Method and apparatus for controlling operations of devices based on information regarding power consumption of the devices

摘要

A method of controlling operations of a participating controlled device in a network that includes a control device and the participating controlled device, the method including: receiving operation limiting information from the participating controlled device, the operation limiting information including combinations of allowed operations from among a plurality of operations that the participating controlled device is capable of performing, and power consumption levels that are relative amounts of power consumption of the combinations of allowed operations; setting a power consumption level corresponding to the participating controlled device, from among the power consumption levels, based on information regarding time-based price and the operation limiting information; and controlling the operations of the participating controlled device based on the set power consumption level.

主权项

1. A method of controlling operations of a participating controlled device in a network that includes a control device and at least one participating controlled device, the method comprising:
receiving operation limiting information from the participating controlled device from among the at least one participating controlled device, the operation limiting information comprising a plurality of combinations of allowed operations from among operations that the participating controlled device is capable of performing, a plurality of amounts of power consumption to perform the plurality of combinations of allowed operations, a plurality of minimum operating times to perform the plurality of combinations of allowed operations, and a plurality of power consumption levels that represent relative amounts of power consumption of the plurality of combinations of allowed operations respectively; setting a power consumption level corresponding to the participating controlled device, from among the plurality of power consumption levels, based on information regarding time-based price and the operation limiting information; and controlling the operations of the participating controlled device based on the set power consumption level.