Wireless internet lighting control system
First Claim
1. A lighting control system for managing utility operation parameters comprising:
- a ballast control module configured to communicate with a lighting ballast, the ballast control module including;
a potentiometer arranged to generate signals, voltages and resistances to operate the lighting ballasts;
a microcontroller arranged to convert internet protocol to local area network protocol and vice versa, and to control traffic flow, data storage and logic of the ballast control module; and
an RF radio cartridge decoder arranged to connect portions of the ballast control module to the communications link, wherein the RF radio cartridge transmits data at multiple frequencies at both fast and slow transfer rates;
a data processing module connected to the ballast control module via a wireless communications link; and
a wireless internet control center wirelessly connected to the ballast control module via the data processing module and arranged to operate a plurality of utility operation applications.
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Abstract
A lighting control system for managing utility operation parameters, including a ballast control module configured to communicate with a lighting ballast; a data processing module connected to the at least one ballast control module via a wireless communications link; and a wireless internet control center wirelessly connected to the ballast control module via the data processing module and arranged to operate a plurality of utility operation applications. The lighting control system may further include a plurality of repeaters connected to the data processing module. The communications link between the data processing module and the ballast control module is one of a local area network and a wide area network.
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25 Claims
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1. A lighting control system for managing utility operation parameters comprising:
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a ballast control module configured to communicate with a lighting ballast, the ballast control module including; a potentiometer arranged to generate signals, voltages and resistances to operate the lighting ballasts; a microcontroller arranged to convert internet protocol to local area network protocol and vice versa, and to control traffic flow, data storage and logic of the ballast control module; and an RF radio cartridge decoder arranged to connect portions of the ballast control module to the communications link, wherein the RF radio cartridge transmits data at multiple frequencies at both fast and slow transfer rates; a data processing module connected to the ballast control module via a wireless communications link; and a wireless internet control center wirelessly connected to the ballast control module via the data processing module and arranged to operate a plurality of utility operation applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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