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Method and apparatus for operating a domestic appliance and domestic appliance

  • US 9,927,777 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2011
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a domestic appliance, comprising:

  • receiving data associated with at least one operating resource, the data containing information about a temporal cost profile of the at least one operating resource, with the temporal cost profile having at least a first time interval with low costs and a second time interval with high costs for the at least one operating resource,comparing a time period of operating the domestic appliance, according to a temporal consumption profile, with the first time interval, the temporal consumption profile including a plurality of temporal program segments describing consumption of the at least one operating resource by the domestic appliance as a function of time during operation,upon determining that the time period of operation of the domestic appliance according to the temporal consumption profile is longer than the first time interval, determining a plurality of temporal program segments in the temporal consumption profile with a higher consumption of the at least one operating resource than other program segments in the temporal consumption profile, anddetermining a point in time for starting operation of the domestic appliance according to the temporal consumption profile to maximize placement of the determined plurality of program segments with the higher consumption of the at least one operating resource within the first time interval.

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