Energy management system for an appliance
First Claim
1. A method for managing energy usage of an appliance comprising:
- receiving a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment;
storing the schedule in a memory;
determining a current time;
determining an operation that needs to be performed by the appliance; and
initiating the operation only if the current time is within the off-peak time segment.
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Abstract
An energy management system for an appliance comprising an interface to receive a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment; a control to determine an operation to be performed by the appliance; a mode selecting device to select between an energy management mode and an immediate start mode; and a controller connected to the interface, the control, and the mode selecting device. The controller is arranged such that upon selection of the energy management mode, the controller initiates the operation only when a current time is within the off-peak time segment; and upon selection of the immediate start mode, the controller initiates the operation immediately.
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1. A method for managing energy usage of an appliance comprising:
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receiving a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment;
storing the schedule in a memory;
determining a current time;
determining an operation that needs to be performed by the appliance; and
initiating the operation only if the current time is within the off-peak time segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An energy management system for an appliance comprising:
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means for determining a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment;
means for determining a current time;
means for determining an operation to be performed by the appliance; and
means for initiating the operation only if the current time is within the off-peak time segment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An energy management system for an appliance comprising:
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an interface to receive a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment;
a control to determine an operation to be performed by the appliance;
a mode selecting device to select between an energy management mode and an immediate start mode; and
a controller connected to the interface, the control, and the mode selecting device;
wherein upon selection of the energy management mode, the controller is arranged to initiate the operation only when a current time is within the off-peak time segment; and
upon selection of the immediate start mode, the controller is arranged to initiate the operation immediately. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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