ELECTRIC APPLIANCE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. An electric appliance comprising:
- a communication device connected with a smart grid net to recognize electric power information including power-rate information for each time period;
a sensing device configured to sense a predetermined operation mode and an operation state according to the operation mode; and
a control device configured to implement power-saving operation based on the received electric power information and the state information sensed by the sensing device.
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Abstract
An electric appliance and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electric appliance includes a communication device connected with a smart grid net to recognize electric power information including power-rate information for each time period, a sensing device configured to sense a predetermined operation mode and an operation state according to the operation mode, and a control device configured to implement power-saving operation based on the received electric power information and the state information sensed by the sensing device.
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1. An electric appliance comprising:
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a communication device connected with a smart grid net to recognize electric power information including power-rate information for each time period; a sensing device configured to sense a predetermined operation mode and an operation state according to the operation mode; and a control device configured to implement power-saving operation based on the received electric power information and the state information sensed by the sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control method of an electric appliance comprising steps of:
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recognizing electric power information and an operation mode set for an electric appliance; determining whether the current time is in a highly billed rate time period or the on peak time period in which the billed power-rate is a predetermined reference or more or non-highly billed rate time period or the off-peak period in which the billed power-rate is a predetermined reference or less; and controlling an operation of a power consuming part to implement a power-saving mode or a preset operation mode in consideration of the operation time required to implement the operation mode and the on-peak time period. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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