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US 11,271,384 B2Granted
Power supply interlock
AssigneeWestern Technology, Inc.
InventorsMichael Kralik, Brandon McLellan
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Abstract
Load control interlocks are disclosed and described. The interlocks provide for coupling a power circuit to one or more load circuits once the one or more load circuits and the power circuit are both coupled to the interlock, and disconnects the power circuit from the one or more load circuits if the one or more load circuits or the power circuit are uncoupled form the interlock or an electrical connection between the power circuit and the one or more load circuits is broken.
Claims13
An apparatus comprising:
- a power supply configured to couple power to a power line in a cable;
- and
- a sensor signal detection circuit configured to,
- receive a sensor signal from a sensor signal line distinct from the power line in the cable, the sensor signal line being distinct from the power line the cable, wherein the sensor signal originates in the load or load distribution unit;
- recognize an interruption of the sensor signal received from the sensor signal line in the cable;
- and
- interrupt the power coupled to the cable in response to the interruption of the sensor signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.