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US 10,856,390 B2Granted
Synchronization of dimmer controls
AssigneeSiemens Schweiz AG
InventorChristian Mühlfenzl
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a lighting system comprising: a first light; a second light; a first controller for adjusting a first brightness of the first light; a second controller for adjusting a second brightness of the second light; and a generator for generating a trigger signal. The first controller and the second controller are initiated by the trigger signal, to simultaneously start a control computation procedure.
Claims9
A lighting system comprising:
- a first light;
- a second light;
- a first controller for adjusting a first brightness of the first light;
- a second controller for adjusting a second brightness of the second light;
- and
- a transmitter for sending a trigger signal;
- wherein the transmitter sends the trigger signal to the first controller and the second controller, and
- the trigger signal causes the first controller to start a first predetermined number of control computation procedures including sensing a brightness level and computing the respective brightness of the respective lights;
- and
- the trigger signal causes the second controller to start a second predetermined number of control computation procedures, wherein the second predetermined number is less than the first predetermined number, and wherein each control computation procedure of the second controller is synchronized to start simultaneously with one of the control computation procedures of the first controller.
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A method for operating a lighting system having a first light, a second light, a transmitter, a first controller, and a second controller, the method comprising:
- controlling a first brightness of the first light with the first controller;
- controlling a second brightness of the second light with the second controller;
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- sending a trigger signal with the transmitter to the first controller and the second controller;
- wherein the trigger signal causes the first controller to start a first predetermined number of control computation procedures including sensing a brightness level and computing the respective brightness of the respective lights;
- and
- the trigger signal causes the second controller to start a second predetermined number of control computation procedures, wherein the second predetermined number is less than the first predetermined number, and wherein each control computation procedure of the second controller is synchronized to start simultaneously with one of the control computation procedures of the first controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.