Home energy management system incorporating a pool pump
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1. An energy management system comprising:
- a central controller configured to receive and process a signal indicative of a state of an associated utility, the state including a peak demand state and an off-peak demand state; and
a pool pump including a microcontroller with a communication port configured to communicate with said central controller,wherein said central controller includes a scheduling algorithm configured to enable a user to program a schedule for said pool pump,wherein the central controller is configured to coordinate a scheduled operation of the pool pump with the state of the associated utility to ensure the scheduled operation occurs before or after the peak demand state,wherein the central controller is configured to calculate a projected cycle length using one or more specifications for the pool pump and a number of water turns, andwherein the central controller is configured to identify a start time to activate the pool pump to complete the projected cycle length during the scheduled operation that occurs before or after the peak demand state.
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Abstract
An energy management system for a home network comprising a plurality of power consuming devices including a pool pump is provided. The system comprises a central controller operatively connected to the power consuming devices and configured to receive and process a signal indicative of the current state of an associated utility, including at least a peak demand state and an off-peak demand state, and a display device. The central controller further includes a scheduling algorithm configured to enable a user to program a schedule for the pool pump.
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1. An energy management system comprising:
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a central controller configured to receive and process a signal indicative of a state of an associated utility, the state including a peak demand state and an off-peak demand state; and a pool pump including a microcontroller with a communication port configured to communicate with said central controller, wherein said central controller includes a scheduling algorithm configured to enable a user to program a schedule for said pool pump, wherein the central controller is configured to coordinate a scheduled operation of the pool pump with the state of the associated utility to ensure the scheduled operation occurs before or after the peak demand state, wherein the central controller is configured to calculate a projected cycle length using one or more specifications for the pool pump and a number of water turns, and wherein the central controller is configured to identify a start time to activate the pool pump to complete the projected cycle length during the scheduled operation that occurs before or after the peak demand state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for remotely programming operation of a pool pump in an energy management system, said energy management system comprising a central controller operatively connected to said pool pump, said method comprising:
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providing said central controller with a scheduling algorithm; receiving into said central controller a signal indicative of a state of an associated utility, the state including a peak demand state and an off-peak demand state; using said scheduling algorithm to present a user with one or more graphical user interfaces on a display; displaying on said display information regarding the state of the associated utility to said user; and enabling said user to control the operation of said pool pump using the one or more graphical user interfaces, wherein said central controller is further configured to coordinate the scheduled operation of the pool pump with the state of the associated utility to ensure the scheduled operation occurs before or after the peak demand state, wherein the central controller is configured to calculate a projected cycle length using one or more specifications for the pool pump and a number of water turns, and wherein the central controller is configured to identify a start time to activate the pool pump to complete the projected cycle length during the scheduled operation that occurs before or after the peak demand state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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