Swimming Pool LED Lighting System and Method Using Proprietary Frequency-Shift Keying Over 2-Wire Power Cord
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1. A system for controlling a swimming pool lamp, comprising:
- a. a central controller having;
i. a waveform converter capable of modulating and sending, via serial transmission, power and a control signal at more than one frequency over a two wire power cable, said control signal capable of modifying a property of the lamp; and
ii. a load current sensor capable of identifying a configuration of the lamp; and
b. a lighting control unit coupled to the lamp, said lighting control unit being powered via the two wire power cable, said lighting control unit being capable of demodulating the control signal.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a lamp comprises a central controller having a waveform converter capable of modulating a control signal at more than one frequency over a two wire power cable. The control signal is capable of modifying a property of the lamp. The central controller also has a load current sensor capable of identifying the configuration of the lamp. The system further comprises a lighting control unit coupled to the lamp. The lighting control unit is powered via the two wire power cable and is capable of demodulating the control signal.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a swimming pool lamp, comprising:
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a. a central controller having; i. a waveform converter capable of modulating and sending, via serial transmission, power and a control signal at more than one frequency over a two wire power cable, said control signal capable of modifying a property of the lamp; and ii. a load current sensor capable of identifying a configuration of the lamp; and b. a lighting control unit coupled to the lamp, said lighting control unit being powered via the two wire power cable, said lighting control unit being capable of demodulating the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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13. A system for controlling a swimming pool lamp, comprising:
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a. a central controller having; i. a waveform converter capable of modulating and sending, via serial transmission, power and a control signal over a two wire power cable, said control signal capable of modifying a property of the lamp; and ii. a load current sensor capable of identifying a configuration of the lamp; and b. a lighting control unit coupled to the lamp, said lighting control unit being powered via the two wire power cable, said lighting control unit being capable of demodulating the control signal.
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