Direct-current power distribution in a control system

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PATENT NO 12237672
APP PUB NO 20240120736A1
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18543865

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A control system may include a direct-current (DC) power bus for charging (e.g., trickle charging) internal energy storage elements in control devices of the control system. For example, the control devices may be motorized window treatments configured to adjust a position of a covering material to control the amount of daylight entering a space. The system may include a DC power supply that may generate a DC voltage on the DC power bus. For example, the DC power bus may extend from the DC power supply around the perimeter of a floor of the building and may be connected to all of the motorized window treatments on the floor (e.g., in a daisy-chain configuration). Wiring the DC power bus in such a manner may dramatically reduce the installation labor and wiring costs of an installation, as well as decreasing the chance of a miswire.

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  • LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blair, Edward J Telford, US 109 3272
Bull, John H Slatington, US 45 805
Chambers, Samuel F Gwynedd Valley, US 67 1598
DeJonge, Stuart W Riegelsville, US 91 1118
Parks, Joseph R Emmaus, US 3 7

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