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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2013
Applicants:
Tanuj Mohan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zachary Gentry, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tanuj Mohan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Zachary Gentry, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
enLighted, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 39/04 (2006.01); H05B 41/36 (2006.01); H05B 37/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2013.01); H05B 37/034 (2013.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods and systems for lighting fixture determining its power usage and monitoring its operational health are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of a lighting fixture determining its power usage. The method includes sensing, by an ambient light sensor, an intensity of light emitted from the lighting fixture, and estimating power usage of the lighting fixture based on the sensed intensity of light.