US 11,152,792 B2 · System and method for controlling operation of consumption appliances

Abstract

A method is disclosed for controlling the operating of a consumption appliance by way of a selector switch controlled by an energy saving device connected to a management center. The consumption appliance is kept in its default power mode, until receiving, by the energy saving device, an authentic secured control message sent by the management center. This message includes a command onto the mode in which the consumption appliance has to be switched. A counter is initialized with an initialization value before to be triggered. The consumption appliance is switched in the mode indicated by the command, either until the counter has reached a threshold value, or until receiving another authentic control message. If the counter has reached the threshold value, then the consumption appliance is switched in its default power mode. If another authentic secured control message has been received, then returning to the step of initializing the counter.

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Dependent claims

A method for controlling at least one consumption device via at least one selector switch controlled by an energy saving device connected to a management center for switching said at least one consumption device between at least a first power mode, in which power is limited, and a second power mode, the method comprising:

receiving, by the energy saving device, a control message sent from the management center, which is remote from the at least one consumption device, said control message comprising a command to switch the at least one consumption device into the second power mode;
in response to the receiving the control message by the energy saving device, sending a message from the energy saving device to the at least one selector switch, which is remote from the energy saving device, to cause the at least one selector switch to switch the at least one consumption device into the second power mode;
based on the receiving of the control message, performing a triggering operation including triggering a counting from an initialization value of a counter included in the energy saving device;
in response to receiving by the at least one selector switch the message sent from the energy saving device, switching, via the at least one selector switch, the at least one consumption device into the second power mode;
in response to the counter reaching a threshold value, switching the at least one consumption device into the first power mode;
and
in response to receiving, by the energy saving device, another control message comprising the command to switch the at least one consumption device into the second power mode, performing the triggering operation again.

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System and method for controlling operation of consumption appliances

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