plurality of separate electrical circuits in said wiring harness via said connector unit, wherein each of said plurality of separate electrical circuits are arranged to independently provide power to the light source module; wherein said light source module may he disconnected from said connector unit in the absence of interrupting an electrical connection of said wiring harness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lighting system, comprising:
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a wiring assembly including; an electrically continuous wiring harness having a plurality of separate electrical circuits; and a connector unit electrically connected to said wiring harness; and a first light source module electrically connected to said connector unit, wherein each of said plurality of separate electrical circuits in the wiring harness are arranged to independently provide power to the light source module via said connector unit; wherein said first light source module can be removed from said connector unit in the absence of interrupting a continuous electrical connection of said wiring harness to a second light source module. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting system for mounting to a surface, comprising:
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a wiring assembly including an electrically continuous wiring harness and a connector unit, said connector unit including a plurality of connection posts electrically coupled to said wiring harness; and a light source module removably connected with said wiring assembly, said light source module including a circuit board having a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a cluster, wherein each of said plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged to independently receive power from different portions of the wiring assembly, said circuit board including openings for removable connection with said plurality of connection posts. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A light source module for a lighting system, comprising:
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a housing adapted for removable modular connection with a wiring assembly, wherein at least a portion of said housing is transparent or translucent to visible light; a circuit board disposed within said housing, wherein said housing allows electrical connection of said circuit board with said wiring assembly; and a light source unit mounted on said circuit board, wherein said light source unit includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein intensities of the light emitted by each of said light emitting diodes are controlled independently from each other. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A wiring assembly for a lighting system, comprising:
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a electrically continuous wiring harness including a plurality of electrically continuous wires; and a plurality of connector units each including a plurality of connection posts providing electrical connection to said wires; wherein each of said connector units is adapted for receiving a light source module including a circuit board including a plurality of LEDs; and wherein said connection posts further provide electrical connection to said circuit board such that each of said LEDs can be controlled independently. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A connector unit, comprising:
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a plurality of connection posts electrically connectable to a plurality of separate electrical circuits in a wiring harness of a lighting system; a wire control assembly top including a plurality of connector ports, wherein each of said connector ports receives one of said connection posts; and a wire control assembly bottom attachable to said wire control assembly top; wherein said connector unit is removably connectable to a light source module of said lighting system. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for lighting, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a lighting system including an electrically continuous wiring harness and a plurality of light source modules electrically connected with said wiring harness, wherein each light source module includes at least one light source unit having a cluster of a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein said light source module may be disconnected from said connector unit in the absence of interrupting an electrical connection of the wiring harness; b) positioning said lighting system with respect to said surface; c) emitting light from said light source modules, and d) independently controlling a relative intensity of the light emitted from each light emitting diode included in a light source unit of said light source module. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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