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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Farhad Ashrafzadeh, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Ali R. Buendia-Garcia, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Alberto Regio Gomes, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Tushar Kulkarni, Weidman, MI (US);
Andrew D. Litch, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Peter J. Richmond, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes an appliance housing, an interface adapted to receive power information, a plurality of sensors for sensing environmental conditions, a plurality of controls for controlling operations of the appliance, and an intelligent control. The intelligent control is disposed within the appliance housing and operatively connected to the interface and the plurality of sensors and adapted to dynamically select control values associated with the plurality of controls based on at least one of the power information, the environmental conditions, or a combination thereof to increase energy efficiency of the appliance.