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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Paul E. Bauhahn, Fridley, MN (US);
Robert C. Becker, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Kelly P. Muldoon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul E. Bauhahn, Fridley, MN (US);
Robert C. Becker, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Kelly P. Muldoon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for low power switching are provided. In one embodiment, an optical switching system is provided. The system comprises at least one optically controlled switch adapted to maintain one of an open state and a closed state based on an associated light signal; and at least one light source adapted to output the associated light signal to the at least one switch, wherein the at least one light source cycles the light signal on and off, wherein the at least one light source is cycled on for a sufficient duration of time and with a sufficient periodicity to maintain the optically controlled switch in one of an open state and a closed state.