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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Nanae Kinugasa, Kusatsu, JP;
Seiji Kawai, Kusatsu, JP;
Tomoyoshi Ashikaga, Kusatsu, JP;
Tasuku Nangou, Kusatsu, JP;
Daikin Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An energy control device adjusts an amount of energy consumed by mechanical equipment placed at a property. The energy control device includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit executes a first adjustment control during a prescribed adjustment period. The first adjustment control adjusts an amount of energy consumed by the mechanical equipment in order to respond to a prescribed event. The second control unit executes a second adjustment control separate from the first adjustment control during a non-adjustment period after the adjustment period.