Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a buck-boost regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a buck-boost regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a linear voltage regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a microprocessor that employs the output voltage to wake from a low power mode to an active mode.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller, responsive to first messages received over a network, that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives first identifying information and a functional group designation for the device in second messages over the network, and that controls the device according to the first identifying information and the functional group designation via transmission of third messages over the network; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a linear voltage regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives a functional group designation for the device, and that controls the device according to the functional group designation; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives first identifying information for the device, and that controls the device according to the first identifying information; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives first identifying information and a functional group designation for the device, and that controls the device according to the first identifying information and the functional group designation; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives first identifying information for the device, and that controls the device according to the first identifying information; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives a functional group designation for the device, and that controls the device according to the functional group designation; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller, responsive to first messages received over a network, that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives first identifying information and a functional group designation for the device in second messages over the network, and that controls the device according to the first identifying information and the functional group designation via transmission of third messages over the network; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and a device; a switch controller that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the device, and that receives first identifying information and a functional group designation for the device, and that controls the device according to the first identifying information and the functional group designation; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a prescribed leakage value.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a wireless transceiver, that transmits/receives messages over a wireless network; a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and associated devices; a switch controller, responsive to first messages received over the wireless network, that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the associated devices, and that receives identifying information and functional group designation for the associated devices in second messages over the wireless network, and that controls the associated devices according to the identifying information and functional group designation via transmission of third messages over the wireless network; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the wireless transceiver and the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a pre

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a buck-boost regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a buck-boost regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a linear voltage regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a wireless transceiver that employs the output voltage to transmit and receive messages from one or more corresponding wireless devices.

Abstract: A power supply, includes: a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC source, and a ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire of the source is not present; a storage component, coupled to a return node and in series with a current limiter, where the current limiter enables the storage component to charge to a voltage while limiting leakage current to a prescribed value; a low voltage power supply including a linear voltage regulator, coupled to the storage component and to a return node that provides a reference voltage, where the low voltage power supply receives the voltage and generates an output voltage on an output node that is referenced to the reference voltage; and a microprocessor that employs the output voltage to wake from a low power mode to an active mode.

Abstract: A ground leakage current power supply is provided that includes a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC power source, and an earth ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire is not present. The supply also has an energy storage component and a low voltage power supply. The energy storage component is coupled in series to a current limiter that is coupled to receive rectified power from the AC power source, where the current limiter enables the energy storage component to charge to a voltage value at a rate that limits ground leakage current. The low voltage power supply includes a linear voltage regulator and is coupled to the energy storage component and to a return node, the return node providing a return reference voltage, and is configured to receive the voltage value, and is configured generate a regulated output voltage that is referenced to the return reference voltage.

Abstract: A ground leakage current power supply is provided that includes a hot node coupled to a hot wire of an AC power source, and an earth ground node coupled to an earth ground, where a neutral wire is not present. The supply also has an energy storage component and a low voltage power supply. The energy storage component is coupled in series to a current limiter that is coupled to receive rectified power from the AC power source, where the current limiter enables the energy storage component to charge to a voltage value at a rate that limits ground leakage current. The low voltage power supply is coupled to the energy storage component and to a return node, the return node providing a return reference voltage, and is configured to receive the voltage value, and is configured generate a regulated output voltage that is referenced to the return reference voltage.

Abstract: A multimode switch includes a wireless transceiver, that transmits/receives messages over a wireless network; a line voltage switch, coupled to a line voltage and associated devices; a switch controller, responsive to first messages received over the wireless network, that directs the line voltage switch to provide line voltage to, and subsequently remove line voltage from, the associated devices, and that receives identifying information and functional group designation for the associated devices in second messages over the wireless network, and that controls the associated devices according to the identifying information and functional group designation via transmission of third messages over the wireless network; and a ground leakage power supply, coupled to an AC hot line and to an earth ground, that generates a regulated voltage to power the wireless transceiver and the switch controller without requiring connection to an AC neutral line, while limiting ground leakage current to the earth ground to a pre