Apparatuses and methods for driving a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current
First Claim
1. A peripheral load driver that, when coupled to a conventional doorbell system comprising a primary load, can drive a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current, said peripheral load driver comprising:
- a. power converting means for converting power extracted from said conventional doorbell system from a higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current to a lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current wherein said higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current is insufficient to energize said primary load and said lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current is compatible with said peripheral load.
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Abstract
A peripheral load driver that utilizes the power, wiring, and primary load of a conventional doorbell system to drive a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current without risk of inadvertently energizing the primary load of the conventional doorbell system. The peripheral load driver comprising a power converting means for converting power extracted from the conventional doorbell system from a higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current to a lower-voltage-at-a-higher current wherein the higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current is insufficient to energize the primary load of the conventional doorbell system and the lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current is compatible with the doorbell system peripheral load.
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16 Claims
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1. A peripheral load driver that, when coupled to a conventional doorbell system comprising a primary load, can drive a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current, said peripheral load driver comprising:
a. power converting means for converting power extracted from said conventional doorbell system from a higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current to a lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current wherein said higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current is insufficient to energize said primary load and said lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current is compatible with said peripheral load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for driving a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current wherein said method utilizes a conventional doorbell system comprising a primary load, said method comprising:
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a. converting power extracted from said conventional doorbell system from a higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current to a lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current wherein said higher-voltage-at-a-lower-current is insufficient to energize said primary load and said lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current is compatible with said peripheral load; b. coupling said lower-voltage-at-a-higher-current to said peripheral load.
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