Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling a household appliance standby state
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsYi-Lin Chiang, Shun-Chieh Lin, Ya-Hui Li, Huan-Wen Tsai
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Abstract
A method for monitoring and controlling a household appliance is provided. The method has the steps of: monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a first standby power range; monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a set of first real-time power data; calculating a first standby confidence level based on the number of times that the first real-time power data fall within the first standby power range; and determining that the household appliance is in a standby state if the first standby confidence level is greater than or equal to a standby confidence level threshold.
Claims23
A method for monitoring and controlling a household appliance, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a first standby power range;
- monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a set of first real-time power data;
- calculating a first standby confidence level based on the number of times that the first real-time power data fall within the first standby power range;
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- determining that the household appliance is in a standby state if the first standby confidence level is greater than or equal to a standby confidence level threshold.
An apparatus for monitoring and controlling a household appliance, comprising:
- a socket, for electrically coupling the household appliance to a power source;
- a microcontroller, electrically coupled to the socket, for monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a first standby power range, monitoring and sampling the power of the household appliance to obtain a set of first real-time power data, calculating a first standby confidence level based on the number of times that the first real-time power data fall within the first standby power range, and determining that the household appliance is in a standby state if the first standby confidence level is greater than or equal to a standby confidence level threshold.
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