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ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF CLOTHES DRYER APPLIANCE

  • US 20100174668A1
  • Filed: 09/15/2009
  • Published: 07/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A clothes dryer comprising:

  • one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cabinet for receiving articles to be dried, a fan for drawing air into the cabinet and circulating air, and a heater for heating air drawn into the cabinet; and

    ,a controller configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated utility, the controller operating the clothes dryer in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal, the controller being configured to change the power consuming features/functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the clothes dryer in the energy savings mode.

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