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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Mark S. Taipale, Harleysville, PA (US);
James P. Steiner, Royersford, PA (US);
Walter S. Zaharchuk, Macungie, PA (US);
Michael W. Pessina, Allentown, PA (US);
Joel S. Spira, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Mark S. Taipale, Harleysville, PA (US);
James P. Steiner, Royersford, PA (US);
Walter S. Zaharchuk, Macungie, PA (US);
Michael W. Pessina, Allentown, PA (US);
Joel S. Spira, Coopersburg, PA (US);
LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO. INC., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A load control system comprises a load control device for controlling an electrical load receiving power from an AC power source, and a controller adapted to be coupled in series between the source and the load control device. The load control system may be installed without requiring any additional wires to be run, and is easily configured without the need for a computer or an advanced commissioning procedure. The load control device receives both power and communication over two wires, and the controller generates a phase-control voltage that has at least one timing edge in each half-cycle, and transmits digital messages by modulating a timing edge of the phase-control voltage relative to a reference edge. The controller may be operable to receive inputs from a plurality of different input devices, and the load control device may be operable to control a plurality of different loads.