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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Ashley Wayne Burt, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Gregory F. Gawron, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Davis Johnson, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey S. Weber, Louisville, KY (US);
Ashley Wayne Burt, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Gregory F. Gawron, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Davis Johnson, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeffrey S. Weber, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An energy consuming device comprises a power consuming feature/function and a controller operatively connected to the power consuming feature/function. The controller is configured to operate the device including the power consuming feature/function in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode during an associated off-peak demand period of an associated energy supplying utility and an energy savings mode during an associated peak demand period of the associated energy supplying utility. The controller is configured to provide a user a grace period during the associated peak demand period to allow the user to change the operating mode of the power consuming feature/function from the energy savings mode to another operating mode including the normal operating mode thereby allowing additional use of the power consuming feature/function during the associated peak demand period.