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First Claim
1. A refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit which has at least one control or regulation unit or which is or can be connected thereto, wherein at least one component of the unit can be directly or indirectly controlled or regulated by the control or regulation unit, the control or regulation unit or a communication unit connected or connectable thereto has at least one receiving device which at least one signal can be received from an external transmitter unit, said signal being correlated with at least one property of the energy required for operating the unit, and the control or regulation unit is configured such that it suppresses the operation of the named component at times in dependence on the signal received by the receiving device for load shedding of the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer unit which has at least one control or regulation unit or which is or can be connected thereto, wherein at least one component of the unit can be directly or indirectly controlled or regulated by means of the control or regulation unit, wherein the control or regulation unit or a communication unit connected or connectable thereto has at least one receiving device by means of which at least one signal can be received from an external transmitter unit, said signal being correlated with least to one property of the energy required for operating the unit. In accordance with the invention, the control or regulation unit is configured such that it interrupts the operation of the named component in dependence on the signal received by the receiving device for the purpose of shedding the load of the refrigerator and/or freezer unit at times.
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- 1. A refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit which has at least one control or regulation unit or which is or can be connected thereto, wherein at least one component of the unit can be directly or indirectly controlled or regulated by the control or regulation unit, the control or regulation unit or a communication unit connected or connectable thereto has at least one receiving device which at least one signal can be received from an external transmitter unit, said signal being correlated with at least one property of the energy required for operating the unit, and the control or regulation unit is configured such that it suppresses the operation of the named component at times in dependence on the signal received by the receiving device for load shedding of the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit.
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