
US
2014/0097759
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aisle
lighting,
in
some
embodiments
the
systems
and
methods
may
also
be
applied
to
any
type
of
building
space
where
a
distinction
between
a
transient
motion
state
and
a
sustained
motion
state
may
be
bene?cial.
For
example,
each
building
space
(e.g.,
rack
aisles,
speci?c
production
spaces,
o?ice,
storage,
shipping,
receiving,
hallway/traf?c,
etc.)
may
be
organized
into
one
of
three
categories
(general,
task,
aisle).
In
an
exemplary
embodiment,
motion
sensed
by
a
lighting
?x
ture
or
a
plurality
of
lighting
?xtures
are
used
to
transition
?xtures
from
state-to-state
automatically
and
without
reli
ance
on
live
user
input
or
a
centralized
controller.
Advanta
geously,
many
of
the
embodiments
described
herein
can
therefore
operate
without
100%
reliance/uptime
on
data
com
munication
networks
or
links
from
the
furthest
sensors
or
lighting
?xtures
in
the
building
back
to
a
centralized
control
ler.
[0024]
Each
lighting
?xture
includes
processing
electron
ics
for
causing
the
lighting
?xture
to
provide
increasing
levels
of
illumination
in
response
to
state
changes
associated
with
sensed
motion
nearby
the
?xture.
In
an
exemplary
embodi
ment,
the
processing
electronics
are
con?gured
to
effect
at
least
three
states:
(1)
a
no
motion
state
wherein
the
lighting
?xture
is
off,
providing
a
minimum
level
of
illumination,
or
providing
a
low
level
of
illumination;
(2)
a
transient
motion
or
‘local’
motion
state
wherein
the
lighting
?xture
provides
a
low-to-medium
amount
of
illumination
(e.g.,
suf?cient
for
safe
travel
through
the
area);
and
(3)
a
sustained
motion
state
wherein
the
lighting
?xture
provides
a
high
level
of
lighting
(e.g.,
a
level
desirable
for
supporting
a
high
level
of
work
productivity
and
safety).
[0025]
Referring
now
to
FIGS.
1A-1C,
three
different
states
of
a
lighting
?xture
100
are
illustrated,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment.
Lighting
?xture
100
is
shown
to
include
a
light
emitting
diode
(LED)
section
102
and two
high
intensity
?uorescent
(HIF)
lighting
sections
104 and
106.
It
should
be
appreciated
that
the
methods
described
herein
couldbe
applied
to
any
type
or
mixture
of
lighting
technology
able
to
provide
at
least
three
different
light
levels
(low/off,
medium,
high).
In
FIG.
1A,
lighting
?xture
100
is
in
a
no
motion
state.
In
the
example
of
FIG.
1A,
a
no
motion
state
results
in
the
entirety
of
the
lighting
?xture
remaining
in
a
standby
mode
wherein
the
HIF
sections
104,
106
as
well
as
the
LED
section
102
are
off.
Lighting
?xture
100
is
illustrated
in
a
transient
motion
state
in
FIG.
1B.
In
the
example
of FIG.
1B,
a
transient
motion
state
results
in
the
LED
section
102
being
‘on’,
while
the
HIF
sections
104,
106
are
off,
to
provide
a
low
level
of
illumination.
Lighting
?xture
100
is
illustrated
in
a
sustained
motion
state
in
FIG.
1C.
In the
example
of FIG.
1C,
a
sustained
motion
state
results
in
the
HIF
sections
104,
106
being
on,
in
addition
to
the
LED
section
102
being
on,
to
provide
a
high
level
of
illumination.
Lighting
?xture
100
further
includes
a
controller
103
con?gured
to
control
opera
tion
of
the
lights
(e.g.,
determine
the
state
of
the
lights)
and
a
motion
sensor
105
con?gured
to
detect
nearby
motion
and
to
provide
controller
103
with
motion
information.
[0026]
In
some
embodiments,
the
transient
motion
state
is
entered
when
local
motion
(e.g.,
motion
actually
sensed
by
a
motion
sensor
local to
a
lighting
?xture)
is
detected
but
the
local
motion
has
not
yet
been
sustained
for
a
period
of
time
(which
would
result
in
a
sustained
motion
state).
In the
present
disclosure,
the
phrase
‘a
local
motion
state’
and
‘a
transient
motion
state’
may
be
used
interchangeably
and
refer
to
the
same
state.
Apr.
10,
2014
[0027]
Referring
now
to
FIG.
2A,
a
perspective
overhead
view
of
an
exemplary
lighting
?xture
200
is
illustrated,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment.
Lighting
?xture
200
does
not
include
an
LED
section
such
as
that
shown
in
FIGS.
1A-1C,
but
lighting
?xture
200
can
provide
at
least
the
same
three
lighting
states
(i.e.,
low/off
light
associated
with
a
no
motion
state,
medium/intermediate
illumination
associated
with
a
transient
motion
state,
and
a
relatively
high
level
of
illumination
associated
with
a
sustained
motion
state)
by
step-dimming
its
HIF
ballast
202 and
lamps
208.
[0028]
Lighting
?xture
200
is
shown
to
include
a
frame
206
that
holds
the
ballast
202 and
a
plurality
of
lamps
208.
Frame
206
can be
coupled
to
one
or
more
brackets,
rails,
hooks,
or
other
mechanisms
for
holding
frame
206 and
therefore
light
ing
?xture
200
in
place
for
use.
Ballast
202
is
coupled
to
controller
204.
Controller
204
includes
processing
electron
ics
for
controlling
the
state
changes
and
lighting
?xture
behavior
during
the
different
states.
Controller
204
is
shown
to
include
motion
sensor
210.
Controller
204
is
con?gured
to
change
states
based
on
motion
sensed
by
motion
sensor
210.
[0029]
Referring
now
to
FIG.
2B,
a
diagram
of
a
facility
lighting
system
250
for
use
with
lighting
?xture
100
shown
in
FIGS.
1A-C
and/or
lighting
?xture
200
shown
in
FIG.
2A
is
illustrated,
according
to
an
exemplary
embodiment.
Facility
lighting
system
250
is
shown
to
include
control
computer
252
that
is
con?gured
to
conduct
con?guration
and
control
activi
ties
relative
to
multiple
lighting
?xtures’
controllers
such
as
controller
103 of
FIGS.
1A-C
or
controller
204
of FIG.
2A.
While
control
computer
252
is
shown
in
FIG.
2B,
it
should
be
appreciated
that
the
lighting
?xtures
themselves
includes
electronics
for
conducting
the
occupancy/motion-based
state
transitions.
Therefore,
control
computer
252
is
not
required
in
many
exemplary
embodiments.
If
control
computer
252
is
provided,
it
may
be
used
to
provide
user
interfaces
for
allow
ing
a
user
to
change
zone
boundaries,
lighting
schedules,
default
settings
or
to
make
other
con?guration/administrative
changes.
[0030]
Control
computer
252
is
con?gured
to
provide
a
graphical
user
interface
to
a
local
or
remote
electronic
display
screen
for
allowing
a
user
to
adjust
con?guration
or
control
parameters,
turn
lighting
?xtures
on
or
off,
change
the
motion
sensitive
modes
assigned
to
a
group
or
zone
of
lighting
?x
tures,
or
to
otherwise
affect
the
operation
of
lighting
?xtures
in
a
facility.
For
example,
control
computer
252
is
shown
to
include
touch
screen
display
254
for
displaying
such
a
graphi
cal
user
interface
and
for
allowing
user
interaction
(e.g.,
input
and
output)
with
control
computer
252.
Various
exemplary
graphical
user
interfaces
for
display
on
touch
screen
display
254
and
control
activities
associated
therewith
are
described
in
greater
detail
in
application
Ser.
No.
12/550,270,
assigned
to
Orion
Energy
Systems,
Inc
and
titled
“Lighting
Fixture
Control
Systems
and
Methods.”
While
control
computer
252
is
shown
as
housed
within
a
wall-mountable
panel,
control
computer
252
may
alternatively
be
housed
in
or
coupled
to
any
other
suitable
computer
casing
or frame.
In
an
exemplary
embodiment,
user
interfaces
provided
by
control
computer
252
and
display
254
allow
users
to
recon?gure
or
reset
aspects
of
the
lighting
system.
[0031]
Referring
further
to
FIG.
2B,
control
computer
252
is
shown
as
connected
to
master
transceiver
258
via
commu
nications
interface
256.
Master
transceiver
258
may
be
a radio
frequency
transceiver
con?gured
to
provide
wireless
signals
to
a
network
of
controllers
such
as controller
204.
In
FIG.
2B,
master
transceiver
258
is
shown
in
bi-directional
wireless
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