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David P. Eckel
Publications - 16
Citations - 1373
David P. Eckel is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thermostat & Transducer. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 16 publications receiving 1373 citations.
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Network based multiple sensor and control device with temperature sensing and control
TL;DR: A multifunction sensor device as discussed by the authors provides various transducer functions for performing temperature sensing, humidity sensing, ambient light sensing, motion detection, thermostat functions, switching functions, load switching and dimming functions.
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Method of adding a device to a network
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a method for adding a device to an existing or new electrical or electronic automation or multimedia network, which can be performed locally or remotely such as via LAN, WAN, Internet, etc.
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Network based electrical control system with distributed sensing and control
TL;DR: An electrical control system including a plurality of electrical devices including sensors (448, 450), transceiver (92), switching devices (544), dimming devices (400), and controlling (90) is described in this article.
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Multiple sensor lux reader and averager
Gaetano Bonasia,David P. Eckel +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a system for sensing and maintaining the light level within an area is described, which consists of multiple lux sensor readers that function to measure the current light level and adjust the light levels of the plurality of light sources according to the averaged readings.
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An apparatus for and method of inhibiting and overriding an electrical control device
David P. Eckel,Gaetano Bonasia +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an apparatus for a method of inhibiting and overriding the normal operating mode of one or more input devices connected to a communications network is presented. But it is not shown how to determine whether a group of input devices is capable of commanding an electrical control device to apply and remove electrical power from an electrical load connected thereto.