Office of Assistant Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation and Sustainability (OAVCRIS)

U26: Managing Electricity Usage for an Appliance

Status

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 BNU26 G USBN/N/0035/2014, US 13/951,901, US 2015/0032282US 9,465,376

Brunei

  • Filed: Apr 03, 2014
  • Granted: May 22, 2017

United States

  • Filed: Jul 26, 2013
  • Granted: Oct 11, 2016

Summary

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.