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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Schneider Electric Buildings, Llc, Palatine, IL (US);
Inventors:
William Anthony White, III, Carlisle, MA (US);
Christopher J. Howard, Greenland, NH (US);
Assignee:
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC BUILDINGS, LLC, Palatine, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/413 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01); H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 12/40045 (2013.01); H04L 12/413 (2013.01); Y02B 60/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to another embodiment, a power control apparatus is provided. The power control apparatus includes a grid power inlet configured to receive grid power, a grid power outlet configured to provide grid power, a data transmission input configured to receive low voltage power, and means for actuating a relay to selectively couple the grid power inlet to the grid power outlet in response to receiving the low voltage power from the data transmission input.