POWER SUPPLY DOUBLE SWITCH CONTROLLER

• US 20160143115A1
• Filed: 03/13/2015
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kanghong Zhang
• Original Assignee: Kanghong Zhang
• Inventors: Zhang, Kanghong
• Application Number:
  US14/657,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20160143115A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 41/3921 with possibility of light intensity variations
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/17 Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/185 via power line carrier transmission

Abstract

A power supply double switch controller has a ballast and a controller on the ballast having a first and second switch connector. A first switch is connected to the first and second switch connector on the ballast. The first switch connector is a toggle switch with a first switch first position and a first switch second position. The second switch is connected in series to the first switch. The second switch is a toggle switch with a second switch first position and a second switch second position. A mode dimming cycle is programmed on the controller. The controller is configured to recognize a momentary power outage at the first and second switch connector when the second switch travels from a second switch first position to a second switch second position.

Claims

1. A power supply double switch controller comprising:

a) a ballast;

b) a controller on the ballast having a first and second switch connector;

c) a first switch, wherein the first switch is connected to the first and second switch connector on the ballast, wherein the first switch connector is a toggle switch with a first switch first position and a first switch second position;

d) a second switch, wherein the second switch is connected in series to the first switch, wherein the second switch is a toggle switch with a second switch first position and a second switch second position;

e) a mode dimming cycle programmed on the controller, wherein the controller is configured to recognize a momentary power outage at the first and second switch connector when the second switch travels from a second switch first position to a second switch second position;

wherein the controller also recognizes a first switch first position and a first switch second position at the first and second switch connector, wherein the first switch first position turns off the ballast and the first switch second position turns on the ballast;

wherein a momentary power outage changes a mode of the dimming cycle to raise or lower a dimming level.

2. The power supply double switch controller of claim 1, wherein the mode dimming cycle has at least two modes accessible by toggling the second switch.

3. The power supply double switch controller of claim 2, wherein the ballast powering the lamp has a connection to a hot line and a neutral line;

wherein the hot line carries power that can be interrupted using the first switch for controlling power on and off, and the second switch for changing the dimming level.

4. The power supply double switch controller of claim 3, wherein the second switch connector provides a selection control to set the dimming level wherein the controller is configured to adjust the dimming level by a user first turning on the lights with the first switch and then toggling the second switch until a desired dimming level is achieved.

5. The power supply double switch controller of claim 4, wherein the controller changes dimming states when the second switch is changed from the on position to the off position, or the controller can change dimming state when the second switch is switched to the on position from the off position, or the controller can change dimming state when the second switch is switched to the off position from the on position.

6. The power supply double switch controller of claim 2, wherein the mode cycle has at least a maximum mode, one or more intermediate modes, and a minimum mode wherein the maximum mode is set to 100% intensity, wherein the intermediate mode is set below the maximum mode, and wherein the minimum mode is set to minimum level.

7. The power supply double switch controller of claim 2, wherein the mode dimming cycle has at least six modes, accessible by toggling the second switch.

8. The power supply double switch controller of claim 7, wherein the mode cycle has a maximum mode, an intermediate mode, and a minimum mode wherein the maximum mode is set to 100% intensity, wherein the intermediate mode is set between the maximum mode and the minimum mode, and wherein the minimum mode is set at a lowest level, and further comprising a low mode is set to between the minimum and intermediate mode and a high mode set to between the maximum and intermediate mode.

9. The power supply double switch controller of claim 8, wherein the second switch has a bias, wherein the bias is mechanical.

10. The power supply double switch controller of claim 9, wherein the second switch connector provides a selection control to set the dimming level wherein the controller is configured to adjust the dimming level by a user first turning on the lights with the first switch and then toggling the second switch until a desired dimming level is achieved.

11. The power supply double switch controller of claim 10, wherein the controller changes dimming states when the second switch is changed from the on position to the off position, or the controller can change dimming state when the second switch is switched to the on position from the off position, or the controller can change dimming state when the second switch is switched to the off position from the on position.

12. The power supply double switch controller of claim 1, wherein the second switch first position maintains a dimming level and the second switch second position automatically cycles through modes of the dimming cycle to raise or lower a dimming level after a predetermined amount of time as long as the second switch is in the second switch second position.

13. The power supply double switch controller of claim 12, wherein the second switch connector provides a selection control to set the dimming level wherein the controller is configured to adjust the dimming level by a user first turning on the lights with the first switch and then toggling the second switch until a desired dimming level is achieved.

14. The power supply double switch controller of claim 13, wherein the controller changes dimming states when the second switch is changed from the on position to the off position, or the controller can change dimming state when the second switch is switched to the on position from the off position, or the controller can change dimming state when the second switch is switched to the off position from the on position.

15. The power supply double switch controller of claim 14, wherein the mode cycle has at least a maximum mode, one or more intermediate mode, and a minimum mode wherein the maximum mode is set to 100% intensity, wherein the intermediate mode is set below the maximum mode, and wherein the minimum mode is set to minimum level.

16. The power supply double switch controller of claim 15, wherein the mode dimming cycle has at least six modes, accessible by toggling the second switch.

17. The power supply double switch controller of claim 16, wherein the mode cycle has a maximum mode, one or more intermediate mode, and a minimum mode wherein the maximum mode is set to 100% intensity, wherein the intermediate mode is set between the maximum mode and the minimum mode, and wherein the minimum mode is set at a lowest level, and further comprising a low mode set to between the minimum and intermediate mode and a high mode set to between the maximum and intermediate mode.