| CPC H02J 9/02 (2013.01) [F21S 9/022 (2013.01); F21S 9/03 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
a power interface configured to receive electrical house-power from a remote power source via electrical conductors dedicated to powering building egress devices;
an egress light source that is connected to the power interface and provides a load on the electrical conductors during a test mode of operation or under a house-power interruption event;
an ambient lighting luminaire having an onboard ambient light source that is coupled to the egress light source and power interface;
an electrical power generation circuitry coupled to the egress light source and the ambient lighting luminaire, the electrical power generation circuitry is configured to generate power via at least one of induction, photonic power conversion, or via direct electrical connectivity to a lighting driver;
power storage circuitry that stores power provided from the electrical power generation circuitry and controllably releases the power stored in the power storage circuitry in the test mode of operation or the house-power interruption event; and
circuitry configured to
implement a built-in-test module that tests components of the lighting apparatus during the test mode of operation,
implement a report/alert module that reports an indication of a status of operation of the lighting apparatus to a remote location, and
control operations of the built-in-test circuitry, generation of the indication of the status of the operation, and switch from house-power to power stored in the power storage circuitry in the test mode of operation or the house-power interruption event.
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