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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2005
Howard G. Clark, Iii, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Howard G. Clark, Iv, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Howard G. Clark, III, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Howard G. Clark, IV, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Other;
Abstract
A power control system includes a power reduction module operable to reduce power to a connected load, a switching module operable to selectively transfer power directly to the load or to the power reduction module, a harmonic reduction module connected to an output of the power reduction module for reducing signal harmonics from power transferred to the load, a controller linked to the switching module to provide control signals, a resistor coupled between the switching module and the power reduction module, and a resistor voltage monitor coupled between the switching module and the resistor, wherein the resistor voltage monitor measures a voltage across the resistor and sends voltage measurement data to the controller. A method for a power control system to reduce power consumption of a load is also disclosed.