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Electric adapter with display unit

US6095850A · kind A · utility

43Cited by
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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1998
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/2825
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electric adapter with a display unit capable of indicating various electrical parameters of an electric appliances is disclosed. The adapter includes a housing, a plug, an outlet socket, a control circuit and a display unit. The adapter is electrically connected between an electric socket and the electric appliance. When the electric appliance works, the control circuit detects various electrical parameters of the electric appliance and then displays the electrical parameters on the display unit. The electrical parameters includes present time, voltage value, current value, watt, kilowatt-hour, apparent power value, power factor.

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