METHOD OF MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
First Claim
1. A method of managing energy consumption which is applied to a wireless control system, wherein the wireless control system comprises a plurality of appliances and a relay device which wirelessly communicates with the plurality of appliances;
- each of the plurality of the appliances is controllable by a control command sent from the relay device to change a operational status thereof, comprising the steps of;
A. obtaining an amount of energy consumption from a start time point to a predetermined time point in an energy monitoring period of each of the plurality of appliances;
B. comparing the amount of energy consumption with a second threshold during the energy monitoring period, which is lower than a first threshold; and
C. determining whether an energy conservation mode starts when the amount of energy consumption exceeds the second threshold, wherein if the energy conservation mode starts, the relay device sends an energy conservation command to at least one of the plurality of appliances to control said at least one appliance to consume less energy.
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Abstract
A method of managing energy consumption which is applied to a wireless control system is provided, wherein the wireless control system includes a plurality of appliances and a relay device. The method includes the steps below: first, obtain an amount of energy consumption from a start time point to a predetermined time point in an energy monitoring period; next, compare the amount of energy consumption with a second threshold during the energy monitoring period, which is lower than a first threshold; finally, if the amount of energy consumption exceeds the second threshold, determine whether to start an energy conservation mode; if the energy conservation mode starts, the relay device sends an energy conservation command to at least one of the appliances to control said appliance to consume less energy. Whereby, in the energy conservation mode, the energy consumed by the appliances would be reduced without stopping the energy supply.
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1. A method of managing energy consumption which is applied to a wireless control system, wherein the wireless control system comprises a plurality of appliances and a relay device which wirelessly communicates with the plurality of appliances;
- each of the plurality of the appliances is controllable by a control command sent from the relay device to change a operational status thereof, comprising the steps of;
A. obtaining an amount of energy consumption from a start time point to a predetermined time point in an energy monitoring period of each of the plurality of appliances; B. comparing the amount of energy consumption with a second threshold during the energy monitoring period, which is lower than a first threshold; and C. determining whether an energy conservation mode starts when the amount of energy consumption exceeds the second threshold, wherein if the energy conservation mode starts, the relay device sends an energy conservation command to at least one of the plurality of appliances to control said at least one appliance to consume less energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- each of the plurality of the appliances is controllable by a control command sent from the relay device to change a operational status thereof, comprising the steps of;
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