Electrical appliance energy consumption control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9791842
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15292517

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A power control system includes at least one energy storage device each having a heat storage medium, a heater configured to heat the heat storage medium, a temperature sensor, a maximum temperature operating parameter of the device, a user-adjustable target temperature setting, which indicates a desired temperature of the heat storage medium and is less than the maximum temperature, and a controller that controls electrical energy consumption of each of the at least one energy storage device to heat the heat storage medium to a temperature that exceeds the target temperature setting and is below the maximum temperature.

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  • STEFFES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Steffes, Paul J Dickinson, US 13 58
Steffes, Thomas P Dickinson, US 11 50

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