REMOTELY OPERATED POWER PEDESTAL AND POWER PEDESTAL CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20170179691A1
• Filed: 12/17/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: EASTON, JASON DEMETRIOS, Drueke, Chris Emmons, Kuykendall, Jeffery Scott, Seff, Paul David
• Application Number:
  US14/972,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20170179691A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02B 1/50 Pedestal- or pad-mounted casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

A power pedestal including a pedestal member including a base structured to be mounted to a mounting member and an enclosure extending from the base. The power pedestal also includes an indicator structured to provide an indication and a wireless communication unit structured to receive wireless communication from an external device and to control the indicator based on the received wireless communication.

Claims

1. A power pedestal comprising:

a pedestal member comprising;

a base structured to be mounted to a mounting member, and

an enclosure extending from the base;

an indicator structured to provide an indication;

a ground fault interrupter, and

a wireless communication unit structured to receive wireless communication from an external device and to control the indicator and the ground fault circuit interrupter based on the received wireless communication.

2. The power pedestal of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to receive the wireless communication via a cellular protocol.

3. The power pedestal of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to receive the wireless communication via a wi-fi protocol.

4. The power pedestal of claim 1, wherein the indicator is capable of providing a plurality of different color indications;

and wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to control the indicator to selectively provide color indications based on the received wireless communication.

5. The power pedestal of claim 4, wherein the indicator is a multi-color light source.

6. The power pedestal of claim 4, wherein the indicator includes a plurality of light sources, each having a different color.

7. The power pedestal of claim 1, wherein the indicator is disposed in an upper housing of the power pedestal;

and wherein the upper housing includes transparent or translucent panels.

8. The power pedestal of claim 1, further comprising:

a receptacle,

wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to control the receptacle based on the received wireless communication.

9. A power pedestal control system comprising:

a user device structured to provide a communication; and

a number of power pedestals each comprising;

a pedestal member comprising;

a base structured to be mounted to a mounting member, and

an enclosure extending from the base;

an indicator structured to provide an indication;

a ground fault circuit interrupter; and

a wireless communication unit structured to wirelessly receive the communication and to control the indicator and the ground fault circuit interrupter based on the wirelessly received communication.

10. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the user device is structured to wirelessly transmit the communication directly to at least one of the number of power pedestals.

11. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the user device is structured to provide the communication to a network;

and wherein a network device is structured to receive the communication from the network and wirelessly provide the communication to at least one of the number of power pedestals.

12. The power pedestal control system of claim 11, wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to receive the wireless communication via a wi-fi protocol.

13. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the user device is structured to provide the communication to a cellular communication network;

and wherein the cellular communication network is structured to wirelessly provide the communication to at least one of the number of power pedestals.

14. The power pedestal control system of claim 13, wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to receive the wireless communication via a cellular protocol.

15. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the user device is at least one of a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer and a tablet.

16. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the indicator is capable of providing a plurality of different color indications;

and wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to control the indicator to selectively provide color indications based on the communication.

17. The power pedestal control system of claim 16, wherein the indicator is a multi-color light source.

18. The power pedestal control system of claim 16, wherein the indicator includes a plurality of light sources, each having a different color.

19. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the number of power pedestals each further comprises:

a receptacle,

wherein the wireless communication unit is structured to control the receptacle based on the communication.

20. The power pedestal control system of claim 9, wherein the number of power pedestals is a plurality of power pedestals.