Systems and methods for facilitating device control, device protection, and power savings

A method to facilitate device control, the method comprising:

• disposing a device controller within a power connector, the power connector adapted to provide power from a power source to a device, the device controller comprising:
• a first terminal and a second terminal to electrically couple the device controller in series with line conductors of the power connector;
• a switching component comprising a first switch and a second switch;
• and
• a power component to power the device controller;
• detecting, by the device controller, an indication of a trigger event that is based at least in part on environmental data, wherein the environmental data is from one or more sensors and/or from one or more sensors and/or one or more data sources that are remote from the power connector and the devicee, and wherein the environmental data corresponds to detected environmental phenomena;
• selecting, by the device controller, an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the indication of the trigger event;
• and
• controlling, by the device controller, one or more functions of the device in conformity with the selected operating mode, wherein the controlling is based at least in part on causing the device controller to adjust the power to the device at least in part by adjusting the switching component of the device controller.

One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, facilitates device control, causing the one or more processing devices to:

• control, with a device controller within a power connector, power from a power source to a device, the device controller comprising:
• a first terminal and a second terminal to electrically couple the device controller in series with line conductors of the power connector;
• a switching component comprising a first switch and a second switch;
• and
• a power component to power the device controller;
• detect an indication of a trigger event that is based at least in part on environmental data, wherein the environmental data is from one or more sensors and/or from one or more sensors and/or one or more data sources that are remote from the power connector and the devicee, and wherein the environmental data corresponds to detected environmental phenomena;
• select an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes based at least in part on the indication of the trigger event;
• and
• control one or more functions of the device in conformity with the selected operating mode, wherein the controlling is based at least in part on causing the device controller to adjust the power to the device at least in part by adjusting the switching component of the device controller.