Universal Load Control Module
AssigneeAPL IP Holding, LLC
InventorsRichard L. Westrick, JR., Dalibor Zulim
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Abstract
A universal load control module may include a power supply that operates over a wide voltage range, a microcontroller, and one or more functional control blocks. A functional control block may include a dimmer circuit for controlling a lighting load that provides reverse phase cut mode dimming, forward phase cut mode dimming, and hybrid phase cut mode dimming, as well as thermal protection. One or more universal control modules may be housed in a cabinet that include a cabinet control module. The cabinet may include additional thermal protection measures.
Claims20
A load control module, comprising:
- a first functional control block that includes a first power supply block;
- a second functional control block that includes a second power supply block;
- a microcontroller for controlling the first functional control block and the second functional control block;
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- a power supply that operates over a wide voltage range by detecting an input voltage and adjusting its operation based on the input voltage to provide at least one output voltage to the first power supply block and the second power supply block, wherein the output voltage is independent of the input voltage,
- wherein an output of the control module provided by the first functional control block controls a load.
A load control module, comprising:
- a first functional control block that includes a first power supply block and a dimmer circuit;
- a second functional control block;
- a microcontroller for controlling the first functional control block and the second functional control block;
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- a power supply that operates over a wide voltage range by detecting an input voltage and adjusting its operation based on the input voltage to provide at least one output voltage to the first power supply block and the second functional control block, wherein the output voltage is independent of the input voltage,
- wherein an output of the load control module provided by the first functional control block powers a load.
A load control module, comprising:
- a first functional control block that includes a first power supply block and a lighting control circuit;
- a second functional control block;
- a microcontroller for controlling the first functional control block and the second functional control block;
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- a power supply that operates over a wide voltage range by detecting an input voltage and adjusting its operation based on the input voltage to provide at least one output voltage to the first power supply block and the second functional control block, wherein the output voltage is independent of the input voltage,
- wherein an output of the load control module provided by the first function block powers a load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.