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US 12,119,189 B2Granted
Controllable switch, dual-control switch and control system
AssigneeBeijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
InventorHe Zhang
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Abstract
A controllable switch, a dual-control switch, and a control system including a controllable switch includes a wireless communication module and a switch component. The wireless communication module is coupled to the switch component. The wireless communication module is configured to send a control instruction to the switch component in response to receiving a switching request. The switch component is configured to switch from a first state to a second state after receiving the control instruction. The first state is one of a turning-on state and a turning-off state, and the second state is the other one of the turning-on state and the turning-off state.
Claims18
A controllable switch, comprising:
- a wireless communication module and a switch component coupled to the wireless communication module;
- the wireless communication module is configured to send a control instruction to the switch component in response to receiving a switching request;
- the switch component is configured to switch from a first state to a second state after receiving the control instruction;
- wherein, the first state is a turning-on state and the second state is a turning-off state, or the first state is the turning-off state and the second state is the turning-on state;
- wherein, when a power supply of the wireless communication module is an external power supply, the controllable switch further comprises a first power supply circuit configured to convert a voltage or a current obtained from a power grid at a first terminal of the controllable switch for supplying power to the wireless communication module when the switch component is in the turning-on state;
- wherein the switch component comprises a first switch-component terminal and a second switch-component terminal;
- the first power supply circuit comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal;
- the first terminal of the first power supply circuit is coupled to a first power wire of the power grid, the second terminal of the first power supply circuit is coupled to the first switch-component terminal of the switch component, and the third terminal of the first power supply circuit is coupled to the wireless communication module;
- the switch component is in the turning-on state when the first switch-component terminal and the second switch-component terminal of the switch component are connected.
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A dual-control switch, comprising two controllable switches, wherein,
- a first terminal of a first controllable switch is coupled to a first power wire of a power grid;
- a first terminal of a second controllable switch is coupled to a first terminal of an electric load to be controlled;
- a second terminal of the first controllable switch is coupled to a second terminal of the second controllable switch;
- a third terminal of the first controllable switch is coupled to a third terminal of the second controllable switch;
- in response to receiving a control instruction, the first controllable switch or the second controllable switch is configured to switch from a first state to a second state, such that the first terminal of the first controllable switch is connected to or disconnected from the first terminal of the second controllable switch;
- the control instruction comprises at least one of a control instruction received by a wireless communication module of the first controllable switch, a control instruction received by a wireless communication module of the second controllable switch, a button of the first controllable switch being triggered to operate, and a button of the second controllable switch being triggered to operate.
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A control system, comprising a dual-control switch and an electric load;
- a first terminal of a first controllable switch in the dual-control switch is coupled to a first power wire of a power grid;
- a first terminal of a second controllable switch in the dual-control switch is coupled to a first terminal of the electric load to be controlled;
- a second terminal of the first controllable switch is coupled to a second terminal of the second controllable switch;
- a third terminal of the first controllable switch is coupled to a third terminal of the second controllable switch;
- a second terminal of the electric load to be controlled is coupled to a second power wire of the power grid;
- in response to receiving a control instruction, the first controllable switch or the second controllable switch is configured to switch from a first state to a second state such that the first terminal of the first controllable switch is connected to or disconnected from the first terminal of the second controllable switch;
- the control instruction comprises at least one of a control instruction received by the first controllable switch, a control instruction received by the second controllable switch, a button of the first controllable switch being triggered to operate, and a button of the second controllable switch being triggered to operate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.