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Control arrangement for consumer units which are allocated to groups

  • US 5,544,037 A
  • Filed: 07/27/1994
  • Issued: 08/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Process for controlling consumer units allocated to groups in dependence upon the operation of operating elements provided respectively for the consumer unit groups,characterised in that,during a commissioning phase for determining the allocation of the consumer units to the groups,the consumer units of a first consumer unit group are respectively connected with first control receivers,a first group address, which indicates the allocation of the first consumer unit group to a first operating element is stored in the first control receivers as a result of an operation of the first operating element,the consumer units of a second consumer unit group are respectively connected with second control receivers,a second group address, which indicates the allocation of the second consumer unit group to a second operating element, is stored in the second control receivers as a result of an operation of the second operating element, whilst the first group address stored in the first control receivers is retained, andin that during an operational phaseoperating one of said operating elements and transmitting a group address, which indicates said one operating element, to all said control receivers, and effecting the control of a consumer unit connected to a control receiver in which a stored group address corresponds with the transmitted group address.

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