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US 2010/0244569 A1Published application
Fluorescent form factor lighting module with wireless alternating current detection system
AssigneeInnovative Engineering & Product Development, Inc.
InventorsLance Chandler, James Scalf, Thomas L. Downer, Laurence G. Teeter, JR., Thomas T. Teeter
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and apparatuses related to lighting system with wireless alternating current detection system. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a light emitting diode (LED);
- an antenna configured to receive electromagnetic radiation (EMR);
- a resonant circuit coupled to the antenna and configured to detect a presence of alternating current (AC) power in an electrical network having a segment proximally disposed with the apparatus based at least in part on EMR of a predetermined frequency being received by the antenna;
- a controller coupled to the resonant circuit and the LED, and configured to control the LED based at least in part on a success or failure of the detecting by the resonant circuit;
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- a fluorescent lamp form-factor housing configured to house the LED, the resonant circuit and the controller.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a resonant circuit configured to detect for a presence of alternating current (AC) power in an electrical network having a segment proximally disposed with the apparatus based at least in part on EMR of a predetermined frequency being received by an antenna coupled to the resonant circuit;
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- a controller configured to control a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the apparatus based at least in part on a success or failure of the resonant circuit detecting the presence of AC power in the electrical network.
A method comprising:
- a resonant circuit configured to detect for a presence of alternating current (AC) power in an electrical network having a segment proximally disposed with the apparatus based at least in part on EMR of a predetermined frequency being received by an antenna coupled to the resonant circuit;
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- a controller configured to control a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the apparatus based at least in part on a success or failure of the resonant circuit detecting the presence of AC power in the electrical network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.