Method and system for controlling a luminaire

A method for controlling a light fixture comprising:

• configuring a multi-tap capacitor to produce a first capacitance for operating the light fixture at a first lumen level;
• reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce a second capacitance for operating the light fixture at a second lumen level;
• reading a lumen output of a lamp in the light fixture;
• comparing the lumen output with the second lumen level to produce a lumen level error;
• reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce an adjusted second capacitance to reduce the lumen level error, and
• wherein the reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce the second capacitance for operating the light fixture at the second lumen level comprises reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor in response to receiving in a network receiver an instruction operative to change a capacitance;
• and
• logging, in response to reconfiguring of the multi-tap capacitor, data that indicates a prior configuration of the multi-tap capacitor and a time of operation of the light fixture in the prior configuration of the multi-tap capacitor.

A method for controlling a light fixture comprising:

• configuring a multi-tap capacitor to produce a first capacitance for operating the light fixture at a first lumen level;
• reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce a second capacitance for operating the light fixture at a second lumen level;
• reading a lumen output of a lamp in the light fixture;
• comparing the lumen output with the second lumen level to produce a lumen level error;
• and
• reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce an adjusted second capacitance to reduce the lumen level error,
• wherein the reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor comprises:
• providing the multi-tap capacitor having a plurality of tap capacitors integrated within a capacitor housing;
• providing a plurality of switches, wherein each of the plurality of switches is connected to one of the tap capacitors;
• and
• automatically using a processor, reconfiguring the switches to connect selected ones of the plurality of tap capacitors in parallel to provide the second capacitance;
• and
• logging, in response to reconfiguring of the multi-tap capacitor, data that indicates a prior configuration of the multi-tap capacitor and a time of operation of the light fixture in the prior configuration of the multi-tap capacitor.

A method for controlling a light fixture comprising:

• configuring a multi-tap capacitor to produce a first capacitance for operating the light fixture at a first lumen level;
• reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce a second capacitance for operating the light fixture at a second lumen level;
• reading a lumen output of a lamp in the light fixture;
• comparing the lumen output with the second lumen level to produce a lumen level error;
• reconfiguring the multi-tap capacitor to produce an adjusted second capacitance to reduce the lumen level error;
• and
• logging, in response to reconfiguring of the multi-tap capacitor, data that indicates a prior configuration of the multi-tap capacitor and a time of operation of the light fixture in the prior configuration of the multi-tap capacitor.