Flexible LED lighting systems, fixtures and method of installation
First Claim
1. In a low-voltage LED lighting system having a plurality of power drivers, a plurality of LED lighting fixtures remote from the power drivers, communication network cabling having plural conductor pairs, and standard network connectors having plural contact pairs, the improvement comprising:
- the communication network cabling being connected to the power drivers such that each of the plurality of power drivers is connected to one of the plural conductor pairs;
each of the fixtures having one of the standard network connectors as an input connector; and
at least one of the LED lighting fixtures including internal wiring and one of the standard network connectors such that the at least one fixture is a shift-module fixture functioning as a shift module or a star-module fixture functioning as a star module, the at least one fixture having one or more of the standard network connectors as output connectors.
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Abstract
A low-voltage LED lighting system and method for installation thereof in which the system includes: (a) at least one LED lighting fixture each having one or more LEDs; (b) at least one remotely-located power driver; and (c) interconnections between the at least one LED fixture and the at least one driver using communication network cabling and standard 8P8C network connectors. Preferred lighting fixtures are recessed lighting fixtures adapted for ceiling mounting.
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13 Claims
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1. In a low-voltage LED lighting system having a plurality of power drivers, a plurality of LED lighting fixtures remote from the power drivers, communication network cabling having plural conductor pairs, and standard network connectors having plural contact pairs, the improvement comprising:
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the communication network cabling being connected to the power drivers such that each of the plurality of power drivers is connected to one of the plural conductor pairs; each of the fixtures having one of the standard network connectors as an input connector; and at least one of the LED lighting fixtures including internal wiring and one of the standard network connectors such that the at least one fixture is a shift-module fixture functioning as a shift module or a star-module fixture functioning as a star module, the at least one fixture having one or more of the standard network connectors as output connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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