Group management of a wireless power outage lighting system
Aspects of the presently disclosed embodiments may include a wireless power outage lighting system comprising one or more power change detection apparatuses and one or more wireless lighting modules where the system is implemented to allow management of multiple groups in the same area such that interference may be avoided when there are multiple transmissions in the same area. A power change detection apparatus may be configured to transmit to avoid interference with another power change detection apparatus. A power change detection apparatus may also be configured through the user input method to operate different groups of wireless lighting modules such that lighting zones may be created. Multiple lighting zone allow a user to configure lighting provided by the wireless power outage lighting system based on their preference.
1. A wireless power outage lighting system, comprising:
a first power change detection apparatus comprising:
a first electric power interface in electrical communication with an electric power source;
a first detector configured to detect a change in electric power of the electric power source;
a first wireless transmitter configured to transmit, to a first wireless lighting module, a first lighting action command after a first time delay and in response to the detected change in electric power; and
a first energy storage device configured to provide power to the first power change detection apparatus;
the first wireless lighting module comprising:
a light source;
a receiver configured to receive the first lighting action command directing the first wireless lighting module to respond to the detected change in electric power;
a power source configured to provide power to the light source;
a controller configured to control the power source in response to the lighting action command; and
a housing including the light source, the receiver and the power source;
the wireless power outage lighting system further including: a second power change detection apparatus comprising:
a second electric power interface in electrical communication with the electric power source;
a second detector configured to detect the change in the electric power of the electric power source; and
a second wireless transmitter configured to, in response to the detected change, transmit a second lighting action command to a second wireless lighting module after a second time delay to avoid interference with the first wireless transmitter, wherein the second lighting action command directs the second wireless lighting module to respond to the detected change in electric power.
2. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the first time delay is set by assigning a channel number to the first power change detection apparatus, the channel number corresponding to the first time delay of the transmission.
3. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 2 , wherein the channel number is assigned by at least one of a dip switch, a device programming method or factory configuration.
4. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 2 , wherein the channel number is transmitted as part of the first lighting action command.
5. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless transmitter of the first power change detection apparatus is configured to transmit at a different frequency from the second power change detection apparatus.
6. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 1 , wherein a first group of one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to respond to the channel number assigned to the first power change detection apparatus and a second group of one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to respond to the channel number assigned to the second power change detection apparatus.
7. A wireless power outage lighting system, comprising:
a first power change detection apparatus comprising:
a first electric power interface in electrical communication with an electric power source;
a first detector configured to detect a change in electric power of the electric power source;
a first wireless transmitter configured to transmit, to a first wireless lighting module, a first lighting action command on a first channel responsive to the detected change in electric power, wherein the first lighting action command contains a first channel number corresponding to the first channel;
a first channel input interface; and
a first energy storage device configured to provide power to the power change detection apparatus;
the first wireless lighting module comprising:
a light source;
a receiver configured to receive the first lighting action command directing the first wireless lighting module to respond to the detected change in electric power;
a power source configured to provide power to the light source;
a controller configured to control the power source in response to the first lighting action command;
a channel input interface; and
a housing including the light source, the receiver and the power source;
the wireless power outage lighting system further including: a second power change detection apparatus comprising:
a second electric power interface in electrical communication with the electric power source;
a second detector configured to detect the change in the electric power of the electric power source;
a second channel input interface; and
a second wireless transmitter configured to, in response to the detected change, transmit a second lighting action command to a second wireless lighting module on a second channel to avoid interference with the first wireless transmitter, wherein the second lighting action command contains a second channel number corresponding to the second channel, and the second lighting action command directs the second wireless lighting module to respond to the detected change in electric power.
8. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 7 , wherein the first channel number is determined by the first channel input interface.
9. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 7 , wherein the first channel input interface includes a plurality of push buttons, and wherein the each push button corresponds to a lighting action command containing a channel number corresponding to that push button.
10. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 7 , wherein the first channel number is selected by using the first channel input interface comprising at least one of a dip switch or a device programming method.
11. The wireless power outage lighting system of claim 7 , wherein a first group of one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to respond to the first channel number assigned to the first lighting action command of the first power change detection apparatus and a second group of one or more wireless lighting modules is configured to respond to the second channel number assigned to the second lighting action command of the second power change detection apparatus.