发明名称 |
Methods of remotely managing water heating units in a water heater and related water heaters |
摘要 |
Methods of managing electrical power storage can include remotely controlling operation of one of at least two water heating units included in a single water heater, separately from one another, at a customer location in response to a determination that an imbalance exists in a distribution of electricity to a power grid coupled to the single water heater. |
申请公布号 |
US8897632(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.11.25 |
申请号 |
US201314053329 |
申请日期 |
2013.10.14 |
申请人 |
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发明人 |
Flohr Daniel P. |
分类号 |
F24H9/20;H05B3/78 |
主分类号 |
F24H9/20 |
代理机构 |
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. |
代理人 |
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A. |
主权项 |
1. A method of managing electrical power storage comprising:
remotely controlling operation of one of at least two water heating units included in a single water heater, separately from one another, at a customer location in response to a determination that an imbalance exists in a distribution of electricity to a power grid coupled to the single water heater, wherein the imbalance comprises a greater supply of electricity to the power grid than a demand for electricity on the power grid, the method of further comprising: determining, using a system that is remote from the single water heater, that the single water heater is available for activation; and providing an indication from the remote system to the customer location to operate the single water heater in a utility controlled mode of operation within less than about one minute of determining existence of the imbalance; wherein the imbalance further comprises a phase imbalance between voltages distributed to first and second power grid regions wherein the single water heater is included in the first power grid region, the method further comprising: determining, using the system that is remote from the single water heater, that the single water heater is available for activation based on a phase of a voltage signal distributed to the single water heater compared to the phase imbalance. |
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