Control module having a control circuit and adapted to be attached to a power adapter
A control module adapted to be attached to a power adapter is described. The control module may comprise a plurality of contact elements including a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to receive a reference voltage; a switch coupled to receive the line voltage; a third contact element coupled to the switch and adapted to provide the line voltage to a power adapter; and a control circuit coupled to the switch and adapted to control the state of the switch; and a fourth contact element coupled to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit generates a signal adapted to be routed to the power adapter by way of the fourth contact element
1. A control module adapted to be attached to a power adapter, the control module comprising:
a plurality of contact elements including a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to receive a reference voltage;
a switch coupled to receive the line voltage;
a third contact element coupled to the switch and adapted to provide the line voltage to a power adapter;
a control circuit coupled to the switch and adapted to control a state of the switch; and
a fourth contact element coupled to the control circuit;
wherein the control circuit is adapted to receive a signal routed from a switch of the power adapter by way of the fourth contact element.
2. The control module of claim 1 , further comprising a signal detector coupled to a fifth contact element and adapted to receive a second signal from the power adapter.
3. The control module of claim 1 , wherein a change in the signal routed from the switch of the power adapter indicates a change of state of the switch of the power adapter.
4. The control module of claim 1 , wherein the reference voltage comprises one of a ground voltage and a neutral voltage.
5. The control module of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator associated with a housing of the control module, wherein the actuator is adapted to engage with a tamper resistance element of the power adapter.
6. The control module of claim 5 , wherein the actuator comprises one of the plurality of contact elements.
7. The control module of claim 1 , further comprising an actuator adapted to engage with a connector of the power adapter.
8. A control module adapted to be attached to a power adapter, the control module comprising:
a plurality of contact elements including a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to receive a reference voltage;
a third contact element adapted to provide the line voltage to a power adapter;
an actuator adapted to engage with a connector of the power adapter;
a control circuit adapted to generate a control signal;
a fourth contact element coupled to the control circuit and adapted to receive a first signal from the power adapter; and
a fifth contact element adapted to receive a second signal from a switch of the power adapter.
9. The control module of claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is adapted to detect a change in the second signal received from the switch of the power adapter.
10. The control module of claim 8 , wherein the control signal controls an application of the line voltage to the power adapter by way of the third contact element.
11. The control module of claim 8 , further comprising an AC/DC circuit configured to receive the line voltage and adapted to generate a DC voltage.
12. The control module of claim 8 , further comprising a second actuator associated with a housing of the control module, wherein the second actuator is adapted to engage with a tamper resistance element of the power adapter.
13. The control module of claim 12 , wherein the actuator comprises one of the plurality of contact elements.
14. A method of implementing a control module adapted to be attached to a power adapter, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of contact elements including a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to receive a reference voltage;
coupling a switch to receive the line voltage;
coupling a third contact element to the switch, wherein the third contact element is adapted to provide the line voltage to a power adapter;
coupling a control circuit to the switch, wherein the control circuit is adapted to control a state of the switch;
coupling a fourth contact element to the control circuit; and
receiving a signal routed from a switch of the power adapter by way of the fourth contact element.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing a signal detector coupled to a fifth contact element and adapted to receive a second signal from the power adapter.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein a change in the signal routed from the switch of the power adapter indicates a change in a state of the switch of the power adapter.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the reference voltage comprises one of a ground voltage or a neutral voltage.
18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing an actuator associated with a housing of the control module, wherein the actuator is adapted to engage with a tamper resistance element of the power adapter.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the actuator comprises one of the plurality of contact elements.
20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising providing an actuator adapted to engage with a connector of the power adapter.