Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh

Michail Angelov

Gerald Ladstätter

Stefan Lorenz

The invention relates to a lighting strip system () comprising a support rail system () and luminaires () and further components () connected thereto, wherein electrical lines () are arranged inside the support rail (), and wherein the electrical lines () comprise both a main power supply line () and other lines (). The support rail system furthermore comprises a data transceiver () for modulating further data signals D onto at least one of the other lines (). A method for data communication within the lighting strip system () is also specified.

Use of lines in a lighting strip system for data communication

The communication adaptor () comprises a housing configured to be inserted in a profiled track () of the light trunking system (), the housing comprising outer walls, electrical contacts arranged to be exposed onto at least one of the outer walls, the electrical contacts being configured to contact different electrical lines () arranged in the profiled track (), a Power Line Communication interface configured to receive and/or transmit PLC data, the PLC data being conveyed on one or more of the electrical lines (), an additional interface configured to receive and/or transmit non-PLC data, preferably IP protocol data, and a data converter configured to convert i) PLC data from the Power Line Communication interface into non-PLC data for the additional interface, and/or ii) non-PLC data from the additional interface into PLC data for the Power Line Communication interface.

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Finnland, Finland

Michail Angelov