Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Load control device having a controllable filter circuit
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Application No.: US17676883Application Date: 2022-02-22
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Publication No.: US11924932B2Publication Date: 2024-03-05
- Inventor: Robert C. Newman, Jr.
- Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Current Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Coopersburg
- Agent Michael S. Czarnecki; Glen R. Farbanish; Philip N. Smith
- Main IPC: H05B45/10
- IPC: H05B45/10 ; H05B39/04 ; H05B45/50 ; H05B45/59 ; H05B45/3725

Abstract:
A load control device may be configured to control an electrical load, such as a lighting load. The load control device may include a first terminal adapted to be coupled to an alternating-current (AC) power source, and a second terminal adapted to be coupled to the electrical load. The load control device may include a bidirectional semiconductor switch, a filter circuit, and a control circuit. The bidirectional semiconductor switch may be coupled in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, and be configured to provide a phase-control voltage to the electrical load. The filter circuit may be coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The control circuit may be configured to render the bidirectional semiconductor switch conductive and non-conductive to control an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and be configured to adjust the impedance and/or filtering characteristics of the filter circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220183125A1 Load Control Device Having a Controllable Filter Circuit Public/Granted day:2022-06-09
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