Patent ID: 9141102
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling an appliance operation in order to reduce appliance energy consumption during on-peak time periods, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of signals, each signal of the plurality of signals having an on-peak time value; labeling each signal of the plurality of signals with at least one of a date and a time corresponding to when each signal of the plurality of signals was received during said step of receiving; storing the plurality of signals in a memory; determining a predicted on-peak time value based upon the plurality of signals with predictive analytics; establishing an operation to be performed by an appliance; and executing the operation of the appliance prior to or after the predicted on-peak time value, wherein a signal of the plurality of signals with an actual on-peak time value corresponding to the predicted on-peak team value is not stored with the memory prior to said step of executing.