Inline Wireless Module

• US 20170231069A1
• Filed: 04/26/2017
• Published: 08/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: Cho, Nam Chin, Winslett, Michael Troy
• Granted Patent: US 10,561,007 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/001 the elements being electrical wires or cables
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/31 Phase-control circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/357 specially adapted for retrofit LED light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/18 via data-bus transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission

Abstract

A lighting device includes a housing and a power connector attached to the housing. The lighting device also includes a wireless lighting control device positioned inside the housing. The wireless lighting control device includes a wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive lighting control instructions and a control interface circuitry compatible with a lighting fixture driver. The wireless lighting control device further includes a controller communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the control interface circuitry. The controller is configured to control the control interface circuitry based on the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver.

Claims

1. A lighting device, comprising:

a housing;

a power connector attached to the housing; and

a wireless lighting control device positioned inside the housing, wherein the wireless lighting control device comprises;

a wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive lighting control instructions;

a control interface circuitry compatible with a lighting fixture driver; and

a controller communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the control interface circuitry, wherein the controller is configured to control the control interface circuitry based on the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver.

2. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a relay coupled to an input power line and an output power line, wherein the power connector is electrically coupled to the input power line, and wherein the controller controls the relay to turn on and off power on the output power line.

3. The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the control interface circuitry is compatible with a phase-cut driver and wherein the output power line is coupled to the control interface circuitry.

4. The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the power connector is an Edison base plug.

5. The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the power connector is designed to be attached to printed circuit board.

6. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver include a correlated color temperature adjustment instruction to change a correlated color temperature setting of the lighting fixture driver.

7. The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a slot for inserting and removing the wireless lighting control device into and from the inside of the housing.

8. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising an electrical connection to electrically couple the wireless lighting control device with the driver and wherein the wireless lighting control device provides one or more lighting control signals to the driver via the electrical connection.

9. The lighting device of claim 8, further comprising an electrical connector coupled to the electrical connection, wherein the electrical connector is designed to connect to a mating connector of the driver.

10. The lighting device of claim 1, further comprising a driver detection circuitry coupled to the controller and to an output port of the wireless lighting control device, wherein the controller and the driver detection circuitry are configured to determine a type of the driver coupled to the output port at least based on a voltage level at the output port of the wireless lighting control device.

11. A lighting device, comprising:

a housing;

a power connector attached to the housing; and

a wireless lighting control device positioned inside the housing, wherein the wireless lighting control device comprises;

a wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive lighting control instructions;

a first control interface circuitry compatible with a first lighting fixture driver;

a second control interface circuitry compatible with a second lighting fixture driver; and

a controller communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the control interface circuitry, wherein the controller is configured to control the first control interface circuitry and the second control interface circuitry based on the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver.

12. The lighting device of claim 11, further comprising a relay coupled to an input power line and an output power line, wherein the power connector is electrically coupled to the input power line, and wherein the controller controls the relay to turn on and off power on the output power line.

13. The lighting device of claim 12, further comprising a third control interface circuitry compatible with a phase-cut driver and wherein the output power line is coupled to the third control interface circuitry.

14. The lighting device of claim 13, wherein the first lighting fixture driver is a 0-10 volt lighting fixture driver and wherein the second lighting fixture driver is a digitally addressable lighting interface (DALI) lighting fixture driver.

15. The lighting device of claim 11, wherein the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver include a correlated color temperature adjustment instruction to change a correlated color temperature setting of the first lighting fixture driver.

16. The lighting device of claim 11, further comprising an electrical connection to electrically couple the wireless lighting control device with the first lighting fixture driver and the second lighting fixture driver, wherein the wireless lighting control device outputs one or more lighting control signals via the electrical connection.

17. A lighting device, comprising:

a housing; and

a wireless lighting control device electrically disposed inside the housing, wherein the wireless lighting control device comprises;

a wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive lighting control instructions;

a first control interface circuitry compatible with a first lighting fixture driver;

a second control interface circuitry compatible with a second lighting fixture driver;

a controller communicably coupled to the wireless transceiver and to the control interface circuitry; and

a driver detection circuitry coupled to the controller and to an output port of the wireless lighting control device, wherein the controller and the driver detection circuitry are configured to determine a type of the driver coupled to the output port at least based on a voltage level at the output port of the wireless lighting control device and wherein the controller is configured to control the first control interface circuitry and the second control interface circuitry based on the lighting control instructions received by the wireless transceiver.

18. The lighting device of claim 17, further comprising a relay coupled to an input power line and an output power line, wherein the controller controls the relay to turn on and off power on the output power line.

19. The lighting device of claim 17, wherein the first control interface circuitry is compatible with a 0-10 volt lighting fixture driver and wherein the second control interface circuitry is compatible with is a digitally addressable lighting interface (DALI) lighting fixture driver.

20. The lighting device of claim 17, further comprising a third control interface circuitry compatible with a phase-cut driver.