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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John J. Auvenshine, Tucson, AZ (US);
Henry C. Will, IV, Dover, NJ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a power cord and multiple overload detection sensors connected to the power cord based on a type of overload detection. The type of overload detection includes one or more of: thermal detection, voltage drop detection, and current reading detection. The overload detection sensors are powered from a same power supply as the electrical power cord by direct wiring or inductive coupling. An overload detection triggers one or more actionable events powered by the power cord. The actionable events include circuitry for one or more of: a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) trip, a visual signal, an audible alarm, radio frequency identification (RFID) communication signaling, a wired or wireless communication.