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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Marcel Beij, Sint Oedenrode, NL;
Bertrand Johan Edward Hontele, Breda, NL;
Eugen Jacob De Mol, Eindhoven, NL;
Christian Tenhumberg, Vreden, DE;
SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A Digital Addressable Lighting Interface, DALI, enabled communication device for transmitting messages over a communication bus having two communication lines, said device comprising a switch connected between said two communication lines, a controller arranged for controlling said switch for imposing logical communication levels on said communication bus, an energy storage device, connected in series with said switch, and arranged for storing electrical energy flowing from said bus through said switch, a bypass circuit arranged for bypassing said energy storage device when a voltage over said energy storage device is above a predetermined voltage threshold.