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Method and apparatus for implementing a consumer-configurable modular electrical system

  • US 8,145,327 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2009
  • Issued: 03/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system of electrical modules for implementing a consumer-configurable modular electrical system, said system of electrical modules comprising:

  • a plurality of modules including power modules, control modules, and output modules;

    said power modules configured to provide power for powering attached control and output modules, said control modules configured to provide a control signal for controlling one or more attached output modules, and at least one said output module configured to perform a predefined function responsive to the control signal;

    wherein all said modules include like mating connectors and like connector wiring, forming a system bus across any given plurality of said modules that are serially interconnected in a daisy chain; and

    wherein each power module includes indicia on an exterior portion of the module that identifies a number of power units the power module provides, and wherein each output module includes indicia on an exterior portion of the module that identifies a number of power units the output module consumes.

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