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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Nathan Allen Brandt, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Richard William Lucas, Cambridge, MN (US);
Justin Bruce Johnson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Brent Thomas Jonasson, Buffalo, MN (US);
Nathan Allen Brandt, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Richard William Lucas, Cambridge, MN (US);
Justin Bruce Johnson, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Brent Thomas Jonasson, Buffalo, MN (US);
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method, device, and system for controlling power delivered to a power-consuming device. The device can harvest power from a conductor carrying a high voltage using a power harvesting device. The device can include a power storage device to power a hardware processor and a communication component when there is no voltage flowing through the conductor. The device can determine when a control event is to occur. At such time, the device terminates control power delivered to the power-consuming device and continues to withhold the control power until the control event expires. When the control event has ended, the device allows control power to flow to the power-consuming device. The device uses a timer and the communication component to send and receives signals associated with a control event to a user. The device can also operate in a limited mode to conserve power when the device is not in use.