LOAD CONDITION CONTROLLED WALL PLATE OUTLET SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A wall plate system configured to reduce power during idle operation of an electronic device, said wall plate system configured to be within or plugged into a wall plate, said wall plate system comprising:
- at least one outlet of said wall plate system configured to transmit power to the electronic device; and
a wall plate circuit configured to receive power from an alternating current (AC) line input and transmit power to said at least one outlet, and said wall plate circuit configured to disengage transmitting power to said at least one outlet in response to said at least one outlet drawing substantially no power.
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Abstract
In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, a method and circuit for reducing power consumption of a wall plate system during idle conditions is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a wall plate system is configured for reducing power during idle mode by disengaging at least one outlet from a power input. A wall plate system may include one or more outlets and one or more wall plate circuits, with power input connected to the outlets through the wall plate circuit(s). The wall plate circuit may include, a current measuring system, a control circuit, and a switch. The current measuring system provides, through the switch, an output power signal that is proportional to the load at the outlet. If behavior of the current measuring system indicates that an outlet is drawing substantially no power from the power input, the switch disengages the power input from the outlet.
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21 Claims
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1. A wall plate system configured to reduce power during idle operation of an electronic device, said wall plate system configured to be within or plugged into a wall plate, said wall plate system comprising:
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at least one outlet of said wall plate system configured to transmit power to the electronic device; and a wall plate circuit configured to receive power from an alternating current (AC) line input and transmit power to said at least one outlet, and said wall plate circuit configured to disengage transmitting power to said at least one outlet in response to said at least one outlet drawing substantially no power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wall plate system configured to efficiently provide power to an electronic device, said wall plate system comprising:
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at least one outlet configured to provide power to said electronic device; a current measuring system configured to monitor current drawn by said at least one outlet; and a control circuit configured to control the coupling of said at least one outlet to an alternating current (AC) line input; wherein said control circuit decouples said at least one outlet in response to the current drawn by said at least one outlet being below a threshold level, such that said at least one outlet is effectively disengaged from the AC line input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of facilitating lower power consumption from a wall plate outlet, the method comprising:
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providing power to an electronic device coupled to said wall plate outlet; monitoring, with a current measuring system, a load condition at said wall plate outlet to generate a measured load condition; transmitting said measured load condition to a control circuit; and disengaging said wall plate outlet from an alternating current (AC) line input, without disengaging an additional wall plate outlet, in response to the measured load condition being below a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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