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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138627 | Power management of network-connected devices in peak power periods A system and method are provided for managing network-connected devices in peak power periods. The method establishes a network of connected devices, identifying a first device in the network as an off-peak device, and a second device as a peak device. If a peak pow... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8129859 | Extension cord with wireless timing function In an extension cord with wireless timing function, there are included a receptacle housing having more than one flush plug receptacles and internally including a current converter, a power switch and a plurality of electronic relays corresponding to the receptacles... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110943 | Energy-saving power socket with slave power supply An energy-saving power socket with slave power supply, especially a power socket having plural receptacles, with power supply of part of the receptacles depending upon a working condition of a master receptacle of primary load that the slave receptacles are turned o... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8058746 | Converter for electrical power recovery This converter for electrical power recovery (1) for supplying power to a load (6) includes an in-house power generation device (5) for supplying power in cooperation with input terminal power at a power input terminal (2). Moreover, it i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053925 | Modulation monitor and control A system and method are provided for monitoring and controlling voltage modulation on a power grid, in order to maintain closed-loop control of the grid. The power grid has a plurality of connections including used and unused connections. A detector is configured to... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8044533 | Solar module and method of controlling operation of a solar module A solar module includes a solar generator for converting incident radiation into electrical power and a solar inverter for feeding the power generated by the solar generator into a power supply system or a load. A variable bias load is connected in parallel with the... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8030796 | System and method for controlling current in a movable barrier operator A barrier operator comprises a current limit portion and a barrier operator portion. The current limit portion is coupled to a mains supply and the barrier operator position is coupled to the mains supply and the current limit portion. The barrier operator portion a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7994654 | Wireless-controlled power-saving apparatus A wireless-controlled power-saving apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus particularly includes a power-saving control strip and a wireless power-detection controller. The power-saving control strip has a master socket and at least one slave socket to be controlled. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7986056 | Electrical outlet adapter with automatic power-on and power-off of peripheral outlets The present invention provides a device for reducing energy waste. One aspect of the present invention provides an electrical adapter designed to mate with a pre-existing electrical outlet. The adapter includes a plurality of outlets along a surface thereof. At leas... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7939963 | Power supply providing multiple synchronous outputs A power supply to provide multiple synchronous outputs includes a standby power system to receive input power and regulate to become standby power and a main power system to receive the input power and regulate to become main output power. The main power system has ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7868479 | Power gating for multimedia processing power management Circuitry for implementation of power gating within a multimedia processing environment is described. The disclosed circuitry supports effective power management for a multimedia display processor, which may include various components that operate separately from on... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7859132 | Apparatus, system, and method for safely connecting a device to a power source An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for safely connecting a device to a power source. The invention includes a power bus switch that operates to selectively allow operational power to flow from a power supply to a load. The operational power is independen... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7843081 | Power-controllable outlet receptacle A multi-type power strip includes a main body having connecting sockets with surfaces indicated by priority of supplying electric power to the connecting sockets, operation lamps, and an electric circuit installed in the main body. The circuit interfaces with a remo... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7830037 | Grid stabilising system The invention provides control of an electric load receiving power from a grid. The frequency of the grid is detected and used to determine a stress level on the grid. A high frequency detection is indicative of too little a load for the electrical power being suppl... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7781909 | Control circuit of power supply, power supply and control method thereof It is intended to provide a control circuit of power supply, a power supply and a control method thereof capable of achieving power saving in an integrated circuit and reducing a delay time of the integrated circuit. The control circuit 50 of a power supply | 08/24/2010 |
| 7732943 | Method and a device for selecting and dimensioning measures in a case of instability in an electrical power system A method for determining/dimensioning measures for restoring an electrical power system, which experiences or is heading for a voltage instability, to a steady-state condition, wherein there is no immediate risk of instability. An actual voltage/phase angle in the e... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7608942 | Power management system An integrated circuit (103) having a plurality of integrated circuit portions (111, 113, and 115) where each of the plurality of integrated circuit portions receives a corresponding voltage of a plurality of voltages. Selection circuitry ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7582986 | Compensated inverse-time undervoltage load shedding systems Provided is a compensated inverse-time undervoltage load shedding system and method for use in an electrical power system. The compensated inverse-time undervoltage load shedding system includes a compensation element for determining a compensated value and an inver... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7582985 | Electrical energy saving system An electric energy saving system characterized in that it consists on detecting the time span when there is an overload in the demand of energy of a region; providing a controller in certain number of devices and equipment connected to the energy distribution system... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7557463 | Image forming apparatus having power supply apparatus When an interruption of an AC power supply occurs, an interruption detection circuit detects the interruption to output a detection signal (“H” level). In response to input of the detection signal, a coupling unit electrically couples power supply nodes. Accordi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7525216 | Portable power source to provide power to an electronic device via an interface A portable power source is configured for use with an electronic device. The portable power source cooperates and communicates with the electronic device via a peripheral bus to which the electronic device is attachable. The portable power source includes circuitry ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7504745 | Multifunctional multi-outlet of saving electric power and a control method employing the same Disclosed is a multifunctional multi-tap (concent) of intercepting a stand-by electric power and a control method employing the same which prevent big fire generated by leakage current by performing an interlocking control and a single-acting control (separate contr... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7420459 | Powerline networking device A powerline network device includes both power suppression and networking functions, and passes through power and data signals. The networking functions can include one or more of hub, router, and/or switch function, and therefore can form a subnet of devices plugge... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412304 | Power system for area containing a set of power consumers There is provided a power system for an area containing a set of power consumers which can be applied to a collective housing consisting of a single or more buildings and can prevent power supply stop of a supply line having a higher priority. The system includes: m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400064 | DC/DC power converter A switching regulation system and control scheme efficiently enables driving multiple loads from a common energy storage element, such as an inductor. The control scheme operates to store energy in the energy storage element over a first portion of a cycle, such as ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400063 | Switched-mode power supply The switched-mode power supply includes an output value sensor circuit measuring a current flow through a switching device and a switching control circuit implementing overcurrent protection. Also included in the power supply are: a second output voltage sensor circ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7369060 | Distributed intelligence ballast system and extended lighting control protocol A ballast for use in a multi-ballast lighting system wherein the ballasts are coupled together by a digital communication network. The ballast comprises a power circuit portion for providing an electrical current to power a lamp. The ballast further includes a senso... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368686 | Apparatus and methods for operating an electric appliance An electric cooking appliance is provided. The electric cooking appliance includes a plurality of surface heating elements and a plurality of sensors configured to monitor an operational status of a corresponding surface heating element. The electric cooking applian... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351937 | Control circuits for hot melt adhesive heater circuits and applicator heads An electronic control circuit, for use in connection a hot melt adhesive dispensing system having a relatively large applicator head, has a plurality of heater circuits and a plurality of temperature sensors disposed upon different regions of the relatively large ap... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348688 | Low power, scalable multichannel high voltage controller A low voltage control circuit is provided for individually controlling high voltage power provided over bus lines to a multitude of interconnected loads. An example of a load is a drive for capillary channels in a microfluidic system. Control is distributed from a c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341481 | Power control circuit The present invention provides for a highly reliable circuit, suitable for controlling the delivery of electrical power to a second electrical outlet, based on the power consumption of a first outlet. This circuit has application in home, small workshops and on job-... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332692 | Redundant control circuit for hot melt adhesive assembly heater circuits and temperature sensors A redundant control circuit comprises a pair of heater circuits for heating a hot melt adhesive hose assembly to a predetermined temperature level, and a pair of temperature sensors which are used to sense the temperature of the hot melt adhesive hose assembly and t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324876 | System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324006 | Remote display ammeter for power plug or power strip A power strip is providing including a housing coupled to a first end portion of a power supply cord, the housing having an electrical receptacle mounted thereto and connected to the power supply cord, the power supply cord having a second end connectable to a power... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315096 | Voltage regulator circuit for blade server The present invention is to provide a voltage regulator circuit disposed on a circuit board of a blade server including a voltage regulator module for converting voltage of a power source and outputting the power source and a switch unit being connected with the vol... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315095 | Voltage regulating apparatus supplying a drive voltage to a plurality of loads In a soft start period after power-on, a voltage regulating apparatus checks LED by LED to determine whether the LED is mounted on a position to receive a drive voltage. After the soft start period, the voltage regulating apparatus monitors the driving status of eac... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312980 | Adaptable rack mountable power distribution apparatus Embodiments of a power distribution apparatus that is adaptable to be readily mounted within a variety of differing types of electronic equipment racks are herein described. One such embodiment provides power distribution apparatus having an upper mounting adapter. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309979 | Utility services usage and demand reporting system An electric power usage and reporting system for collecting electric power demand readings from multiple properties which may be either commonly owned or leased by the same company, processing the demand data to generate KWH and KW information on an individual prope... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301247 | Power supply device incorporated in vehicle driven by internal combustion engine A power supply device incorporated in a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine including: a first power supply system for driving a vehicle load that converts an output of a generation coil provided in a generator driven by an internal combustion engine int... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301440 | Power line communication system and method The present invention provides a device for providing communications through power lines comprised of multiple conductors by transmitting the data signals through a plurality of the conductors. One embodiment of the present invention may be comprised of a transmit c... | 11/27/2007 |
