Modular ambient lighting system

A method for illuminating a building interior using a reconfigurable modular light system for a suspended light fixture comprising the steps of:

• providing a support module attached to a building structure that connects building electrical power to the light system and includes an extended structural connector/support to suspend a light fixture module that hangs down below the support module;
• securing at least one of a plurality of separate self-contained interchangeable power modules, the power module containing all electrical components of the light system integrated into the power module and including a first plug-in electrical connection coupling said building electrical power to the power module, wherein the plurality of power modules may be individually exchanged to effect the operating mode of the hanging light fixture without disassembly or removal of the light fixture body module or support module;
• providing an interchangeable light fixture body module hanging down from the support module containing at least one illumination source suspended from said support module by said extended structural connector/support, wherein the plurality of light fixture body modules may be individually exchanged to effect the illumination distribution or alter the appearance without disassembly or removal of the power module or the support module;
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• connecting said interchangeable light fixture body module to said power module using a second electrical connection to provide control of the illumination source.

A system for providing illumination to a building interior using a reconfigurable modular light system illuminating an area comprising:

• a support module coupled to a building by a first structural connector, said support module providing a plug-in electrical interface to the building's electrical power and including at least one extended structural connector/support suspended from the support module to extend downward and hang from the support module;
• one or more of a plurality of self-contained interchangeable power modules accessible without disassembly of the support module coupled to the support module by a second structural connector/support, said one or more power modules having an electrical component integrated into the power module to couple to the electrical power interface using a first plug-in electrical connector;
• one or more interchangeable light fixture body modules suspended by said extended structural connector/support to hang below said support module, each interchangeable light fixture body module having one or more illumination sources coupled to said power module by a second plug-in electrical connector;
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• said power module and said light fixture body module able to be independently changed without disassembly or removal of any other module.