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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Richard A. Mauk, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Edward Douglas Brey, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
William Herman Gross, Oostburg, WI (US);
Gary Allen Kroll, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Richard A. Mauk, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Edward Douglas Brey, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
William Herman Gross, Oostburg, WI (US);
Gary Allen Kroll, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments relate to a method of identifying electrical devices in a power management system. The method includes accessing a controller using a server that includes identifiers of the electrical devices. The controller is electrically connected (directly or indirectly) to the electrical devices. The method further includes exchanging data between the server and the controller to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices. The potential identifiers that may be used to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices may be stored in an identifier database on the server. In some embodiments, the identifiers of the electrical devices may also be stored in an identifier database on the controller.