Wireless scene arrangement
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1. A control arrangement comprising:
- a power supply;
a first load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply;
a second load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply;
a receiver programmable to couple the first load, the second load, or both to the power supply in response to a wireless signal; and
a switch including;
a self-energizing portion, including an electromechanical energy transducer; and
a wireless transmitter portion powered by the self-energizing portion, wherein the wireless transmitter portion communicates the wireless signal to the receiver in response to an actuation of the switch,wherein the electromechanical energy transducer harvests energy from the actuation of the switch by converting mechanical energy applied to actuate the switch to electrical energy.
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Abstract
An example control arrangement includes a power supply, a first load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply, and a second load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply. A receiver is programmable to couple the first load, the second load, or both to the power supply in response to a wireless signal. A switch includes a wireless transmitter portion powered by a self-energizing portion. A wireless transmitter portion communicates the wireless signal to the receiver in response to an actuation of the switch.
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19 Claims
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1. A control arrangement comprising:
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a power supply; a first load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply; a second load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply; a receiver programmable to couple the first load, the second load, or both to the power supply in response to a wireless signal; and a switch including; a self-energizing portion, including an electromechanical energy transducer; and a wireless transmitter portion powered by the self-energizing portion, wherein the wireless transmitter portion communicates the wireless signal to the receiver in response to an actuation of the switch, wherein the electromechanical energy transducer harvests energy from the actuation of the switch by converting mechanical energy applied to actuate the switch to electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A lighting control arrangement comprising:
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a power supply; a first light operative to illuminate when coupled to the power supply; a second light operative to illuminate when coupled to the power supply; a programmable controller configured to store more than one lighting scene; a receiver operative to couple the first light, the second light, or both to the power supply in response to a wireless signal and based on the at least more than one lighting scene; and a switch having a wireless transmitter portion powered by a self-energizing portion, which includes a electromechanical energy transducer, wherein the wireless transmitter portion communicates the wireless signal to the receiver in response to an actuation of the switch, wherein the electromechanical energy transducer harvests energy from the actuation of the switch by converting mechanical energy applied to actuate the switch to electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for use with a wireless control system, comprising:
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programming a memory portion to store at least more than one scene; communicating a wireless signal using power provided by a self-energizing portion of a switch, which includes a electromechanical energy transducer, wherein the electromechanical energy transducer harvests energy from the actuation of the switch by converting mechanical energy applied to actuate the switch to electrical energy; and initiating one of the more than one scenes in response to the communicated wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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