Electrical Control System
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Abstract
An electrical control system.
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27 Claims
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9. A control system, comprising:
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a power supply circuit comprising a load; a master node electrically coupled to the load via the power supply circuit, wherein the master node is capable of controlling the load, the master node comprising a first power line communication interface and a first wireless communication interface; at least one slave node electrically coupled to the master node via the power supply circuit, wherein the at least one slave node comprises a second power line communication interface communicable with the first power line communication interface, and wherein the at least one slave node is capable of sending a first control signal to the master node through power line communication for controlling the load; and a controller wirelessly coupled to the master node and comprising a second wireless communication interface communicable with the first wireless communication interface, wherein the controller is capable of sending a second control signal wirelessly to the master node for controlling the load. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A control system, comprising:
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a master node electrically coupled to a load via a circuit and capable of controlling the load; at least one slave node electrically coupled to the master node via the circuit, wherein the at least one slave node is capable of sending a first control signal to the master node for controlling the load; a power line communication interface providing communication between the at least one slave node and the master node through the circuit; and a wireless communication interface providing communication between a controller and the master node, the master node capable of wirelessly receiving a second control signal from the controller for controlling the load. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of controlling a load, comprising:
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providing a power line communication interface between a master node and a slave node, wherein the master node is electrically coupled to and a controls a load via a circuit, and the slave node is electrically coupled to the master node via the circuit; providing a wireless communication interface between the master node and a controller, sending a wireless control signal from the controller to the master node for controlling the load when the controller is manipulated; sending a power line communication signal from the slave node to the master node for controlling the load when the slave node is manipulated; and controlling the load from the master node when the master node receives a user input, the wireless control signal, or the power line communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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