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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Hoon Lee, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Gayatri Pandit, Pune, IN;
Swapnil Suresh Sabde, Pune, IN;
Rahul Sakhare, Pune, IN;
Saivaraprasad Murahari, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Haidong Harry Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Shifang Sophia Sophia Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Lili Lily Du, Shanghai, CN;
Kun Kevin Zhong, Shanghai, CN;
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A dimmer includes a sole intensity actuator structured to be used for at least one of: adjusting light intensity based on a first user input during normal operation; or entering configuration mode based on a second user input and adjusting an end trim value based on a third user input; a sole intensity potentiometer coupled to the sole intensity actuator and comprising a variable resistor, the sole intensity potentiometer structured to measure an input voltage based on variable resistance, and a controller coupled to the sole intensity potentiometer and a driver circuit coupled to a bidirectional switching device, the controller structured to control dimmer operation, comprising receiving an input voltage signal and transmitting a dimming signal to the driver circuit, the dimming signal based at least in part on the signal.