US 12,074,436 B2
Controlling power to a load based on sensed environmental conditions
Ankit Milan Sanghvi, Hicksville, NY (US); and Michael Ross, Melville, NY (US)
Assigned to LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US)
Filed by Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/647,359.
Prior Publication US 2023/0223785 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 22/00 (2006.01); H02B 1/56 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 13/00002 (2020.01) [G05D 22/00 (2013.01); H02B 1/56 (2013.01); H02J 13/00004 (2020.01); H02J 13/0004 (2020.01)] 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling conduction of a supply of electrical power to a load, the method comprising:
maintaining a dynamic collection of past humidity values received from a humidity sensor in the environment, wherein the dynamic collection of past humidity values changes based on passage of time and receipt of additional humidity values from the humidity sensor;
determining a baseline humidity value based on identification of a lowest humidity value of the dynamic collection of past humidity values;
receiving a current humidity value of the environment;
determining, based on the current humidity value of the environment and the baseline humidity value, whether to transition a switching circuit from an OFF state, in which the switching circuit does not conduct the supply of electrical power to the load, to an ON state in which the switching circuit conducts the supply of electrical power to the load; and
performing processing based on the determining whether to transition the switching circuit from the OFF state to the ON state.