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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2010
Frank H. Benetz, Slatedale, PA (US);
John H. Bull, Coplay, PA (US);
Thomas Richard Hinds, Breinigsville, PA (US);
William H. Howe, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Frank H. Benetz, Slatedale, PA (US);
John H. Bull, Coplay, PA (US);
Thomas Richard Hinds, Breinigsville, PA (US);
William H. Howe, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a semi-automatic method of replacing a ballast within a lighting control system, such that the new replacement ballast can operate in the same manner as the ballast that was replaced. If multiple ballasts in a lighting control system are removed from the system and multiple new ballasts are installed to replace those ballasts, any operational configurations such as group configurations or area information associated with each removed (missing) ballast must be assigned to the proper new replacement ballast. The semi-automatic replacement method relies upon the operational configurations of the removed ballast to help a user identify which new ballast should replace each missing ballast.