Airfield Ground Light with Integrated Light Controller That Employs Powerline Communications and Sensors

An airfield luminaire, comprising:

• a housing;
• a light source in an interior of the housing;
• a sensor for sensing a condition associated with the housing;
• control logic comprising a processor coupled with the light source and the sensor, the control logic is operable to:
• obtain data from the sensor, the sensor selected from a group consisting of a combination of a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor for sensing pressure inside the airfield luminaire, a moisture sensor for sensing a leak inside the airfield luminaire, a vibration sensor, an inclinometer, and a magnetic field sensor;
• and
• determine a status of the airfield luminaire, the status selected from a group consisting of a leak in the housing determined by comparing changes in temperature obtained from the temperature sensor with changes in pressure obtained from the pressure sensor, a leak in the housing based on moisture data obtained from the moisture sensor, status of a structural integrity of the airfield luminaire based on a comparison of data representative of a vibration signal obtained from the vibration sensor with a previously stored vibration signal, a malfunction of the airfield luminaire based on a comparison of temperature data from a plurality of temperature sensors associated with the airfield luminaire, a tilt angle with respect to gravity of the light source based on data obtained from the inclinometer, a directional orientation of the light source based on data obtained from the magnetic field sensor, and whether the light source is correctly aimed based on a comparison of tilt angle with respect to gravity data obtained from the inclinometer and directional orientation data obtained from the magnetic field sensor with a predefined tilt angle and a predefined directional orientation.