Load power device, system and method of load control and management employing load identification

Title: Load power device, system and method of load control and management employing load identification

A load power device includes a power input, at least one power output for at least one load, a plurality of sensors structured to sense voltage and current at the at least one power output, and a processor. The processor provides: (a) load identification based upon the sensed voltage and current, and (b) load control and management based upon the load identification.

Inventors:: Yang, Yi; Luebke, Charles John; Schoepf, Thomas J.

Issue Date:: 2018-01-09

OSTI Identifier:: 1416320

Assignee:: EATON CORPORATION (Cleveland, OH) DOEEE

Patent Number(s):: 9,866,021

Application Number:: 14/564,796

Contract Number:: EE0003911

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Dec 09

Research Org:: Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

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