Network system
First Claim
1. An electric product capable of communicating with an outside device, comprising:
- a communication unit to receive information related to energy from the outside device, the information related to energy includes at least one of time-based pricing, curtailment, grid emergency, grid reliability, energy increment, or operation priority;
a display part to display a listing of a plurality of power saving modes in a display screen such that one of the plurality of power saving modes is selectable by a user; and
a control unit to determine whether one of the plurality of power saving modes is selectable by a user and to operate the electric product in a selected mode of the plurality of power saving modes,wherein the display part comparably displays in the display screen an estimated driving time of each of the power saving modes and estimated energy cost when the electric product is operated in the selected power saving mode,wherein the estimated driving time includes a start time of an operation of the electric product and an end time of the operation of the electric product; and
wherein when the electric product is operated in the selected power saving mode, a driving method or a driving time of the electric product is determined on the basis of the information related to energy.
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Abstract
A network system is provided. The network system includes: at least one component of an energy supply unit supplying energy and an energy management unit managing the energy supply unit. An amount of energy used or energy charge of the energy supply unit is adjustable. An amount of energy used or energy charge when the component is controlled on the basis of information related to at least usage charge may be less than that when the component is controlled not on the basis of the information related to at least usage charge. Also, the energy supply unit has a power saving mode to determine a driving method or a driving time of the energy supply unit on the basis of the information related to energy charge.
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23 Claims
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1. An electric product capable of communicating with an outside device, comprising:
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a communication unit to receive information related to energy from the outside device, the information related to energy includes at least one of time-based pricing, curtailment, grid emergency, grid reliability, energy increment, or operation priority; a display part to display a listing of a plurality of power saving modes in a display screen such that one of the plurality of power saving modes is selectable by a user; and a control unit to determine whether one of the plurality of power saving modes is selectable by a user and to operate the electric product in a selected mode of the plurality of power saving modes, wherein the display part comparably displays in the display screen an estimated driving time of each of the power saving modes and estimated energy cost when the electric product is operated in the selected power saving mode, wherein the estimated driving time includes a start time of an operation of the electric product and an end time of the operation of the electric product; and wherein when the electric product is operated in the selected power saving mode, a driving method or a driving time of the electric product is determined on the basis of the information related to energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electric product capable of communicating with an outside device, comprising:
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a communication unit to receive information related to energy from the outside device, the information related to energy includes at least one of time-based pricing, curtailment, grid emergency, grid reliability, or operation priority; a display part to display a listing of a plurality of power saving modes in a display screen such that one of the plurality of power saving modes is selectable by a user; and a control part to determine whether one of the plurality of power saving modes is selectable by a user and to control the electric product in the selected power saving mode, wherein a driving method according to one of the plurality of power saving modes is different from a driving method according to another one of the plurality of power saving modes, wherein the display part displays a plurality of selection parts corresponding to the plurality of power saving modes in the display screen, and wherein the display part comparably displays an estimated driving time of each of the power saving modes and estimated energy cost when the electric product is operated in the selected power saving mode of the power saving modes, wherein the estimated driving time includes a start time of an operation of the electric product and an end time of the operation of the electric product. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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