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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
John Alexander Gardner, Louisville, KY (US);
Khalid Jamal Mashal, Louisville, KY (US);
Geoffrey Lee Ranard, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher Styn, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25387 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2639 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for scheduling an appliance operation is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals. Each signal has an on-peak signal. Based upon the plurality of signals, a predicted on-peak time value is determined. The predicted on-peak time value can be used to determine when to execute an appliance operation in order to avoid operating the appliance during an on-peak time period.