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US 2011/0210876 A1Published application
Plug-in power line conditioner
AssigneeSearete LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
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Abstract
A plug-in power line conditioner is configured to receive an AC voltage from a circuit and insert a correction signal onto the circuit.
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A method for modifying an AC voltage waveform on a circuit, comprising:
- receiving an AC voltage waveform from a circuit through an electrical outlet;
- generating a correction waveform configured to convert the AC voltage waveform to a corrected AC voltage waveform;
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- inserting the correction waveform onto the circuit through the electrical outlet.
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An apparatus for modifying an AC voltage waveform, comprising:
- an electrical plug;
- a sensor circuit operatively coupled to the electrical plug;
- a logic circuit operatively coupled to the sensor circuit and configured to output a correction signal;
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- a driver circuit operatively coupled to receive the correction signal from the logic circuit and output a corresponding correction waveform to the electrical plug.
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A method for modifying an AC voltage waveform, comprising:
- receiving an AC voltage waveform from an electrical circuit;
- receiving a synchronization signal;
- calculating a modification to the AC voltage waveform as a function of the synchronization signal;
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- inserting the modification to the AC voltage waveform onto the electrical circuit.
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An apparatus for performing power line conditioning, comprising:
- a voltage tap configured to receive an AC voltage from a circuit;
- a communication interface configured to receive at least a synchronization signal;
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- a logic circuit operatively coupled to the first voltage tap and the communication interface and configured to output a voltage correction signal responsive to signals received from the voltage tap and the communication interface.
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