Control device, control method for water heater, and program
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorsYuki OGAWA, Masaaki YABE, Masayuki KOMATSU, Satoshi MINEZAWA, Akihiro TODA, Takashi ARAI
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Abstract
In a control device, an instruction acquirer acquires an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of generated power generated by power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system. Upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, a water heater controller commands a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period.
Claims12
A control device comprising:
- an instruction acquirer configured to acquire an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of a generated power generated by a power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system;
- and
- a water heater controller configured to, upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, command a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period during suppression of a power output from the power generator.
A control method for a water heater comprising:
- acquiring an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of a generated power generated by a power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system;
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- commanding a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period during suppression of a power output from the power generator.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as:
- an instruction acquirer configured to acquire an instruction to suppress in a specified period supplying of a generated power generated by a power generator installed in a power-consuming area to a commercial electrical power system;
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- water heater controller configured to, upon the instruction acquirer acquiring the instruction, command a water heater installed in the power-consuming area to perform a water heat-up operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the specified period during suppression of a power output from the power generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.