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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2007
Vinay Mehta, Germantown, TN (US);
Vinay Mehta, Germantown, TN (US);
Hunter Fan Company, Memphis, TX (US);
Abstract
A system () for current and/or temperature control of light fixtures includes a sensor () structured to be in communication with a light fixture (), sense a current flow or a temperature of the light fixture (), and communicate an input signal relative to the current flow or the temperature; a variable switch () structured to be in communication with the light fixture () and regulate the current flow of the light fixture () in response to a control signal; and a controller () in communication with the sensor () and the variable switch () and structured to monitor the input signal communicated by the sensor (), compare the input signal to a condition, and communicate the control signal to the variable switch () to control its operation. A method for current and/or temperature control of light fixtures includes providing the system (), monitoring the current flow or the temperature of the light fixture (); and regulating the current flow of the light fixture ().