Method of measuring power consumption of electric appliance
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1. A method of controlling at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances in a network, the method comprising:
- determining an operation mode of each of the plurality of appliances;
obtaining power consumption data corresponding to the determined operation mode of each of the plurality of appliances;
calculating integrated power consumption of the plurality of appliances based on the power consumption data and a corresponding operation time of each of the plurality of appliances;
measuring actual integrated power consumption of the plurality of appliances; and
comparing the calculated integrated power consumption and the actual integrated power consumption and adjusting the power consumption data corresponding to the determined operation mode of each of the plurality of appliances when the comparison indicates there is a difference between the calculated and actual integrated power consumption.
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Abstract
A method of measuring power consumption of an electric appliance is provided. The method may include determining an operation mode of the electric appliance, extracting power consumption data corresponding to the determined operation mode of the electric appliance, and calculating an integrated power consumption based on the extracted power consumption data and the operation time of the electric appliance.
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1. A method of controlling at least one appliance of a plurality of appliances in a network, the method comprising:
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determining an operation mode of each of the plurality of appliances; obtaining power consumption data corresponding to the determined operation mode of each of the plurality of appliances; calculating integrated power consumption of the plurality of appliances based on the power consumption data and a corresponding operation time of each of the plurality of appliances; measuring actual integrated power consumption of the plurality of appliances; and comparing the calculated integrated power consumption and the actual integrated power consumption and adjusting the power consumption data corresponding to the determined operation mode of each of the plurality of appliances when the comparison indicates there is a difference between the calculated and actual integrated power consumption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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