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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Joseph Mark Brian, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Thomas Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Jay Andrew Broniak, Louisville, KY (US);
David C. Bingham, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Mark Brian, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Thomas Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Jay Andrew Broniak, Louisville, KY (US);
David C. Bingham, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A hot water heater includes a tank for storing water, one or more heating elements for selectively applying heat to the water in the tank, and a controller for controlling the heating elements, operative to automatically self-program control of the hot water heater to reduce energy consumption of the hot water heater based on usage data. The controller is operative to execute a learning algorithm that tracks usage data of the hot water heater based on one or more parameters.