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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Nitin Rawal, Pune, IN;
Swapnil Suresh Sabde, Pune, IN;
Gayatri Vinod Pandit, Pune, IN;
Navneet Ramkrushnaji Dhote, Pune, IN;
Vinay Mahantgauda Patil, Pune, IN;
Oscar L Neundorfer, Senoia, GA (US);
Pramod Kumar, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 33/08 (2013.01); H05B 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Universal dimmers are provided including a mode selection circuit configured to receive an input related to a load associated with the universal dimmer. The mode selection circuit is configured to select between more than two modes of operation of the universal dimmer. Related methods of operation are also provided.