Phase-Based Operation of Devices on a Polyphase Electric Distribution System
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source at a device in a computer network, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system;
determining a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device based on the AC waveform; and
joining, by the device, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) specific to the particular phase.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a device in a computer network monitors an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source at the device, where the power source is part of a polyphase power source system. Once the device determines a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device, then the device joins a directed acyclic graph (DAG) specific to the particular phase. In another embodiment, a device detects a time of a zero crossing of the AC waveform, and may then determine a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device based on the time of the zero crossing relative to a corresponding location within a frequency hopping superframe of the computer network.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source at a device in a computer network, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system; determining a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device based on the AC waveform; and joining, by the device, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) specific to the particular phase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a power supply adapted to receive an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system; a network interface adapted to communicate in a computer network; a processor coupled to the network interface and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; monitor the AC waveform; determine a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the power supply based on the AC waveform; and join a directed acyclic graph (DAG) specific to the particular phase via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, the software when executed by a processor on a device in a computer network operable to:
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monitor an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source at the device, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system; determine a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device based on the AC waveform; and join the device to a directed acyclic graph (DAG) specific to the particular phase. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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monitoring an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source at a device in a frequency-hopping computer network, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system; detecting a time of a zero crossing of the AC waveform; and determining a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device based on the time of the zero crossing relative to a corresponding location within a frequency hopping superframe of the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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a power supply adapted to receive an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system; a network interface adapted to communicate in a frequency hopping computer network; a processor coupled to the network interface and adapted to execute one or more processes; and a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; monitor the AC waveform; detect a time of a zero crossing of the AC waveform; and determine a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the power supply based on the time of the zero crossing relative to a corresponding location within a frequency hopping superframe of the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, the software when executed by a processor on a device in a frequency hopping computer network operable to:
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monitor an alternating-current (AC) waveform of an electrical power source at a device in a computer network, the power source being part of a polyphase power source system; detect a time of a zero crossing of the AC waveform; and determine a particular phase of the polyphase power source system at the device based on the time of the zero crossing relative to a corresponding location within a frequency hopping superframe of the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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