ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110015802A1
• Filed: 07/20/2010
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Allure Energy Incorporated
• Inventors: Imes, Kevin R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,428,782 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/300
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1923 using thermal energy, the cost of which varies in function of time

Abstract

According to an aspect of the disclosure, a home energy management system and method includes a temperature controlling apparatus comprising a user interface capable of receiving a user input to alter a temperature operating condition at a site. A memory is configured to store at least one temperature set-point received from a network. The user interface is a non-programmable user interface configured to not allow a user to input a temperature schedule at the user interface, wherein the memory is further configured to store multiple temperature set-points received from the network and a processor is configured to deploy a current set-point stored within the memory.

Claims

1. A temperature controlling apparatus comprising:

a user interface capable of receiving a user input to alter a temperature operating condition at a site;

a memory configured to store at least one temperature set-point received from a network;

wherein the user interface is a non-programmable user interface configured to not allow a user to input a temperature schedule at the user interface;

wherein the memory is further configured to store multiple temperature set-points received from the network; and

a processor configured to deploy a current set-point stored within the memory.