Osram Sylvania Inc.

Digital Lumens, Inc.

Marc Hoffknecht

Simon Treadwell

Sabolch Feigler

Darko Stjepanovic

Javier Rojas

Liam O'Hagan

Alex Oksengendler

Timothy J Poupore

Steve Armstrong

Peter Reist

Marian Kosara

Liam John O'Hagan

Javier Orlando Rojas

Stefan Warner

Deane VanLuven

Deane Van Luven

Liam John O'HAGAN

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Wireless control module

Systems and methods for delivering energy on a bus used for communication between devices are provided. Systems and methods dynamically provide a predetermined recovery time between communication messages calculated from forward and response message types and/or length, and a model of the energy reserve in the network devices to allow time for energy storage circuits in the devices to charge. In addition or alternatively, systems and methods provide an extra recovery time between messages to allow the bus voltage to recover from a fold-back mode and/or include an extra current limit circuit to increase a power supply current when the combined energy required by the network devices is greater than a current limit on a power supply.

Energy delivery on paths used for communication

A system including a bus and a plurality of devices coupled thereto and configured to communicate with each other via the bus. The system further includes a power supply coupled to the bus, to power to the plurality of devices via the bus and to detect an event, and in response, alternately supply power to the plurality of devices via the bus at a first current level or at a lesser second current level. This allows additional devices to be used on a bus, even where the total power consumption of the devices would normally exceed a maximum defined by a bus architecture. This also helps allow a single gauge of wire to be used throughout a bus network (even where long lengths of wire are required) while still providing sufficient power to the devices connected to the bus.

Communication system with variable output supply current

Sensor

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Newmarket, Canada

Marc Hoffknecht