Electrical power supply with removable plug-in cartridge
AssigneeHatch Transformers, Inc.
InventorsSimon Richard Greenwood, Scott Rhodes
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Abstract
A method of supplying electrical power to a load is provided. The method includes the step of providing a removable plug-in cartridge having markings related to a desired value of an electrical output of a power supply unit. The method further includes configuring the power supply unit to receive the removable plug-in cartridge such that the removable plug-in cartridge operates to set an output value of the power supply to the desired value.
Claims17
A power supply that provides electrical power at a predetermined level to a lighting system, the power supply comprising:
- a housing having an opening configured to receive a removable plug-in cartridge which includes an attribute that is representative of a desired output value for the power supply;
- wherein the removable plug-in cartridge is configured to modify a reference current in order to maintain an output value for the power supply at the desired output value.
A method of supplying electrical power to a lighting system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a removable plug-in cartridge having markings related to a desired value of an electrical output of a constant-current power supply unit;
- configuring the constant-current power supply unit to receive the removable plug-in cartridge such that the removable plug-in cartridge operates to set an output value of the constant-current power supply unit to the desired value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.