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US 2011/0080098 A1Published application
Sound Adaptive Cooling System for a Stage Light
AssigneeProduction Resource Group, LLC
InventorJeremiah J. Harris
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Abstract
A sound adapting luminaire produces an amount of cooling output that depends on the ambient sound. When the ambient sound is high, the lamp is cooled more aggressively, since more fan noise is acceptable.
Claims26
A lighting device, comprising:
- a lamp that emits light;
- a housing, holding at least said lamp;
- an electrically controllable variable fan, coupled to said housing, and cooling an inside of said housing;
- a controller, which receives information indicative of an amount of sound in an area of said housing held within said housing and which is programmed to determine a first amount of sound in said area of said housing, and to control said fan based on said first amount of sound in said area of said housing between a first amount of output of said fan which occurs when the first amount of sound in the area of said housing is lower, and a second amount of output of said fan, which produces more air output from said fan and more noise from said fan, which occurs when the amount of sound in the area of said housing is higher.
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A lighting device, comprising:
- a housing, holding a number of heat-producing elements, including at least a socket for a lamp, wherein when said lamp is inserted into said socket, said lamp emits light;
- an electrically controllable variable fan, coupled to said housing, and operable to cool an inside of said housing;
- a controller, that receives a signal indicative of an amount of sound in an area outside of said housing, and which is programmed to first detect an overtemperature condition in the housing, in which a temperature in the housing is higher than a specified amount, and operates a level of the fan at a specified cooling level independent of the amount of sound in said area responsive to first detecting said overtemperature, and also programmed to second, during a time when not detecting said overtemperature condition in the housing, to determine a first amount of sound in said area, and to control said fan based on said first amount of sound in said area between a first amount of output of said fan which occurs when the first amount of sound in the area is lower, and a second amount of output of said fan, which produces more air output from said fan and more noise from said fan, which occurs when the amount of sound in the area is higher.
A method, comprising:
- operating a remotely controllable luminaire to produce a light output from a lamp within a housing;
- using a fan for cooling an inside of said housing;
- receiving a signal indicative of an amount of sound in an area outside of said housing;
- using a controller to first detect an overtemperature condition in the housing, in which a temperature in the housing is higher than a specified amount, and to operates a level of the fan at a specified cooling level independent of the amount of sound in said area responsive to said first detecting said overtemperature, and also programmed to second, during a time when not detecting said overtemperature condition in the housing, to determine a first amount of sound in said area, and to control said fan based on said first amount of sound in said area between a first amount of output of said fan which occurs when the first amount of sound is lower, and a second amount of output of said fan, which produces more air output from said fan and more noise from said fan, which occurs when the amount of sound in the area is higher.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.