Method and system for luminance characterization

A device comprising:

• a sensor coupled to a streetlight and configured to detect a triggering event;
• a second sensor configured to measure an actual output of the streetlight;
• and
• a controller including a plurality of switches and configured to:
• identify a different operating parameter associated with the triggering event;
• and
• selectively control one or more of the plurality of switches to generate a control signal corresponding to the different operating parameter, the control signal configured to control the streetlight while the streetlight is enabled;
• and
• reconfigure the plurality of switches to compensate for a deviation of the measured actual output from an expected actual output associated with the different operating parameter if the deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold.

A system comprising:

• a streetlight;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• identify a schedule associated with controlling the streetlight, the schedule including a plurality of scheduled events each corresponding to a different scheduled brightness level;
• control the streetlight to operate at a first brightness level;
• control the streetlight to operate at a first scheduled brightness level different from the first brightness level upon detecting a first scheduled event associated with the first scheduled brightness level;
• monitor a lighting parameter associated with the first scheduled brightness level;
• control the streetlight to operate at a second brightness level different from the first scheduled brightness level until the lighting parameter reaches a predetermined level;
• receive one or more feedback parameters relating to the lumen output of the streetlight;
• and
• refine the brightness level of the streetlight based on a deviation between the one or more feedback parameters and one or more premeasured characteristics of the streetlight if the deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold.