METHODS, SYSTEMS, CIRCUITS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE DEMAND MANAGEMENT
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1. A method of controlling activation of electrical appliances, the method comprising:
- reducing overlapping activation time of different electrical appliances located at a single customer location of an electrical service provider during at least one time interval during a day.
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Abstract
Methods of controlling activation of electrical appliances can include reducing overlapping activation time of different electrical appliances located at a single customer location of an electrical service provider during at least one time interval during a day. Related systems, circuits, and computer program products are disclosed.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of controlling activation of electrical appliances, the method comprising:
reducing overlapping activation time of different electrical appliances located at a single customer location of an electrical service provider during at least one time interval during a day. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling activation of electrical appliances, the method comprising time-shifting activation of different electrical devices into different time intervals during a day at a single location of an electrical service provider in time-of-use billing to the single location.
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18. A method controlling activation of electrical appliances comprising:
enabling a first electrical appliance for activation during a first time interval and disabling at least a second electrical appliance from being activated during the first time interval and enabled during a second time interval that is subsequent to the first time interval.
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19. A method of remotely controlling electrical appliances used at a customer location comprising:
remotely synchronizing, over a network, enablement for activation of electrical appliances at a residential or commercial location to time-of-use billing time intervals defined by an electrical service provider that provides electricity to the residential or commercial location.
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20. A method of controlling electrical appliances used at a customer location, the method comprising:
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receiving input indicating environmental parameters associated with use of first and second electrical appliances at the customer location; asserting a first enable signal, associated with operation of the first electrical appliance, during a first time interval to allow the first electrical appliance to activate to affect at least one of the environmental parameters; de-asserting the first enable signal before a start of a second time interval immediately subsequent to the first time interval; and asserting a second enable signal, associated with operation of the second electrical appliance, during the second time interval to allow the second electrical appliance to activate to affect at least another of the environmental parameters. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A controller for controlling electrical appliances used at a customer location, comprising:
a processor circuit configured to reduce overlapping activation time of different electrical appliances located at a single customer location of an electrical service provider during at least one time interval during a day. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method of monitoring electrical appliances used at a customer location comprising:
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remotely synchronizing, over a network, enablement for activation of electrical appliances at a residential or commercial location to time-of-use billing time intervals defined by an electrical service provider that provides electricity to the residential or commercial location; recording parameters associated with performance of the electrical appliances; and providing at least one service indicator associated with the electrical appliances based on the recorded parameters. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer program product for controlling activation of electrical appliances comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program product comprising; computer readable program code configured to reduce overlapping activation time of different electrical appliances located at a single customer location of an electrical service provider during at least one time interval during a day. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A computer program product for controlling activation of electrical appliances, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program product comprising; computer readable program code configured to time-shift activation of different electrical devices into different time intervals during a day at a single location of an electrical service provider in time-of-use billing to the single location.
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56. A system for controlling activation of electrical appliances at a remote single customer location comprising:
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a server configured to provide a computer displayable document for access by a customer, the document configured to receive input data associated with the activation of electrical appliances at the location; and an electrical appliance management server, coupled to the server, configured to receive activation request signals over a network from the remote location indicating requests for activation the electrical appliances at the location, and configured to transmit activation enablement signals over the network to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. A computer program product for controlling activation of electrical appliances, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program product comprising; computer readable program code to provide a computer displayable document for access by a customer, the document configured to receive input data associated with the activation of electrical appliances at the location; and computer readable program code to receive activation request signals over a network from the remote location indicating requests for activation the electrical appliances at the location, and configured to transmit activation enablement signals over the network to the remote location.
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