Field configuration of commercial water heaters
US11371753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/77
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for configuring a water heater. The method includes capturing, with a mobile device a scannable feature of a rating plate, establishing a network connection between the mobile device and a server, transmitting information captured from the scannable feature by the mobile device to the server over the network connection, receiving from the server to the mobile device a plurality of water heater configurations in response to the information, receiving, with the mobile device, an input indicative of a configuration selection selected from the plurality of water heater configurations, and transmitting configuration information from the mobile device to the water heater to configure the water heater based on the configuration selection.
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