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US 11,690,156 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for providing DC power for low voltage lighting
AssigneeThe Watt Stopper, Inc.
InventorsJonathan P. Cartrette, Jeffrey T. Davis
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Abstract
A DC power supply for lighting includes low voltage driver electronics for any suitable load such as lighting along with a supervisory controller that communicates to the driver electronics via any suitable digital communication protocol. Each driver's output ports include a 3rd wire that communicates to the low voltage load fixture for the purpose of auto-negotiating the appropriate power level without first having to energize the fixture.
Claims4
A DC power supply for providing DC power to a driverless load comprising:
- at least one DC driver;
- a supervisory controller operably connected to the at least one DC driver to communicate with the at least one DC driver;
- a wireless load controller operably connected to the supervisory controller;
- a wired load controller operably connected to the supervisory controller;
- wherein the wireless load controller exchanges wireless communication signals between the DC driver and the supervisory controller;
- and
- wherein the wired load controller exchanges control signals with the supervisory controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.