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Systems and methods for use in providing local power line communication

  • US 20070213879A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2006
  • Published: 09/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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  • A local power line communication network, comprising;

    a central controller communicationally coupled with a local power line communication (PLC) power line;

    a sensor adaptor coupled between the local PLC power line and a consumer product, the sensor adaptor comprising;

    a current detector that detects a current usage level passed through the sensor adaptor to the consumer product;

    a PLC interface through which the current usage level is communicated over the local PLC power line to the central controller; and

    an adaptor switch that is opened interrupting current flow to the consumer product in response to an interrupt command received over the local PLC power line from the central controller when current usage through the sensor adaptor has a predetermined relationship to a first threshold and is closed resuming current flow to the consumer product in response to a reconnect command received over the local PLC power line from the central controller while the switch is open.

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