Power adapter for electrical installations and especially domestic installations
US4771185A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S50/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order to optimize power supply costs and reduce billing rates in terms of prices charged per kilowatt-hour, the current consumed by a domestic installation is compared with a reference value and the result is transmitted to a microprocessor. As a function of this result, the microprocessor disconnects one or a number of power outputs in cascade and in a programmable order. In addition, the microprocessor receives a signal from one output of a relay which is responsive to rate-change data transmitted over the power distribution network at 175 Hz. When the billing rate is at a high price level, the microprocessor disconnects one or a number of outputs at the same time and as a function of a program established beforehand by the user.
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