PRIORITY-BASED ENERGY MANAGEMENT
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1. A system for controlling operation of a plurality of appliances, comprising:
- a first appliance configured to report a power consumption via a network; and
a second appliance configured to operate dependent on said power consumption reported by said first appliance.
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Abstract
A system for controlling operation of a plurality of appliances includes first and second appliances. The first appliance is configured to report a power consumption via a network. A second appliance is configured to operate dependent on the power consumption reported by the first appliance.
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1. A system for controlling operation of a plurality of appliances, comprising:
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a first appliance configured to report a power consumption via a network; and a second appliance configured to operate dependent on said power consumption reported by said first appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing a network of appliances, comprising:
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configuring a first appliance to report a power consumption via a communication path; and configuring a second appliance to operate dependent on said power consumption reported by said first appliance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A load controller for controlling a networked plurality of appliances, comprising:
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a processor configured to execute program instructions stored by a program memory; and a priority calculation module defined by said program instructions that operates to calculate operating priorities of first and second networked appliances, said processor being further configured to control the operation of said first and second networked appliances based on said operating priorities. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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