Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling outlet power
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsTIMOTHY C. GAMROTH, JOSEPH PICCOLO, III
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Abstract
A power outlet control device includes at least one electrical outlet and a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include monitoring external power supplied to the power outlet control device, detecting one or more powerline events based on the external power supplied to the power outlet control device, and automatically controlling an amount of power supplied to the at least one electrical outlet based on the one or more powerline events.
Claims20
A power outlet control device, comprising:
- at least one electrical outlet;
- and
- a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- monitoring external power supplied to the power outlet control device;
- detecting one or more powerline events based on the external power supplied to the power outlet control device;
- and
- automatically controlling an amount of power supplied to the at least one electrical outlet based on the one or more powerline events.
A power outlet control device, comprising:
- at least one electrical outlet;
- and
- a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- monitoring power consumed by one or more devices coupled to the at least one electrical outlet;
- detecting one or more outlet anomalies based on the power consumed by the one or more devices coupled to the at least one electrical outlet;
- and
- automatically controlling an amount of power supplied to the one or more devices via the at least one electrical outlet based on the one or more outlet anomalies.
A power outlet control device, comprising:
- at least one electrical outlet;
- and
- a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining that power supplied to the at least one electrical outlet is disabled;
- communicating with one or more other power outlet control devices;
- obtaining a power restoration schedule defining a sequence in which the power outlet control device and the one or more other power outlet control devices restore power supplied to the at least one electrical outlet and one or more other electrical outlets of the one or more other power outlet control devices;
- and
- automatically restoring power supplied to the at least one electrical outlet in coordination with the one or more other power outlet control devices based on the power restoration schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.