Angle of Arrival Lighting Commissioning Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conventional commissioning process for lighting systems in large commercial or industrial settings is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to errors, requiring days or weeks to complete and resulting in significant costs.
Innovation Solution
The use of angle of arrival technology to determine the actual locations of lighting devices, correlate them with planned locations, and transmit commissioning information, significantly reducing the time and effort required for commissioning by automating the process and minimizing human error.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional commissioning processes are used for lighting systems, then commissioning can be completed with basic equipment, but the process is time-consuming and labor-intensive requiring days or weeks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical commissioning processes with automated angle-of-arrival technology. The system uses AoA receivers to automatically detect and locate lighting devices, eliminating the need for manual walkthroughs and physical device identification. This substitution of mechanical/manual processes with automated electronic detection dramatically reduces commissioning time from days or weeks to minutes or hours.
Solution Approach 2:
The commissioning system enables lighting devices to self-identify and self-location through automated AoA detection. Each lighting device transmits its identifier, and the system automatically correlates this with location data from the AoA receiver, eliminating the need for manual device identification and configuration by technicians.
2Reliability
If manual commissioning processes are used, then equipment complexity remains low, but the process is prone to human errors and mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces error-prone manual commissioning processes with automated electronic systems. The AoA receiver automatically detects device locations and correlates them with planned locations, eliminating human errors in device identification and configuration. The system automatically generates commissioning data, ensuring accuracy and reliability while reducing dependency on technician skill and attention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the AoA receiver continuously monitors and detects lighting device locations, compares actual locations with planned locations, and automatically adjusts or flags discrepancies. This feedback loop ensures high commissioning accuracy by verifying that each device is correctly identified and configured according to the design intent.
3Productivity
If traditional commissioning methods are used, then labor costs are controlled, but significant costs are incurred due to extended commissioning time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces labor-intensive manual commissioning with automated AoA detection systems. Although the electronic system adds equipment cost, it dramatically reduces the number of technician hours required, eliminating travel time, manual device location time, and manual data recording. The overall cost is reduced by converting variable labor costs into fixed equipment costs that can be amortized.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary automated detection and correlation of device locations before final commissioning is complete. By pre-identifying all lighting devices and their locations using AoA technology, the system prepares commissioning data in advance, allowing for rapid final configuration and reducing the need for repeated site visits and re-commissioning activities.
Data Source
AI summary
A technique for commissioning of light sources may include receiving data indicating planned geographic positions of the light sources and data representing commissioning information of the light sources, receiving data indicating an actual geographic position of an angle of arrival receiver relative to the planned geographic positions of the light sources, receiving, at the angle of arrival receiver, beacon signals carrying respective light source identifiers that uniquely identify respective light sources, calculating actual geographic positions of the light sources based on a) the actual geographic position of the angle of arrival receiver relative to the planned geographic positions of the light sources and b) respective angles of arrival of the beacon signals, comparing the planned geographic positions to the actual geographic positions to correlate the commissioning information to the light source identifiers, and transmitting the correlated light source identifiers and commissioning information to the respective light sources.