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Lighting systems and methods of auto-commissioning

US8159156B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2009
Grant dateApr 17, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B47/187
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lighting system for areal illumination is disclosed which includes a remote driver and a plurality of fixtures including luminaires, control devices, and/or standalone sensors. A method of commissioning a lighting system is also disclosed which includes causing a light source co-located with each luminaire to emit a signal, detecting the signal at light sensors co-located with each luminaire, converting the signals obtained by the light sensors into distance measurements between luminaires, creating a map recording the relative location of luminaires, and assigning luminaires to groups based on their relative locations in the map. A movable orb region containing luminaires can also be defined.

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