ENERGY SAVING AND/OR SAFETY DEVICE

摘要

A power control device comprising a communication system for communicating with at least one remote agent and/or remote user input device; wherein the power control device is configured to control power supplied to or from one or more power outlets responsive to the remote agent and/or remote user input device. In certain examples, the at least one remote agent monitors and/or runs on one or more monitored devices and the remote agent is configured to monitor usage of the one or more monitored devices and signal the power control device when the monitored device has not been used and/or not received user input for a threshold period. Preferably, the power control device comprises a plurality of operational groups, each operational group comprising at least one of the one or more power outlets and each operational group of power outlets is controlled by the power control device differently and/or according to a different power control scheme to the other operational groups.

主权项

1. A power control device comprising:
a communication system for communicating with at least one remote agent and/or remote user input device; wherein the power control device is configured to control power supplied to or from one or more power outlets responsive to the remote agent and/or remote user input device.