# US 2022/0287162 A1 · Data acquisition methods and apparatus for a network connected led driver > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0287162 A1 - Document ID: US20220287162A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/706,733 - Filed: 2022-03-29 - Published: 2022-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-23 - Assignees: MATE GmbH - Applicants: Mate. LLC - Inventors: Jason Neudorf; Steven Lyons; Kyle Hathaway - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220287162A1 ## CPC - H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light - H05B 45/14: using electrical feedback from LEDs or from LED modules - H05B 45/20: Controlling the colour of the light - H05B 45/355: Power factor correction [PFC]; Reactive power compensation - H05B 45/37: Converter circuits - H05B 45/50: responsive to malfunctions or undesirable behaviour of LEDs; responsive to LED life; Protective circuits - H05B 47/175: by remote control - H05B 47/22: {with communication between the lamps and a central unit} - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A lighting system including monitoring of input power and output power parameters to a set of lighting loads to detect power faults and/or anomalies. The set of sensing circuits include primary side and secondary side sensing circuits that communicate with a set of monitoring circuits to process the information supplied by the sensing circuits. If a fault and/or anomaly is sensed or detected, a signal is transmitted to provide an alert. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A light emitting diode (LED) driver, comprising: a set of sensing circuits, the set of sensing circuits including a set of primary side sensing circuits and a set of secondary side sensing circuits; and a data acquisition apparatus including: a primary side monitoring circuit for receiving and processing primary side data from the set of primary side sensing circuits; a secondary side monitoring circuit for receiving and processing secondary side data from the set of secondary side sensing circuits; a lighting status apparatus, and a communication interface; wherein the lighting status apparatus and the primary side monitoring circuit are configured to determine if a power anomaly or fault has occurred based on the primary side data and the lighting status apparatus and the secondary side monitoring circuit are configured to determine if a power anomaly or fault has occurred based on the secondary side data; and wherein if occurrence of a power anomaly or fault is determined, the communication interface is configured to transmit a signal indicative of the power anomaly or fault to an external controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The LED driver of claim 1 further comprising an isolation barrier for dividing the LED driver into a primary side and a secondary side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The LED driver of claim 2 wherein the isolation barrier is located within a DC/DC power converter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The LED driver of claim 3 wherein the primary side comprises a power factor conversion apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The LED driver of claim 3, wherein the secondary side comprises: a DC output bus connected to the DC/DC power converter; a power monitor connected to the DC output bus; and a set of output power channels connected to an output of the power monitor, the set of output power channels associated with a set of light loads. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The LED driver of claim 5 wherein the set of output power channels and the set of light loads are associated in a one-to-one relationship. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The LED driver of claim 1 wherein the set of sensing circuits comprise voltage sensing circuits and current sensing circuits. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The LED driver of claim 1 wherein the data acquisition apparatus further comprises a data isolator for isolating the primary side monitoring circuit from the secondary side monitoring circuit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The LED driver of claim 1 wherein the data acquisition apparatus further comprises an auxiliary power source. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The LED driver of claim 1 wherein the data acquisition apparatus further comprises: a visual display for displaying an LED driver status. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The LED driver of claim 10, wherein the data acquisition apparatus further comprises: a set of dials for receiving input from a user. ### Claim 12 A method of determining faults within a light emitting diode (LED) driver comprising: determining primary side and secondary side data via a set of primary side and secondary side sensing circuits of a light emitting diode (LED) driver; processing the primary side data, via a primary side monitoring circuit, to determine if a primary side power anomaly or fault has occurred; processing the secondary side data, via a secondary side monitoring circuit to determine if a secondary side power anomaly or fault has occurred; and transmitting a signal to a lighting system controller if it is determined that a power anomaly or fault has occurred. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: storing the primary side and secondary side data for retrieval by a data acquisition lighting system controller. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein processing the primary side data comprises: comparing the primary side data with an expected value range; and determining that a primary side power anomaly has occurred if the primary side data is not within the expected value range. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein processing the secondary side data comprises: comparing the secondary side data with an expected value range; and determining that a secondary side power anomaly has occurred if the secondary side data is not within the expected value range. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: displaying a status of the LED driver on a visual display. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: measuring parameters and error codes within the LED driver. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the primary side data and the secondary side data are indicative of data for either side of a galvanic barrier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein one or more of the primary side monitoring circuit and the secondary side monitoring circuit comprise one or more processors. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the LED driver comprises a galvanic isolation barrier configured to isolate primary side monitoring of the primary side sensing circuit.