General Electric Company

Michael T Beverle

John Keith Besore

Timothy Dale Worthington

Stephen Michael Bakanowski

Patrick J Bowles

Robert V Chou

John C Reiche

Elizabeth Kurfess

Nayson N Khoshnood

A GPS-based energy management system for a home network is provided that includes a plurality of energy consuming devices. The system comprises a central controller operatively connected to each energy consuming device, and one or more GPS-enabled devices configured to communicate with the central controller. The central controller is programmed to modify the behavior of the energy consuming devices based on the location of at least one member of a home network.

Added features of HEM/HEG using GPS technology

A pyrolytically cleaned oven includes an upper broil element and a lower bake element, the broil element is energized until the oven temperature reaches a trigger temperature, well below the glass transition temperature point of the oven porcelain enamel; then the bake and broil elements are alternately energized in a cyclical manner until an off temperature, somewhat above the trigger temperature but still below the transition temperature, is reached. Thereafter one or both of the elements are cycled to maintain the temperature with a range between the off temperature and a lower on temperature, also within the effective self cleaning range.

Oven with improved self-cleaning cycle

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Michael T Beverle