An appliance (10) includes a housing (30) that has an operable portion (16). A power receptacle (36) is in electrical communication with the operable portion (16) and has a high-friction interface (38). A power source (12) selectively engages with the powe...

A system and method for controlling an appliance with respect to the appliance's energy usage, in which a signal relating to the energy used by the appliance is received, and a determination of whether to continue or interrupt a cycle of operation being co...

A distributed microwave system comprising a single microwave source that can be used to supply one or more microwave-using devices. The microwave source is located remotely from the microwave-using devices and connected thereto by a microwave conduit.

A process for managing and curtailing power demand of appliances and components thereof, in which each appliance has an user interface for setting working parameters of the appliance, comprises the steps of assessing for each appliance and/or component an ...

An energy management system for an appliance comprising an interface (22) to receive a schedule having an off-peak time segment and an on-peak time segment; a control (62) to determine an operation to be performed by the appliance; a mode selecting device ...

A system that facilitates and implements energy savings decisions by a home owner. The system will increase the energy and cost efficiency of an energy supply network by providing a mechanism to reduce the peak level of energy demand. A controller in logic...

An electronic system for power consumption management of one or more domestic appliances is routinely informed on actual energy tariff through a network control unit or through a predetermined time-table stored in the system. A user interface of the electr...

A power management system in electrical cooking appliances (1) comprising at least one electrical heating element (2a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 7a) the power level of which can be set by the user but must never exceed a predetermined power level (Pd), the system compri...

A system for transmitting information over a power distribution network, particularly for transmitting information between domestic appliances and/or one or more domestic appliances and a remote controller, exploits the frequency available on the power lin...

An integrated laundry center has an integrated cabinet assembly defining a plurality of discrete spaces. Each space can provide a separate module for performing a particular fabric care function. A washing machine is at least partly housed within a portion...