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APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD HAVING A WI-FI COMPATIBLE ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) POWER CIRCUIT MODULE

  • US 20110298301A1
  • Filed: 04/19/2011
  • Published: 12/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a housing comprising at least one inlet plug suitable for connection to an alternating current (AC) power outlet and at least one outlet receptacle suitable receiving an AC plug connected to a load device;

    an AC measurement module coupled to the inlet plug and the outlet receptacle to measure AC voltage and AC current usage of the load device connected to the outlet receptacle; and

    a communication module operative to transmit AC power values calculated based on the measured AC voltage and AC current in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard (Wi-Fi) to a wireless network access point.

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