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Energy harvesting load control switch
US9166405B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9166405-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213625397-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Publication date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
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A method, device, and system for controlling power delivered to a power-consuming device. The device can harvest power from a conductor carrying a high voltage using a power harvesting device. The device can include a power storage device to power a hardware processor and a communication component when there is no voltage flowing through the conductor. The device can determine when a control event is to occur. At such time, the device terminates control power delivered to the power-consuming device and continues to withhold the control power until the control event expires. When the control event has ended, the device allows control power to flow to the power-consuming device. The device uses a timer and the communication component to send and receives signals associated with a control event to a user. The device can also operate in a limited mode to conserve power when the device is not in use.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for controlling power delivered to a power-consuming device, the method comprising: receiving, from a current transformer, a low voltage energy signal harvested from a high voltage energy signal generated by an energy source; conditioning, using a power storage device conditioner of a load control switch, the low voltage energy signal to generate a trickle charge; charging a power storage device of the load control switch using the trickle charg…
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- What does patent US9166405B2 cover?
- A method, device, and system for controlling power delivered to a power-consuming device. The device can harvest power from a conductor carrying a high voltage using a power harvesting device. The device can include a power storage device to power a hardware processor and a communication component when there is no voltage flowing through the conductor. The device can determine when a control ev…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Brandt Nathan Allen, Lucas Richard William, Johnson Justin Bruce, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02J3/32. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Oct 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).