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Patent No.:

US 11859833 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2022

Control device, control method for water heater, and program

Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yuki Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;

Masaaki Yabe, Tokyo, JP;

Masayuki Komatsu, Tokyo, JP;

Satoshi Minezawa, Tokyo, JP;

Akihiro Toda, Tokyo, JP;

Takashi Arai, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC

Primary Examiner:

Steven B McAllister

Assistant Examiner:

Benjamin W Johnson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 19/10 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/28 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 19/1048 (2013.01); F24D 19/1063 (2013.01); H02J 3/003 (2020.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); F24D 19/1039 (2013.01); F24D 19/1072 (2013.01); F24D 19/1075 (2013.01); F24D 2200/02 (2013.01); H02J 3/28 (2013.01); H02J 3/388 (2020.01); H02J 3/466 (2020.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2310/12 (2020.01); Y02B 10/20 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02E 10/56 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ogawa, Yuki. (2024). Control device, control method for water heater, and program (U.S. Patent No. 11859833). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11859833

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