Patent ID: 7734356

Claim:
A system for controlling a light fixture comprising: memory for storing data and software; a multi-tap capacitor having a plurality of tap capacitors integrated into a capacitor housing; a plurality of switches, wherein each switch is coupled to one of the plurality of tap capacitors for selectively coupling the tap capacitors together to produce a multi-tap capacitance; a processor coupled to the memory and the switches, wherein the processor, the switches, and the memory are cooperatively operable to facilitate: detecting a trigger for changing a lumen level output by the light fixture; determining a new lumen level in response to and corresponding to the trigger; determining settings for the plurality of switches that correspond to the new lumen level; and configuring the plurality of switches to produce a multi-tap capacitance that corresponds to the new lumen level; wherein the multi-tap capacitor comprises a base capacitor integrated into the capacitor housing, wherein the base capacitor has first and second terminals connected, respectively, to a first and a second connector lug, wherein each of the plurality of tap capacitors has a first tap capacitor terminal and a second tap capacitor terminal, wherein the first terminal of the base capacitor and each of the first tap capacitor terminals is connected, respectively, to a corresponding connector pin in a multi-pin connector, and wherein the second tap capacitor terminals are connected to the second terminal and the second connector lug, wherein the multi-tap capacitance is measured between the first and second connector lugs, and can be configured to be equal to the base capacitor value plus values of one or more selected tap capacitors connected in parallel with the base capacitor by the plurality of switches.