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公开(公告)号:US5187655A
公开(公告)日:1993-02-16
申请号:US465354
申请日:1990-01-16
申请人: Robert P. Post , Michael J. D'Aleo , Doug W. Keeports , Jonathan H. Ference , David G. Luchaco , Joel S. Spira
发明人: Robert P. Post , Michael J. D'Aleo , Doug W. Keeports , Jonathan H. Ference , David G. Luchaco , Joel S. Spira
IPC分类号: G05B19/042 , G05B19/10 , H05B37/02
CPC分类号: H05B37/029 , G05B19/0426 , G05B19/108 , H05B37/02 , G05B2219/23406
摘要: A hand-held programmer is provided for adjusting various functions of a multi-scene, multi-zone programmable lighting control. The programmer generally includes push-buttons for selecting particular scenes and zones to be programmed and for activating any one of the functions to be adjusted; namely, intensity, fade time, and fade delay. An alphanumeric LCD display includes a number of controllable display areas, adjacent to and aligned with the push-buttons, for identifying the names of the selected scene and zone and the function settings associated with them. A cylindrically elongated rotary encoder, having a knurled, rubbery surface, is easily manipulated to adjust the setting of the activated function and provides kinesthetic feedback, so that its adjustment can be coordinated with a visual perception of the lighting scene. A locking type socket receives a corresponding plug for electrically connecting the programmer to a wall station in any one of a number of lighting areas to provide communication between the programmer and the lighting control. Once connected to a wall station in a particular area, the programmer is prevented from selecting scenes or zones in other areas to prevent inadvertent misadjustments.
摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于调整多场景,多区域可编程照明控制的各种功能的手持编程器。 编程器通常包括用于选择要编程的特定场景和区域以及用于激活要调整的任何一个功能的按钮; 即强度,衰落时间和衰落延迟。 字母数字LCD显示器包括与按钮相邻并对准的多个可控显示区域,用于识别所选场景和区域的名称以及与其相关联的功能设置。 具有滚花的橡胶表面的圆柱形细长的旋转编码器被容易地操纵以调节激活的功能的设置并提供动觉反馈,使得其调节可以与照明场景的视觉感知协调。 锁定型插座接收相应的插头,用于将编程器电连接到多个照明区域中的任何一个中的壁台,以提供编程器与照明控制之间的通信。 一旦连接到特定区域的墙上电台,就可以防止程序员选择其他区域的场景或区域,以防止无意的错误调整。
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公开(公告)号:US5463286A
公开(公告)日:1995-10-31
申请号:US22257
申请日:1993-02-24
申请人: Michael J. D'Aleo , Jonathan H. Ference , Simo P. Hakkarainen , Joel S. Spira , Darryl W. Tucker
发明人: Michael J. D'Aleo , Jonathan H. Ference , Simo P. Hakkarainen , Joel S. Spira , Darryl W. Tucker
IPC分类号: H05B37/02
CPC分类号: H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029
摘要: A wall mountable, fully modular lighting control system, is disclosed wherein several possible lighting scenes are user defined and stored in the lighting control system for recall by the user upon depression of a selected one of a plurality of scene select buttons. The lighting control system comprises at least one master control module, and, if desired, one or more slave control modules. Remote control units may also be provided.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种可安装墙壁的完全模块化照明控制系统,其中几个可能的照明场景被用户定义并存储在照明控制系统中,以便在按下多个场景选择按钮中所选择的一个场景选择按钮时由用户进行召回。 照明控制系统包括至少一个主控模块,如果需要,还包括一个或多个从控制模块。 还可以提供遥控单元。
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公开(公告)号:US5191265A
公开(公告)日:1993-03-02
申请号:US743244
申请日:1991-08-09
申请人: Michael J. D'Aleo , Jonathan H. Ference , Simo P. Hakkarainen , Joel S. Spira , Darryl W. Tucker
发明人: Michael J. D'Aleo , Jonathan H. Ference , Simo P. Hakkarainen , Joel S. Spira , Darryl W. Tucker
IPC分类号: H05B37/02
CPC分类号: H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029
摘要: A wall mountable, fully modular lighting control system, is disclosed wherein several possible lighting scenes are user defined and stored in the lighting control system for recall by the user upon depression of a selected one of a plurality of scene select buttons. The lighting control system comprises at least one master control module, and, if desired, one or more slave control modules. Remote control units may also be provided.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种可安装墙壁的完全模块化照明控制系统,其中几个可能的照明场景被用户定义并存储在照明控制系统中,以便在按下多个场景选择按钮中所选择的一个场景选择按钮时由用户进行召回。 照明控制系统包括至少一个主控模块,如果需要,还包括一个或多个从控制模块。 还可以提供遥控单元。
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公开(公告)号:US4540917A
公开(公告)日:1985-09-10
申请号:US482148
申请日:1983-04-05
IPC分类号: H05B41/392 , G05F1/00 , H05B37/02 , H05B39/04 , H05B41/36
CPC分类号: H05B41/3924 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A pulse network is connected to the inductive ballast of a fluorescent lamp dimmer and includes a discharge resistor in parallel with the pulse network capacitor. The resistor size is such that it will completely discharge the capacitor prior to the initiation of any phase delayed half wave voltage which is applied to the ballast.
摘要翻译: 脉冲网络连接到荧光灯调光器的电感镇流器,并且包括与脉冲网络电容器并联的放电电阻器。 电阻器尺寸使得在施加到镇流器的任何相位延迟的半波电压开始之前,它将完全放电电容器。
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公开(公告)号:US4797599A
公开(公告)日:1989-01-10
申请号:US040618
申请日:1987-04-21
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Steven M. Blonstein , Michael J. Rowen , Robert C. Newman, Jr. , Joel S. Spira
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Steven M. Blonstein , Michael J. Rowen , Robert C. Newman, Jr. , Joel S. Spira
CPC分类号: G05F1/455 , H02M5/2573 , H05B39/048 , H05B39/08 , H05B41/3924 , Y10S315/04 , Y10S315/07
摘要: One or more power dimmers have a preshaped phase controlled input signal connected to their control input. The preshaped phase controlled input signal is generated from the output of a master dimmer having conventional phase control circuits operated from a manual or other control. A relay having contacts in the output circuit of the power dimmers is opened in response to the reduction of the phase controlled input signal to a value less than a given value. In an alternative embodiment, the power dimmers are replaced by an interface circuit which produces a variable frequency, pulse width modulated or other signal.
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公开(公告)号:US07737653B2
公开(公告)日:2010-06-15
申请号:US11787723
申请日:2007-04-17
申请人: Lawrence R. Carmen, Jr. , Robert Thomas Nachtrieb , Thomas Warren Brenner , Stephen Lundy , Jonathan H. Ference , Justin Mierta
发明人: Lawrence R. Carmen, Jr. , Robert Thomas Nachtrieb , Thomas Warren Brenner , Stephen Lundy , Jonathan H. Ference , Justin Mierta
CPC分类号: E06B9/68 , G05B19/27 , G05B2219/37184 , G05B2219/45015
摘要: A method of controlling a motorized window treatment provides for continued operation of the motorized window treatment during an overload condition, a low-line condition, or an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. The motorized window treatment is driven by an electronic drive unit having a motor, a motor drive circuit, a rotational position sensor, a controller, and a memory for storing the command. The controller stores the present position of the motorized window treatment in the memory each time the rotational position of the motor changes by a predetermined angle, such that a plurality of positions are stored in the memory. When the controller is reset due to an overload condition or ESD event, the controller recalls the desired position from the memory, determines the present position, and continues to drive the motor drive circuit in response to the command and the present position.
摘要翻译: 控制电动窗口处理的方法提供在过载状态,低线条件或静电放电(ESD))事件期间电动窗口处理的继续操作。 电动窗户处理由具有马达,马达驱动电路,旋转位置传感器,控制器和用于存储命令的存储器的电子驱动单元驱动。 每当电机的旋转位置改变预定角度时,控制器将电动窗口处理的当前位置存储在存储器中,使得多个位置被存储在存储器中。 当控制器由于过载条件或ESD事件而复位时,控制器从存储器中调出所需位置,确定当前位置,并根据命令和当前位置继续驱动电机驱动电路。
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公开(公告)号:US20080258666A1
公开(公告)日:2008-10-23
申请号:US11787723
申请日:2007-04-17
申请人: Lawrence R. Carmen , Robert Thomas Nachtrieb , Thomas Warren Brenner , Stephen Lundy , Jonathan H. Ference , Justin Mierta
发明人: Lawrence R. Carmen , Robert Thomas Nachtrieb , Thomas Warren Brenner , Stephen Lundy , Jonathan H. Ference , Justin Mierta
IPC分类号: H02P3/00
CPC分类号: E06B9/68 , G05B19/27 , G05B2219/37184 , G05B2219/45015
摘要: A method of controlling a motorized window treatment provides for continued operation of the motorized window treatment during an overload condition, a low-line condition, or an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. The motorized window treatment is driven by an electronic drive unit having a motor, a motor drive circuit, a rotational position sensor, a controller, and a memory for storing the command. The controller stores the present position of the motorized window treatment in the memory each time the rotational position of the motor changes by a predetermined angle, such that a plurality of positions are stored in the memory. When the controller is reset due to an overload condition or ESD event, the controller recalls the desired position from the memory, determines the present position, and continues to drive the motor drive circuit in response to the command and the present position.
摘要翻译: 控制电动窗口处理的方法提供在过载状态,低线条件或静电放电(ESD))事件期间电动窗口处理的继续操作。 电动窗户处理由具有马达,马达驱动电路,旋转位置传感器,控制器和用于存储命令的存储器的电子驱动单元驱动。 每当电机的旋转位置改变预定角度时,控制器将电动窗口处理的当前位置存储在存储器中,使得多个位置被存储在存储器中。 当控制器由于过载条件或ESD事件而复位时,控制器从存储器中调出所需位置,确定当前位置,并根据命令和当前位置继续驱动电机驱动电路。
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公开(公告)号:US20090116579A1
公开(公告)日:2009-05-07
申请号:US11938039
申请日:2007-11-09
申请人: Arya Abraham , Brian Michael Courtney , Jonathan H. Ference , Kevin Kocher , Jeremy Thomas Neyhart , Yash Shah
发明人: Arya Abraham , Brian Michael Courtney , Jonathan H. Ference , Kevin Kocher , Jeremy Thomas Neyhart , Yash Shah
IPC分类号: H04L27/00
CPC分类号: H04L12/1854 , H04L12/1868 , H05B37/0254
摘要: The present invention provides a reliable communication protocol that provides multicasting of digital messages on an interprocessor link coupling together a plurality of processors of a load control system. Preferably, the load control system includes a plurality of sub-systems, with a number of the processors in each sub-system. The processors are each characterized by a unique individual address, while all of the processors of a single sub-system are characterized by an identical multicast address. The processors re-transmit digital messages on the communication link if a target address of the digital message is equal to the multicast address. The processors determine if acknowledgement messages are received from each of the processors from which acknowledgement messages were expected during a predetermined amount of time after transmitting an initial digital message, and transmit a retry message in response to determining that the acknowledgement messages were not received.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种可靠的通信协议,其在耦合到负载控制系统的多个处理器的处理器间链路上提供数字消息的多播。 优选地,负载控制系统包括多个子系统,每个子系统中具有多个处理器。 每个处理器的特征在于唯一的单独地址,而单个子系统的所有处理器的特征在于相同的多播地址。 如果数字消息的目标地址等于多播地址,则处理器在通信链路上重新发送数字消息。 处理器确定在发送初始数字消息之后的预定量的时间期间是否从预期的期望消息中的每个处理器接收到确认消息,并且响应于确定确认消息未被接收而发送重试消息。
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公开(公告)号:US5990635A
公开(公告)日:1999-11-23
申请号:US102296
申请日:1998-06-22
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
CPC分类号: H05B39/086 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029 , H05B39/08 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A lighting dimmer for controlling the current through a lighting load includes circuitry for applying a predetermined dimming level control signal to a control circuit in response to the absence of a dimming level control signal and the cycling OFF and ON of a circuit breaker. The dimmer further includes voltage compensation circuitry for maintaining a constant lighting load current notwithstanding short-lived changes in nominal line voltage.
摘要翻译: 用于通过照明负载控制电流的照明调光器包括用于响应于没有调光电平控制信号和断路器的循环断开和接通而将预定调光电平控制信号施加到控制电路的电路。 调光器还包括电压补偿电路,用于维持恒定的照明负载电流,尽管标称线路电压短暂改变。
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公开(公告)号:US5530322A
公开(公告)日:1996-06-25
申请号:US226194
申请日:1994-04-11
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
CPC分类号: H05B39/086 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029 , H05B39/08 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A lighting control system operates to control multiple zones of lighting through multiple dimming circuits so as to achieve any one of several desired lighting scenes. The system includes a plurality of wallbox control units which collectively operate to multiplex digital lighting control information on a communications link. Each wallbox control unit includes a plurality of zone-intensity actuators which are manipulatable to alter the information transmitted by their respective wallbox control so as to vary the lighting intensity of an associated lighting zone. A central lighting control panel includes a microprocessor adapted to receive and processes the multiplexed information transmitted on the link, and re-transmit digital lighting control information, on a second multiplex link, to the dimming circuits. According to one aspect of the invention, the microprocessor is programmed to assign a preselected dimming circuit to any one of the zone-intensity actuators when that actuator is manipulated according to a predetermined sequence.
摘要翻译: 照明控制系统操作以通过多个调光电路来控制多个照明区域,以便实现几个所需照明场景中的任何一个。 该系统包括多个壁箱控制单元,它们共同操作以在通信链路上复用数字照明控制信息。 每个墙箱控制单元包括多个区域强度致动器,其可操作以改变由它们各自的墙箱控制传输的信息,以改变相关照明区域的照明强度。 中央照明控制面板包括微处理器,适于接收和处理在链路上发送的多路复用信息,并在第二多路复用链路上将数字照明控制信息重新发送到调光电路。 根据本发明的一个方面,微处理器被编程为当根据预定的顺序操纵致动器时,将预选的调光电路分配给任何一个区域强度致动器。
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