COOKING SYSTEM POWER MANAGEMENT

摘要

A cooking environment is described for allocating power between multiple cooking systems and providing a calculated amount of energy to a cooking system. The cooking systems can each include a receptacle and a heating/cooling element to heat a product within the receptacle. A controller can receive requests for power from the cooking systems. Based on the requests for power, the controller allocates an amount of time within a time period in which the heating/cooling elements of each cooking system receive electrical energy. The controller can also allocate specific intervals within the time period in which the heating/cooling elements receive electrical energy.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of cooking systems, comprising a first cooking system and a second cooking system, communicatively and electrically coupled with each other; and a controller configured to:
receive an indication that the first cooking system is active;receive an indication that the second cooking system is active;receive indications of a first water temperature corresponding to a temperature of water in the first cooking system and a second water temperature corresponding to a temperature of water in the second cooking system;determine a first time allotment within a predetermined time period for a first heating/cooling element of the first cooking system to receive electrical energy and a second time allotment within the predetermined time period for a second heating/cooling element of the second cooking system to receive electrical energy based at least in part on the indications of the first water temperature and the second water temperature; andallocate the first time allotment to the first cooking system and the second time allotment to the second cooking system, wherein the first heating/cooling element receives electrical energy during the first time allotment and the second heating/cooling element receives electrical energy during the second time allotment.