A SMART CURRENT ATTENUATOR FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IN APPLIANCES

摘要

A smart current attenuator (500) has a power input (502), a power output (504), a processor (508) and a component (506) connected to the processor (508) that effectively reduces current in a circuit in response to a signal from the processor (508). Software in the processor (508) is configured to respond to a network request to reduce power consumption. Power drawn at the power input (502) and power consumed by a device that consumes electrical power that is electrically connected to the circuit can both be reduced when the component (506) effectively reduces current in response to a signal from the processor (508) and in response to the network request to reduce power consumption.