Patent ID: 11886269
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. The control device of claim 2, wherein the communication subsystem is further configured to:
send at least one further query over the control network to at least one further control device having a dedicated hierarchy level lower than the control device , regarding an amount of supply current allocated to the at least one further control device when the amount of allocated supply current of the second control device is lower than the gap;
receive at least one reply over the control network from the at least one further control device about the amount of its allocated supply current; and, the controller is further configured to
split the gap into at least two sub-portions when a total amount of supply current allocated to the second control device and to the at least one further control device is higher than the gap; and, the communication subsystem is further configured to
send commands over the control network to the second control device and the at least one further control device instructing them to send release requests to the power source to release an individual amount of supply current, which is at least the same as one sub-portion of the at least two sub-portions but not larger than the individual allocated supply current of either the second control device or the at least one further control device;
send the current request over the control network to the power source for the required supply current, after confirming the commands are executed by the second control device and the at least one further control device respectively; and
wherein the number of sub-portions is the same as the sum of the second and at least one further control device.