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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Nagaraju Valluri, Louisville, KY (US);
John Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Timothy Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
Michael Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeff Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Nagaraju Valluri, Louisville, KY (US);
John Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Timothy Worthington, Crestwood, KY (US);
Michael Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeff Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An energy management system for a home network is provided. The energy management system includes one or more power consuming devices, including at least a pool pump system having a motor and a filter with a filtration cycle, a central controller operatively connected to the power consuming devices and configured to receive and process a signal indicative of the current state of an associated utility, including at least a peak demand state and an off-peak demand state, and a display. The central controller is configured to operate the pool pump system in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, and to provide pool pump usage information to a user via a user interface on the display.