<p>[0066] A clothes washer is provided comprising one or more power consuming functions and a controller in signal communication with an associated utility. The controller can receive and process a signal from the associated utility indicative of current state of an associated utility. The controller operates the clothes washer in one of a plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to change the power consuming functions by adjusting one or more of an operation schedule, an operation delay, an operation adjustment, and a selective deactivation of at least one of the one or more power consuming functions to reduce power consumption of the clothes washer in the energy savings mode.</p>
申请公布号
CA2723097(A1)
申请公布日期
2010.03.18
申请号
CA20092723097
申请日期
2009.09.15
申请人
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
发明人
FINCH, MICHAEL F.;BESORE, JOHN K.;DRAKE, JEFF DONALD;FRANKS, DARIN;HELMS, CHAD MICHAEL;KAPPLER, JERROD AARON;ROOT, STEVEN KEITH;VENKATAKRISHNAN, NATARAJAN;WATSON, ERIC K.;WISEMAN, JOSHUA S.