ELECTRIC LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING REGIONAL RECEIVERS

• US 20080316003A1
• Filed: 06/20/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: EnOcean GmbH
• Original Assignee: EnOcean GmbH
• Inventors: Barnett, Thomas Alan, Finch, John Gerard, Iott, Jeffrey Joseph
• Application Number:
  US11/765,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20080316003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/310.11
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

A lighting control circuit is provided with a plurality of wireless controls. Each of the wireless controls receives wireless signals from at least one switch, and processes those signals to control components in at least a plurality of rooms. In addition, the controls are operable to dim at least one component supplied with power by the control.

Claims

1. A load control circuit for a building comprising:

a plurality of controls, said controls each receiving signals from at least one wireless switch; and

a plurality of electrical components supplied with electrical power from said controls, said plurality of components controlled by at least one of said controls to be in at least two different rooms within a building.

2. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein said controls are operable to dim at least one component that receives power from said controls.

3. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of controls receives a power supply line from an electric power supply.

4. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein the building is a residential building.

5. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein said controls include a multi-channel receiver and an associated microprocessor.

6. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein said controls communicate electrical power to said electrical components with a hard supply wire.

7. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control communicates electrical power to said electrical components with a wireless connection.

8. A load control circuit for a building comprising:

a plurality of controls, said controls receiving signals from at least one wireless switch;

a plurality of electrical components supplied with electrical power from said control; and

said control operable to dim at least one component that receives power from said wireless control.

9. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 8, wherein each of said plurality of controls receives a power supply line from an electric power supply.

10. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 8, wherein said controls communicate electrical power to said electrical components with a hard supply wire.

11. The load control circuit as set forth in claim 8, wherein said control communicates electrical power to said electrical components with a wireless connection.

12. A building comprising:

a plurality of rooms;

a plurality of controls, said controls being operable to receive a wireless signal from at least one switch, said controls being operable to supply electric power to components located in at least two of said plurality of rooms.

13. The building as set forth in claim 12, wherein said controls are operable to dim at least one component that receives power from said control.

14. The building as set forth in claim 12, wherein each of said plurality of controls receives a power supply line from an electric power supply.

15. The building as set forth in claim 12, wherein the building is a residential building.

16. The building as set forth in claim 12, wherein said controls communicate electrical power to said electrical components with a hard supply wire.

17. The building as set forth in claim 12, wherein said control communicates electrical power to said electrical components with a wireless connection.