US20100092625A1 - Energy management of household appliances - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to energy management, and more particularly to energy management of household consumer appliances.
- the disclosure finds particular application to changing existing appliances via add-on features or modules, and incorporating new energy saving features and functions into new appliances.
- One proposed third party solution is to provide a system where a controller “switches” the actual energy supply to the appliance or control unit on and off. However, there is no active control beyond the mere on/off switching. It is believed that others in the industry cease some operations in a refrigerator during on-peak time.
- AMI Advanced Metering Infrastructure
- All electrical utility companies (more than 3,000 in the US) will not be using the same communication method to signal in the AMI system.
- known systems do not communicate directly with the appliance using a variety of communication methods and protocols, nor is a modular and standard method created for communication devices to interface and to communicate operational modes to the main controller of the appliance.
- WiFi/ZigBee/PLC communication solutions are becoming commonplace, this disclosure introduces numerous additional lower cost, reliable solutions to trigger “load shedding” responses in appliances or other users of power. This system may also utilize the commonplace solutions as parts of the communication protocols.
- a cooking appliance comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cooking cavity having a heating element and a cooking surface having a surface heating element.
- a controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility.
- the controller operates the cooking appliance 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 controller is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode.
- a cooking appliance control method is provided.
- a state for an associated energy supplying utility is determined.
- the utility state is indicative of at least a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period.
- the cooking appliance is operated in a normal mode during the off-peak demand period.
- the cooking appliance is operated in an energy savings mode during the peak demand period.
- Any number of one or more power consuming features/functions of the cooking appliance is at least one of selectively delayed, adjusted and disabled to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode.
- the one or more power consuming features/functions includes a heating element located in a cooking cavity and individual heating elements located on a cooking surface. The cooking appliance is returned to the normal mode after the peak demand period is over.
- a cooking appliance comprises a cooking cavity having a heating element, and a cooking surface having individual surface heating elements.
- a controller is configured to receive and process an energy signal.
- the signal has a first state indicative of a utility peak demand period and a second state indicative of a utility off-peak demand period.
- the controller operates the cooking appliance in one of an energy savings mode and a normal operating mode based on the received signal being in the first and second states respectively.
- the controller is configured to reduce the power of the cooking cavity heating element and reduce the power of at least one of the individual surface heating elements in the energy savings mode.
- the controller is configured to disable at least one of the individual surface heating elements in the energy savings mode.
- the present disclosure reduces power consumption during on-peak hours by reducing the energy demand on the power generation facility, and also enabling the user/consumer to pay less to operate the appliance on an annual basis.
- This disclosure is a low-cost alternative to using expensive or complicated methods of determining when peak electrical rates apply.
- an ambient light sensor determines when it is morning, and then stays in energy-saving mode for a predetermined number of hours.
- the system will need a counter to know that the room has been dark for a predetermined number of hours. When the lights come on for a certain length of time, then the system knows, for example, that it is morning.
- This disclosure provides a peak-shaving appliance such as a refrigerator, including a method to determine when to go into peak-shaving mode without using additional components, or components that have another purpose, and provides a high percentage of the maximum benefit for negligible cost.
- the two components needed for this are an ambient light sensor and a timer.
- the kitchen will be dark for an extended period of time while everyone is sleeping.
- the light sensor and the timer will be used to determine that it is nighttime and morning can be determined by the light sensor.
- the timer will be used to initiate peak shaving mode after some delay time. For example, peak shaving mode could start three hours after it is determined morning starts.
- the ambient light sensor can also be used for dimming the refrigerator lights. This disclosure advantageously uses ambient light to determine when to start peak shaving.
- An appliance interface can be provided for all appliances leaving the module to communicate with the AMI system.
- the system provides for appliance sales with a Demand Side Management capable appliance.
- the Demand Side Management Module (DSMM) is provided to control the energy consumption and control functions of an appliance using a communication method (including but not limited to PLC, FM, AM SSB, WiFi, ZigBee, Radio Broadcast Data System, 802.11, 802.15.4, etc.).
- the modular approach will enable an appliance to match electrical utility communication requirements. Each electrical utility region may have different communication methods, protocol methods, etc. This modular approach allows an appliance to be adapted to a particular geographical area of a consumer or a particular electrical provider.
- the module can be added as a follow on feature and applied after the appliance is installed.
- Typical installations could include an integral mounted module (inside the appliance or unit) or an externally mounted module (at the wall electrical receptacle or anywhere outside the appliance or unit).
- the module in this disclosure provides for 2 way communications if needed, and will provide for several states of operation—for example, 1) normal operation, 2) operation in low energy mode (but not off), and 3) operation in lowest energy mode.
- This module could be powered from the appliance or via a separate power supply, or with rechargeable batteries.
- the rechargeable batteries could be set to charge under off-peak conditions. With the module powered from the appliance, the appliance could turn it off until the appliance needed to make a decision about power usage, eliminating the standby power draw of the module. If powered separately, the appliance could go to a low energy state or completely off, while the module continued to monitor rates.
- RFID tags Use of RFID tags in one proposed system should offer significant savings since the RFID tags have become very low cost due to the proliferation of these devices in retail and will effectively allow the enabled appliance to effectively communicate with the utility meter (e.g., receive signals from the utility meter).
- This system makes it very easy for a customer to manage energy usage during peak demand periods and lowers the inconvenience level to the customer by not shutting off appliances in the home by the utility.
- cost savings are seen by the customer.
- This system also solves the issue of rolling brownouts/blackouts caused by excessive power demand by lowering the overall demand. Also, the system allows the customer to pre-program choices into the system that will ultimately lower utility demand as well as save the customer money in the customer's utility billing.
- the customer may choose to disable the defrost cycle of a refrigerator during peak rate timeframes.
- This disclosure provides for the controller to “communicate” with the internal appliance control board and command the appliance to execute specific actions with no curtailment in the energy supply.
- This disclosure further provides a method of communicating data between a master device and one or more slave devices using RFID technology.
- This can be a number of states or signals, either using one or more passive RFID tags that resonate at different frequencies resonated by the master, or one or more active RFID tags that can store data that can be manipulated by the master device and read by the slave device(s).
- the states in either the passive or active RFID tags can then be read by the microcontroller on the slave device(s) and appropriate functions/actions can be taken based upon these signals.
- Another exemplary embodiment uses continuous coded tones riding on carrier frequencies to transmit intelligence, for example, when one is merely passing rate information such as rate 1, 2, 3, or 4, using the tones to transmit the signals.
- rate information such as rate 1, 2, 3, or 4
- the appliance microcomputer would be programmed to respond to a given number that would arrive in binary format.
- This disclosure also advantageously provides modes of load shedding in the appliance, lighting, or HVAC other than “on/off” to make the situation more acceptable from the perspective of the customer.
- An advantage of the present disclosure is the ability to produce appliances with a common interface and let the module deal with the Demand Side Management.
- Another advantage is the ability to control functions and features within the appliance and/or unit at various energy levels, i.e., as opposed to just an on/off function.
- Another advantage is that the consumer can choose the module or choose not to have the module. If the module is chosen, it can be matched to the particular electrical utility service provider communication method of the consumer.
- the module can be placed or positioned inside or outside the appliance and/or unit to provide demand side management.
- Still other benefits relate to modularity, the ability to handle multiple communication methods and protocols without adversely impacting the cost of the appliance, opening up appliances to a variety of protocols, enabling demand side management or energy management, and/or providing for a standard interface to the appliance (for example, offering prechill and/or temperature set change during on-peak hours).
- FIGS. 1-21 illustrate exemplary embodiments of an energy management system for household appliances.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary demand managed cooking appliance.
- FIGS. 23 and 24 are exemplary operational flow charts for the cooking appliance of FIG. 22 .
- FIG. 25 is an exemplary control response for the cooking appliance of FIG. 22 .
- a more advanced system is provided to handle energy management between the utility and the homeowner's appliances.
- the system can include one or more of the following: a controller, utility meter, communication network, intelligent appliances, local storage, local generator and/or demand server. Less advanced systems may actually allow the appliance to “communicate directly with the utility meter or mesh network through the DSSM (Demand Side Management Module) ( FIG. 1 ).
- the demand server is a computer system that notifies the controller when the utility is in peak demand and what is the utility's current demand limit.
- a utility meter can also provide the controller the occurrence of peak demand and demand limit.
- the demand limit can also be set by the home owner.
- the homeowner can choose to force various modes in the appliance control based on the rate the utility is charging at different times of the day.
- the controller will look at the energy consumption currently used by the home via the utility meter and see if the home is exceeding the demand limit read from the server. If the demand limit is exceeded, the controller will notify the intelligent appliances, lighting and thermostat/HVAC ( FIG. 2 ).
- Each intelligent appliance has a communication interface that links itself to the controller ( FIG. 3 ).
- This interface can be power-line carrier, wireless, and/or wired.
- the controller will interact with the appliance and lighting controls as well as thermostat (for HVAC) to execute the users preferences/settings.
- Enabled appliances receive signals from the utility meter and help lower the peak load on the utility and lower the amount of energy that the consumer uses during high energy cost periods of the day.
- wireless communication ZigBee, WiFi, etc
- PLC power line carrier
- passive RFID tags that resonate at different frequencies resonated by the master, or one or more active RFID tags that can store data that can be manipulated by the master device and read by the slave devices(s) is an effective and potentially lower cost communication solution since there is no protocol. Rather, a pulse of energy at a particular frequency will allow a low cost method with an open protocol for transmitting/communicating between a master device and one or more slave devices, and appropriate functions/actions can be taken based upon these signals.
- controller will receive a demand limit from the utility, demand server or user.
- the controller will then allocate the home's demand based on two factors: priority of the appliance and energy need level ( FIG. 4 ).
- priority dictates which appliances have higher priority to be in full or partial energy mode than other appliances.
- Energy need dictates how much energy is required for a certain time period in order for that appliance to function properly. If the appliance's energy need is too low to function properly, the appliance moves to a normal mode or a higher energy need level.
- the energy saving mode is typically a lower energy usage mode for the appliance such as shutdowns of compressors and motors, delayed cycles, higher operating temperatures in summer or lower operating temperatures in winter until the peak demand period is over. Once the demand limit is reached, the appliances will stay in their energy mode until peak demand is over, or a user overrides, or appliance finishes need cycle or priority changes.
- the controller constantly receives status updates from the appliances in order to determine which state they are in and in order to determine if priorities need to change to accomplish the system goals.
- a set point is provided.
- the controller will tell each appliance to go into peak demand mode ( FIG. 5 ).
- the appliance will then go into a lower energy mode.
- the customer can disable the energy savings mode by selecting a feature on the appliance front end controls (i.e. user interface board) before or during the appliance use or at the controller.
- the controller can also communicate to a local storage or power generation unit. This local unit is connected to the incoming power supply from the utility.
- the controller notifies the storage unit to charge when it is not in peak demand, if a storage unit is included and available. If the storage unit has enough energy to supply the appliances during peak demand, then the controller will switch the home's energy consumption from the utility to the storage unit.
- the unit can also be local generator/storage such as solar, hydrogen fuel cell, etc.
- the central controller handles energy management between the utility and home appliances, lighting, thermostat/HVAC, etc. with customer choices incorporated in the decision making process.
- the controller may include notification of an energy saving mode based on demand limit read from one or more of a utility meter, utility, demand server or user.
- An energy savings mode of an appliance can thereby be controlled or regulated based on priority and energy need level sent from the controller and/or the customer ( FIG. 6 ).
- consideration to use of local energy storage and use of a local generator to offset peak demand limit can be incorporated into the energy management considerations, or provide the ability to override mode of energy savings through the controller or at the appliance, lighting, or thermostat/HVAC ( FIGS. 7 and 8 ).
- the present disclosure has the ability for the home to shed loads in pending brown-out or black-out situations, yet have intelligence to prevent an improper action such as shutting down the refrigerator for extended timeframes that might compromise food storage safety.
- How much energy the appliance consumes in peak demand is based on priority of the device and the energy need level. If the appliance's priority is high, then the appliance will most likely not go into a saving mode.
- the energy need level is based on how little energy the appliance can consume during peak demand and still provide the function setting it is in (i.e. in a refrigerator, ensuring that the temperature is cool enough to prevent spoiling). It will also be appreciated that an appliance may have multiple energy need levels.
- the controller will be the main product with the communication and settings control incorporated within future appliances. Specific meters will be selected so that the controller can read the demand usage. It is intended that the demand server will possibly be purchased or leased to the utility.
- a method for constructing an appliance designed to perform any key function the appliance comprises of several mechanical and electrical elements controlled by a main controller.
- This main controller has a port for receiving information regarding the operational state of the appliance.
- the port also has a user interface or switch which could be used to override the information received by the controller through the port.
- Two-way or one-way communication devices may be connected to the port. These communication devices will receive signals from a remote controller, process those signals and as a result communicate an operational state to the main controller of the appliance. This operational state is communicated to the main controller by one or more remote controllers in a specific format determined by the appliance. These signals from the remote controller(s) could be based on a variety of communication methods and associated protocols.
- the appliance main controller On receiving the operational state signal, the appliance main controller causes the appliance to run a predetermined operational mode. These operational modes are designed into the appliance(s) and result in different resource consumption levels or patterns, even delaying use. Resources could include energy, water, air, heat, sunlight, time, etc.
- the consumer In future appliance models, the consumer might be given the authority to modify the appliance responses to a given rate signal. The consumer would be presented a “check box” of potential response modes and allowed to choose within set parameters. For instance, the consumer might be allowed to choose the amount of temperature adjustment a refrigerator will make in response to a high utility rate.
- a method of communicating data between a master device and one or more slave devices may advantageously use continuous tone-coded transmission system.
- This can be a number of states or signals, either using one or more continuous tones that signify different rate states coming from the home area network (from meter) or the utility. Additionally, one could send a combination of tones to transmit binary messages using a few tones.
- the slave devices will incorporate a receiver that receives the carrier frequency and then decodes the continuous tone which corresponds to the particular state of the utility rate. Once the “receiver board” detects the tone, then the downstream circuitry will trigger the appropriate response in the appliance.
- the carrier frequency in this scheme can be numerous spectrums, one being the FM broadcast band or a specific FM band allocated by the FCC for low level power output.
- broadcast band FM is the low cost of such devices and the potential to penetrate walls, etc. within a home with very low levels of power due to the long wavelength of the 89-106 Mhz carrier.
- This process is used today in 2-way radio communications to reduce the annoyance of listening to multiple users on shared 2-way radio frequencies.
- the process in these radios is referred to as CTCSS (continuous tone-coded squelch system) and would find application in this end use.
- the structure and/or operation of a refrigerator may be modified or altered by reducing the temperature, especially in the freezer compartment pre on-peak time and further temporarily provide a compartment temperature increase to shave on-peak load.
- defrost operation could be delayed until off-peak time.
- the freezer and refrigerator temperature setpoints may be set to maintain less compressor on time during on-peak demand times.
- the refrigerator/freezer could be programmed so that lights will not be permitted to come on or the lights must be dimmed lights during on-peak demand times.
- the fan operating speeds can be reduced, and/or compressor operating speed reduced in order to reduce energy consumption.
- Still another option is to reduce the delay time for the door alarm to sound during on-peak time.
- Other power load reducing measures in a refrigerator may include (reducing before on-peak hours) the temperature of the freezer and refrigerator compartments in a refrigerator (prechill) and slightly increase temperature setting during on-peak rates. For example, just before peak rate time, the temperature setting could be decreased by 1-2 degrees (during off-peak rates).
- Some communication line with the electrical company could be established.
- the electrical company may be able to send a signal in advance to prechill the refrigerator (or in the case of an air conditioner, decrease the room temperature during off-peak rates as a pre-chill maneuver) and, in turn, increase the temperature setting during on-peak rates.
- Still other energy consuming practices of the exemplary refrigerator that may be altered include turning the ice-maker off during on-peak demand times, or disabling the crushed ice mode during on-peak demand times.
- the consumer may be given the ability to select via a user interface which items are incorporated into the on-peak demand via an enable/disable menu, or to provide input selection such as entry of a zip code ( FIG. 10 ) in order to select the utility company and time of use schedule ( FIG. 11 ), or using a time versus day of the week schedule input method ( FIGS. 12-13 ).
- the user interface may also incorporate suggested energy saving tips or show energy usage, or provide an indicator during on-peak mode, or provide a counter to illustrate the energy impact of door opening, or showing an energy calculator to the consumer to serve as a reminder of the impact of certain selections/actions on energy use or energy conservation ( FIGS. 14-19 ).
- FIG. 21 defines specifically exemplary modes of what are possible.
- the main feature here is the enabling of the main board microprocessor or CPU to execute actions in the appliance to deliver load shedding (lowering power consumption at that instant).
- the actions available in each appliance are only limited to the devices that the CPU has control over, which are nearly all of the electrical consuming devices in an appliance. This may work better where the appliance has an electronic control versus an electromechanical control.
- a controller that acts as an intermediary between the utilities meter and the appliance interprets the utility signal, processes it and then submits this signal to the appliance for the prescribed reaction.
- the controller may find application to other household utilities, for example, natural gas and water within the home.
- the flow meters being connected to the controller could provide a consumer with a warning as to broken or leaking water lines by comparing the flow rate when a given appliance or appliances are on to the normal consumption.
- the system could stop the flow of gas or water based on the data analysis.
- Another feature might be the incorporation of “remote subscription” for the utility benefit.
- the utility will be providing customers discounts/rebates for subscribing to DSM in their appliances, hot water heaters, etc.
- the “remote subscription” feature would allow the utility to send a signal that would “lockout” the consumer from disabling the feature since they were on the “rebate” program.
- controller lends itself to is the inclusion of “Remote diagnostics”. This feature would allow the appliance to send a signal or message to the controller indicating that something in the appliance was not up to specifications. The controller could then relay this signal to the utility or to the appliance manufacturer via the various communication avenues included into the controller (i.e., WIFI, WIMAX, Broadband, cell phone, or any other formats that the controller could “speak”).
- the utilities today rely on the honesty of their subscribers to leave the DSM system functional. Some people may receive the discounts/rebate and then disable the feature that drives the load shedding. With this system, the utility can ensure that the feature will be enabled and provide the proper load shedding.
- FIG. 22 An exemplary embodiment of a demand managed cooking appliance 100 is schematically illustrated in FIG. 22 .
- the cooking appliance 100 comprises one or more power consuming features/functions and a controller 102 operatively connected to each of the power consuming features/functions.
- the controller 102 can include a micro computer on a printed circuit board which is programmed to selectively control the energization of the power consuming features/functions.
- the controller 102 is configured to receive and process a signal 106 indicative of a utility state, for example, availability and/or current cost of supplied energy.
- the energy signal may be generated by a utility provider, such as a power company, and can be transmitted via a power line, as a radio frequency signal, or by any other means for transmitting a signal when the utility provider desires to reduce demand for its resources.
- the cost can be indicative of the state of the demand for the utility's energy, for example a relatively high price or cost of supplied energy is typically associated with a peak demand state or period and a relative low price or cost is typically associated with an off-peak demand state or period.
- the controller 102 can operate the cooking appliance 100 in one of a plurality of operating modes, including a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. Specifically, the cooking appliance 100 can be operated in the normal mode in response to a signal indicating an off-peak demand state or period and can be operated in an energy savings mode in response to a signal indicating a peak demand state or period. As will be discussed in greater detail below, the controller 102 is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance 100 in the energy savings mode.
- the cooking appliance 100 is in the form of a free standing range 110 having a top cooking surface 114 .
- the cooking appliance 100 can be any suitable cooking appliance including, without limitation, counter top cooking appliances, built-in cooking appliances and multiple fuel cooking appliances. Therefore, the range 110 is provided by way of illustration rather than limitation, and accordingly there is no intention to limit application of the present disclosure to any particular cooking appliance.
- the depicted exemplary range 110 includes an outer body or cabinet 112 with the top cooking surface 114 having at least one individual surface heating element.
- the top cooking surface 114 includes four individual surface heating elements, namely, a left front heating element 120 , a right front heating element 122 , a left rear heating element 124 , and a right rear heating element 126 .
- top cooking surface 114 may include any suitable number of heating elements, any suitable type of heating elements (i.e., single, double or triple element which operates in different modes) and/or any suitable arrangement of the heating elements.
- the exemplary range 110 includes an oven 130 positioned within the cabinet 112 and below cooking surface 114 .
- the oven 130 defines a cooking chamber or cavity 132 , which has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode.
- a drop door (not shown) sealingly closes a front opening of the oven during a cooking process.
- a door latch is configured to lock the door in a closed position during the cooking process and/or during a self-cleaning operation.
- the cooking cavity 132 is configured to receive and support a food item during the cooking process.
- the cooking cavity can be provided with at least one heating element 140 .
- the cooking cavity can be provided with an upper heating element, such as a broil heating element, and a lower heating element, such as a bake heating element.
- the cooking cavity 132 can also be provided with a convection fan 142 operatively associated with the cooking cavity for circulating heated air within the cooking cavity and a light source 146 for illuminating the cooking cavity.
- range 110 can include more than one cooking chamber or cavity.
- the exemplary range 110 can includes a second oven 150 having a second cooking chamber or cavity 152 .
- the second cooking cavity may be configured substantially similar to first cooking cavity 132 or may be configured differently.
- the second cooking cavity 152 may be substantially similar in size to first cooking cavity 132 or may be larger or smaller than first cooking cavity 132 .
- a drop door (not shown) sealingly closes a front opening of the second cooking chamber during the cooking process.
- the second cooking chamber 152 is equipped with one or more suitable heating elements 156 , such as an heating element and a lower heating element, as described above in reference to the cooking cavity 132 .
- the range 110 can further comprise an RF generation module including a magnetron 160 located on a side or top of the cooking cavity 132 .
- the magnetron can be mounted to a magnetron mount on a surface of the cooking cavity.
- the magnetron is configured to deliver microwave energy into the cooking cavity 132 .
- a range backsplash (not shown) can extend upward of a rear edge of top cooking surface 114 and can include, for example, a user interface 172 , a control display and control selectors for user manipulation for facilitating selecting operative oven features, cooking timers, time and/or temperature displays.
- An exhaust hood 180 can be provided above the range 110 .
- the exhaust hood can be operatively connected to the controller 102 and can include an exhaust fan 182 and a light source 184 for illuminating the top cooking surface 114 .
- a user In the normal operating mode, for use of the oven 130 , a user generally inputs a desired temperature and time at which the food item placed in the cooking cavity 132 is to be cooked through at least one input selector.
- the controller 102 then initiates the cooking cycle.
- the controller 102 is configured to cyclically energize and de-energize the heating element 140 and, if provided, in some cooking cycles, the magnetron 160 to heat the air and radiate energy directly to the food item.
- the duty cycle for the heating element 140 and magnetron 160 that is, the percent on time for the heating element and magnetron in a control time period, can depend on at least one of a pre-programmed cooking algorithm and a user selected operation mode.
- the length of time each component is on during a particular control period varies depending on the power level selected.
- the duty cycle, or ratio of the on time can be precisely controlled and is pre-determined by the operating parameters selected by the user. Different foods will cook best with different ratios.
- the oven 130 allows control of these power levels through both pre-programmed cooking algorithms and through user-customizable manual cooking. Energization of the heating element 140 during pre-heat depends on the target temperature corresponding to the cooking temperature selected by a user and the temperature of the cooking cavity 132 upon initiation of the oven 130 .
- the heating element 140 can have associated with it, a steady state reference temperature. If a target temperature is below the steady state reference temperature, the controller 102 is configured to energize the heating element 140 at 100% duty cycle to the target temperature and then cyclically energize the heating element 140 at the target temperature for the remainder a programmed cooking time.
- the controller 102 can adjusts the power level of the heating element 140 and, if provided, the magnetron 160 to a first power level after a first period of time, and if the first power level is above a threshold power level for the heating element and magnetron, the controller adjusts the first power level to a second lower power level after a second period of time.
- the heating element 140 can be energized to any combination of power levels (e.g., from 0 (not energized) to 10 (energized at 100%)).
- the heating element 140 is energized at power level ten (10), after a first period of time, for example 10 minutes, the heating element 140 is reduced to 70% of the set power level. If the reduced power level is still higher than the threshold power level, after a second period of time, for example 20 minutes, the heating element 140 is reduced to 50% of the set power level.
- a user sets the temperature of the heating element through a control selector.
- Each individual surface heating element has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode.
- the controller 102 controls the temperature of the surface heating element 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 by, for example, duty cycling the heating element.
- the controller 102 receives and processes an energy signal indicative of a peak demand period at any time during operation of the appliance 100 , the controller makes a determination of whether one or more of the power consuming features/functions should be operated in the energy savings mode and if so, it signals the appropriate features/functions of the appliance 100 to begin operating in the energy savings mode in order to reduce the instantaneous amount of energy being consumed by the appliance.
- the controller 102 determines what features/functions should be operated at a lower consumption level and what that lower consumption level should be, rather than an uncontrolled immediate termination of the operation of specific features/functions.
- the controller 102 is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more above described power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance 100 in the energy savings mode. Reducing total energy consumed also encompasses reducing the energy consumed at peak times and/or reducing the overall electricity demands. Electricity demands can be defined as average watts over a short period of time, typically 5-60 minutes. Off peak demand periods correspond to periods during which lower cost energy is being supplied by the utility relative to peak demand periods. Operational adjustments that result in functional energy savings will be described in detail hereinafter.
- the cooking cavity 132 has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode.
- the controller 102 is configured to reduce the setpoint temperature in the energy savings mode.
- the power of the heating element 140 of the cooking cavity 132 can be reduced by selectively adjusting the duty cycle of the heating element throughout a selected cooking cycle.
- the controller can disable or reduce the speed of the convection fan 142 and can disable or reduce the intensity of the light source 146 .
- the frequency of the energy signal can be impacted by the fundamental frequency of the magnetron 160 .
- a typical microwave oven uses between 500 and 1000 W of microwave energy at 2.45 GHz to heat the food.
- the controller 102 determines that the frequency of the incoming energy signal 106 is generally harmonic with the frequency of the activated magnetron (i.e., the energy signal is impacted or degraded by the magnetron frequency), the controller can at least temporarily block communication with the energy signal to prevent unreliable communications during operation of the magnetron. Alternatively, the controller 102 can temporarily block communication during activation of the magnetron 160 regardless of the frequency if the energy signal 106 .
- the energy signal can be queued in a memory 174 . After deactivation of the magnetron, the controller can review and process the queued energy signal stored in the memory to at least partially determine the operating mode for the appliance 100 . If the appliance is to operate in the energy savings mode, the power level of the magnetron can be selectively adjusted to reduce the power consumed by the magnetron during subsequent operation.
- the controller 102 can also selectively disable the self clean feature in the energy savings mode. However, if the self clean feature was activated in the normal operating mode and the controller determines based on the cost of supplied energy that the cooking appliance 100 should operate in the energy savings mode, in the illustrative embodiment, the controller 102 will finish the self clean cycle in the energy savings mode. Alternatively, the controller could be configured to immediately interrupt the self-clean mode upon determining the appliance should operate in the energy savings mode and repeat the self-clean cycle after the energy signal signifies an off-peak period or the controller otherwise determines operation in the energy savings mode is no longer desired. As indicated above, the range 110 can include the second oven 150 having the second cooking cavity 152 . With this setup, the controller 102 is configured to disable one of the cooking cavities 132 , 152 , particularly the second cooking cavity, in the energy savings mode.
- each individual surface heating element 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode.
- the controller 102 can limit the number of surface heating elements that can be energized and is configured to reduce the setpoint temperature of at least one activated temperature controlled surface heating element in the energy savings mode.
- the controller can also reduce power of an activated open loop surface heating element by selectively adjusting the duty cycle of the activated heating element.
- at least one surface heating element 120 , 122 , 124 , 126 can be at least partially disabled.
- the controller 102 is configured to disable or reduce the speed of the exhaust fan 182 of the exhaust hood 180 .
- the light source 184 can also be disabled or the intensity of the light source can be reduced.
- the determination of which power consuming features/functions are operated in a energy savings mode may depend on whether the appliance 100 is currently operating.
- the controller 102 includes functionality to determine whether activation of the energy savings mode for any power consuming features/functions would potentially cause damage to any feature/function of the appliance 100 itself or would cause the appliance to fail to perform its intended function, such as a complete cooking of food in the cooking cavity 132 of the oven 130 . If the controller determines that an unacceptable consequence may occur by performing an energy saving action, such as deactivating or curtailing the operation of a power consuming feature/function in the appliance 100 , the controller may opt-out of performing that specific energy saving action or may institute or extend other procedures.
- the controller 102 may determine that the deactivation or limitation of the operation of the convection fan 142 may result in overheating of the heating element 140 which has not yet been deactivated or limited. As a result, the controller prevents the appliance from being damaged.
- the controller may also determine whether deactivation or curtailment of a power consuming feature/function would prevent the appliance from performing its desired function. For example, if the controller 102 determines that deactivation or curtailment of the heating element 140 would result in under-cooked food in the oven 130 , the controller 102 may opt-out of performing that specific energy savings action or may increase the time that a function is performed, such as a length of cooking.
- a control method for the cooking appliance 100 in accordance with the present disclosure comprises receiving and processing the signal indicative of cost of supplied energy (S 200 ), determining a state for an associated energy supplying utility, such as a cost of supplying energy from the associated utility (S 202 ), the utility state being indicative of at least a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period, operating the appliance 100 in a normal mode during the off-peak demand period (S 204 ), operating the appliance in an energy savings during the peak demand period (S 206 ), scheduling, delaying, adjusting and/or selectively deactivating any number of one or more power consuming features/functions of the appliance 100 described above to reduce power consumption of the appliance in the energy savings mode (S 208 ), and returning to the normal mode after the peak demand period is over (S 210 ).
- the control method can further comprise temporarily blocking the communication with the associated utility during operating of the magnetron 160 if the frequency of the energy signal is impacted by the magnetron to prevent unreliable communications (S 212 ), queuing the communication with the associated utility during operating of the magnetron (S 214 ), and processing the queue after operation of the magnetron for at least partially determining current operating mode for the cooking appliance (S 216 ).
- control panel or user interface 172 can include a display and control buttons for making various operational selections.
- the display can be configured to communicate active, real-time feedback to the user on the cost of operating the appliance 100 .
- the costs associated with using the appliance 100 are generally based on the current operating and usage patterns and energy consumption costs, such as the cost per kilowatt hour charged by the corresponding utility.
- the controller 102 is configured to gather information and data related to current usage patterns and as well as current power costs. This information can be used to determine current energy usage and cost associated with using the appliance 100 in one of the energy savings mode and normal mode.
- This real-time information i.e., current usage patterns, current power cost and current energy usage/cost
- a manual or selectable override can be provided on the user interface 172 providing a user the ability to select which of the one or more power consuming features/functions are delayed, adjusted and/or disabled by the controller in the energy savings mode.
- the user can override any adjustments, whether time related or function related, to any of the power consuming functions.
- the user can override the current operating mode of the appliance 100 . Particularly, as shown in FIG. 23 , if the utility state has an associated energy cost, the user can base operation of the appliance on a user selected targeted energy cost, such a selected pricing tier or cost per kilowatt hour charged by the corresponding utility (S 220 ).
- the controller 104 will operate the appliance 100 in the energy savings mode (S 222 ). If the current cost is less than the user selected cost, the controller 104 will operate the appliance 100 in the normal mode (S 222 ). This operation based on a user selected targeted energy cost is regardless of the current energy cost being indicative of one of a peak demand period and an off-peak demand period.
- the operational adjustments, particularly an energy savings operation can be accompanied by a display on the control panel which communicates activation of the energy savings mode.
- the energy savings mode display can include a display of “ECO”, “Eco”, “EP”, “ER”, “CP”, “CPP”, “DR”, or “PP” on the appliance display panel in cases where the display is limited to three characters. In cases with displays having additional characters available, messaging can be enhanced accordingly. Additionally, an audible signal can be provided to alert the user of the appliance operating in the energy savings mode.
- the duration of time that the appliance 100 operates in the energy savings mode may be determined by information in the energy signal.
- the energy signal may inform the appliance 100 to operate in the energy savings mode for a few minutes or for one hour, at which time the appliance returns to normal operation.
- the energy signal may be continuously transmitted by the utility provider, or other signal generating system, as long as it is determined that instantaneous load reduction is necessary. Once transmission of the signal has ceased, the appliance 100 returns to normal operating mode.
- an energy signal may be transmitted to the appliance to signal the appliance to operate in the energy savings mode. A normal operation signal may then be later transmitted to the appliance to signal the appliance to return to the normal operating mode.
- the operation of the appliance 100 may vary as a function of a characteristic of the utility state and/or supplied energy, e.g., availability and/or price. Because some energy suppliers offer what is known as time-of-day pricing in their tariffs, price points could be tied directly to the tariff structure for the energy supplier. If real time pricing is offered by the energy supplier serving the site, this variance could be utilized to generate savings and reduce chain demand.
- Another load management program offered by energy supplier utilizes price tiers which the utility manages dynamically to reflect the total cost of energy delivery to its customers. These tiers provide the customer a relative indicator of the price of energy and are usually defined as being LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH and CRITICAL.
- the controller 102 is configured to operate the appliance in an operating mode corresponding to one of the price tiers.
- the controller is configured to operate the cooking appliance 100 in the normal operating mode during each of the low and medium price tier and is configured to operate the appliance in the energy savings mode during each of the high and critical price tier.
- These tiers are shown in the chart of FIG. 25 to partially illustrate operation of the appliance 100 in each pricing tier.
- the appliance control response to the LOW and MEDIUM tiers is the same namely the appliance remains in the normal operating mode.
- the response to the HIGH and CRITICAL tiers is the same, namely operating the appliance in the energy saving mode.
- controller could be configured to implement a unique operating mode for each tier which provides a desired balance between compromised performance and cost savings/energy savings. If the utility offers more than two rate/cost conditions, different combinations of energy saving control steps may be programmed to provide satisfactory cost savings/performance tradeoff.
Abstract
A cooking appliance comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cooking cavity having a heating element and a cooking surface having a surface heating element. A controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the cooking appliance 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 controller is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode.
Description
- The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/097,082 filed 15 Sep. 2008, now Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (Attorney Docket No. 231,308 (GECZ 2 00948)); which provisional patent application is expressly incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety. In addition, cross-reference is made to commonly owned, copending application Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (Attorney Docket No. 233326 (GECZ 00989)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (238022 (GECZ 2 00991)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (234622 (GECZ 2 00992)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (234930 (GECZ 2 00993)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (235012 (GECZ 2 00994)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (235215 (GECZ 2 00995)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (238338 (GECZ 2 00997)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (238404 (GECZ 2 00998)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (237845 (GECZ 2 00999)); Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (237898 (GECZ 2 01000)); and Ser. No. ______, filed 15 Sep. 2009 (237900 (GECZ 2 01001)).
- This disclosure relates to energy management, and more particularly to energy management of household consumer appliances. The disclosure finds particular application to changing existing appliances via add-on features or modules, and incorporating new energy saving features and functions into new appliances.
- Currently utilities charge a flat rate, but with increasing cost of fuel prices and high energy usage at certain parts of the day, utilities have to buy more energy to supply customers during peak demand. Consequently, utilities are charging higher rates during peak demand. If peak demand can be lowered, then a potential huge cost savings can be achieved and the peak load that the utility has to accommodate is lessened.
- One proposed third party solution is to provide a system where a controller “switches” the actual energy supply to the appliance or control unit on and off. However, there is no active control beyond the mere on/off switching. It is believed that others in the industry cease some operations in a refrigerator during on-peak time.
- For example, in a refrigerator most energy is consumed to keep average freezer compartment temperature at a constant level. Recommended temperature level is based on bacteria multiplication. Normally recommended freezer temperature for long (1-2 month) food storage is 0 degrees F. Research shows that bacteria rise is a linear function of the compartment temperature, i.e., the lower the temperature the lower the bacteria multiplication. Refrigerator designers now use this knowledge to prechill a freezer compartment (and in less degree a refrigerator compartment also) before defrost, thus keeping an average temperature during time interval that includes before, during, and after defrost at approximately the same level (for example, 0 degrees F.).
- There are also currently different methods used to determine when variable electricity-pricing schemes go into effect. There are phone lines, schedules, and wireless signals sent by the electrical company. One difficulty is that no peak shaving method for an appliance such as a refrigerator will provide a maximal benefit. Further, different electrical companies use different methods of communicating periods of high electrical demand to their consumers. Other electrical companies simply have rate schedules for different times of day.
- Electrical utilities moving to an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system will need to communicate to appliances, HVAC, water heaters, etc. in a home or office building. All electrical utility companies (more than 3,000 in the US) will not be using the same communication method to signal in the AMI system. Similarly, known systems do not communicate directly with the appliance using a variety of communication methods and protocols, nor is a modular and standard method created for communication devices to interface and to communicate operational modes to the main controller of the appliance. Although conventional WiFi/ZigBee/PLC communication solutions are becoming commonplace, this disclosure introduces numerous additional lower cost, reliable solutions to trigger “load shedding” responses in appliances or other users of power. This system may also utilize the commonplace solutions as parts of the communication protocols.
- According to one aspect, a cooking appliance comprises one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cooking cavity having a heating element and a cooking surface having a surface heating element. A controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the cooking appliance 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 controller is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode.
- According to another aspect, a cooking appliance control method is provided. A state for an associated energy supplying utility is determined. The utility state is indicative of at least a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period. The cooking appliance is operated in a normal mode during the off-peak demand period. The cooking appliance is operated in an energy savings mode during the peak demand period. Any number of one or more power consuming features/functions of the cooking appliance is at least one of selectively delayed, adjusted and disabled to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode. The one or more power consuming features/functions includes a heating element located in a cooking cavity and individual heating elements located on a cooking surface. The cooking appliance is returned to the normal mode after the peak demand period is over.
- According to yet another aspect, a cooking appliance comprises a cooking cavity having a heating element, and a cooking surface having individual surface heating elements. A controller is configured to receive and process an energy signal. The signal has a first state indicative of a utility peak demand period and a second state indicative of a utility off-peak demand period. The controller operates the cooking appliance in one of an energy savings mode and a normal operating mode based on the received signal being in the first and second states respectively. The controller is configured to reduce the power of the cooking cavity heating element and reduce the power of at least one of the individual surface heating elements in the energy savings mode. The controller is configured to disable at least one of the individual surface heating elements in the energy savings mode.
- The present disclosure reduces power consumption during on-peak hours by reducing the energy demand on the power generation facility, and also enabling the user/consumer to pay less to operate the appliance on an annual basis.
- This disclosure is a low-cost alternative to using expensive or complicated methods of determining when peak electrical rates apply. For example, when the refrigerator is in peak shaving mode (or it could be programmed to do this constantly), an ambient light sensor determines when it is morning, and then stays in energy-saving mode for a predetermined number of hours. Preferably, the system will need a counter to know that the room has been dark for a predetermined number of hours. When the lights come on for a certain length of time, then the system knows, for example, that it is morning.
- This disclosure provides a peak-shaving appliance such as a refrigerator, including a method to determine when to go into peak-shaving mode without using additional components, or components that have another purpose, and provides a high percentage of the maximum benefit for negligible cost. The two components needed for this are an ambient light sensor and a timer. The kitchen will be dark for an extended period of time while everyone is sleeping. The light sensor and the timer will be used to determine that it is nighttime and morning can be determined by the light sensor. When the refrigerator determines it is morning, the timer will be used to initiate peak shaving mode after some delay time. For example, peak shaving mode could start three hours after it is determined morning starts. Similarly, the ambient light sensor can also be used for dimming the refrigerator lights. This disclosure advantageously uses ambient light to determine when to start peak shaving.
- An appliance interface can be provided for all appliances leaving the module to communicate with the AMI system. The system provides for appliance sales with a Demand Side Management capable appliance. The Demand Side Management Module (DSMM) is provided to control the energy consumption and control functions of an appliance using a communication method (including but not limited to PLC, FM, AM SSB, WiFi, ZigBee, Radio Broadcast Data System, 802.11, 802.15.4, etc.). The modular approach will enable an appliance to match electrical utility communication requirements. Each electrical utility region may have different communication methods, protocol methods, etc. This modular approach allows an appliance to be adapted to a particular geographical area of a consumer or a particular electrical provider. The module can be added as a follow on feature and applied after the appliance is installed. Typical installations could include an integral mounted module (inside the appliance or unit) or an externally mounted module (at the wall electrical receptacle or anywhere outside the appliance or unit). The module in this disclosure provides for 2 way communications if needed, and will provide for several states of operation—for example, 1) normal operation, 2) operation in low energy mode (but not off), and 3) operation in lowest energy mode.
- This module could be powered from the appliance or via a separate power supply, or with rechargeable batteries. The rechargeable batteries could be set to charge under off-peak conditions. With the module powered from the appliance, the appliance could turn it off until the appliance needed to make a decision about power usage, eliminating the standby power draw of the module. If powered separately, the appliance could go to a low energy state or completely off, while the module continued to monitor rates.
- Use of RFID tags in one proposed system should offer significant savings since the RFID tags have become very low cost due to the proliferation of these devices in retail and will effectively allow the enabled appliance to effectively communicate with the utility meter (e.g., receive signals from the utility meter). This system makes it very easy for a customer to manage energy usage during peak demand periods and lowers the inconvenience level to the customer by not shutting off appliances in the home by the utility. When local storage and local generation are integrated into the system, then cost savings are seen by the customer. This system also solves the issue of rolling brownouts/blackouts caused by excessive power demand by lowering the overall demand. Also, the system allows the customer to pre-program choices into the system that will ultimately lower utility demand as well as save the customer money in the customer's utility billing. For instance, the customer may choose to disable the defrost cycle of a refrigerator during peak rate timeframes. This disclosure provides for the controller to “communicate” with the internal appliance control board and command the appliance to execute specific actions with no curtailment in the energy supply. This disclosure further provides a method of communicating data between a master device and one or more slave devices using RFID technology. This can be a number of states or signals, either using one or more passive RFID tags that resonate at different frequencies resonated by the master, or one or more active RFID tags that can store data that can be manipulated by the master device and read by the slave device(s). The states in either the passive or active RFID tags can then be read by the microcontroller on the slave device(s) and appropriate functions/actions can be taken based upon these signals.
- Another exemplary embodiment uses continuous coded tones riding on carrier frequencies to transmit intelligence, for example, when one is merely passing rate information such as
rate - One advantage of this approach is that customers have complete control of their power. There have been proposals by utilities to shut off customers if they exceed demand limits or increase the number of rolling brownouts. This method also gives a customer finer granulity in their home in terms of control. A customer does not have to load shed a room just to manage a single device.
- This disclosure also advantageously provides modes of load shedding in the appliance, lighting, or HVAC other than “on/off” to make the situation more acceptable from the perspective of the customer.
- An advantage of the present disclosure is the ability to produce appliances with a common interface and let the module deal with the Demand Side Management.
- Another advantage is the ability to control functions and features within the appliance and/or unit at various energy levels, i.e., as opposed to just an on/off function.
- Another advantage is that the consumer can choose the module or choose not to have the module. If the module is chosen, it can be matched to the particular electrical utility service provider communication method of the consumer.
- Another benefit is the increased flexibility with an associated electrical service provider, and the provision of several modes of operation (not simply an on/off mode). The module can be placed or positioned inside or outside the appliance and/or unit to provide demand side management.
- Still other benefits relate to modularity, the ability to handle multiple communication methods and protocols without adversely impacting the cost of the appliance, opening up appliances to a variety of protocols, enabling demand side management or energy management, and/or providing for a standard interface to the appliance (for example, offering prechill and/or temperature set change during on-peak hours).
- Low cost, reliable RF transmissions within the home, rather than using industrial solutions such as PLC or Zigbee solutions which are significantly more costly than the aforementioned system.
- Still other features and benefits of the present disclosure will become apparent from reading and understanding the following detailed description.
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FIGS. 1-21 illustrate exemplary embodiments of an energy management system for household appliances. -
FIG. 22 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary demand managed cooking appliance. -
FIGS. 23 and 24 are exemplary operational flow charts for the cooking appliance ofFIG. 22 . -
FIG. 25 is an exemplary control response for the cooking appliance ofFIG. 22 . - In one embodiment, a more advanced system is provided to handle energy management between the utility and the homeowner's appliances. The system can include one or more of the following: a controller, utility meter, communication network, intelligent appliances, local storage, local generator and/or demand server. Less advanced systems may actually allow the appliance to “communicate directly with the utility meter or mesh network through the DSSM (Demand Side Management Module) (
FIG. 1 ). The demand server is a computer system that notifies the controller when the utility is in peak demand and what is the utility's current demand limit. A utility meter can also provide the controller the occurrence of peak demand and demand limit. The demand limit can also be set by the home owner. Additionally, the homeowner can choose to force various modes in the appliance control based on the rate the utility is charging at different times of the day. The controller will look at the energy consumption currently used by the home via the utility meter and see if the home is exceeding the demand limit read from the server. If the demand limit is exceeded, the controller will notify the intelligent appliances, lighting and thermostat/HVAC (FIG. 2 ). - Each intelligent appliance has a communication interface that links itself to the controller (
FIG. 3 ). This interface can be power-line carrier, wireless, and/or wired. The controller will interact with the appliance and lighting controls as well as thermostat (for HVAC) to execute the users preferences/settings. - Enabled appliances receive signals from the utility meter and help lower the peak load on the utility and lower the amount of energy that the consumer uses during high energy cost periods of the day. There are several ways to accomplish this, through wireless communication (ZigBee, WiFi, etc) or through PLC (power line carrier) communication. Alternatively, using passive RFID tags that resonate at different frequencies resonated by the master, or one or more active RFID tags that can store data that can be manipulated by the master device and read by the slave devices(s) is an effective and potentially lower cost communication solution since there is no protocol. Rather, a pulse of energy at a particular frequency will allow a low cost method with an open protocol for transmitting/communicating between a master device and one or more slave devices, and appropriate functions/actions can be taken based upon these signals.
- The interaction between controller and appliances can occur in two ways. For example, in one scenario during a peak demand period, the controller will receive a demand limit from the utility, demand server or user. The controller will then allocate the home's demand based on two factors: priority of the appliance and energy need level (
FIG. 4 ). The priority dictates which appliances have higher priority to be in full or partial energy mode than other appliances. Energy need dictates how much energy is required for a certain time period in order for that appliance to function properly. If the appliance's energy need is too low to function properly, the appliance moves to a normal mode or a higher energy need level. The energy saving mode is typically a lower energy usage mode for the appliance such as shutdowns of compressors and motors, delayed cycles, higher operating temperatures in summer or lower operating temperatures in winter until the peak demand period is over. Once the demand limit is reached, the appliances will stay in their energy mode until peak demand is over, or a user overrides, or appliance finishes need cycle or priority changes. The controller constantly receives status updates from the appliances in order to determine which state they are in and in order to determine if priorities need to change to accomplish the system goals. - In a second scenario, for example, a set point is provided. During a peak demand period, the controller will tell each appliance to go into peak demand mode (
FIG. 5 ). The appliance will then go into a lower energy mode. The customer can disable the energy savings mode by selecting a feature on the appliance front end controls (i.e. user interface board) before or during the appliance use or at the controller. The controller can also communicate to a local storage or power generation unit. This local unit is connected to the incoming power supply from the utility. The controller notifies the storage unit to charge when it is not in peak demand, if a storage unit is included and available. If the storage unit has enough energy to supply the appliances during peak demand, then the controller will switch the home's energy consumption from the utility to the storage unit. The unit can also be local generator/storage such as solar, hydrogen fuel cell, etc. - The central controller handles energy management between the utility and home appliances, lighting, thermostat/HVAC, etc. with customer choices incorporated in the decision making process. The controller may include notification of an energy saving mode based on demand limit read from one or more of a utility meter, utility, demand server or user. An energy savings mode of an appliance can thereby be controlled or regulated based on priority and energy need level sent from the controller and/or the customer (
FIG. 6 ). Likewise, consideration to use of local energy storage and use of a local generator to offset peak demand limit can be incorporated into the energy management considerations, or provide the ability to override mode of energy savings through the controller or at the appliance, lighting, or thermostat/HVAC (FIGS. 7 and 8 ). - The present disclosure has the ability for the home to shed loads in pending brown-out or black-out situations, yet have intelligence to prevent an improper action such as shutting down the refrigerator for extended timeframes that might compromise food storage safety.
- How much energy the appliance consumes in peak demand is based on priority of the device and the energy need level. If the appliance's priority is high, then the appliance will most likely not go into a saving mode. The energy need level is based on how little energy the appliance can consume during peak demand and still provide the function setting it is in (i.e. in a refrigerator, ensuring that the temperature is cool enough to prevent spoiling). It will also be appreciated that an appliance may have multiple energy need levels.
- The controller will be the main product with the communication and settings control incorporated within future appliances. Specific meters will be selected so that the controller can read the demand usage. It is intended that the demand server will possibly be purchased or leased to the utility.
- A method is provided for constructing an appliance designed to perform any key function, the appliance comprises of several mechanical and electrical elements controlled by a main controller. This main controller has a port for receiving information regarding the operational state of the appliance. The port also has a user interface or switch which could be used to override the information received by the controller through the port. Two-way or one-way communication devices may be connected to the port. These communication devices will receive signals from a remote controller, process those signals and as a result communicate an operational state to the main controller of the appliance. This operational state is communicated to the main controller by one or more remote controllers in a specific format determined by the appliance. These signals from the remote controller(s) could be based on a variety of communication methods and associated protocols. On receiving the operational state signal, the appliance main controller causes the appliance to run a predetermined operational mode. These operational modes are designed into the appliance(s) and result in different resource consumption levels or patterns, even delaying use. Resources could include energy, water, air, heat, sunlight, time, etc. In future appliance models, the consumer might be given the authority to modify the appliance responses to a given rate signal. The consumer would be presented a “check box” of potential response modes and allowed to choose within set parameters. For instance, the consumer might be allowed to choose the amount of temperature adjustment a refrigerator will make in response to a high utility rate.
- A method of communicating data between a master device and one or more slave devices may advantageously use continuous tone-coded transmission system. This can be a number of states or signals, either using one or more continuous tones that signify different rate states coming from the home area network (from meter) or the utility. Additionally, one could send a combination of tones to transmit binary messages using a few tones. The slave devices will incorporate a receiver that receives the carrier frequency and then decodes the continuous tone which corresponds to the particular state of the utility rate. Once the “receiver board” detects the tone, then the downstream circuitry will trigger the appropriate response in the appliance. The carrier frequency in this scheme can be numerous spectrums, one being the FM broadcast band or a specific FM band allocated by the FCC for low level power output. The advantage of broadcast band FM is the low cost of such devices and the potential to penetrate walls, etc. within a home with very low levels of power due to the long wavelength of the 89-106 Mhz carrier. This process is used today in 2-way radio communications to reduce the annoyance of listening to multiple users on shared 2-way radio frequencies. The process in these radios is referred to as CTCSS (continuous tone-coded squelch system) and would find application in this end use.
- Generally, it is not known to have modular interfaces that can receive signals from a control source. Also, no prior arrangements have functioned by addressing the control board of the appliance with a signal that directs the appliance to respond.
- Thus, by way of example only, the structure and/or operation of a refrigerator (
FIG. 9 , although other appliances are also represented) may be modified or altered by reducing the temperature, especially in the freezer compartment pre on-peak time and further temporarily provide a compartment temperature increase to shave on-peak load. Specifically, defrost operation could be delayed until off-peak time. Alternatively or conjunctively, the freezer and refrigerator temperature setpoints may be set to maintain less compressor on time during on-peak demand times. Similarly, the refrigerator/freezer could be programmed so that lights will not be permitted to come on or the lights must be dimmed lights during on-peak demand times. During on-peak demand times, the fan operating speeds can be reduced, and/or compressor operating speed reduced in order to reduce energy consumption. Still another option is to reduce the delay time for the door alarm to sound during on-peak time. Other power load reducing measures in a refrigerator may include (reducing before on-peak hours) the temperature of the freezer and refrigerator compartments in a refrigerator (prechill) and slightly increase temperature setting during on-peak rates. For example, just before peak rate time, the temperature setting could be decreased by 1-2 degrees (during off-peak rates). Some communication line with the electrical company could be established. Thus, the electrical company may be able to send a signal in advance to prechill the refrigerator (or in the case of an air conditioner, decrease the room temperature during off-peak rates as a pre-chill maneuver) and, in turn, increase the temperature setting during on-peak rates. - Still other energy consuming practices of the exemplary refrigerator that may be altered include turning the ice-maker off during on-peak demand times, or disabling the crushed ice mode during on-peak demand times. Alternatively, the consumer may be given the ability to select via a user interface which items are incorporated into the on-peak demand via an enable/disable menu, or to provide input selection such as entry of a zip code (
FIG. 10 ) in order to select the utility company and time of use schedule (FIG. 11 ), or using a time versus day of the week schedule input method (FIGS. 12-13 ). - The user interface may also incorporate suggested energy saving tips or show energy usage, or provide an indicator during on-peak mode, or provide a counter to illustrate the energy impact of door opening, or showing an energy calculator to the consumer to serve as a reminder of the impact of certain selections/actions on energy use or energy conservation (
FIGS. 14-19 ). - One path that is being pursued from the appliance perspective is to allow the onboard CPU (microprocessor) of the appliance to determine how to respond to an incoming signal asking for a load shedding response. For example, the CPU will turn on, turn off, throttle, delay, adjust, or modify specific functions and features in the appliance to provide a turndown in power consumption (
FIG. 20 ).FIG. 21 defines specifically exemplary modes of what are possible. The main feature here is the enabling of the main board microprocessor or CPU to execute actions in the appliance to deliver load shedding (lowering power consumption at that instant). The actions available in each appliance are only limited to the devices that the CPU has control over, which are nearly all of the electrical consuming devices in an appliance. This may work better where the appliance has an electronic control versus an electromechanical control. - Of course, the above description focuses on the refrigerator but these concepts are equally applicable to other home appliances such as dishwashers, water heaters, washing machines, clothes dryers, televisions (activate a recording feature rather than turning on the television), etc., and the list is simply representative and not intended to be all encompassing.
- Likewise, although these concepts have been described with respect to appliances, they may find application in areas other than appliances and other than electricity usage. For example, a controller that acts as an intermediary between the utilities meter and the appliance interprets the utility signal, processes it and then submits this signal to the appliance for the prescribed reaction. In a similar fashion, the controller may find application to other household utilities, for example, natural gas and water within the home. One can equip the water and gas meters to measure flow rates and then drive responses to a gas water heater or gas furnace precisely like the electrical case. This would assume that one might experience variable gas and water rates in the future. Secondly, the flow meters being connected to the controller could provide a consumer with a warning as to broken or leaking water lines by comparing the flow rate when a given appliance or appliances are on to the normal consumption. In cases where safety is a concern, the system could stop the flow of gas or water based on the data analysis.
- Another feature might be the incorporation of “remote subscription” for the utility benefit. In some cases, the utility will be providing customers discounts/rebates for subscribing to DSM in their appliances, hot water heaters, etc. The “remote subscription” feature would allow the utility to send a signal that would “lockout” the consumer from disabling the feature since they were on the “rebate” program.
- Another feature that the controller lends itself to is the inclusion of “Remote diagnostics”. This feature would allow the appliance to send a signal or message to the controller indicating that something in the appliance was not up to specifications. The controller could then relay this signal to the utility or to the appliance manufacturer via the various communication avenues included into the controller (i.e., WIFI, WIMAX, Broadband, cell phone, or any other formats that the controller could “speak”).
- In the case of a remote subscription, the utilities today rely on the honesty of their subscribers to leave the DSM system functional. Some people may receive the discounts/rebate and then disable the feature that drives the load shedding. With this system, the utility can ensure that the feature will be enabled and provide the proper load shedding.
- An exemplary embodiment of a demand managed
cooking appliance 100 is schematically illustrated inFIG. 22 . Thecooking appliance 100 comprises one or more power consuming features/functions and acontroller 102 operatively connected to each of the power consuming features/functions. Thecontroller 102 can include a micro computer on a printed circuit board which is programmed to selectively control the energization of the power consuming features/functions. Thecontroller 102 is configured to receive and process asignal 106 indicative of a utility state, for example, availability and/or current cost of supplied energy. The energy signal may be generated by a utility provider, such as a power company, and can be transmitted via a power line, as a radio frequency signal, or by any other means for transmitting a signal when the utility provider desires to reduce demand for its resources. The cost can be indicative of the state of the demand for the utility's energy, for example a relatively high price or cost of supplied energy is typically associated with a peak demand state or period and a relative low price or cost is typically associated with an off-peak demand state or period. - The
controller 102 can operate thecooking appliance 100 in one of a plurality of operating modes, including a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. Specifically, thecooking appliance 100 can be operated in the normal mode in response to a signal indicating an off-peak demand state or period and can be operated in an energy savings mode in response to a signal indicating a peak demand state or period. As will be discussed in greater detail below, thecontroller 102 is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of thecooking appliance 100 in the energy savings mode. - As shown in
FIG. 22 , thecooking appliance 100 is in the form of afree standing range 110 having atop cooking surface 114. Although, it should be appreciated that thecooking appliance 100 can be any suitable cooking appliance including, without limitation, counter top cooking appliances, built-in cooking appliances and multiple fuel cooking appliances. Therefore, therange 110 is provided by way of illustration rather than limitation, and accordingly there is no intention to limit application of the present disclosure to any particular cooking appliance. - The depicted
exemplary range 110 includes an outer body orcabinet 112 with thetop cooking surface 114 having at least one individual surface heating element. In the depicted embodiment, thetop cooking surface 114 includes four individual surface heating elements, namely, a leftfront heating element 120, a rightfront heating element 122, a leftrear heating element 124, and a rightrear heating element 126. It should be apparent to those skilled in the art thattop cooking surface 114 may include any suitable number of heating elements, any suitable type of heating elements (i.e., single, double or triple element which operates in different modes) and/or any suitable arrangement of the heating elements. - The
exemplary range 110 includes anoven 130 positioned within thecabinet 112 and belowcooking surface 114. Theoven 130 defines a cooking chamber orcavity 132, which has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode. A drop door (not shown) sealingly closes a front opening of the oven during a cooking process. A door latch is configured to lock the door in a closed position during the cooking process and/or during a self-cleaning operation. Thecooking cavity 132 is configured to receive and support a food item during the cooking process. The cooking cavity can be provided with at least oneheating element 140. For example, the cooking cavity can be provided with an upper heating element, such as a broil heating element, and a lower heating element, such as a bake heating element. Thecooking cavity 132 can also be provided with aconvection fan 142 operatively associated with the cooking cavity for circulating heated air within the cooking cavity and alight source 146 for illuminating the cooking cavity. - According to one exemplary embodiment,
range 110 can include more than one cooking chamber or cavity. For example, theexemplary range 110 can includes asecond oven 150 having a second cooking chamber orcavity 152. The second cooking cavity may be configured substantially similar tofirst cooking cavity 132 or may be configured differently. Additionally, thesecond cooking cavity 152 may be substantially similar in size tofirst cooking cavity 132 or may be larger or smaller thanfirst cooking cavity 132. A drop door (not shown) sealingly closes a front opening of the second cooking chamber during the cooking process. Further, thesecond cooking chamber 152 is equipped with one or moresuitable heating elements 156, such as an heating element and a lower heating element, as described above in reference to thecooking cavity 132. - According to another exemplary embodiment, the
range 110 can further comprise an RF generation module including amagnetron 160 located on a side or top of thecooking cavity 132. The magnetron can be mounted to a magnetron mount on a surface of the cooking cavity. The magnetron is configured to deliver microwave energy into thecooking cavity 132. A range backsplash (not shown) can extend upward of a rear edge oftop cooking surface 114 and can include, for example, auser interface 172, a control display and control selectors for user manipulation for facilitating selecting operative oven features, cooking timers, time and/or temperature displays. Anexhaust hood 180 can be provided above therange 110. The exhaust hood can be operatively connected to thecontroller 102 and can include anexhaust fan 182 and alight source 184 for illuminating thetop cooking surface 114. - In the normal operating mode, for use of the
oven 130, a user generally inputs a desired temperature and time at which the food item placed in thecooking cavity 132 is to be cooked through at least one input selector. Thecontroller 102 then initiates the cooking cycle. In one exemplary embodiment, thecontroller 102 is configured to cyclically energize and de-energize theheating element 140 and, if provided, in some cooking cycles, themagnetron 160 to heat the air and radiate energy directly to the food item. The duty cycle for theheating element 140 andmagnetron 160, that is, the percent on time for the heating element and magnetron in a control time period, can depend on at least one of a pre-programmed cooking algorithm and a user selected operation mode. The length of time each component is on during a particular control period varies depending on the power level selected. The duty cycle, or ratio of the on time, can be precisely controlled and is pre-determined by the operating parameters selected by the user. Different foods will cook best with different ratios. Theoven 130 allows control of these power levels through both pre-programmed cooking algorithms and through user-customizable manual cooking. Energization of theheating element 140 during pre-heat depends on the target temperature corresponding to the cooking temperature selected by a user and the temperature of thecooking cavity 132 upon initiation of theoven 130. - In the normal operating mode, the
heating element 140 can have associated with it, a steady state reference temperature. If a target temperature is below the steady state reference temperature, thecontroller 102 is configured to energize theheating element 140 at 100% duty cycle to the target temperature and then cyclically energize theheating element 140 at the target temperature for the remainder a programmed cooking time. - In order to prevent overheating of the
oven 130, thecontroller 102 can adjusts the power level of theheating element 140 and, if provided, themagnetron 160 to a first power level after a first period of time, and if the first power level is above a threshold power level for the heating element and magnetron, the controller adjusts the first power level to a second lower power level after a second period of time. By way of example, theheating element 140 can be energized to any combination of power levels (e.g., from 0 (not energized) to 10 (energized at 100%)). To prevent overheating, if theheating element 140 is energized at power level ten (10), after a first period of time, for example 10 minutes, theheating element 140 is reduced to 70% of the set power level. If the reduced power level is still higher than the threshold power level, after a second period of time, for example 20 minutes, theheating element 140 is reduced to 50% of the set power level. - Similarly, in using the one of the
heating elements top cooking surface 114, a user sets the temperature of the heating element through a control selector. Each individual surface heating element has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode. Thecontroller 102 controls the temperature of thesurface heating element - If the
controller 102 receives and processes an energy signal indicative of a peak demand period at any time during operation of theappliance 100, the controller makes a determination of whether one or more of the power consuming features/functions should be operated in the energy savings mode and if so, it signals the appropriate features/functions of theappliance 100 to begin operating in the energy savings mode in order to reduce the instantaneous amount of energy being consumed by the appliance. Thecontroller 102 determines what features/functions should be operated at a lower consumption level and what that lower consumption level should be, rather than an uncontrolled immediate termination of the operation of specific features/functions. - In order to reduce the peak energy consumed by the
cooking appliance 100, thecontroller 102 is configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more above described power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of thecooking appliance 100 in the energy savings mode. Reducing total energy consumed also encompasses reducing the energy consumed at peak times and/or reducing the overall electricity demands. Electricity demands can be defined as average watts over a short period of time, typically 5-60 minutes. Off peak demand periods correspond to periods during which lower cost energy is being supplied by the utility relative to peak demand periods. Operational adjustments that result in functional energy savings will be described in detail hereinafter. - The
cooking cavity 132 has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode. To reduce the power consumption of theoven 130 in the energy savings mode, thecontroller 102 is configured to reduce the setpoint temperature in the energy savings mode. To this extent, the power of theheating element 140 of thecooking cavity 132 can be reduced by selectively adjusting the duty cycle of the heating element throughout a selected cooking cycle. The controller can disable or reduce the speed of theconvection fan 142 and can disable or reduce the intensity of thelight source 146. - If the
range 110 includes themagnetron 160, in some instances, the frequency of the energy signal can be impacted by the fundamental frequency of themagnetron 160. A typical microwave oven uses between 500 and 1000 W of microwave energy at 2.45 GHz to heat the food. There may be a high likelihood that the frequency bands of microwave signals generated by the magnetron create interference with frequency bands used for Wibro communication, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), wireless LAN (Local Area Network. IEEE 802.22 standards), Zigbee (IEEE802.15 standards), Bluetooth (IEEE802.15 standards) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). If thecontroller 102 determines that the frequency of theincoming energy signal 106 is generally harmonic with the frequency of the activated magnetron (i.e., the energy signal is impacted or degraded by the magnetron frequency), the controller can at least temporarily block communication with the energy signal to prevent unreliable communications during operation of the magnetron. Alternatively, thecontroller 102 can temporarily block communication during activation of themagnetron 160 regardless of the frequency if theenergy signal 106. The energy signal can be queued in amemory 174. After deactivation of the magnetron, the controller can review and process the queued energy signal stored in the memory to at least partially determine the operating mode for theappliance 100. If the appliance is to operate in the energy savings mode, the power level of the magnetron can be selectively adjusted to reduce the power consumed by the magnetron during subsequent operation. - During the energy savings mode, a pre-heat ramp rate is reduced to reduce demand. The
controller 102 can also selectively disable the self clean feature in the energy savings mode. However, if the self clean feature was activated in the normal operating mode and the controller determines based on the cost of supplied energy that thecooking appliance 100 should operate in the energy savings mode, in the illustrative embodiment, thecontroller 102 will finish the self clean cycle in the energy savings mode. Alternatively, the controller could be configured to immediately interrupt the self-clean mode upon determining the appliance should operate in the energy savings mode and repeat the self-clean cycle after the energy signal signifies an off-peak period or the controller otherwise determines operation in the energy savings mode is no longer desired. As indicated above, therange 110 can include thesecond oven 150 having thesecond cooking cavity 152. With this setup, thecontroller 102 is configured to disable one of thecooking cavities - Regarding the
top cooking surface 114, each individualsurface heating element top cooking surface 114, thecontroller 102 can limit the number of surface heating elements that can be energized and is configured to reduce the setpoint temperature of at least one activated temperature controlled surface heating element in the energy savings mode. The controller can also reduce power of an activated open loop surface heating element by selectively adjusting the duty cycle of the activated heating element. Further, in the energy savings mode, at least onesurface heating element - To further reduce the power consumption of the
appliance 100 in the energy savings mode, thecontroller 102 is configured to disable or reduce the speed of theexhaust fan 182 of theexhaust hood 180. Thelight source 184 can also be disabled or the intensity of the light source can be reduced. - The determination of which power consuming features/functions are operated in a energy savings mode may depend on whether the
appliance 100 is currently operating. In one embodiment, thecontroller 102 includes functionality to determine whether activation of the energy savings mode for any power consuming features/functions would potentially cause damage to any feature/function of theappliance 100 itself or would cause the appliance to fail to perform its intended function, such as a complete cooking of food in thecooking cavity 132 of theoven 130. If the controller determines that an unacceptable consequence may occur by performing an energy saving action, such as deactivating or curtailing the operation of a power consuming feature/function in theappliance 100, the controller may opt-out of performing that specific energy saving action or may institute or extend other procedures. For example, thecontroller 102 may determine that the deactivation or limitation of the operation of theconvection fan 142 may result in overheating of theheating element 140 which has not yet been deactivated or limited. As a result, the controller prevents the appliance from being damaged. - The controller may also determine whether deactivation or curtailment of a power consuming feature/function would prevent the appliance from performing its desired function. For example, if the
controller 102 determines that deactivation or curtailment of theheating element 140 would result in under-cooked food in theoven 130, thecontroller 102 may opt-out of performing that specific energy savings action or may increase the time that a function is performed, such as a length of cooking. - With reference to
FIG. 23 , a control method for thecooking appliance 100 in accordance with the present disclosure comprises receiving and processing the signal indicative of cost of supplied energy (S200), determining a state for an associated energy supplying utility, such as a cost of supplying energy from the associated utility (S202), the utility state being indicative of at least a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period, operating theappliance 100 in a normal mode during the off-peak demand period (S204), operating the appliance in an energy savings during the peak demand period (S206), scheduling, delaying, adjusting and/or selectively deactivating any number of one or more power consuming features/functions of theappliance 100 described above to reduce power consumption of the appliance in the energy savings mode (S208), and returning to the normal mode after the peak demand period is over (S210). - With reference to
FIG. 24 , if thecooking appliance 100 includes themagnetron 160, the control method can further comprise temporarily blocking the communication with the associated utility during operating of themagnetron 160 if the frequency of the energy signal is impacted by the magnetron to prevent unreliable communications (S212), queuing the communication with the associated utility during operating of the magnetron (S214), and processing the queue after operation of the magnetron for at least partially determining current operating mode for the cooking appliance (S216). - As indicated previously, the control panel or
user interface 172 can include a display and control buttons for making various operational selections. The display can be configured to communicate active, real-time feedback to the user on the cost of operating theappliance 100. The costs associated with using theappliance 100 are generally based on the current operating and usage patterns and energy consumption costs, such as the cost per kilowatt hour charged by the corresponding utility. Thecontroller 102 is configured to gather information and data related to current usage patterns and as well as current power costs. This information can be used to determine current energy usage and cost associated with using theappliance 100 in one of the energy savings mode and normal mode. This real-time information (i.e., current usage patterns, current power cost and current energy usage/cost) can be presented to the user via the display. - It is to be appreciated that a manual or selectable override can be provided on the
user interface 172 providing a user the ability to select which of the one or more power consuming features/functions are delayed, adjusted and/or disabled by the controller in the energy savings mode. The user can override any adjustments, whether time related or function related, to any of the power consuming functions. Further, the user can override the current operating mode of theappliance 100. Particularly, as shown inFIG. 23 , if the utility state has an associated energy cost, the user can base operation of the appliance on a user selected targeted energy cost, such a selected pricing tier or cost per kilowatt hour charged by the corresponding utility (S220). If the current cost exceeds the user selected cost, the controller 104 will operate theappliance 100 in the energy savings mode (S222). If the current cost is less than the user selected cost, the controller 104 will operate theappliance 100 in the normal mode (S222). This operation based on a user selected targeted energy cost is regardless of the current energy cost being indicative of one of a peak demand period and an off-peak demand period. - The operational adjustments, particularly an energy savings operation can be accompanied by a display on the control panel which communicates activation of the energy savings mode. The energy savings mode display can include a display of “ECO”, “Eco”, “EP”, “ER”, “CP”, “CPP”, “DR”, or “PP” on the appliance display panel in cases where the display is limited to three characters. In cases with displays having additional characters available, messaging can be enhanced accordingly. Additionally, an audible signal can be provided to alert the user of the appliance operating in the energy savings mode.
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appliance 100 operates in the energy savings mode may be determined by information in the energy signal. For example, the energy signal may inform theappliance 100 to operate in the energy savings mode for a few minutes or for one hour, at which time the appliance returns to normal operation. Alternatively, the energy signal may be continuously transmitted by the utility provider, or other signal generating system, as long as it is determined that instantaneous load reduction is necessary. Once transmission of the signal has ceased, theappliance 100 returns to normal operating mode. In yet another embodiment, an energy signal may be transmitted to the appliance to signal the appliance to operate in the energy savings mode. A normal operation signal may then be later transmitted to the appliance to signal the appliance to return to the normal operating mode. - The operation of the
appliance 100 may vary as a function of a characteristic of the utility state and/or supplied energy, e.g., availability and/or price. Because some energy suppliers offer what is known as time-of-day pricing in their tariffs, price points could be tied directly to the tariff structure for the energy supplier. If real time pricing is offered by the energy supplier serving the site, this variance could be utilized to generate savings and reduce chain demand. Another load management program offered by energy supplier utilizes price tiers which the utility manages dynamically to reflect the total cost of energy delivery to its customers. These tiers provide the customer a relative indicator of the price of energy and are usually defined as being LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH and CRITICAL. Thecontroller 102 is configured to operate the appliance in an operating mode corresponding to one of the price tiers. For example, the controller is configured to operate thecooking appliance 100 in the normal operating mode during each of the low and medium price tier and is configured to operate the appliance in the energy savings mode during each of the high and critical price tier. These tiers are shown in the chart ofFIG. 25 to partially illustrate operation of theappliance 100 in each pricing tier. In the illustrative embodiment the appliance control response to the LOW and MEDIUM tiers is the same namely the appliance remains in the normal operating mode. Likewise the response to the HIGH and CRITICAL tiers is the same, namely operating the appliance in the energy saving mode. However, it will be appreciated that the controller could be configured to implement a unique operating mode for each tier which provides a desired balance between compromised performance and cost savings/energy savings. If the utility offers more than two rate/cost conditions, different combinations of energy saving control steps may be programmed to provide satisfactory cost savings/performance tradeoff. - It will be appreciated that various of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be desirably combined into many other different systems or applications. Also that various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art which are also intended to be encompassed by the following claims.
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1. A cooking appliance comprising:
one or more power consuming features/functions including at least one of a cooking cavity having a heating element and a cooking surface having a surface heating element; and
a controller configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated utility, the controller operating the cooking appliance 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 controller being configured to at least one of selectively delay, adjust and disable at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode.
2. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to reduce power of the heating element of the cooking cavity by selectively adjusting a duty cycle of the heating element throughout a selected cooking cycle.
3. The cooking appliance of claim 2 , wherein the cooking cavity has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode, the controller being configured to reduce the setpoint temperature in the energy savings mode.
4. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cooking surface having individual surface heating elements, the controller being configured to at least partially disable at least one surface heating element in the energy savings mode.
5. The cooking appliance of claim 4 , wherein each individual surface heating element has a maximum setpoint temperature in the normal operating mode, the controller being configured to reduce the setpoint temperature of at least one activated surface heating element in the energy savings mode.
6. The cooking appliance of claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to reduce power of an activated surface heating element by selectively adjusting a duty cycle of the activated heating element in the energy savings mode.
7. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions further includes a pre-heat feature and a self clean feature, the controller being configured to at least one of disable the self clean feature and reduce a pre-heat ramp rate to reduce demand in the energy savings mode.
8. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions includes a second cooking cavity having a heating element, the controller being configured to disable one of the cooking cavities in the energy savings mode.
9. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions further includes a convection fan operatively associated with the cooking cavity and a light source for illuminating the cooking cavity, the controller being configured to at least one of disable or reduce the speed of the convection fan and disable or reduce the intensity of the light source in the energy savings mode.
10. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions further includes an exhaust hood having a light source and an exhaust fan, the controller being configured to at least one of disable or reduce the intensity of the light source and disable or reduce the speed of the exhaust fan in the energy savings mode.
11. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions further includes a magnetron operatively associated with the cooking cavity, the controller being configured to selectively adjust a power level of the magnetron in the energy savings mode.
12. The cooking appliance of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured determine a frequency of the energy signal, the controller at least partially blocking the energy signal when the magnetron is activated if the determined frequency of the energy signal is generally harmonic with a frequency of the activated magnetron.
13. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , further including a user interface operatively connected to the controller, the user interface including a manual override providing a user the ability to select which of the one or more power consuming features/functions are delayed, adjusted and/or disabled by the controller in the energy savings mode, the user interface further including a display communicating activation of the energy savings mode.
14. A cooking appliance control method, comprising:
a) determining a state for an associated energy supplying utility, the utility state being indicative of at least a peak demand period or an off-peak demand period;
b) operating the cooking appliance in a normal mode during the off-peak demand period;
c) operating the cooking appliance in an energy savings mode during the peak demand period;
d) at least one of selectively delaying, adjusting and disabling any number of one or more power consuming features/functions of the cooking appliance to reduce power consumption of the cooking appliance in the energy savings mode, the one or more power consuming features/functions including a heating element located in a cooking cavity and individual heating elements located on a cooking surface; and
e) returning to the normal mode after the peak demand period is over.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising reducing a maximum setpoint temperature of the heating element of the cooking cavity and at least one heating element of the cooking surface in the energy savings mode.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
reducing power of the heating element of the cooking cavity by selectively adjusting a duty cycle of the heating element throughout a selected cooking cycle in the energy savings mode,
reducing power of at least one surface heating element by selectively adjusting a duty cycle of the at least one surface heating element in the energy savings mode, and
disabling at least one surface heating element in the energy savings mode.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions further includes at least one of a self clean feature and a pre-heat feature, and further comprising disabling the self clean feature and reducing a pre-heat ramp rate in the energy savings mode.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more power consuming features/functions further includes:
a convection fan operatively associated with the cooking cavity,
a light source for illuminating the cooking cavity, and
an exhaust hood having a light source and an exhaust fan, and further comprising:
disabling or reducing the speed of the convection fan in the energy savings mode,
disabling or reducing the intensity of the cooking cavity light source in the energy savings mode,
disabling or reducing the speed of the exhaust fan in the energy savings mode, and
disabling or reducing the intensity of the exhaust hood light source in the energy savings mode.
19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
determining energy cost associated with the utility state;
displaying current cost of operating the cooking appliance,
displaying current cost of supplied energy, and
alerting a user of a peak demand period.
20. A cooking appliance comprising:
a cooking cavity having a heating element;
a cooking surface having individual surface heating elements; and
a controller configured to receive and process an energy signal, the signal having a first state indicative of a utility peak demand period and a second state indicative of a utility off-peak demand period, the controller operating the cooking appliance in one of an energy savings mode and a normal operating mode based on the received signal being in the first and second states respectively,
wherein the controller is configured to reduce the power of the cooking cavity heating element and reduce the power of at least one of the individual surface heating elements in the energy savings mode, and
wherein the controller is configured to disable at least one of the individual surface heating elements in the energy savings mode.
21. The cooking appliance of claim 20 , further including a self clean feature associated with the cooking cavity, the controller being configured to disable the self clean feature in the energy savings mode.
22. The cooking appliance of claim 20 , wherein the energy signal has an associated energy cost and wherein the controller is configured to override the operating mode of the cooking appliance based on a user selected targeted energy cost,
wherein if current energy cost exceeds the user selected cost, the controller operates the appliance in the energy savings mode, and
wherein if the current energy cost is less than the user selected cost, the controller operates the appliance in the normal operating mode.
23. The cooking appliance of claim 20 , wherein the energy signal has an associated energy cost and further including a display communicating current cost of energy and current cost of operating the appliance.
24. The cooking appliance of claim 20 , further including a display communicating activation of the energy savings mode.
25. The cooking appliance of claim 24 , wherein the energy savings mode display includes a message selected from the group consisting of “ECO”, “Eco”, “EP”, “ER”, “CP”, “CPP”, “DR”, and “PP”.
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