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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Computime, Ltd., Wanchai, HK;
Dick Kwai Chan, Hong Kong, HK;
Kam Wai Lam, Hong Kong, HK;
JZ Zheng, Shenzhen, CN;
Wai Yin Shum, Hong Kong, HK;
Brenton James Judge, Hong Kong, HK;
Hamza Yilmaz, Gilroy, CA (US);
Patrick Yeung, Hong Kong, HK;
Wai Ming Wu, Hong Kong, HK;
Computime, Ltd., New Territories, HK;
Abstract
A smart plug that is partitioned into a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a three dimensional manner to reduce its size. Aspects consider the effect of the possible increased internal temperature as the size of the smart plug is reduced. For example, thick metal foils connect various components of a smart plug to reduce heat dissipation within the smart plug. Also, a metal foil may transfer heat from contact metal on a PCB to a side wall of a plastic housing of the smart plug. The smart plug may comprise a computing device that obtains information identifying the attached electrical device and accesses device data about the time duration during which the attached electrical device exhibits transient characteristics. The computing device then uses the accessed data to effectively control the attached electrical device.