REPEATER UNIT WITH FLOURESCENT BALLAST
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1. A repeater for mounting to an electrically powered fixture comprising:
- a rechargeable power source configured to be charged by electrical power received from said electrically powered fixture;
a repeater module configured to receive power from said rechargeable power source; and
a fluorescent lamp ballast configured to receive electrical power from said electrically powered fixture, said fluorescent lamp ballast further configured to receive operational dimmer function commands from said repeater module.
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Abstract
A signal repeater for receiving and re-transmitting signals from environmental transducers and the like, and for mechanically and electrically cooperating with existing electrically powered fixtures is described. In one embodiment, the repeater is configured to be mechanically and electrically coupling to a standard power fixture such as, for example, a screw-in lamp base (two-way, three-way, and the like), a wall outlet, etc. In one embodiment, the repeater unit includes fluorescent lamp ballast for driving one or more fluorescent lamps.
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1. A repeater for mounting to an electrically powered fixture comprising:
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a rechargeable power source configured to be charged by electrical power received from said electrically powered fixture;
a repeater module configured to receive power from said rechargeable power source; and
a fluorescent lamp ballast configured to receive electrical power from said electrically powered fixture, said fluorescent lamp ballast further configured to receive operational dimmer function commands from said repeater module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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