公开(公告)号：US20200153245A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16682627

申请日：2019-11-13

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Bjorn Markus Jakobsson ,  Peter Mankowski ,  Stephen C. Gerber

IPC: H02J3/14 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J13/00

Abstract: An apparatus in an illustrative embodiment comprises at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to receive power consumption data relating to at least one monitored device, and to classify the monitored device based at least in part on the power consumption data. The processing device is further configured to select a power policy for the classified device, and to control application of power to the classified device in accordance with the selected power policy. For example, controlling application of power to the classified device in accordance with the selected power policy may comprise determining contextual information for the classified device, generating a control signal based at least in part on the contextual information and the selected power policy, and transmitting the control signal to at least one node of a node network. Other illustrative embodiments include methods and computer program products.

公开(公告)号：US11373831B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16720446

申请日：2019-12-19

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Telefus ,  Stephen C. Gerber ,  Damon M. Baker ,  Kenneth D. Alton

IPC: H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/12 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02H3/08 ,  H01H71/24 ,  G01R15/20 ,  H02H3/33 ,  G01R19/175 ,  H01H9/54 ,  H01H9/56 ,  H01H33/59 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02M7/06

Abstract: A circuit breaker includes an electromechanical switch, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, and a processor. The electromechanical switch is serially connected between a line input terminal and a load output terminal of the circuit breaker, and configured to be placed in a switched-closed state or a switched-open state. The current sensor is configured to sense a magnitude of current flowing in a path between the line input and load output terminals and generate a current sense signal. The voltage sensor is configured to sense a magnitude of voltage at a point on the path between the line input and load output terminals and generate a voltage sense signal. The processor is configured to receive and process the current sense signal and the voltage sense signal to determine operational status information of the circuit breaker and determine power usage information of a load connected to the load output terminal.

公开(公告)号：US20220189721A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17047613

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Telefus ,  Stephen C. Gerber ,  Damon M. Baker ,  Kenneth D. Alton

IPC: H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/12 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02H3/08 ,  H01H71/24 ,  G01R15/20 ,  H02H3/33 ,  G01R19/175 ,  H01H9/54 ,  H01H9/56 ,  H01H33/59 ,  H02J13/00

Abstract: A circuit breaker includes an electromechanical switch, a current sensor, a voltage sensor, and a processor. The electromechanical switch is serially connected between a line input terminal and a load output terminal of the circuit breaker, and configured to be placed in a switched-closed state or a switched-open state. The current sensor is configured to sense a magnitude of current flowing in a path between the line input and load output terminals and generate a current sense signal. The voltage sensor is configured to sense a magnitude of voltage at a point on the path between the line input and load output terminals and generate a voltage sense signal. The processor is configured to receive and process the current sense signal and the voltage sense signal to determine operational status information of the circuit breaker and determine power usage information of a load connected to the load output terminal.

公开(公告)号：US11348752B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16720485

申请日：2019-12-19

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Telefus ,  Stephen C. Gerber ,  Damon M. Baker ,  Kenneth D. Alton

IPC: H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/12 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02H3/08 ,  H01H71/24 ,  G01R15/20 ,  H02H3/33 ,  G01R19/175 ,  H01H9/54 ,  H01H9/56 ,  H01H33/59 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02M7/06

Abstract: A circuit breaker comprises a solid-state switch, an air-gap electromagnetic switch, switch control circuitry, a zero-crossing detection circuit, and a current sensor. The solid-state and air-gap switches are connected in series in an electrical path between line input and load output terminals of the circuit breaker. The switch control circuitry controls the solid-state and air-gap switches. The zero-crossing detection circuit detects zero crossings of an AC waveform on the electrical path. The current sensor senses current flow in the electrical path to detect a fault condition based on the sensed current flow. In response to a detected fault condition, the switch control circuitry generates control signals to place the solid-state switch into a switched-off state and place the air-gap switch into a switched-open state after the solid-state switch is placed into the switched-off state. The switch control circuitry utilizes zero-crossing detection signals output from the zero-crossing detection circuit to determine when to place the air-gap switch into the switched-open state.

公开(公告)号：US11336096B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16682627

申请日：2019-11-13

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Bjorn Markus Jakobsson ,  Peter Mankowski ,  Stephen C. Gerber

IPC: H02J3/14 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J3/00

Abstract: An apparatus in an illustrative embodiment comprises at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to receive power consumption data relating to at least one monitored device, and to classify the monitored device based at least in part on the power consumption data. The processing device is further configured to select a power policy for the classified device, and to control application of power to the classified device in accordance with the selected power policy. For example, controlling application of power to the classified device in accordance with the selected power policy may comprise determining contextual information for the classified device, generating a control signal based at least in part on the contextual information and the selected power policy, and transmitting the control signal to at least one node of a node network. Other illustrative embodiments include methods and computer program products.

公开(公告)号：US11170964B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16720533

申请日：2019-12-19

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Telefus ,  Stephen C. Gerber ,  Damon M. Baker ,  Kenneth D. Alton

IPC: H02H3/08 ,  H01H71/04 ,  H01H71/12 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H01H71/24 ,  G01R15/20 ,  H02H3/33 ,  G01R19/175 ,  H01H9/54 ,  H01H9/56 ,  H01H33/59 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02M7/06

Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a solid-state switch, a sense resistor, a current detection circuit, and a switch control circuit. The solid-state switch and sense resistor are connected in series in an electrical path between a line input terminal and a load output terminal of the circuit breaker. The current detection circuit is configured to (i) sample a sense voltage that is generated across the sense resistor in response to load current flowing through the sense resistor, (ii) detect an over-current fault condition based on the sampled sense voltage, and (iii) output a fault detection signal in response to detecting the over-current fault condition. The switch control circuit is configured to control the solid-state switch, wherein the switch control circuit is configured to switch off the solid-state switch in response to the fault detection signal output from the current detection circuit.

公开(公告)号：US10887447B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16598614

申请日：2019-10-10

Applicant: Amber Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Bjorn Markus Jakobsson ,  Stephen C. Gerber ,  Peter Mankowski ,  Mark D. Telefus

IPC: H04M3/00 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/00 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/021

Abstract: An apparatus in an illustrative embodiment comprises at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to obtain an identifier of a first node of a set of nodes deployed at a building or other structure, to associate the first node with a user account, to obtain an identifier of a second node of the set of nodes, and to associate the second node with the first node and the user account. Associating the first node with the user account may comprise, for example, establishing an association between the first node and the user account without the processing device having access to a network connection. Additionally or alternatively, the identifier of the first node may be sent to a backend server over a network connection, with configuration information for the first node being received from the backend server in response thereto.