摘要 |
The invention relates to a system controlling the operation of household appliances (subsequently appliance), comprising an accessory (1) which is attachable to an operating energy (4) of the appliance. The accessory includes connections (3, 9) for sensors monitoring a user's presence or activity status or an operating environment or energy consumption, and a processor or a control logic (15) for processing information received by way of said connections. The accessory monitors the operating status of an appliance connected therewith on the basis of energy claimed thereby (measurement 7) and temperature. In addition, the accessory monitors the signal of an accessory linked functionally with the operating environment of an appliance, such as the signal of smoke (17), carbon monoxide, gas or temperature sensor (23) or other operating status related signal and a user's activity status or presence. The accessory has control outputs for controlling (6, 13) the operation or operating energy of an appliance or the accessory transmits the control signals to local (5) or remote (3) communication. |