Controllable electrical outlet with a controlled wired output

    公开(公告)号:US09685783B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-20

    申请号:US14634257

    申请日:2015-02-27

    摘要: A load control system having a controllable electrical outlet provides a low cost solution for controlling a plurality of standard electrical outlets. The controllable electrical outlet may be coupled in series between a power source and at least one standard electrical outlet for controlling the power delivered to the standard electrical outlet. The controllable electrical outlet may comprise an actuator for allowing the controllable electrical outlet to be associated with an input device for receiving digital messages from the input device. The controllable electrical outlet may be installed in a standard electrical wallbox, e.g., replacing a previously-installed standard electrical outlet. The actuator may be easily accessed to associate the controllable electrical outlet with the input device and a radio-frequency receiver and antenna may be located in the controllable electrical outlet to provide optimum reception of radio-frequency signals.

    Two-wire dimmer with improved zero-cross detention

    公开(公告)号:US09674933B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US14839443

    申请日:2015-08-28

    摘要: A two-wire lighting control device, may include a controllably conductive device, a signal generation circuit, and a filter circuit. The controllably conductive device may apply an AC line voltage to a load, being conductive for a first duration of time and non-conductive for a second duration of time within a half-cycle of the AC line voltage. The signal generation circuit may generate a non-zero-magnitude signal. And, the filter circuit may receive a signal from the controllably conductive device during the first duration of time and the non-zero-magnitude signal from the signal generation circuit during the second duration of time. The non-zero-magnitude signal may, in effect, fill-in or complement the signal from the controllably conductive device, and any delay variation as a function of the firing angle of the controllably conductive device through the filter circuit may be mitigated by the presence of the non-zero-magnitude signal.

    Systems and methods for controlling color temperature

    公开(公告)号:US09668315B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-30

    申请号:US15350507

    申请日:2016-11-14

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02 H05B33/08

    摘要: Controlling the color temperature of a composite light source including at least one discrete-spectrum light source is disclosed. For example, the color temperature of a composite light source including at least one discrete-spectrum light source may be determined and/or adjusted based on one or more of the ambient color temperature of a space, the actual temperature of the space, the relative brightness of the space, the occupancy of the space, a time clock, a demand response command (e.g., from an electrical utility), the absolute location of the composite light source, the location of the composite light source relative to other light sources, inputs from a camera or other external devices, the operation of appliances or other machines in the vicinity of the composite light source, media content being utilized in the vicinity of the composite light source, and/or other sensor inputs.

    IDENTIFICATION OF LOAD CONTROL DEVICES
    85.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170150585A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-25

    申请号:US15424161

    申请日:2017-02-03

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02 G08B5/38 H05B33/08

    摘要: A load control system may include a load control device for providing power to an electrical load and a control device that may send instructions to the load control device for providing the power to the electrical load. The control device may communicate with the load control device using a link address assigned to the load control device. The load control device may provide power to the electrical load in a manner that causes the electrical load to indicate the link address assigned to the load control device. The link address may be identified by a user or a user device. The identified link address may be associated with a load control device identifier that may identify a physical location of a load control device that is assigned the link address. A user may control a load control device at a physical location by sending instructions via the link address.

    Sensor having a rotatable enclosure
    89.
    发明授权
    Sensor having a rotatable enclosure 有权
    传感器具有可旋转的外壳

    公开(公告)号:US09568356B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-14

    申请号:US14540357

    申请日:2014-11-13

    摘要: A sensor adapted to be mounted to a surface has a rotatable enclosure that may be used, for example, to direct a lens of the sensor towards a window. The daylight sensor includes a photosensitive circuit for measuring a light intensity in the space, a cover portion, and a base portion adapted to be mounted to the surface. The cover portion is rotatable with respect to the base portion, for example, to direct the lens towards the window after the base portion is mounted to the surface. The base portion may also include a cylindrical wall having a channel adapted to capture a snap of the cover portion, such that the snap may move angularly through the channel to allow for rotation of the cover portion with respect to the base portion to a plurality of discrete positions.

    摘要翻译: 适于安装到表面的传感器具有可旋转的外壳,其可以用于例如将传感器的透镜朝向窗口引导。 日光传感器包括用于测量空间中的光强度的光敏电路,盖部分和适于安装到表面的基部。 盖部分可相对于基部旋转,例如,在将基部安装到表面之后,将透镜朝向窗口引导。 基部还可以包括圆柱形壁,其具有适于捕获盖部分的卡扣的通道,使得卡扣可以成角度地移动通过通道,以允许盖部分相对于基部旋转到多个 离散位置。

    Location-Based Configuration of a Load Control Device
    90.
    发明申请
    Location-Based Configuration of a Load Control Device 审中-公开
    负载控制装置的基于位置的配置

    公开(公告)号:US20170042004A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15332395

    申请日:2016-10-24

    发明人: Dragan Veskovic

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02 G06K7/10 H05B33/08

    摘要: A method of automatically programming a new load control device that replaces an old load control device takes advantage of a remote identification tag (e.g., an RFID tag) located in the vicinity of the old device. The remote identification tag stores an identifier that is representative of a location in which the old device is installed. The method includes the steps of: (1) storing a setting of an old device in a memory of a controller; (2) associating the setting with the identifier of the old device in the memory of the controller; (3) the new device retrieving the identifier from the remote identification tag after the new device is installed in the location of the old device; (4) the new device transmitting the identifier to the controller; and (5) the controller transmitting the setting of the old device to the new device in response to receiving the identifier.

    摘要翻译: 自动编程代替旧的负载控制装置的新的负载控制装置的方法利用位于旧装置附近的远程识别标签(例如,RFID标签)。 远程识别标签存储代表旧设备安装位置的标识符。 该方法包括以下步骤:(1)将旧设备的设置存储在控制器的存储器中; (2)将设置与控制器的存储器中的旧设备的标识符相关联; (3)新设备在新设备安装在旧设备的位置之后从远程识别标签检索标识符; (4)新设备向控制器发送标识符; 以及(5)所述控制器响应于接收到所述标识符而将所述旧设备的设置发送到所述新设备。