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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Truong-khoa Nguyen, Lachine, CA;
Benoit Essiambre, Lachine, CA;
Michel Doss, Lachine, CA;
Christian Poirier, Lachine, CA;
Morné Neser, Lachine, CA;
Truong-Khoa Nguyen, Lachine, CA;
Benoit Essiambre, Lachine, CA;
Michel Doss, Lachine, CA;
Christian Poirier, Lachine, CA;
Morné Neser, Lachine, CA;
GE Lighting Solutions, LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, systems and methods for monitoring one or more operating parameters of a traffic lamp and adjusting light output of one or more light sources thereof to correct for one or more degradation factors are provided. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, systems and methods for monitoring one or more operating parameters of a traffic lamp and generating an indication if end of life is detected with the traffic lamp, where end of life is determined based on the one or more operating parameters. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, systems and methods for monitoring one or more operating parameters of a traffic lamp and entering the traffic lamp into a self-protected mode if a fault is detected with the one or more operating parameters.