Invention Application
- Patent Title: SELF-POWERED SMART SWITCH
-
Application No.: PCT/US2022/073114Application Date: 2022-06-23
-
Publication No.: WO2022272282A1Publication Date: 2022-12-29
- Inventor: MIDYA, Pallab , LIU, Yan-Fei , GIOVANNIELLO, Chris , MAIMONE, Peter , AGAMY, Mohammed
- Applicant: MENLO MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
- Applicant Address: 49 Discovery, Suite 150
- Assignee: MENLO MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee: MENLO MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 49 Discovery, Suite 150
- Agency: MEAGHER, Timothy, J. et al.
- Priority: US63/215,168 2021-06-25
- Main IPC: H01H59/00
- IPC: H01H59/00 ; H01H71/00 ; H01H2071/006 ; H01H2071/008 ; H01H59/0009
Abstract:
A switch device may comprise a micro-relay disposed between a first terminal and a second terminal. The micro-relay may be configured to selectively electrically couple the first terminal to the second terminal. The switch device may further comprise a bypass circuit configured to selectively divert at least a portion of electrical current flowing from the first terminal to the micro-relay, and direct the diverted electrical current to the second terminal. The switch device may further comprise an energy harvesting circuit configured to (i) withdraw a portion of energy flowing into the switch device, (ii) store the portion of energy in an energy storage device, and (iii) supplying the energy stored in the energy storage device to one or more components within the switch device.
Information query