Electrical socket system and method
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsKeith Turner, Neil Brown, Jason Yu, Rick Fang
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Abstract
According to an aspect, there is provided an electrical socket system comprising: an electrical socket comprising at least one temperature sensor; and a controller configured to monitor a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a temperature gradient of the temperature with respect to time; determine if the temperature gradient exceeds a threshold gradient value; and trigger an alarm event if it is determined that the temperature gradient exceeds the threshold gradient value.
Claims24
An electrical socket system comprising:
- an electrical socket comprising at least one temperature sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to monitor a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine a temperature gradient of the temperature with respect to time;
- determine if the temperature gradient exceeds a threshold gradient value;
- receive power usage data for the electrical socket;
- adjust the threshold gradient value for the electrical socket depending on the power usage data for the electrical socket;
- and
- trigger an alarm event if it is determined that the temperature gradient exceeds the threshold gradient value.
(canceled)
An electrical socket system, comprising:
- an electrical socket comprising temperature sensors, wherein the temperature sensors are located at or near known arc points;
- a controller configured to monitor a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine a temperature gradient of the temperature with respect to time;
- determine if the temperature gradient exceeds a threshold gradient value;
- trigger an alarm event if it is determined that the temperature gradient exceeds the threshold gradient value.
An electrical socket system comprising:
- an electrical socket comprising at least one temperature sensor;
- a controller configured to monitor a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine a temperature gradient of the temperature with respect to time;
- determine if the temperature gradient exceeds a threshold gradient value;
- trigger an alarm event if it is determined that the temperature gradient exceeds the threshold gradient value;
- and
- wherein the electrical socket system comprises a plurality of electrical sockets and each electrical socket is operatively coupled to a hub.
A method for an electrical socket comprising at least one temperature sensor, the method comprising
- monitoring a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor;
- determining a temperature gradient of the temperature with respect to time;
- determining if the temperature gradient exceeds a threshold gradient value;
- adjusting the threshold gradient value depending on data relating to ambient conditions;
- and
- triggering an alarm event if it is determined that the temperature gradient exceeds the threshold gradient value.
(canceled)
A method for an electrical socket comprising at least one temperature sensor, the method comprising
- monitoring a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor;
- determining a temperature gradient of the temperature with respect to time;
- determining if the temperature gradient exceeds a threshold gradient value;
- applying a machine learning algorithm to adjust the threshold gradient value for the electrical socket based on at least one detected electrical power parameter of the electrical socket and/or data relating to ambient conditions;
- and
- triggering an alarm event if it is determined that the temperature gradient exceeds the threshold gradient value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.