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US 2011/0298284 A1Published application
Systems And Apparatus For Monitoring And Selectively Controlling A Load In A Power System
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMatthew Thomson, Nathan Bowman Littrell
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Abstract
An electrical system includes at least one power port and at least one monitoring and control device that is coupled to the power port. The monitoring and control device includes a load control module configured to control an amount of electrical power transmitted to at least one electrical load. The load control module is further configured to receive a power control command from a power system and to transmit a power control acknowledgement to the power system.
Claims20
An electrical system, comprising:
- at least one power port;
- and
- at least one monitoring and control device coupled to said at least one power port, said at least one monitoring and control device comprising:
- a load control module configured to control an amount of electrical power transmitted to at least one electrical load, said load control module further configured to:
- receive a power control command from a power system;
- and
- transmit a power control acknowledgement to the power system.
4 more elements
A power system, comprising:
- at least one electrical load;
- a control unit;
- and
- at least one electrical socket configured to be coupled to said control unit and to said at least one electrical load, said at least one electrical socket comprising:
- a load control module configured to control an amount of electrical power transmitted to said at least one electrical load, said load control module further configured to:
- receive a power control command from said power system;
- and
- transmit a power control acknowledgement to said power system.
5 more elements
A monitoring and control device, comprising:
- a first load control module configured to control an amount of electrical power transmitted to a first electrical load, said load control module further configured to:
- receive a power control command from a power system;
- and
- transmit a power control acknowledgement to the power system.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.