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US 2023/0246642 A1Published application
Smart dimmer system having improved reliable communication
OwnerHu Sanhong, Zhu Wei +2inventors
InventorsHu Sanhong, Zhu Wei, Li Changqing, Ye Jiansheng
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for a single or multi-dimmer system having improved reliable connectivity between a dimmer assembly and a switch or between two or more dimmer assemblies.
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A multi-dimmer system, comprising:
- a first dimmer assembly electrically coupled to a second dimmer assembly via a physical data transmission line,
- wherein the first dimmer assembly receives executable dimming instructions via a first actuatable physical switch,
- wherein the first dimmer assembly acts as a master device and the second dimmer assembly acts as a slave device such that the executable dimming instructions executed by the first dimmer assembly are propagated via the physical data transmission line to the second dimmer assembly, and
- wherein a first output of the first dimmer assembly is always floating such that, when the first actuatable physical switch is in an off state, the physical data transmission line is in an equivalent of a floating state.
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A dimmer system, comprising:
- a first dimmer assembly electrically coupled to a standard three-way switch via a physical data transmission line,
- wherein the first dimmer assembly receives executable dimming instructions via an actuatable physical switch,
- wherein the executable dimming instructions carried out by the first dimmer assembly are propagated via the physical data transmission line to the standard three-way switch, and
- wherein an output of the first dimmer assembly is always floating such that, when the actuatable physical switch is in an off state, the physical data transmission line is in an equivalent of a floating state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.