Luminaire Automatic Configuration via Connector Position
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart lighting systems require cumbersome configuration processes for sensors and lamps, necessitating a solution for automatic module configuration and control.
Innovation Solution
A modular luminaire with a housing and connectors that utilize a processor to detect and identify lighting modules based on their position and orientation, allowing for automatic configuration and control of light output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration process is used for sensors and lamps, then system functionality is achieved, but user effort and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic self-configuration by detecting the lighting module at the connector, accessing position information, identifying the module based on received signals, and controlling light output automatically without requiring manual user configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The processor pre-establishes the relationship between connector positions and lighting module control parameters, so that when a module is connected, the appropriate configuration is automatically applied based on the pre-defined position mapping
2Ease of operation
If position-based automatic control is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processor performs multiple functions including detecting the lighting module, accessing position information, identifying the module, and controlling light output, consolidating these capabilities into a single multi-functional component rather than requiring separate devices for each function
Solution Approach 2:
Position information acts as an intermediary that links the physical connector location to the appropriate lighting module control parameters, enabling automatic configuration without direct complex processing of module identities and settings
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AI summary
A luminaire (100) for controlling a light output of a lighting module (106) comprising at least one light source is disclosed. The luminaire (100) comprises a housing (102) and a plurality of connectors (104, 105) for interfacing with the lighting module (106). Each connector (104, 105) has a position defined by a location relative to the housing (102) and an orientation relative to the gravitational field, wherein at least two connectors (104, 105) have different orientations. The luminaire (100) further comprises a processor (108) for detecting the lighting module (106) at a connector (104) and for accessing information indicative of the position of the connector (104). The processor (108) is further arranged for identifying the lighting module (106) based on a signal received from the lighting module (106), and for controlling the light output of the lighting module (106) based on the identification of the lighting module (106) and the position of the connector (104).