LUMINAIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD
A method of designing a modular lighting system comprising determining a length of a lighting fixture, then selecting a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules from a selection of standardized sizes. And assembling the modules together with a fixture, so that the modules and the fixture combine to form the determined length. In some embodiments the selecting is done from a group comprising either a 10 inch, a 12 inch or a 4 inch LED module. In some embodiments the determining is in response to a building metric. Also disclosed is a luminaire comprising a hub having a predetermined length; with LED modules, each having a different length, where the lengths of the hub and the modules combined form a standard length as generally used in the building and construction trades. By way of example, these standard lengths could be 12, 16 or 24 inches.
1 . A method comprising:
determining a length of a fixture;
selecting a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules, each module a different size; and
coupling the modules to a chassis, said chassis having a hub,
wherein the chassis and the hub combine to form a luminaire of the determined length.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the selecting is done from a group comprising either a 10 inch, a 12 inch or a 4 inch LED module.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the determining is done in response to a building metric.
4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the building metric is either a 16-inch stud spacing or a 24-inch stud spacing.
5 . A luminaire comprising:
a chassis having a predetermined length; and
at least 2 light emitting diode modules, each module having a different length,
wherein the lengths of the fixture and the modules combined form a standard length.
6 . The luminaire of claim 5 wherein the predetermined length is either 5, 11, 15 or 23 inches.
7 . The luminaire of claim 5 wherein the standard length is in response to a building metric.
8 . A kit comprising:
a plurality of hubs wherein each hub is substantially the same length:
a plurality of LED modules, said LED modules comprising at least two different lengths.
9 . The kit of claim 7 wherein the LED modules are selected from a group comprising a 4-inch module, 10-inch module and a 12-inch module.
10 . The kit of claim 7 herein each hub is substantially ½ inch long.