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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ryan James Scheckelhoff, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Keith Root, Buckner, KY (US);
Ryan Michael Hartlage, Crestwood, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing appliance power consumption. In one embodiment, an appliance can include a plurality of microcontrollers. Each of the microcontrollers can be associated with at least one appliance component. The appliance can further include one or more low power management microcontrollers. The low power management microcontrollers can be configured to monitor a state of each of the microcontrollers. The low power management microcontrollers can be further configured to determine that one or more of the microcontrollers of the plurality of microcontrollers are in an inactive state. The low power management microcontrollers can be configured to send one or more command signals to place the one or more microcontrollers in the inactive state in a lower power mode based at least in part on the determination that the microcontroller is in the inactive state. The respective microcontroller can consume less power in the lower power mode than while in an active state.