System and method for measuring occupant-level temperature

A method for determining temperature in a region of an environment by compensating for heat-up of a temperature sensor caused by ambient air and/or electronic heating, using a system comprising:

• a structure in the environment;
• a controller;
• and a temperature sensor associated with the structure, the method comprising:
• obtaining, using the temperature sensor, one or more first temperature measurements while the structure is in a first operating mode;
• changing the first operating mode of the structure to a second operating mode;
• obtaining, using the temperature sensor, one or more second temperature measurements while the structure is in the second operating mode;
• determining, by the controller using the one or more first temperature measurements and the one or more second temperature measurements, a temperature correction comprising an effect of the second operating mode of the structure on the temperature sensor;
• obtaining, using the temperature sensor after a temperature correction is determined, a new temperature measurement during operation of the structure in the second operating mode;
• and
• adjusting, using the temperature correction, the new temperature measurement to generate a compensated temperature measurement,
• wherein the first operating mode is a first dimming level of a luminaire and the second operating mode is a second dimming level of the luminaire, the first dimming level and the second dimming level being different dimming levels.