Photocontroller and/or lamp with photocontrols to control operation of lamp
US11317497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system to control solid state light sources, including a photosensor responsive primarily to wavelengths of light outside the emitted light band of wavelengths that the solid state light sources emit when the solid state light sources are in the ON state, and which produces a light level signal representative of a level of sensed light primarily for wavelengths outside of the emitted light band of wavelengths. A set of circuitry receives the light level signal representative of the sensed level of light from the photosensor, determines a contribution by the solid state light sources to the sensed level of light, and uses a compensated light level or a compensated threshold in assessing a dusk condition or a dawn condition when the solid state light sources are in the ON state to compensate for the contribution by the solid state light sources to the sensed level of light.
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