Patent ID: 9685783
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H01R,H02J

Claim:
1. A controllable electrical outlet for use in a load control system which also has at least one standard electrical outlet, the load control system adapted to receive power from a power source, the controllable electrical outlet comprising: an electrical receptacle configured to receive a plug of a plug-in electrical load; a first electrical connection configured to be electrically coupled to the power source to receive a hot voltage to power the plug-in electrical load; a second electrical connection configured to be electrically coupled to the standard electrical outlet; a load control circuit electrically coupled in series between the first and second electrical connections to control power delivered to the standard electrical outlet; a communication circuit configured to receive a digital message; and a digital control circuit coupled to the load control circuit and the communication circuit to control power delivered to the standard electrical outlet in response to the digital message received via the communication circuit.