Lighting system and method for operating a lighting system using power consumption for information transmission
US9468077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/19
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lighting control system includes a master unit and a plurality of slave units. The slave units are respectively designed to consume power by operating lighting means, are supplied by a common power supply unit, can be provided with commands from the master unit, and are respectively provided with a control unit which modulates the power consumption of the associated slave unit according to a defined protocol. The master unit is designed to measure the power consumed by all slave units.
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