Lighting system
A connected downlight including: a housing module including a first housing end and a second housing end; a lighting module mounted to the first housing end; and a wireless communication module including an antenna and arranged within the housing interior proximal the second housing end.
1. A connected downlight, comprising:
a facing having a facing height;
an external mounting mechanism mounted to the facing, the external mounting mechanism comprising a pair of spring clips mounted to opposing sides of the facing;
a housing, comprising:
a heat sink mounted to the facing, the heat sink having a first side, a second side opposing the first side, a first thermal conductivity value, and a heat sink height taller than the facing height;
an RF-translucent end cap mounted to the second side of the heat sink and coaxially aligned along a longitudinal axis with the heat sink, the RF-translucent end cap having a second thermal conductivity value; and
a set of cooling channels cooperatively defined by the heat sink and the end cap, the set of cooling channels fluidly connecting a housing interior with a housing exterior;
a lighting module comprising:
a substrate mounted and thermally connected to the first side of the heat sink; and
a plurality of light emitting elements mounted to the substrate;
a wireless communication module comprising an antenna, the antenna arranged separate from the lighting module and mounted within the housing interior, proximal the end cap;
a reflector, comprising:
a first open end mounted to the heat sink, proximal the lighting module; and
a second open end distal the heat sink;
a diffuser mounted to the second open end; and
a swivel body encircling the reflector, statically mounted to the first housing end, and rotatably mounted to the facing, wherein the swivel body rotatably mounts the facing to the heat sink.
2. The downlight of claim 1 , the downlight further comprising:
a power supply unit; and
a computing system;
wherein the power supply unit and the computing system are arranged separate from the lighting module and are mounted within the housing interior.
3. The downlight of claim 2 , wherein the power supply unit, the computing system, and the wireless communication module are mounted on a common board, proximal the end cap.
4. The downlight of claim 3 , wherein the power supply unit, the computing system, and the wireless communication module are arranged within a sleeve, the sleeve comprising a third thermal conductivity value less than the first thermal conductivity value.
5. The downlight of claim 4 , wherein the sleeve is thermally connected to an ambient environment by the set of cooling channels.
6. The downlight of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises an RF transparent sleeve comprising a third thermal conductivity value less than the first thermal conductivity value, wherein the sleeve is encapsulated by the heat sink and the end cap.
7. The downlight of claim 6 , wherein the heat sink comprises a plurality of teeth extending from a perimeter of the base, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, towards the end cap.
8. A luminaire, comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first housing end having a first thermal conductivity value;
an RF-transparent second housing end opposing the first housing end, the second end having a second thermal conductivity value less than the first thermal conductivity value;
a set of cooling channels cooperatively defined by the first housing end and the second housing end, the set of cooling channels fluidly connecting a housing interior with a housing exterior;
a wireless communication module comprising an antenna, the antenna mounted within the housing proximal the second housing end;
a lighting module mounted to and thermally connected to the first housing end, the lighting module comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of light emitting elements mounted to the substrate, opposing the housing;
a facing mounted to the first housing end; and
a mounting mechanism mounted to the facing;
wherein the housing defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the lighting module, the first housing end, and the second housing end are coaxially aligned along the longitudinal axis; and
a swivel body statically mounted to the first housing end and rotatably mounted to the facing, wherein the swivel body rotatably mounts the facing to the first housing end.
9. The luminaire of claim 8 , wherein the mounting mechanism comprises a pair of spring clips mounted to opposing sides of the facing, the luminaire further comprising:
a reflector, comprising:
a first open end mounted to the first housing end, proximal the lighting module; and
a second open end distal the first housing end;
a diffuser mounted to the second open end;
wherein the swivel body encircles the reflector.
10. The luminaire of claim 8 , wherein the first housing end comprises a heat sink, the heat sink comprising a base with a perimeter, wherein the heat sink is mounted to and thermally connected to the lighting module.
11. The luminaire of claim 10 , wherein the heat sink further comprises a plurality of teeth extending from the perimeter of the base, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, towards the second housing end.
12. The luminaire of claim 11 , wherein the facing has a facing height, and the heat sink has a heat sink height greater than the facing height.
13. The luminaire of claim 12 , wherein the heat sink height is at least 30 mm tall.
14. The luminaire of claim 8 , the luminaire further comprising:
a power supply unit; and
a computing system;
wherein the power converter and the processor are arranged separate from the lighting module and are mounted within the housing interior.
15. The luminaire of claim 14 , wherein the power supply unit, the computing system, and the wireless communication module are mounted on a common board.
16. The luminaire of claim 15 , wherein the power supply unit, the computing system, and the wireless communication module are arranged proximal the second housing end.
17. The luminaire of claim 16 , wherein the power supply unit, the computing system, and the wireless communication module are arranged within a sleeve, the sleeve comprising a third thermal conductivity value less than the first thermal conductivity value.
18. The luminaire of claim 17 , wherein the sleeve is fluidly connected to an ambient environment by a set of cooling channels defined by the housing.
19. The luminaire of claim 18 , wherein the set of cooling channels is cooperatively defined by the first housing end and the second housing end.