Universal load control cabinet
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1. A cabinet, comprising:
- a main circuit breaker, wherein the main circuit breaker is capable of operating over a wide voltage range;
a plurality of branch circuit breakers, wherein each branch circuit breaker is capable of operating over the wide voltage range and an input of each branch circuit breaker is connected to an output of the main circuit breaker;
a plurality of load control modules, wherein each load control module is connected to an output of at least one of the branch circuit breakers and each load control module includes a power supply capable of operating over the wide voltage range, and wherein each of the load control modules controls at least one lighting load;
a cabinet control module, wherein the cabinet control module configures the load control modules and provides an external communication interface;
a first set of conductors for connecting the load control modules with the outputs of the branch circuit breakers; and
a second set of conductors for connecting the load control modules with the cabinet control module.
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Abstract
A universal load control module may include a power supply that operates over a wide voltage range, a microcontroller, and one or more functional control blocks. A functional control block may include a dimmer circuit for controlling a lighting load that provides reverse phase cut mode dimming, forward phase cut mode dimming, and hybrid phase cut mode dimming, as well as thermal protection. One or more universal control modules may be housed in a cabinet that include a cabinet control module. The cabinet may include additional thermal protection measures.
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20 Claims
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1. A cabinet, comprising:
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a main circuit breaker, wherein the main circuit breaker is capable of operating over a wide voltage range; a plurality of branch circuit breakers, wherein each branch circuit breaker is capable of operating over the wide voltage range and an input of each branch circuit breaker is connected to an output of the main circuit breaker; a plurality of load control modules, wherein each load control module is connected to an output of at least one of the branch circuit breakers and each load control module includes a power supply capable of operating over the wide voltage range, and wherein each of the load control modules controls at least one lighting load; a cabinet control module, wherein the cabinet control module configures the load control modules and provides an external communication interface; a first set of conductors for connecting the load control modules with the outputs of the branch circuit breakers; and a second set of conductors for connecting the load control modules with the cabinet control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cabinet, comprising:
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a plurality of branch circuit breakers, wherein each branch circuit breaker is capable of operating over a wide voltage range; a plurality of load control modules, wherein each load control module is connected to an output of at least one of the branch circuit breakers and each load control module includes a power supply capable of operating over the wide voltage range and wherein each of the load control modules controls at least one lighting load; a cabinet control module, wherein the cabinet control module configures the load control modules and provides an external communication interface; a first set of conductors for connecting the control modules with the outputs of the branch circuit breakers; and a second set of conductors for connecting the control modules with the cabinet control module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cabinet, comprising:
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a plurality of load control modules, wherein each load control module includes a power supply capable of automatically detecting an input voltage and adjusting operations to operate over a wide voltage range and wherein each of the load control modules controls at least one lighting load; a cabinet control module, wherein the cabinet control module configures the load control modules and provides an external communication interface; a first set of conductors for providing power to the control modules; and a second set of conductors for connecting the control modules with the cabinet control module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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