Patent ID: 9564755
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim:
1. A method for managing power of a smart appliance, comprising: acquiring, from the smart appliance, by an Energy Management System (EMS) for managing power of the smart appliance at home over a home network, terminal information including information about functions supported by the smart appliance and power consumption of the smart appliance; monitoring power of the smart appliance and transmitting monitoring results to an energy service provider; and controlling, upon receiving a power reduction command, the power of the smart appliance based on the acquired terminal information and previously stored user preference information associated with a control of power of each of a plurality of smart appliances, wherein the information about functions supported by the smart appliance and power consumption of the smart appliance indicates a power supply class of the smart appliance, and wherein the user preference information indicates a level where each of a plurality of smart appliances is always powered on.