Load control system and method
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Abstract
A load control systems and methods. One embodiment of a load control system comprises at least two triac devices connected in parallel to a load, the at least two triac devices operable to deliver current to the load. At least one driver circuit is linked to the at least two triac devices. A controller is linked to the at least one driver circuit, the controller signaling the at least one driver circuit to actuate the at least two triac devices at about the same time.
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40 Claims
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21. A system for controlling at least one load with a plurality of triac devices, comprising:
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means for logically connecting the plurality of triac devices in parallel; and
means for actuating the plurality of semiconductor switching devices connected in parallel at about the same time to balance the total current delivered to the at least one load substantially equally through each of the plurality of triac devices connected in parallel.
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22. A method for controlling at least one load, comprising:
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reconfigurably connecting at least one triac device in parallel with at least one other triac device for providing current to the at least one load; and
actuating each of said plurality of triac devices connected in parallel at about the same time to balance the total current delivered to the at least one load substantially the same portions through each of said plurality of triac devices connected in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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24. (canceled)
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29. A load control system, comprising:
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at least two of a plurality of triac devices electrically coupled to a single load;
a separate driver circuit electrically coupled to each of the at least two triac devices; and
a controller linked to each of the separate driver circuits, the controller signaling each of the separate driver circuits to logically connect the at least two triac devices in parallel to the load at about the same time only during operation to power the load. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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