Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of detecting a failed luminaire and/or light sensor in a lighting system comprising M luminaires and N light sensors. The elements Dsl of an NxM transfer matrix D expresses how each luminaire 1 affect a light sensor s with respect to sensed light intensity, wherein s=1, 2,..., N, and 1=1, 2,..., M. The method comprises the steps of: setting the intensity of light emitted by the respective luminaires in the lighting system to a first intensity setting according to the respective elements of a first intensity vector I(1)(102), determining a first sensor intensity vector E(1) (104), setting the intensity of light emitted by the respective luminaires to at least a second intensity setting according to the respective elements of a second intensity vector I(2) (106), wherein at least one element of I(2) differs from a corresponding element or elements in determining a second sensor intensity vector E(2) (108), determining fault detection vectors from a difference between E(1) and D.I(1) and between E(2) and D. I(2), respectively (110), and identifying a failed luminaire and/or light sensor on basis of a difference between corresponding elements of the respective fault detection vectors (112). The present invention further relates to a failure detection system for detecting a failed luminaire and/or light sensor.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2013160791 |
| IPC | H05B 33/ 08 A I |
| Priority date | 25/04/12 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2013 |