Methods of remotely managing water heating units in a water heater and related water heaters
US8897632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S20/244
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods of managing electrical power storage can include remotely controlling operation of one of at least two water heating units included in a single water heater, separately from one another, at a customer location in response to a determination that an imbalance exists in a distribution of electricity to a power grid coupled to the single water heater.
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