Energy management of clothes dryer appliance

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D06F 58/28 (2006.01) A47L 15/46 (2006.01) D06F 33/02 (2006.01) H02J 13/00 (2006.01) H02J 3/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2723083

A clothes dryer is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current cost of supplied energy. The controller operates the clothes dryer in one of a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode based on the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the clothes dryer in the energy savings mode.

Cette invention se rapporte à un sèchelinge qui comprend une ou plusieurs fonctions de consommation de puissance et un contrôleur communiquant via des signaux avec une installation associée. Le contrôleur peut recevoir et traiter un signal en provenance de linstallation associée, indiquant le coût actuel de l'énergie fournie. Le contrôleur fait fonctionner le sèche-linge en mode de fonctionnement normal ou en mode d'économie d'énergie sur la base du signal reçu. Le contrôleur est configuré de manière à modifier les fonctions de consommation de puissance par réglage d'un programme de fonctionnement et/ou un retard de fonctionnement et/ou un réglage de fonctionnement et/ou une mise hors service sélective d'une ou de plusieurs fonctions de consommation de puissancede manière à réduire la consommation d'énergie du sèche-linge dans le mode d'économie d'énergie.

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