ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

• Main Authors: COOPER ANTHONY A, WATSON ERIK K, RAFALOVICH ALEXANDER PINKUS, LOBOS ALEX FERNANDO, HAMEL TIMOTHY ALLEN, HARRY TELEMA, BARKSDALE RITA, SEVERANCE MARTIN CHRISTOPHER, BISSIG CHRIS GEORGE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 22.06.2011
• Subjects: BLASTING; CALCULATING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTING; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TESTING; WEAPONS

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.