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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2009
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Darin Franks, Lanesville, IN (US);
Erick Paul Graven, Louisville, KY (US);
OM Hari, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Keith Root, Buckner, KY (US);
Nagaraju Valluri, Louisville, KY (US);
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Darin Franks, Lanesville, IN (US);
Erick Paul Graven, Louisville, KY (US);
Om Hari, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Keith Root, Buckner, KY (US);
Nagaraju Valluri, Louisville, KY (US);
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current cost of supplied energy. The controller operates the dishwasher in one of a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the dishwasher in the energy savings mode.