Control system for use with one or more building power circuits

• US 9,236,738 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2013
• Issued: 01/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sylvan R. Shemitz Designs, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sylvan R. Shemitz Designs, LLC
• Inventors: Pfund, David R., Ford, Paul R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zweizig, Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US13/786,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20140077728A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/175 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

Disclosed is a control system for use with one or more building power circuits, the control system including a control device delimited by a control device housing, the control device being configured to receive power from the building power circuits and provide power to at least one power output, and a receiver configured to receive radio frequency signals, the receiver being disposed remote of the control device housing and configured for removable wired connection with the control device.

Claims

1. A control system for use with one or more building power circuits, the control system comprising:

a control device delimited by a control device housing, said control device being configured to receive power from said building power circuit(s) and provide power to at least one unswitched power output and at least one switched power output; and

a receiver configured to receive radio frequency signals, said receiver being disposed remote of said control device housing and configured for removable wired connection with said control device,

wherein said at least one switched power output is provided via at least one switching relay associated with said control device and in response to radio frequency signals received by said receiver.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said removable wired connection is achieved via at least one quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said control device is configured to deliver dimming signals via at least one quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector in response to signals received by said receiver.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one unswitched and said at least one switched power outputs are provided via at least one quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one switching relay is configured to control said at least one switched power output in response to at least one sensor connected to said control device via a quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said control device is configured to deliver dimming signals via at least one quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector in response to signals received by at least one of said receiver and said at least one sensor connected to said control device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said receiver is a transceiver configured to also transmit signals from said control device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the control device receives power from the one or more building power circuits via at least one power transmitting quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one luminaire is powered by said power output.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one plug load receptacle is powered by said power output.

11. A control system for use with two or more building power circuits, the control system comprising:

a first control device portion delimited by a first portion housing, said first control device portion being configured to receive power from said two or more building power circuits and provide power to two or more power output(s);

a second control device portion delimited by a second portion housing remote of said first portion housing, wherein said second control device portion includes a receiver configured to receive signals, said second control device portion being in wired connection with said first control device portion;

at least one switch circuit disposed in said first portion housing and configured to provide switched power to one or more of said at least two power outputs and unswitched power to at least one or more of said at least two power outputs; and

a controller disposed in said second portion housing and connected to said receiver, said controller being configured for connection with and control of said switch circuit, via said wired connection and in response to said signals.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said controller and said second control device portion are configured to receive input from at least one sensor.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said controller and said second control device portion are configured to control at least one controllable ballast of at least one luminaire.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said wired connection is achieved via at least one quick-connect/quick-disconnect plugging connector.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein said receiver is configured to receive radio frequency signals.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said receiver is disposed inside of said second portion housing.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of said receiver extends from said second portion housing.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein said receiver is a transceiver configured to also transmit signals from said second control device.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one plug load receptacle is powered by said switched power.