System and method for controlling an electrical receptacle
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsThomas Scanzillo, Matthew Samojeden, Steve Liscinsky, Shadi AbuGhazaleh, Blake Nickles, Robert Cordery
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Abstract
A power receptacle including an outlet configured to electrically connect to a load device and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to determine a state of charge of a battery of the load device. The electronic processor is further configured to supply power to the load device when the state of charge of the battery is below a predetermined threshold and to discontinue supply of power to the load device when the state of charge of the battery is at or above the predetermined threshold.
Claims15
A power receptacle comprising:
- an outlet configured to electrically connect to a load device;
- a sensor configured to sense an electrical characteristic of the load device;
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- an electronic processor configured to
- determine a state of charge of a battery of the load device based on the electrical characteristic,
- determine a predetermined charge threshold of the battery based on an identity of the load device,
- supply power to the load device when the state of charge of the battery is below the predetermined charge threshold,
- discontinue supply of power to the load device when the state of charge of the battery is at or above the predetermined charge threshold, and
- enter a standby mode upon discontinuing supply of power to the load device, wherein when in standby mode the electronic processor, at predetermined time intervals, verifies that the state of charge of the battery is at or above the predetermined charge threshold.
A method of operating a power receptacle electrically connected to a load device, the method comprising:
- sensing, via a sensor, an electrical characteristic of the load device;
- determining a state of charge of a battery of the load device based on the electrical characteristic;
- determining a predetermined charge threshold of the battery based on an identity of the load device;
- supplying power to the load device when the state of charge of the battery is below the predetermined charge threshold;
- discontinuing supply of power to the load device when the state of charge of the battery is at or above the predetermined charge threshold;
- and
- entering a standby mode upon discontinuing supply of power to the load device, wherein when in standby mode the electronic processor, at predetermined time intervals, verifies that the state of charge of the battery is at or above the predetermined charge threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.