Timeline for Smart Light Switch power supply solution for 2-wire (without neutral) scenarios
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| Dec 3, 2017 at 7:48 | answer | added | Arik Yavilevich | timeline score: 3 | |
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| Mar 13, 2017 at 13:32 | answer | added | bobflux | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 13, 2017 at 12:36 | history | edited | i2r |
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| Mar 12, 2017 at 18:31 | answer | added | skvery | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 17:39 | comment | added | i2r | Can anyone please explain me how a capacitor does the trick (make the current bypass the bulb when drawn by the light switch alone)? And what kind/size should it be (maybe some scaling formula)? Is it the only extra component or requires some other resistors (as i've seen somewhere)? Thanks. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 17:30 | comment | added | Kevin White | Adding a capacitor to every LED/CFL lamp would have the undesirable affect of making the power factor worse for everybody - including those that don't need the feature. It would also reduce the reliability of the lamps, the capacitor would need to be one designed for permanent operation across the supply - I'm sure they cost more than 10c. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 17:01 | comment | added | i2r | I see a vicious circle, people would buy more smart switches if common light bulbs would work along... | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 16:58 | comment | added | Trevor_G | Check out this page electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/161708/… | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 16:56 | comment | added | Trevor_G | Yup but users is smart switches is STILL a very small marketplace. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 16:54 | comment | added | i2r | @Trevor: true enough, but a slightly different product line marketed as "smart switch compatible" that costs some extra 50c/bulb would translate to easy profit. An existing solution is better than none and people expect it to be more expensive. Or might rather the capacitor not be a real solution? I lack the electrical knowledge to answer that... that was part of my dilemma. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 16:51 | comment | added | bobflux | Yes. Use Bluetooth low energy. | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 16:41 | comment | added | Trevor_G | "I only wonder why didn't the LED/CFL bulbs manufacturers just include this feature in their products" if it costs 10 cents a bulb and they make ten million bulbs a year, that's $1,000,000 not in their pockets. | |
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| Mar 12, 2017 at 16:37 | history | asked | i2r | CC BY-SA 3.0 |