Patent · US Active

Control device, a lighting system, and a method

US12102055B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
1References
14Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2021
Grant dateOct 1, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 10, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/40
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to pre-conditioning an animal(s) to (the risk of) heat stress. The invention provides a control device for controlling a lighting device to illuminate at least one animal in a space, wherein the control device is configured to: obtain prediction data indicative of a value of an environmental condition in said space during a future time period; determine said value of the environmental condition based on the prediction data; determine a prediction of heat stress of the at least one animal in said space during the future time period if said value of the environmental condition falls within a predefined limit for heat stress; control, upon determining said prediction of heat stress, a lighting device to illuminate the at least one animal in said space with a lighting characteristic at least partly before said future time period.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.