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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sarasota, FL (US);
Anthony A. Cooper, Louisville, KY (US);
Martin Christopher Severance, Louisville, KY (US);
Chris George Bissig, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Allen Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Rita Barksdale, Louisville, KY (US);
Telema Harry, Louisville, KY (US);
Alex Fernando Lobos, Guatemala, GT;
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Sarasota, FL (US);
Anthony A. Cooper, Louisville, KY (US);
Martin Christopher Severance, Louisville, KY (US);
Chris George Bissig, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Allen Hamel, Louisville, KY (US);
Rita Barksdale, Louisville, KY (US);
Telema Harry, Louisville, KY (US);
Alex Fernando Lobos, Guatemala, GT;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method of managing energy use in a home, and more particularly to energy management of household consumer appliances, are provided. Existing appliances can be modified with add-on features or modules, and likewise new energy saving features and functions can be incorporated into new appliances. Communication among a home energy manager, an appliance, and a utility meter measures energy usage and/or a local generator controls operation of various appliances such as a refrigerator, washer, dryer, oven/range, microwave oven, dishwasher, HVAC system hot water heater, and the like.