US 11,726,515 B2
Smart outlet
Yoav Galin, Raanana (IL); Guy Sella, Bitan Aharon (IL); Ilan Yoscovich, Ramat Gan (IL); and Amir Fishelov, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed by Solaredge Technologies Ltd., Herzeliya (IL)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/551,442.
Application 17/551,442 is a continuation of application No. 16/690,588, filed on Nov. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,211,794.
Application 16/690,588 is a continuation of application No. 15/812,279, filed on Nov. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,587,118, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/422,273, filed on Nov. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0181880 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. H04M 1/725 (2021.01); G05F 1/625 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); G05F 1/66 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H02J 3/40 (2006.01)
CPC G05F 1/625 (2013.01) [G05F 1/66 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/38 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H01R 13/66 (2013.01); H02J 3/40 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
measuring power provided by a power source;
measuring a power demand of one or more loads receiving power from the power source via one or more smart outlets;
comparing the measured power provided by the power source and the power demand of the one or more loads; and
signaling, in response to a determination that the power demand of the one or more loads is greater than a first threshold, a first smart outlet of the one or more smart outlets by altering at least one of magnitude and frequency of a provided alternating-current power supply,
wherein, based on the signaling, a switch associated with the first smart outlet is controlled to disconnect a first load of the one or more loads,
wherein the switch comprises a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection, wherein first electrical connection, the second electrical connection, and the switch are enclosed in a casing designed to be mounted on or in a surface in a premises, and
wherein the second electrical connection is connected to the power source using power lines that are on or in the surface.