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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
John K. Besore, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Darin Franks, Louisville, KY (US);
William Newton, Louisville, KY (US);
Lucas Bryant Spicer, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Dale Worthington, Louisville, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeff Donald Drake, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael F. Finch, Louisville, KY (US);
Darin Franks, Louisville, KY (US);
William Newton, Louisville, KY (US);
Lucas Bryant Spicer, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Dale Worthington, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An energy management system and method for one or more appliances includes a controller for managing power consumption within a household. The controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of one or more energy parameters of an associated energy supplying utility, including at least a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period. The controller is configured to at least one of communicate to, control and operate one or more appliances in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. The one or more appliances operate in the normal operating mode during the off-peak demand period and operate in the energy savings mode during the peak demand period. The controller is configured to control the return of the one or more appliances to the normal operating mode after the peak demand period is over to prevent an energy surge for the associated energy supplying utility.