A programmable control for load management of a plurality of electrical power loads is disclosed which contains at least two groups of load controllers for controlling the power supply to loads connected to various pre-selected load controllers. A group selector selects which of the groups is functionally operative at any given instant in time based on environment or other criteria. A serial selector commonly connected to each of the load controllers in the groups serially selects one of the loa...

Load management apparatus constituting a direct replacement for a conventional molded case circuit breaker consists of half-inch wide switching and management modules connected in series between an electrical load and its energizing source. The switching module is a conventional circuit breaker and the management module includes an electro-magnetic contactor. The latter is operated by an overcenter spring mechanism which in turn is operated by remotely controlled solenoids.

A central station monitors the use of electrical power and when peak demand periods occur, coded information is transmitted by radio from the central station to remote receivers mouned on poles proximate power distribution transformers serving the customers. The transmitted signal includes both address and command information which are decoded at the receivers. Those receivers which have been addressed pass the command information as carrier signals over the distribution lines from the secondari...

A self-contained flexible multi-purpose and multi-function energy control system capable of monitoring energy consuming loads, providing signals indicative of the state thereof and for selectively energizing and deenergizing such loads in response to a variety of preselected conditions and time frames. The system is also capable of cycling the loads and of varying the cycling pattern in accordance with preestablished conditions.

An aircraft having two turbine engines is provided with both torque and temperature sensitive electronic circuitry to control the fuel supplied to the turbine engines. Pushbutton switches are provided for the selection of the desired torque level by the pilot. The fuel to either engine is reduced, regardless of output torque and its relationship to the pushbutton values of selected torque, when the engine temperature exceeds a predetermined safety level. Failsafe operation is provided through th...

A system for controlling electrical energy consumption according to a user-set kilowatt limit and an automatic kilowatt limit calculated in a microprocessor. Power is limited by regulating an electric hot water heater according to a preset program and, if necessary, by lowering room temperatures due to electric heater cut back. The device features a computer-controlled display and simplified keyboard which permits the user to enter only valid data. The device also features program fail, power fa...

A cat management chamber for confining a cat during treatment or administration of anesthesia comprises a box-like structure with a vertically adjustable lid which is positioned at appropriate height above the cat with a series of vertical apertures in the side walls and a U-shaped locking pin handle combination which extends through the apertures and sleeves or tubes in the lid.

A load management terminal is utilized as an end device in a utility's distribution network communication system. The distribution network carries electrical power as well as communication signals. The load management terminal is comprised of a power line coupling unit for connecting the load management terminal to the power distribution network. A signal receiver and conditioning unit produces a command signal in response to a received communication signal. A solid state memory contains preprog...

A device to be used in connection with an automotive vehicle for indicating rates of acceleration above pre-set thresholds so that the vehicle operator may change such rate in a fashion to reduce fuel consumption. The device includes a box-like housing containing a mercury switch having two electrodes located at a first end thereof and which are adapted to be bridged when the mercury mass moves under the influence of acceleration forces. These electrodes are connected in a series circuit with a ...

A management teaching game is employed to simulate a retail store environment in which a player must pay his opponent a certain amount of play money determined by the number of questions the opponent has correctly answered in a given category corresponding to a given player position. The game includes a gameboard having a first and a second player territory, a pair of player pieces, a pair of dice, a question booklet, a computer for indicating the correct answer to the questions posed in the que...