Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9591724
Timestamp: 2018-07-16 14:54:37
Document Index: 445925424

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 61', 'Application No. 200980119574', 'Application No. 200980119574', 'application No. 09722028', 'application No. 09722657', 'application No. 09722843']

US9591724B2 - Managing SSL fixtures over PLC networks - Google Patents
US9591724B2
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This application is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/399,268, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,466,585, entitled “MANAGING SSL FIXTURES OVER PLC NETWORKS” filed Feb. 17, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 12/408,503, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,148,854, entitled “MANAGING SSL FIXTURES OVER PLC NETWORKS” filed Mar. 20, 2009, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/038,211, entitled “INTELLIGENT ILLUMINATION AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM” filed on Mar. 20, 2008, all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. This patent application is also related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/408,499, entitled “ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,” filed on Mar. 20, 2009; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/408,464, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,726,974, filed Mar. 20, 2009 entitled “A CONDUCTIVE MAGNETIC COUPLING SYSTEM”; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/408,463, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,324,838, entitled “ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND FIXTURE,” filed on Mar. 20, 2009. Each of the aforementioned share the same assignee as this application. The aforementioned patent applications are expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
In the examples shown in FIG. 3, the PLC modem 204 and/or the power converter 302 may include one or more instances of processing hardware 310, bus systems 312, and computer-readable storage media 314. Recalling previous description of FIG. 1, the local controller 102 may include the processor hardware 112, bus systems 114, and computer-readable storage media 116. In general, the foregoing description of these elements as provided with FIG. 1 applies equally to the processing hardware 310, bus systems 312, and computer-readable storage media 314 as shown in FIG. 3. For example, to the extent that the PLC modem 204 and/or the power converter 302 include software components, the software components may reside within the computer-readable storage media 314, and be loaded into the processor hardware 310 over the bus systems 312. In turn, the processing hardware 310 may execute the software, thereby transforming the processing hardware 310 to perform various functions located herein to the PLC modem 204 and/or the power converter 302.
1. A power line carrier network system for controlling a solid-state luminary fixture using a power distribution network that distributes electrical power, comprising:
a local controller comprising
a processor configured to receive and process a control signal to control the solid-state luminary (SSL) fixture,
an SSL lighting node comprising
a power converter to receive input power from a PLC network, and
receive the control signal to control a power convertor to modulate the input power to provide a level of illumination specified by the control signal,
a power line carrier (PLC) modem coupled to the PLC network configured to
extract the control signal from the PLC network;
route the control signal to an SSL lighting node interfaced with the PLC network;
receive feedback from the power converter;
encode the feedback for transmission on the PLC network; and
inject the feedback onto the PLC network.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the input power is modulated to increase an illumination level of the SSL lighting node in response to the control signal.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the input power is modulated to decrease an illumination level of the SSL lighting node in response to the control signal.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the power convertor is configured to provide feedback that represents: an electrical load demanded by the SSL lighting node, a temperature status associated with the SSL lighting node, an operational status of the SSL lighting node, or a response to the control signal received over the PLC network.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the PLC modem is configured to receive the feedback on an event-driven basis.
6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second SSL lighting node coupled to the PLC modem.
7. A method for controlling a solid-state luminary fixture using a power distribution network that distributes electrical power, the method comprising:
receiving and processing control signals from a PLC network to control the solid-state luminary (SSL) fixture;
extracting the control signals;
decoding the control signals;
routing the control signals to an SSL lighting node interfaced with the PLC network;
receiving the control signals to control a power convertor to modulate input power to provide a level of illumination specified by the control signals;
receiving feedback from the power converter;
encoding the feedback for transmission on the PLC network; and
injecting the feedback onto the PLC network.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the input power is modulated to increase an illumination level of the SSL lighting node in response to the control signal.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the input power is modulated to decrease an illumination level of the SSL lighting node in response to the control signal.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the feedback represents: an electrical load demanded by the SSL lighting node; a temperature status associated with the SSL lighting node; an operational status of the SSL lighting node; or a response to the control signals received over the PLC network.
11. A computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
receive and process control signals from a PLC network to control a solid-state luminary (SSL) fixture;
extract the control signals;
decode the control signals;
route the control signals to an SSL lighting node interfaced with the PLC network;
receive the control signals to control a power convertor to modulate input power to provide a level of illumination specified by the control signals;
12. The computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein the input power is modulated to increase an illumination level of the SSL lighting node in response to the control signal.
13. The computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein the input power is modulated to decrease an illumination level of the SSL lighting node in response to the control signal.
14. The computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein the feedback represents: an electrical load demanded by the SSL lighting node; a temperature status associated with the SSL lighting node; an operational status of the SSL lighting node; or a response to the control signal received over the PLC network.
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