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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
A.o. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Brian Thomas Branecky, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Yonggon Lee, Brookfield, WI (US);
Kedar D. Dimble, Brookfield, WI (US);
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for water heater system receiving electrical power from an electrical grid. The system includes an electronic processor configured to monitor an average water temperature of the water within a water tank of the system based on a first and second signal from an upper and lower temperature sensor, operate an upper heating element heating an upper portion of the tank and a lower heating element heating a lower portion of the tank in a first operation mode, receiving, via a transceiver, either an add load command or a shed load command from a grid controller, operating the upper heating element and lower heating element in a second mode in response to receiving the add load command, and operating the upper heating element and lower heating element in a third mode in response to receiving the shed load command.