Method for the energy management in a domestic environment
US6487509B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S20/242
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for management of energy consumption by appliances connected to a powered network wherein a plurality of the appliances are each provided with a programmed electronic control system adapted to transmit and receive to and from other electronic control systems and a device for measuring total network power consumption, information from which the power consumption of the appliances on the network and the maximum power available from the network can be determined. Each control system adjusts the power consumption of its corresponding appliance in accordance with the information that it receives and the instructions with which it is programmed without need for a central control unit or user intervention.
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