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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2013
Carlos Eduardo Restrepo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Oscar Lewis Neundorfer, Senoia, GA (US);
Rohit Sumerchand Dodal, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Carlos Eduardo Restrepo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Oscar Lewis Neundorfer, Senoia, GA (US);
Rohit Sumerchand Dodal, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a wiring device with integrated DC output interfaces alongside AC output interfaces. The wiring device converts AC power received from the grid into DC power that can be used directly by DC loads. In certain example embodiments, the wiring device includes USB receptacles as the DC output interfaces. The wiring device also includes various power management enhancement features. Some such features include crimping and soldering electrical wires directly to the AC output contacts and a midframe for insulating certain components inside the wiring device from heat generated by other components.