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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Daniel E. Civiello, Plainville, CT (US);
David James Lesslie, Plainville, CT (US);
Craig Benjamin Williams, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeyaprakash Kandasamy, Hyderabad, IN;
Babu Chinnasamy, New Britain, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Lighting control systems, control modules for contactors, and methods of operating a lighting control system are described. In one example, a control module for a lighting contactor includes a controller, a power supply, and a control mode selector. The controller is configured to control operation of a lighting contactor in response to at least one control signal. The controller is selectively operable in a plurality of control modes. The power supply is configured to receive the at least one control signal and provide power to the controller. The control mode selector is coupled to the controller and operable to operate the controller in a selected control mode of the plurality of control modes.