Systems and Methods for Operating a Light System
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMelanie L. Kimsey-Lin
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Abstract
In an example, a method of operating an ultraviolet (UV) light source includes providing a supply power to the UV light source, and activating, using the supply power, the UV light source to emit UV light during a series of activation cycles. The method also includes, during at least one activation cycle in the series, sensing the UV light emitted by the UV light source to measure an optical parameter of the UV light. The optical parameter is related to an antimicrobial efficacy of the UV light. The method further includes adjusting, based on the measured optical parameter, an electrical parameter of the supply power to maintain a target antimicrobial efficacy of the UV light over the series of activation cycles.
Claims20
A method of operating an ultraviolet (UV) light source, comprising:
- detecting, using a triggers sensor, a trigger condition;
- responsive to detecting the trigger condition, generating a trigger-sensor signal indicating that the trigger condition was detected;
- determining, based on the trigger-sensor signal, that one or more criteria are met;
- and
- responsive to determining that the one or more criteria are met, transmitting a control signal to cause the UV light source to emit UV light.
A light control system, comprising:
- a power converter configured to convert an input power received from a power source to a supply power;
- an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to receive the supply power and emit UV light;
- a trigger sensor configured to detect a trigger condition and, responsive to detecting the trigger condition, generate a trigger-sensor signal indicating that the trigger condition was detected;
- a control device communicatively coupled to the power converter and the trigger sensor, wherein the control device is configured to:
- determine, based on the trigger-sensor signal, that one or more criteria are met;
- and
- responsive to determining that the one or more criteria are met, transmit a control signal to cause the UV light source to emit the UV light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.