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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Tim Simon, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy M. Simon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blaine M. Smith, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew T. Fisher, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
Tim Simon, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3293 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 13/0075 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02E 40/76 (2013.01); Y04S 10/545 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy control system, helping to reduce energy consumption from an energy grid, includes a power meter which receives first power-save signal and generates a second power-save signal for receipt by a control device. The target temperature of a thermostat is changed for a period of time in response to the second power-save signal. The control device can create a third power-save signal for receipt by a power-save adapter for an associated energy-consuming unit to permit only limited operation of the energy-consuming unit.