Device for disconnecting at least one appliance from the electrical mains, which provides at least one override operating mode, a configurable device, system and configuration method

A device for disconnecting an electric power supply of at least one appliance, said at least one appliance comprising at least one main pilot appliance, the only one appliance in the case of a single appliance being a main pilot appliance, the device comprising:

• means for linking said device to an electric mains;
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• means for linking to the electric power supply of said at least one appliance;
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• means for connecting to the electric mains and for disconnecting from the electric mains the electric power supply of said at least one appliance, including said at least one main pilot appliance;
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• means for controlling the electric power supply of said at least one appliance, including said at least one main pilot appliance, in relation with the functional state of said at least one main pilot appliance or of a command from the user;
• means for entering into an override operating mode relatively to a first operating mode where the electric power supply of said at least one appliance is disconnected from the electric mains when said at least one main pilot appliance is in standby or stopped, said override operating mode causing the device to establish or to maintain continuously the connection to the electric mains of the at least one appliance although said at least one main pilot appliance is in a stopped or standby functional state;
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• means for exiting said override operating mode and causing a return to the first operating mode where the electric power supply of said at least one appliance is disconnected when said at least one main pilot appliance is in standby or stopped, said means for exiting said override operating mode comprising, in the case where said at least one main pilot appliance has a constant power curve over time, an automatic exit consecutive to any change in functional state of said at least one main pilot appliance.