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System for integrated lighting control, configuration, and metric tracking from multiple locations

  • US 9,936,565 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2016
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A lighting control system for a building, comprising:

  • a controller;

    a user interface in communication with the controller;

    at least one circuit having one or more lights;

    at least one relay connected the at least one circuits and to the controller; and

    two or more scenes stored in a memory of the controller, the two or more scenes including configurations of the one or more lights of the at least one circuit; and

    a monitoring mechanism configured to determine one or more metrics of the at least one circuit; and

    wherein;

    the two or more scenes are configurable at the user interface to specify a dim percentage of the one or more lights of the at least one circuit;

    the two or more scenes are each configured to be in use at a predetermined period of time;

    a maximum of a number of times that the at least one relay can switch for a lifetime of the at least one relay is determined;

    the number of times that the at least one relay has switched indicates an amount of lifetime of the at least one relay has expended; and

    a schedule for maintenance or replacement of the at least one relay before an end of the lifetime of the at least one relay is determined.

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