Patent ID: 11905961
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G  H  Y | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A fan controller for a ceiling fan, the fan controller comprising:
one or more switching devices configured to selectively couple the ceiling fan to a power source;
a first capacitor having a first capacitance;
a second capacitor having a second capacitance, the second capacitance being larger than the first capacitance;
a power meter circuit; and
one or more control devices configured to:
obtain, via the power meter circuit, data indicative of electrical power a fan motor of the ceiling fan draws from the power source;
determine a size of the fan motor based, at least in part, on the data;
select the first capacitor or the second capacitor as a selected capacitor based at least in part on the determined size of the fan motor;
obtain data indicative of a user-request to operate the fan motor at a lowest speed setting of a plurality of speed settings for the fan motor; and
in response to the data indicative of the user-request, couple the fan motor to the power source via the selected capacitor.