Inductive power outlet locator
AssigneePowermat Ltd.
InventorsYossi Azancot, Amir Ben-Shalom, Oola Greenwald, Arik Rofe
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Abstract
A power outlet locator for locating concealed inductive power outlet. A sensor is provided for detecting a signal emitted by an inductive power outlet. A processor uses the detected signal to compute location coordinates of the power outlet. A user interface is provided to communicate the location of the power outlet to a user.
Claims20
A power outlet locator for locating an inductive power outlet, the power outlet comprising at least one primary coil wired to a power supply for inductively coupling with a secondary coil wired to an electrical load, wherein the power outlet locator comprises:
- at least one sensor for detecting at least one detection signal emitted by the inductive power outlet;
- at least one processor for receiving a sensor signal from the sensor and computing at least one coordinate of a location of the power outlet;
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- at least one user interface for receiving a signal from the processor and communicating the location to a user.
The power outlet locator of claim 8 wherein the visual display indicates a direction towards the power outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.