US 12,336,079 B2
Low battery mode for wireless control system
Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Social Circle, GA (US); Frank Pelliccio, Guilford, CT (US); Ryan A. Zaveruha, Trumbull, CT (US); and Maurits van der Hoorn, Alberta (CA)
Assigned to ABL IP HOLDING LLC, Conyers, GA (US)
Filed by ABL IP HOLDING LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/108,936.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/417,502, filed on Oct. 19, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/311,584, filed on Feb. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0269854 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. H05B 47/17 (2020.01); H05B 47/185 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 47/17 (2020.01) [H05B 47/185 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A luminaire configured to be included in a lighting control group, the luminaire comprising:
a luminaire network communication interface system configured for communication via a lighting control network over a lighting control network communication channel for lighting control and systems operations;
a luminaire light source to emit illumination lighting;
a luminaire driver circuit coupled to the luminaire light source to control light source operation of the luminaire light source;
a luminaire power supply driven by a power line;
a luminaire processor coupled to the luminaire network communication interface system and the luminaire driver circuit;
a luminaire memory accessible to the luminaire processor and including a battery level threshold; and
luminaire programming in the luminaire memory, wherein execution of the luminaire programming by the luminaire processor configures the luminaire to implement functions, including functions to:
receive a lighting control message;
track: (i) a time measurement, (ii) a count of total switch activations, (iii) a count of a number of lighting control messages received, or (iv) combination thereof since a battery power source of a power switch has been restored;
determine a battery level of the power switch using: (i) the time measurement, (ii) the count of total switch activations, (iii) the count of the number of lighting control messages received, or (iv) combination thereof; and
in response to the battery level of the power switch being less than the battery level threshold, control the luminaire to enter a low battery mode.