INDUCTIVE POWER OUTLET LOCATOR
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1. A power outlet locator for locating an inductive power outlet, the power outlet comprising at least one primary coil wired to a power supply for inductively coupling with a secondary coil wired to an electrical load, wherein the power outlet locator comprises:
- at least one sensor for detecting at least one detection signal emitted by the inductive power outlet;
at least one processor for receiving a sensor signal from the sensor and computing at least one coordinate of a location of the power outlet; and
at least one user interface for receiving a signal from the processor and communicating the location to a user.
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Abstract
A power outlet locator for locating concealed inductive power outlet. A sensor is provided for detecting a signal emitted by an inductive power outlet. A processor uses the detected signal to compute location coordinates of the power outlet. A user interface is provided to communicate the location of the power outlet to a user.
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1. A power outlet locator for locating an inductive power outlet, the power outlet comprising at least one primary coil wired to a power supply for inductively coupling with a secondary coil wired to an electrical load, wherein the power outlet locator comprises:
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at least one sensor for detecting at least one detection signal emitted by the inductive power outlet; at least one processor for receiving a sensor signal from the sensor and computing at least one coordinate of a location of the power outlet; and at least one user interface for receiving a signal from the processor and communicating the location to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 8. The power outlet locator of claim 8 wherein the visual display indicates a direction towards the power outlet.
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