Electric device, power consumption reduction system, communication adapter, and power consumption reduction method
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorSatoshi MINEZAWA
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Abstract
In an electrical apparatus, a power consumer consumes power. A request acquirer acquires a request for reducing power consumed by the power consumer. Upon the request acquirer acquiring the request, a power controller controls the power consumer based on at least one of environmental information relating to an ambient environment of the electrical apparatus, apparatus information relating to the electrical apparatus, or time information, to reduce the power.
Claims20
An electrical apparatus comprising:
- a power consumer configured to consume power;
- a request acquirer configured to acquire a request for reducing the power consumed by the power consumer;
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- a power controller configured to control, upon acquisition of the request by the request acquirer, the power consumer based on at least one of environmental information regarding an ambient environment of the electrical apparatus, apparatus information regarding the electrical apparatus, or time information, to reduce the power.
A communication adapter for electrically connecting with an electrical apparatus including a power consumer to consume power, the communication adapter comprising:
- a request acquirer configured to acquire a request for reducing the power consumed by the power consumer;
- a control range adjuster configured to adjust a control range of the power consumed by the power consumer based on at least one of environmental information regarding an ambient environment of the electrical apparatus, apparatus information regarding the electrical apparatus, or time information;
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- a power controller configured to control, upon acquisition of the request by the request acquirer, the power consumer based on at least one of the environmental information, the apparatus information, or the time information, to reduce the power consumed by the power consumer to be within the control range adjusted by the control range adjuster.
A power consumption reduction method for reduction of power consumed by an electrical apparatus, comprising:
- acquiring a request for reducing the power;
- adjusting a control range of the power consumed by the electrical apparatus based on at least one of environmental information regarding an ambient environment of the electrical apparatus, apparatus information regarding the electrical apparatus, or time information;
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- upon acquiring of the request, controlling the electrical apparatus based on at least one of the environmental information, the apparatus information, or the time information, to reduce the power consumed by the electrical apparatus to be within the control range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.