Energy management of household appliances

An appliance for conditioning air of a room comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including a temperature controlling element for one of heating and cooling air. A controller is operatively connected to the one or more power consuming features/functions. The controller is configur...

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Main Authors ALEXANDER PINKUS RAFALOVICH, MARTIN CHRISTOPHER SEVERANCE, ALEX FERNANDO LOBOS, CHRIS GEORGE BISSIG, TELEMA HARRY, ERIK K. WATSON, TIMOTHY ALLEN HAMEL, RITA BARKSDALE, ANTHONY A. COOPER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.03.2010
Subjects
CONTROLLING
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
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Summary:An appliance for conditioning air of a room comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including a temperature controlling element for one of heating and cooling air. A controller is operatively connected to the one or more power consuming features/functions. The controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of a utility state. The controller operates the appliance in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least one of selectively adjust and deactivate at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the appliance in the energy savings mode.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20090290588