Patent ID: 6188181
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
A lighting control system for selectively controlling the light level of a lighting load, comprising:a lighting control unit for generating zone-intensity information representing a desired light level for said lighting load, said lighting load selected from the group consisting of a voltage controlled load, a duty cycle controlled load, and a digital signal controlled load;a communications link;a controller operatively connected to said lighting control unit via said communications link and responsive to said zone-intensity information for adjusting said light level of said lighting load;means for generating a load signal indicating whether said lighting load is a voltage controlled load, a duty cycle controlled load, or a digital signal controlled load; anda module connected to said controller and adapted to be connectable to said lighting load, said module responsive to said zone-intensity information and said load signal for controlling the light level of said lighting load.