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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin D Kral, Streamwood, IL (US);
Assignee:
Davis Controls Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
323235 ; 323239 ; 323319 ; 323324 ;
Abstract
The proposed invention is an energy saving load control device primarily intended for inductive loads (i.e., fluorescent lighting, motors, etc.) operating from an alternating current (AC) source. The proposed device switches the load voltage off at arbitrary positions in the sine wave and simultaneously provides a commutating path for any inductive current. By switching the load voltage on and off and providing a commutating current path reduced energy consumption is realized.