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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Vertiv Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Kevin R. Ferguson, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Vertiv Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/70 (2006.01); H02H 1/04 (2006.01); H02H 3/06 (2006.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H02H 3/46 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/02 (2013.01); H01R 13/70 (2013.01); H02H 1/043 (2013.01); H02H 3/06 (2013.01); H02H 3/08 (2013.01); H02H 3/46 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H05K 7/1492 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a power distribution unit (PDU) having at least one power receptacle for enabling attachment of an AC power cord of an external device thereto. A branch receptacle controller (BRC) has at least one bistable relay and is associated with the one power receptacle for supplying AC power thereto from an AC power source. The BRC monitors a voltage of an external power source and uses it to detect when AC power is lost, and then toggles the bistable relay, if the relay is in a closed position, to an open position.