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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
James P. Steiner, Royersford, PA (US);
Andrew Peter Schmalz, Macungie, PA (US);
Andrew Ryan Offenbacher, Quakertown, PA (US);
Adam J. Schrems, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian Raymond Valenta, Macungie, PA (US);
James P. Steiner, Royersford, PA (US);
Andrew Peter Schmalz, Macungie, PA (US);
Andrew Ryan Offenbacher, Quakertown, PA (US);
Adam J. Schrems, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian Raymond Valenta, Macungie, PA (US);
LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A load control system controls a lighting load provided in a space and comprises a load control device and one or more occupancy sensors. The load control device controls the load in response to the wireless control signals received from the occupancy sensors. Each occupancy sensor transmits an occupied control signal to the load control device in response to detecting an occupancy condition in the space and a vacant control signal to the load control device in response to detecting a vacancy condition. The load control device adjusts the intensity of the load to a first intensity in response to receiving the occupied control signal from at least one of the occupancy sensors, and adjusts the intensity of the load to a second intensity less than the first intensity (e.g., a non-off intensity) in response to receiving vacant control signals from both of the occupancy sensors.