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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Philip Gull, New Berlin, WI (US);
Wesley C. Sodemann, Dousman, WI (US);
Kenny J. Stair, North Prairie, WI (US);
Philip Gull, New Berlin, WI (US);
Wesley C. Sodemann, Dousman, WI (US);
Kenny J. Stair, North Prairie, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A method, and a system that uses the method, of managing loads for residential use. The method includes connecting a first signal-responsive switch to a first load, and connecting a second signal-responsive switch to a second load that has a lower priority than the first load. The method also includes sensing first and second electrical signals from the respective first and second loads, and ensuring the first signal-responsive switch is in a CLOSED state and the second signal-responsive switch in an OPEN state after both a combination of the sensed first and second electrical signals exceeds a first threshold value and the sensed first electrical signal is below a second threshold value.