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公开(公告)号:US12058796B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US18182689
申请日:2023-03-13
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Dragan Veskovic
IPC: H05B47/18 , G06K7/10 , H05B45/10 , H05B47/10 , H05B47/185
CPC classification number: H05B47/18 , G06K7/10297 , H05B45/10 , H05B47/10 , H05B47/185
Abstract: A method of automatically programming a new load control device that replaces an old load control device takes advantage of a remote identification tag (e.g., an RFID tag) located in the vicinity of the old device. The remote identification tag stores an identifier that is representative of a location in which the old device is installed. The method includes the steps of: (1) storing a setting of an old device in a memory of a controller; (2) associating the setting with the identifier of the old device in the memory of the controller; (3) the new device retrieving the identifier from the remote identification tag after the new device is installed in the location of the old device; (4) the new device transmitting the identifier to the controller; and (5) the controller transmitting the setting of the old device to the new device in response to receiving the identifier.
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公开(公告)号:US20230231293A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-20
申请号:US18191009
申请日:2023-03-28
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Robert Bollinger, JR. , Dragan Veskovic
CPC classification number: H01Q1/22 , H01Q7/005 , H01Q1/38 , H02J50/20 , H02J13/00022 , H01R13/11 , H01R13/6675 , H04B1/16 , H01Q1/52
Abstract: A controllable electrical outlet may comprise a resonant loop antenna. The resonant loop antenna may comprise a feed loop electrically coupled to a radio-frequency (RF) communication circuit and a main loop magnetically coupled to the feed loop. The controllable electrical outlet may comprise one or more electrical receptacles configured to receive a plug of a plug-in electrical load and may be configured to control power delivered to the plug-in electrical load in response to an RF signal received via the RF communication circuit. The RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be substantially immune to devices plugged into the receptacles (e.g., plugs, power supplies, etc.) due to the operation of the resonant loop antenna. For example, degradation of the RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be less when the controllable electrical outlet includes the resonant loop antenna rather than other types of antennas.
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公开(公告)号:US11303125B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US16713097
申请日:2019-12-13
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Robert Bollinger, Jr. , Dragan Veskovic
IPC: H02J13/00 , H02J3/14 , H01Q1/22 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q1/38 , H02J50/20 , H01R13/11 , H01R13/66 , H04B1/16 , H01Q1/52
Abstract: A controllable electrical outlet may comprise a resonant loop antenna. The resonant loop antenna may comprise a feed loop electrically coupled to a radio-frequency (RF) communication circuit and a main loop magnetically coupled to the feed loop. The controllable electrical outlet may comprise one or more electrical receptacles configured to receive a plug of a plug-in electrical load and may be configured to control power delivered to the plug-in electrical load in response to an RF signal received via the RF communication circuit. The RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be substantially immune to devices plugged into the receptacles (e.g., plugs, power supplies, etc.) due to the operation of the resonant loop antenna. For example, degradation of the RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be less when the controllable electrical outlet includes the resonant loop antenna rather than other types of antennas.
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公开(公告)号:US11013082B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-18
申请号:US16852139
申请日:2020-04-17
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Dragan Veskovic
Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load (e.g., an LED light source) includes first and second semiconductor switches, a transformer, a capacitor, a controller, and a current sense circuit operable to receive a sense voltage representative of a primary current conducting through to a primary winding of the transformer. The primary winding is coupled in series with a semiconductor switch, while a secondary winding is adapted to be operatively coupled to the load. The capacitor is electrically coupled between the junction of the first and second semiconductor switches and the primary winding. The current sense circuit receives a sense voltage and averages the sense voltage when the first semiconductor switch is conductive, so as to generate a load current control signal that is representative of a real component of a load current conducted through the load.
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公开(公告)号:US20190387601A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-19
申请号:US16556344
申请日:2019-08-30
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Dragan Veskovic
Abstract: A method of automatically programming a new load control device that replaces an old load control device takes advantage of a remote identification tag (e.g., an RFID tag) located in the vicinity of the old device. The remote identification tag stores an identifier that is representative of a location in which the old device is installed. The method includes the steps of: (1) storing a setting of an old device in a memory of a controller; (2) associating the setting with the identifier of the old device in the memory of the controller; (3) the new device retrieving the identifier from the remote identification tag after the new device is installed in the location of the old device; (4) the new device transmitting the identifier to the controller; and (5) the controller transmitting the setting of the old device to the new device in response to receiving the identifier.
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公开(公告)号:US20240170828A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-23
申请号:US18428066
申请日:2024-01-31
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Robert Bollinger, JR. , Dragan Veskovic
IPC: H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q1/52 , H01Q7/00 , H01R13/11 , H01R13/66 , H02J3/14 , H02J13/00 , H02J50/20 , H04B1/16
CPC classification number: H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/005 , H01R13/11 , H01R13/6675 , H02J3/14 , H02J13/00022 , H02J50/20 , H04B1/16 , H01Q1/52
Abstract: A controllable electrical outlet may comprise a resonant loop antenna. The resonant loop antenna may comprise a feed loop electrically coupled to a radio-frequency (RF) communication circuit and a main loop magnetically coupled to the feed loop. The controllable electrical outlet may comprise one or more electrical receptacles configured to receive a plug of a plug-in electrical load and may be configured to control power delivered to the plug-in electrical load in response to an RF signal received via the RF communication circuit. The RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be substantially immune to devices plugged into the receptacles (e.g., plugs, power supplies, etc.) due to the operation of the resonant loop antenna. For example, degradation of the RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be less when the controllable electrical outlet includes the resonant loop antenna rather than other types of antennas.
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公开(公告)号:US11923596B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-05
申请号:US18191009
申请日:2023-03-28
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Robert Bollinger, Jr. , Dragan Veskovic
IPC: H01Q21/00 , H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/00 , H01R13/11 , H01R13/66 , H02J3/14 , H02J13/00 , H02J50/20 , H04B1/16 , H01Q1/52
CPC classification number: H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/005 , H01R13/11 , H01R13/6675 , H02J3/14 , H02J13/00022 , H02J50/20 , H04B1/16 , H01Q1/52
Abstract: A controllable electrical outlet may comprise a resonant loop antenna. The resonant loop antenna may comprise a feed loop electrically coupled to a radio-frequency (RF) communication circuit and a main loop magnetically coupled to the feed loop. The controllable electrical outlet may comprise one or more electrical receptacles configured to receive a plug of a plug-in electrical load and may be configured to control power delivered to the plug-in electrical load in response to an RF signal received via the RF communication circuit. The RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be substantially immune to devices plugged into the receptacles (e.g., plugs, power supplies, etc.) due to the operation of the resonant loop antenna. For example, degradation of the RF performance of the controllable electrical outlet may be less when the controllable electrical outlet includes the resonant loop antenna rather than other types of antennas.
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公开(公告)号:US20230396172A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US18449159
申请日:2023-08-14
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Dragan Veskovic
IPC: H02M3/335 , H05B45/10 , H05B45/00 , H05B45/382 , H05B45/385 , H05B45/39 , H05B45/37 , H05B44/00 , H05B45/30 , H02M1/08
CPC classification number: H02M3/33538 , H02M3/33546 , H05B45/10 , H05B45/00 , H05B45/382 , H05B45/385 , H05B45/39 , H05B45/37 , H05B44/00 , H05B45/30 , H02M3/33553 , H02M1/08 , Y02B20/30 , H05B45/355
Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load (e.g., an LED light source) includes first and second semiconductor switches, a transformer, a capacitor, a controller, and a current sense circuit operable to receive a sense voltage representative of a primary current conducted through a primary winding of the transformer. The primary winding is coupled in series with a semiconductor switch, while a secondary winding is adapted to be operatively coupled to the load. The capacitor is electrically coupled between the junction of the first and second semiconductor switches and the primary winding. The current sense circuit receives a sense voltage and averages the sense voltage when the first semiconductor switch is conductive, so as to generate a load current control signal that is representative of a real component of a load current conducted through the load.
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公开(公告)号:US20230309209A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18325494
申请日:2023-05-30
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Richard S. Camden , Jordan H. Crafts , Vidur Garg , Kevin L. Gascho , Alexander F. Mosolgo , Dragan Veskovic , Sean R. Pearson
IPC: H05B47/115 , G01R29/26 , G01R31/44 , H04B17/23 , H04B17/345 , H04B17/14 , H05B47/19 , H05B47/105 , H05B45/10
CPC classification number: H05B47/115 , G01R29/26 , G01R31/44 , H04B17/23 , H04B17/345 , H04B17/14 , H05B47/19 , H05B47/105 , H05B45/10
Abstract: A control module for a lighting fixture may include an input circuit (e.g., a wireless communication circuit) that may be susceptible to noise generating by a noise-generating source (e.g., a lighting control device in the lighting fixture). The control circuit may execute a self-test procedure to determine if the magnitude of the noise is acceptable or unacceptable for normal operation of the control module. During the self-test procedure, the control circuit may measure a noise level at a connection of the input circuit and determine if the noise level causes the self-test procedure to fail. The control circuit may control the lighting load to multiple intensities, measure noise levels of the output signal at each intensity, and process the noise levels to determine if the test has passed or failed. The control circuit may illuminate a visual indicator to provide an indication that the self-test procedure has failed.
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公开(公告)号:US11323036B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-03
申请号:US17235353
申请日:2021-04-20
Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
Inventor: Dragan Veskovic
IPC: H05B45/10 , H02M3/335 , H05B45/00 , H05B45/382 , H05B45/385 , H05B45/39 , H05B45/37 , H05B33/08 , H02M1/08 , H05B45/355 , H05B45/3725 , H05B45/38 , H02M1/00
Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load (e.g., an LED light source) includes first and second semiconductor switches, a transformer, a capacitor, a controller, and a current sense circuit operable to receive a sense voltage representative of a primary current conducted through a primary winding of the transformer. The primary winding is coupled in series with a semiconductor switch, while a secondary winding is adapted to be operatively coupled to the load. The capacitor is electrically coupled between the junction of the first and second semiconductor switches and the primary winding. The current sense circuit receives a sense voltage and averages the sense voltage when the first semiconductor switch is conductive, so as to generate a load current control signal that is representative of a real component of a load current conducted through the load.
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