
US
2014/0097759
A1
SYSTEMS
AND
METHOD
FOR
LIGHTING
AISLES
CROSS-REFERENCE
TO
RELATED
PATENT
APPLICATIONS
[0001]
This
application
is
a
continuation
of
and
claims
bene?t
to
prior
US.
patent
application
Ser.
No.
13/296,058,
?led
Nov.
14,
201
1,
which
claims
the
bene?t
of
and
priority
to
US.
Provisional
Application
No.
61/466,411,
?led Mar.
22,
2011.
The
entirety
of
US.
patent
application
Ser.
No.
13/296,
058,
and
Provisional
Application
No.
61/466,411
are
incor
porated
herein
by
reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002]
Warehouses,
retail
stores,
manufacturing
plants,
or
other
types
of
buildings
(or
outdoor
spaces)
are
often
orga
nized
to
include
aisles.
It is
challenging
and
dif?cult
to
light
aisles
for
energy
ef?ciency
and
so
that
workers
using
the
aisles
have
proper
lighting
(e.g.,
enough
for
the
task
to
be
completed
by
the
workers).
SUMMARY
[0003]
One
embodiment
of
the
invention
relates
to
a
light
ing
?xture
for
energy
ef?cient
aisle
lighting
in
a
building.
The
lighting
?xture
includes
processing
electronics
con?gured
to
cause
the
lighting
?xture
to
provide
increasing
levels
of
illu
mination
in
response
to
state
changes
associated
with
sensed
motion
in
the
building.
The
state
changes
include
(a)
a
tran
sition
from
a
no
motion
state
to
a
local
motion
state
(i.e.,
transient
motion);
and
(b)
a
transition
from
the
local
motion
state
(i.e.,
transient
motion)
to
a
sustained
motion
state.
[0004]
Another
embodiment
of
the
invention
relates
to
a
system
for
energy
ef?cient
lighting
of
an
aisle
in
a
building.
The
system
includes
a
plurality
of
lighting
?xtures,
wherein
each of
the
plurality
of
lighting
?xtures
includes
a
motion
sensor,
transceiver,
and
processing
electronics.
The
process
ing
electronics
for
each
lighting
?xture
are
con?gured
to
cause
the
respective
lighting
?xture
to
provide
increasing
levels
of
illumination
in
response
to
state
change
associated
with
motion
sensed
by
the
motion
sensor.
The
state
changes
include
(a)
a
transition
from
a
no
motion
state
to
a
local
motion
state
and
(b)
a
transition
from
the
local
motion
state
to
a
sustained
motion
state.
[0005]
Another
embodiment
of
the
invention
relates
to
a
method
for
providing
energy
ef?cient
lighting
of
an
aisle
in
a
building.
The
method
includes
using
a
motion
sensor
and
processing
electronics
coupled
to
a
?rst
lighting
?xture
to
distinguish
between
transient
motion and
sustained
motion.
The
method
further
includes
at
the
?rst
lighting
?xture,
tran
sitioning
from
a
transient
motion
state
to
a
sustained
motion
state
in
response
to
a
determination
of
sustained
motion.
The
method
further
includes
at
the
?rst
lighting
?xture,
transition
ing
from
a
no
motion
state
to
a
local
motion
state
in
response
to
a
determination
of
local
motion.
[0006]
Alternative
exemplary
embodiments
relate
to
other
features
and
combinations
of
features
as
may
be
generally
recited
in
the
claims.
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION
OF
THE
FIGURES
[0007]
The
disclosure
will
become
more
fully
understood
from
the
following
detailed
description,
taken
in
conjunction
with
the
accompanying
?gures,
wherein
like
reference
numerals
refer
to like
elements,
in
which:
Apr.
10,
2014
[0008]
FIGS.
1A-C
illustrate
three
different
states
of
a
lighting
?xture,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0009]
FIG.
2A
is
a
perspective
overhead
view
of
a
lighting
?xture,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0010]
FIG.
2B
is
a
block
diagram
of
a
facility
lighting
system
for
use
with
the
lighting
?xtures
of
FIGS.
1A-C
and
FIG.
2,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0011]
FIG.
3
is
a
detailed
block
diagram
of
the
controller
of
the
facility
lighting
system
of FIG.
2B,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0012]
FIG.
4
is
a
detailed
block
diagram
of
the
control
computer
of
the
facility
lighting
system of
FIG.
2B,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0013]
FIG.
5
illustrates
an
exemplary
control
activity
for
a
system of
controllers
for
a
facility
lighting
system,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0014]
FIG.
6
is
a
?ow
chart
of
a
process
for
controlling
multiple
lighting
?xtures
in
a
zone
based
on
sensor
input,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0015]
FIG.
7
illustrates
how
different
lighting
zones
may
be
organized
within
a
building
having
a
facility
lighting
sys
tem,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0016]
FIG.
8
is
a
?ow
chart
of
a
process
for
providing
an
aisle
lighting
mode
of
operation
using
a
lighting
?xture
con
troller
and
a
system
of
similarly
con?gured
lighting
?xtures
in
a
zone,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0017]
FIG.
9
is
a
?ow
chart
of
a
process
for
providing
an
energy
saving
‘general’
mode
of
operation
using
a
lighting
?xture
controller
and
a
system
of
similarly
con?gured
light
ing
?xtures
in
a
zone,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodi
ment;
[0018]
FIG. 10
is
a
?ow
chart
ofa
process
for
providing
an
energy
saving
‘task’
mode
of
operation
using
a
lighting
?x
ture controller
and
a
system
of
similarly
con?gured
lighting
?xtures
in
a
zone,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0019]
FIG. 11
is
a
?ow
chart
ofa
process
for
providing
a
‘step
dimming’
mode
of
operation
using
a
lighting
?xture
controller
and
a
system
of
similarly
con?gured
lighting
?x
tures
in
a
zone,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
[0020]
FIG.
12
is
a
?ow
chart
of
a
process
for
tracking
and
controlling
lighting
?xture
duty
cycle
where
the
lighting
?x
ture
is
con?gured
to
transition
(e.g.,
turn
on
and
off,
change
brightness
levels)
during
the
day
according
to
motion-based
control,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment;
and
[0021]
FIG. 13
is
a
?ow
chart
ofa
process
for
tracking
and
controlling
lighting
?xture
re-strike
violation
rules
where
the
lighting
?xture
is
con?gured
to
transition
(e.g.,
turn
on
and
off,
change
brightness
levels)
during
the
day
according
to
motion-based
control,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodi
ment.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION
[0022]
Before
turning
to
the
?gures,
which
illustrate
the
exemplary
embodiments
in
detail,
it
should
be
understood
that
the
application
is
not
limited
to
the
details
or
methodol
ogy
set
forth
in
the
description
or
illustrated
in
the
?gures.
It
should
also
be
understood
that
the
terminology
is
for
the
purpose
of
description
only
and
should
not
be
regarded
as
limiting.
[0023]
Referring
generally
to
the
Figures,
a
system of
light
ing
?xtures
is
con?gured
to
control
an
aisle,
set
of
aisles,
or
other
building
spaces
in
a
manner
that
saves
energy
and
provides
for
adequate
worker
lighting.
While
the
systems
and
methods
described
herein
are
described
with
reference
to
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