The invention manages power of appliances by interconnecting an appliance using a connector with a power supply. The invention detects anomalous appliance behavior and deficient power quality by identifying appliance category, current operating state, and current standby state. A control action is further undertaken based on the detected behavior.
UBD Ref No: U26 Status: Granted
Inventors: Vija Arya, Tanuja Hrishikesh Ganu, Saiful A. Husain, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Ashok Pon Kumar, Chandratilak De Silva Liyanage, Dwi Rahayu, Victoria, Devasenapathi Periagraharam Seetharamakrishnan
Documents: U26 G BN, U26 G US, BN/N/0035/2014, US 13/951,901, US 2015/0032282, US 9,465,376
Filed: Apr 03, 2014
Granted: May 22, 2017
Filed: Jul 26, 2013
Granted: Oct 11, 2016