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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Brian Eugene Elwell, Tyrone, GA (US);
Timothy R Kemp, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Jonathan Andrew Whitten, Senoia, GA (US);
Brian Eugene Elwell, Tyrone, GA (US);
Timothy R Kemp, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Jonathan Andrew Whitten, Senoia, GA (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A light fixture can include at least one light fixture component comprising at least one light source that emits a first level of fixture light. The light fixture can also include at least one sensor that measures a first total light amount at a first time of a first day, where the first total light amount includes the first level of fixture light and a first natural light amount. The light fixture can further include a controller coupled to the at least one sensor and the at least one light fixture component, where the controller controls and communicates with at least one sensor. The controller can further control the at least one light fixture component based on the first total light amount measured by the at least one sensor at the first time of the first day.