Automated de-icing system for low power lighting apparatus
AssigneeLumination LLC
InventorsEden Dubuc, Dan Mihai, Christian Auger
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Abstract
An automated de-icing system for a low power lighting device having a light emitting face. The system includes one or more detectors for detecting conditions under which ice, frost or snow are likely to occur on the light emitting face. The system further includes a heat transfer system for transferring heat to the light emitting face and a controller for receiving data from the detector(s) and determining a likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face. The controller engages the heat transfer system if the likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face exceeds a threshold.
Claims20
An automated de-icing system for a low power lighting device having a light emitting face, the system comprising:
- at least one detector for detecting conditions under which ice, frost or snow are likely to occur on the light emitting face;
- a heat transfer system for transferring heat to the light emitting face;
- and
- a controller for receiving data from the at least one detector and determining a likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face, wherein the controller engages the heat transfer system if the likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face exceeds a threshold.
An automated de-icing method for a low power lighting device having a light emitting face, the method comprising:
- detecting at least one condition under which ice, frost or snow is likely to occur on the light emitting face;
- receiving data of the at least one condition;
- determining a likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face from the received data;
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- transferring heat to the light emitting face if the likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face exceeds a threshold.
A low power lighting system comprising:
- a housing having one or more LEDs disposed therein, wherein the housing includes an light emitting face, and
- an automated de-icing system comprising:
- at least one detector for detecting conditions under which ice, frost or snow are likely to occur on the light emitting face;
- a heat transfer system for transferring heat to the light emitting face;
- and
- a controller for receiving data from the at least one detectors and determining a likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face, wherein the controller engages the heat transfer system if the likelihood of ice, frost or snow forming on the light emitting face exceeds a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.