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Photocontrol arrangement with mechanically held contacts for controlling an outdoor lighting system

US6300721A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2000
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B20/40
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photocontrol arrangement for operating an outdoor lighting system includes a stepper relay whose contacts are mechanically held together or apart, and which is electrically energized briefly only during the generation of a pulse, for minimizing electrical energy usage and reducing overheating.

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