Emergency egress lighting system
View Patent ↗An egress lighting system which utilizes an efficient primary and emergency light source and complies with the NEC standards for emergency egress lighting. This invention combines two sets of LEDs onto a single circuit board to provide primary lighting and secondary emergency egress lighting while keeping the circuits of the primary and secondary lighting electrically separate or isolated.
1. A solid state lighting device, comprising:
a circuit board;
a primary light source including a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically connected to the circuit board;
a secondary light source including at least one light emitting diode electrically connected to the circuit board, the secondary light source comprising an emergency egress light source powered by the secondary power source upon the interruption of electricity from the primary power source;
a primary electrical connection for connecting a primary power source with the primary light source through the circuit board; and
a secondary electrical connection for connecting a secondary power source with the secondary light source through the circuit board.
2. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the primary power source comprises an alternating current power source.
3. The lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein the secondary power source comprises a battery or a local generator.
4. The lighting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a patterned LED array, wherein each of the primary light source and secondary light source are included in a pattern of the patterned LED array.
5. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a frangible separation line between the primary light source and secondary light source.
6. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a flexible circuit.
7. The lighting device according to claim 6 , wherein the circuit board comprises a conductive circuit printed on a flexible metal or plastic substrate.
8. The lighting device according to claim 7 , further comprising a circuit coating, the conductive circuit disposed between the substrate and the circuit coating.
9. The lighting device according to claim 6 , further comprising an adhesive backing on the substrate.
10. The lighting device according to claim 6 , further comprising a rigid substrate including an attachment opening for attaching the rigid substrate to a light fixture or housing, wherein the flexible substrate is adhered to the rigid substrate.
11. A method of installing the lighting device according to claim 1 in a light fixture or housing, the method comprising:
obtaining a circuit board having a size to fit within the fixture or housing;
connecting the primary light source to an AC power source or to wiring in the light fixture or housing for connecting to the AC power source;
connecting the secondary light source to a backup power source or to wiring in the light fixture or housing for connecting to the backup power source; and
fixing the circuit board to the fixture or housing.
12. A solid state lighting device, comprising:
a circuit board including a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, the primary circuit electrically separate from the secondary circuit;
the primary circuit including a primary electrical connection for connecting a primary power source with the primary circuit;
the secondary circuit including a secondary electrical connection for connecting a secondary power source with the secondary circuit;
a primary light source including a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically connected to the primary circuit; and
a secondary light source including at least one light emitting diode electrically connected to the secondary circuit, the secondary light source having a light output less than the primary light source;
wherein the secondary light source is powered by the secondary power source upon the interruption of electricity from the primary power source.
13. The lighting device according to claim 12 , wherein the primary power source comprises an alternating current power source.
14. The lighting device according to claim 13 , wherein the secondary power source comprises a battery or a local generator.
15. The lighting device according to claim 12 , further comprising a patterned LED array, wherein each of the primary light source and secondary light source are included in a pattern of the patterned LED array.
16. The lighting device according to claim 12 , wherein the circuit board comprises a frangible separation line between the primary light source and secondary light source.
17. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a flexible circuit including a conductive circuit printed on a flexible metal or plastic substrate.
18. The lighting device according to claim 17 , further comprising a circuit coating, the conductive circuit disposed between the substrate and the circuit coating.
19. The lighting device according to claim 17 , further comprising a rigid substrate including an attachment opening for attaching the rigid substrate to a light fixture or housing, wherein the flexible substrate is adhered to the rigid substrate.
20. A method of installing the lighting device according to claim 12 in a light fixture or housing, the method comprising:
obtaining a circuit board having a size to fit within the fixture or housing;
connecting the primary light source to an AC power source or to wiring in the light fixture or housing for connecting to the AC power source;
connecting the secondary light source to a backup power source or to wiring in the light fixture or housing for connecting to the backup power source; and
fixing the circuit board to the fixture or housing.