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1. An electrical system configured to control power delivery from a power supply to an alternate current circuit, the electrical system comprising:
- a sensor configured to generate a sensor output signal conveying information related to power delivered from the power supply to the alternate current circuit; and
a processor configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising;
an interface module configured to convey power information to a user, wherein the power information is related to power delivered from the power supply to the alternate current circuit,a trigger module configured to identify trigger events, wherein the trigger events comprise trigger events identified based on the sensor output signal, anda control module configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of the alternate current circuit based on trigger events identified by the trigger module.
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Abstract
Systems for reducing power usage and/or wastage use sensors to gather information about a circuit and its usage. Triggers are identified based on the information from the sensors, and subsequently used to control power delivery by reversibly effectuating energization and deactivation of particular circuits through smart nodes.
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1. An electrical system configured to control power delivery from a power supply to an alternate current circuit, the electrical system comprising:
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a sensor configured to generate a sensor output signal conveying information related to power delivered from the power supply to the alternate current circuit; and a processor configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; an interface module configured to convey power information to a user, wherein the power information is related to power delivered from the power supply to the alternate current circuit, a trigger module configured to identify trigger events, wherein the trigger events comprise trigger events identified based on the sensor output signal, and a control module configured to reversibly effectuate energization and deactivation of the alternate current circuit based on trigger events identified by the trigger module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical system configured to control power delivery from a power supply to an alternate current circuit, the electrical system comprising:
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a sensor configured to generate a sensor output signal conveying information related to power delivered from the power supply to the alternate current circuit; a reversible node configured to effectuate energization and deactivation of the alternate current circuit based on a control signal; and a processor configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; an interface module configured to convey information related to the sensor output signal to a user, wherein the interface module is further configured to receive a command from the user, and a control module configured to generate the control signal based on the command received from the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electrical system configured to control power delivery from a power supply to an alternate current circuit, the electrical system comprising:
a processor configured to execute computer program modules, the computer program modules comprising; an interface module configured to convey power information to a user, wherein the power information is related to power delivered from the power supply to the alternate current circuit, and wherein the interface module is further configured to transmit control commands to a reversible node configured to effectuate energization and deactivation of the alternate current circuit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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