SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED HOUSEHOLD ENERGY MANAGEMENT BASED ON CLASSIFICATION AND LOCATION INFORMATION
First Claim
1. In a household energy management system having one or more controlled appliances and a household energy profile representing a household energy consumption and one or more associated parameters and limits, a method comprisingassigning each of said controlled appliances a control class,collecting one or more variables,determining a first group of said appliances based on the control class of said appliances and said variables and said parameters,requesting a change in the power consumption of the appliances of said first group,measuring the energy consumption of the household,calculating a difference between said household energy profile and measured energy consumption,determining a second group of said appliances different from said first group based on the control class of said appliances and said variables and said parameters,communicating a proposed change in the power consumption of the appliances of said second group when said difference surpasses said one or more associated limits, andrequesting a change in the power consumption of one or more appliances of said second group upon receiving of one or more requests received in response of said communication.
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Abstract
A household energy management system and method, having one or more controlled appliances and an energy profile representing energy consumption, with one or more associated parameters and limits, wherein each of the controlled appliances are assigned a control class, a set of variable values collected, a first group of appliances determined based on the control class, parameters and collected values, a change requested in their power consumption, and the energy consumption of the household measured to calculate a difference between the consumption and energy profile, and a proposed change in the power consumption of appliances of a second group different from the first group is communicated if the difference surpasses one or more of the associated limits, the second group of appliances being determined on basis of the class, parameters and collected values, and a change in power consumption of one or more appliances of the second group requested.
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1. In a household energy management system having one or more controlled appliances and a household energy profile representing a household energy consumption and one or more associated parameters and limits, a method comprising
assigning each of said controlled appliances a control class, collecting one or more variables, determining a first group of said appliances based on the control class of said appliances and said variables and said parameters, requesting a change in the power consumption of the appliances of said first group, measuring the energy consumption of the household, calculating a difference between said household energy profile and measured energy consumption, determining a second group of said appliances different from said first group based on the control class of said appliances and said variables and said parameters, communicating a proposed change in the power consumption of the appliances of said second group when said difference surpasses said one or more associated limits, and requesting a change in the power consumption of one or more appliances of said second group upon receiving of one or more requests received in response of said communication.
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10. A household energy management system having one or more controlled appliances and an associated network and a household energy profile representing a household energy consumption and one or more associated parameters and limits, the system comprising
measurement units configurable to collect values of one or more variables and an energy consumption of the household, storage units configurable to store a control class of each said one or more appliances, said energy profile, one or more associated parameters and limits, collected variables, and energy consumption, processing units configurable to determine a first group of said appliances and a system request based on the control class of the appliances and said variables and said parameters, and to determine a second group of said appliances different from the said first group and based on the control class of the appliances and said variables and said parameters, and to calculate a difference between said energy consumption and said energy profile, and to compare said difference to said one or more associated limits, communication arrangements configurable to communicate a proposed change in the power consumption of said second group of appliances according to the control class of said appliance of the second group when said difference surpasses said one or more associated limits, and configurable to receive one or more user requests in response to said communication, and controlling units configurable to perform a requested change in the power consumption of said first group of appliances based on said system request, and configured to perform a requested change in the power consumption of one or more appliances of said second group upon receiving of said one or more user requests.
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