Patent ID: 8624428

Claim:
A power controller for electrically connecting recreational vehicles and travel trailers to a power pedestal including a primary circuit and a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) circuit, the power controller comprising: an electrical housing configured to be installed in a mobile vehicle; a first electrical input for receiving a first electrical connection from the primary circuit; a second electrical input for receiving a second electrical connection from the GFCI circuit; a first electrical output configured to provide power to a first appliance; a second electrical output configured to provide power to a second appliance; a relay switch configured to switch between (i) a first circuit configuration that delivers power from the first electrical input to the first electrical output, and (ii) a second circuit configuration that delivers power from the first electrical input to the first electrical output and from the second electrical input to the second electrical output; and a control circuit configured to control the relay switch such that (i) the relay switch switches to the first circuit configuration when no load is coupled to the second electrical output, and (ii) the relay switch switches to the second circuit configuration when a load is coupled to the second electrical output.