HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE AND HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A household electric appliance comprising:
- a receiving unit that receives a request for a peak cut of power consumption at a predetermined rate from a remote controller and a mobile terminal;
a drive unit that drives a power-consuming object to be driven; and
a control unit that controls an action of the drive unit, whereinthe control unit, in the case of reception of the peak cut request from the remote controller or the mobile terminal, controls the action of the drive unit so as to cut a maximum value of the power consumption within the appliance based on the requested rate.
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Abstract
A household electric appliance and a household electric system are provided which are capable of quickly responding to the electric power demand in which the peak cut of the power consumption is requested. The household electric appliance comprises: a receiving unit that receives a request for a peak cut of power consumption at a predetermined rate from a remote controller and a mobile terminal; a drive unit that drives a power-consuming object to be driven; and a control unit that controls an action of the drive unit. The control unit, in the case of reception of the peak cut request from the remote controller or the mobile terminal, controls the action of the drive unit so as to cut a maximum value of the power consumption within the appliance based on the requested rate.
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13 Claims
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1. A household electric appliance comprising:
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a receiving unit that receives a request for a peak cut of power consumption at a predetermined rate from a remote controller and a mobile terminal; a drive unit that drives a power-consuming object to be driven; and a control unit that controls an action of the drive unit, wherein the control unit, in the case of reception of the peak cut request from the remote controller or the mobile terminal, controls the action of the drive unit so as to cut a maximum value of the power consumption within the appliance based on the requested rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A household electric appliance comprising:
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a receiving unit that receives a setting signal to set a predetermined air-conditioning operation with an upper-limit temperature and a lower-limit temperature of a room temperature set; a drive unit that drives an object to be driven to regulate the room temperature; and a control unit that controls an action of the drive unit, wherein the control unit, in the case of reception of the setting signal to set the predetermined air-conditioning operation, controls the drive unit to perform the predetermined air-conditioning operation so that the room temperature will be the temperature within a temperature range that is lower by a predetermined temperature than the upper-limit temperature and that is higher by a predetermined temperature than the lower-limit temperature, in the predetermined air-conditioning operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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