Control of multiple electronically controlled components
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1. A system comprising:
- a control signal operably coupled to a first electronically controlled component of N+1 electronically controlled components, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
N signal repeaters, each having an input sourced by the control signal and each generating a repeated control signal;
N regulators, each having an output, each having an input sourced by one of the N repeated control signals, and each connectable in parallel with one of N electronically controlled components of the N+1 electronically controlled components, wherein the first electronically controlled component is not one of the N electronically controlled components;
a power source, operably coupled to each output of the N regulators, and capable of providing a predetermined amount of current to each of the N electronically controlled components;
wherein the predetermined amount of current is provided to each of the N electronically controlled components at substantially the same time that the control signal is provided to the first electronically controlled component.
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method of controlling multiple electronically controlled components (101) utilizes a controller (103) that controls one of the components (101A). A control interface (211) replicates the control signal (201) generated by the controller (103) for each additional component (101B through 101E), such that the replicated signal bears significant resemblance to the original control signal with respect to current, voltage, and pulse width. The replicated signals are provided to the additional components (101B through 101E) at substantially the same time as the control signal (201) is provided to the first component (101A).
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1. A system comprising:
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a control signal operably coupled to a first electronically controlled component of N+1 electronically controlled components, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
N signal repeaters, each having an input sourced by the control signal and each generating a repeated control signal;
N regulators, each having an output, each having an input sourced by one of the N repeated control signals, and each connectable in parallel with one of N electronically controlled components of the N+1 electronically controlled components, wherein the first electronically controlled component is not one of the N electronically controlled components;
a power source, operably coupled to each output of the N regulators, and capable of providing a predetermined amount of current to each of the N electronically controlled components;
wherein the predetermined amount of current is provided to each of the N electronically controlled components at substantially the same time that the control signal is provided to the first electronically controlled component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing, from a first source and to a first electronically controlled component, a control signal having a predetermined current at a predetermined voltage;
generating, from a second source, current sufficient to supply the predetermined current at the predetermined voltage to N additional electronically controlled components, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1;
replicating the control signal, thereby generating N replicated control signals, one for each of the N additional electronically controlled components, such that the predetermined current at the predetermined voltage is applied as one of the N replicated controls signals to each of the N additional electronically controlled components at substantially the same time that the control signal is provided to the first electronically controlled component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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