A smart street lighting system and method employs a plurality of street lights having a luminaire, a luminaire associate and a support pole. A communications module is contained within the luminaire associates and a power line is contained within the support poles. The power line is coupled to the communications module, the luminaire associate and the luminaire, and a steerable millimeter wave radar operatively coupled to the communications module. The communications module operates in a radio frequency network in a frequency range of 57-64 GHz. The steerable millimeter wave radar provides a signal reflected from a target that may be received by one of the luminaire associates within the system. A powerline communications system interfaces with the radio frequency network to provide communications between the communications modules in the street lights and the PLC system.

Street lighting communications, control, and special services

A street lighting and traffic control system and method employing sensor technologies. Conventional sensors and processors are linked together by a wireless mesh communications architecture that may also be interfaced through one or more gateways into one or more monitoring and control centers. Traffic flow reporting, control and forecasting using a street lighting and traffic control network that includes a series of street lighting fixtures.

Method and system for traffic flow reporting, forecasting, and planning

A method and system for controlling and monitoring street lights using optical link signaling through free space which does not require an FCC license for operation. The optical link signaling is accomplished in the space between street lights by using LEDs for both area lighting and optical signaling. A Street lighting system luminaire comprises a structural member such as a pole, a lamp comprising one or more LEDs, and an optical receiver that receives optical signaling from one or more other luminaires in street lighting network. The modulator modulates the output of the lamp to launch data into the street lighting system for transport. The optical receiver and modulator enables strobing and flashing modes such as required to support emergency services.

Street lighting control, monitoring, and data transportation system and method

A method and system for geolocation using a street light system having transponding technology. A predetermined band of radio frequencies employing spread spectrum technology is used to identify locations relative to an individual street light.

Geolocation aid and system

A lighting system has a power source formed by a solar panel and a battery assembly, a lighting assembly having a plurality of lighting devices arranged into a plurality of lighting groups, the light assembly having a predetermined maximum power, and a multiple-input power converter electrically coupled to the power source and the lighting assembly for powering the lighting assembly using the power source, and for charging the battery assembly using the solar panel. The multiple-input power converter is configured for calculating a power upper-bound based on the level of stored energy in the battery assembly and the length of a night time, and selecting at least a subset of the lighting groups and powering the selected lighting groups for illumination using the battery assembly for preventing exhausting the stored energy of the battery assembly before the battery assembly can be charged by the solar panel.

Led lighting system and a method therefor

The present invention relates to a light unit comprising a power management system being capable of delivering electrical power from a power generating unit of the light unit to an associated power distributing system, said power management system comprising a system controller adapted to deliver power to the power distributing system in accordance with a number of inputs to said system controller.

Lighting unit having energy harvesting power management system

The present invention relates to a street light comprising means for determining a traffic related activity and control means for operating the street light according to the determined traffic related activity. A corresponding method for operating a street light is also disclosed.

Kaspar Raahede Aaroe

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Lighting unit having energy harvesting power management system

Light control monitoring system