公开(公告)号：US20230018425A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17946110

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Benjamin F. Bard ,  Erica L. Clymer ,  Jason C. Killo ,  Jeremy B. Kleinberg

IPC: H05B39/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  H05B47/19

Abstract: A wearable wireless device may be configured for control of a parameter of a load control device. The load control device may be responsive to a network device, for example, to provide fine tune adjustment of the parameter. The wearable wireless device may include a touch-responsive visual display for displaying feedback of the parameter of the load control device. The visual display may be configured to be actuated to receive a user input to adjust the parameter of the load control device. An actuation of the visual display of the wearable wireless device may adjust the parameter by a greater percentage than the fine tune adjustment provided by the network device.

公开(公告)号：US20230017092A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17866213

申请日：2022-07-15

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Ari L. Fox ,  Ananthanag Nemmani ,  David C. Wu

IPC: H02M1/32 ,  H02M3/335 ,  H02M1/00 ,  H02M1/08

Abstract: A power supply may include a power converter circuit may be configured to control a magnitude of an output voltage, and generate a signal indicative of the magnitude of the output voltage. The power supply may include an over-power protection circuit that is configured to receive a feedback signal indicative of a magnitude of an input current of the power converter circuit. The power supply may include a control circuit that is configured to determine a magnitude of a requested power based on the signal indicative of the magnitude of the output voltage, and disable the power supply (e.g., control the magnitude of the output voltage to be zero volts) when the magnitude of the requested power is greater than a second threshold and the magnitude of input power indicated by the first feedback signal is less than a third threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11540379B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US16811149

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Mark S. Taipale ,  James P. Steiner ,  Walter S. Zaharchuk ,  Michael W. Pessina ,  Joel S. Spira

IPC: H05B47/185 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B45/10 ,  H05B47/11 ,  H05B47/115

Abstract: A controller comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series electrical connection between an AC power source and a load control device. The controller also comprises a control circuit coupled to the controllably conductive device for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive each half-cycle of the AC power source to generate a phase-control voltage. The control circuit is operable to render the controllably conductive device conductive for a portion of each half-cycle of the AC power source. The control circuit is operable to transmit a digital message to the load control device for controlling the power delivered to the load by encoding digital information in timing edges of the phase-control voltage, where the phase-control voltage having at least one timing edge in each half-cycle of the AC power source when the control circuit is transmitting the digital message to the load control device.

公开(公告)号：US20220391005A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17891599

申请日：2022-08-19

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Jason C. Killo ,  Donald R. Mosebrook ,  James P. Steiner

IPC: G06F1/3234 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/30

Abstract: A temperature control device (e.g., a thermostat) may be configured to control an internal heat-generating electrical load so as to accurately measure a present temperature in a space around the temperature control device. The temperature control device may comprise a temperature sensing circuit configured to generate a temperature control signal indicating the present temperature in the space, and a control circuit configured to receive the temperature control signal and to control the internal electrical load. The control circuit may be configured to energize the internal electrical load in an awake state and to cause the internal electrical load to consume less power in an idle state. The control circuit may be configured to control the internal electrical load to a first energy level (e.g., a first intensity) during the awake state and to a second energy level (e.g., second intensity) that is less than the first during the idle state.

公开(公告)号：US20220381085A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17825671

申请日：2022-05-26

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Marissa Diehl ,  David A. Kirby ,  Sheng Qu ,  John M. Steinmetz

IPC: E06B9/72

Abstract: A motorized window treatment may comprise an antenna that allows for wireless communication. The motorized window treatment may comprise a roller tube, a motor drive unit, and at least one mounting bracket. The roller tube may be configured to windingly receive a flexible material and to be rotated to raise and lower the flexible material. The mounting bracket may be configured to support a bearing assembly of the motor drive unit to allow the roller tube to rotate with respect to the mounting bracket. The bearing assembly may be located between the roller tube and the mounting bracket, so as to form a gap between the roller tube and the mounting bracket. The antenna may comprise an electrical conductor wrapped around the motor drive unit adjacent to the gap between the roller tube and the mounting bracket.

公开(公告)号：USD969857S1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US29804722

申请日：2021-08-23

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Designer： Karelys Alfonzo ,  Rhodes B. Baker ,  John H. Bull ,  Erica L. Clymer ,  Sanjeev Kumar ,  Aaron Peters ,  Rahul Subramany ,  Shannon M. Sullivan

公开(公告)号：US20220353979A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17868357

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： William Taylor Shivell

IPC: H05B47/19 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H02G3/14 ,  H01H3/02 ,  G05G1/10

Abstract: Remote control devices may control electrical loads and/or load control devices of a load control system without accessing electrical wiring. The remote control device may be mounted over a mechanical switch that is installed in a wallbox. The remote control device may include a control unit and a faceplate assembly. The faceplate assembly may include a mounting frame, an adapter plate, and a faceplate. The mounting frame may be configured to abut a bezel of the mechanical switch such that that the faceplate is spaced away from the bezel of the mechanical switch to enable the mounting ring to extend through respective openings in the adapter plate and the faceplate.

公开(公告)号：US20220353965A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17862020

申请日：2022-07-11

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Stuart W. DeJonge

IPC: H05B45/14 ,  H02M3/335 ,  H05B45/327 ,  H05B45/382 ,  H05B45/39

Abstract: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load is able to operate in a normal mode and a burst mode. The load control device may comprise a control circuit that activates an inverter circuit during active state periods and deactivates the inverter circuit during inactive state periods. The control circuit may operate in the normal mode to regulate an average magnitude of a load current conducted through the electrical load to be above a minimum rated current. The control circuit may operate in the burst mode to adjust the average magnitude of the load current to be below the minimum rated current. The control circuit may adjust the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting the length of the inactive state periods while holding the length of the active state periods constant.

公开(公告)号：US20220341256A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17766126

申请日：2020-10-02

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： Craig Alan Casey ,  Kevin Dalbey ,  David A. Kirby ,  Sanjeev Kumar ,  Joan S. Kurylak ,  Somesh Rahul

IPC: E06B9/42 ,  E06B9/262 ,  E06B9/264 ,  E06B9/72

Abstract: A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a covering material that is attached to the roller tube, and a motor drive unit configured to be located within the roller tube. The motor drive unit may include a motor drive shaft defining a motor drive shaft rotational axis in a longitudinal direction. The motor drive shaft may be configured to rotate the roller tube to adjust the covering material between a raised position and a lowered position. The motorized window treatment may be configured to adjust a visible light transmittance of the covering material by rotating the roller tube, for example, when the covering material is in a fixed position between the raised position and the lowered position.

公开(公告)号：US20220338324A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17855450

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC

Inventor： James P. Steiner ,  Daniel G. Cooper ,  Ryan S. Bedell

IPC: H05B47/10 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H05B45/14 ,  H05B45/50

Abstract: A load control device is configured to generate a control signal having a desired magnitude for controlling a load regulation device adapted to control the power delivered to an electrical load. The load control device may comprise a control terminal arranged to provide the control signal to the load regulation device, a communication circuit for generating the control signal, and a control circuit configured to generate an output signal that is provided to the communication circuit. The communication circuit may be characterized by non-linear operation. The control circuit may adjust the magnitude of the output signal in response to the difference between the magnitude of the control signal and the desired magnitude to adjust the magnitude of the control signal towards the desired magnitude. The control circuit may also be configured to determine if an incompatible load regulation device is coupled to the load control device.