CLOTHES WASHER DEMAND RESPONSE WITH AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SPIN CYCLE
First Claim
1. A clothes washer comprising:
- a housing;
a basket received in the housing;
a motor for selectively moving the basket relative to the housing; and
a controller adapted to receive and process a signal indicative of the current cost of a supplied energy, the controller operating the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes including at least a normal mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal, the controller configured to modify a spin profile of the basket in response to a signal representing the energy savings mode.
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Abstract
A clothes washer is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current state of an associated utility. The controller operates the clothes washer 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 is configured to change the power consuming functions by modifying the spin cycle to achieve a lower remaining moisture content in the clothes load prior to going into a dryer, thus reducing overall total energy consumption to completely wash and dry a clothes load.
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19 Claims
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1. A clothes washer comprising:
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a housing; a basket received in the housing; a motor for selectively moving the basket relative to the housing; and a controller adapted to receive and process a signal indicative of the current cost of a supplied energy, the controller operating the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes including at least a normal mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal, the controller configured to modify a spin profile of the basket in response to a signal representing the energy savings mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A clothes washer comprising:
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a housing; a basket dimensioned to receive laundry items therein; a motor received in the housing for selectively moving the basket; and a controller operatively associated with the motor for controlling operation of the clothes washer through various operating cycles, the controller adapted to receive and process a signal indicative of the current cost of supplied energy, the controller operating the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes including at least a normal mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal and configured to further reduce a remaining moisture content in response to a signal representing the energy savings mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a clothes washer having (i) a controller adapted to receive and process a signal indicative of the current cost of supplied energy, the controller operating the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes including at least a normal mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal, and (ii) a basket that selectively rotates to spin and tumble laundry articles placed therein, the method comprising:
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monitoring the utility cost; adding at least one additional spin cycle in the energy savings mode in order to reduce remaining moisture content in the laundry articles and thereby reduce a total cost of operating an associated clothes dryer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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