Patent ID: 11942733
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus for increasing safety of an electrical source, the apparatus comprising:
a conductor that distributes power from an alternating current (AC) voltage source;
a control circuit that initiates a first state, wherein the conductor that distributes power from the AC voltage source is energized for a first controlled time period; and
a sensor that senses a flow of electrical current through the conductor in response to the closing of a single switch connected between the alternating current voltage source and a receptacle during the first controlled time period resulting in the conductor being energized, wherein a voltage associated with the first state and with the electrical conductor is a lower voltage than a voltage of the AC voltage source, wherein the controller also:
initiates a second state by the control circuit after the ending of the first controlled time period based on the identified flow of electrical current, wherein the single switch is opened for a second controlled time period disconnecting a portion of the electrical conductor at a single point of the conductor, the initiation of the second state resulting in a change to the voltage associated with the first state, and
initiate the first state in response to the end of the second controlled time period, wherein the single switch is closed allowing the voltage of the AC voltage source to be provided to the conductor.