Method for operating an appliance and a refrigerator appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorKeith Wesley Wait
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Abstract
A method for operating an appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, is provided. The method includes establishing a location of the appliance, obtaining weather information associated with the location of the appliance, scheduling a predicted power loss event for the appliance based at least in part on the weather information from the step of receiving, and operating the appliance according to a power loss operating profile before or during the predicted power loss event. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
Claims20
A method for operating an appliance, comprising:
- establishing a location of the appliance;
- obtaining weather information associated with the location of the appliance, wherein the weather information includes a start and end time, a probability, and a type of poor or severe weather for the location of the appliance;
- calculating a score from the weather information;
- scheduling a power loss event for the appliance in response to the score exceeding a threshold value;
- and
- operating the appliance according to a power loss operating profile before the scheduled power loss event.
A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a chilled chamber;
- a sealed system configured for chilling air within the chilled chamber of the cabinet:
- a controller in operative communication with the sealed system, the controller configured for
- establishing a location of the refrigerator appliance;
- obtaining weather information associated with the location of the refrigerator appliance, wherein the weather information includes a start and end time, a probability, and a type of poor or severe weather for the location of the refrigerator appliance;
- calculating a score from the weather information;
- scheduling a power loss event for the refrigerator appliance in response to the score exceeding a threshold value;
- and
- operating the sealed system according to a power loss operating profile before the scheduled power loss event.
A method for operating an appliance, comprising:
- establishing a location of the appliance;
- obtaining brownout or blackout information associated with the location of the appliance, wherein the brownout or blackout information includes a start and end time, a probability, and a type of poor or severe weather for the location of the appliance;
- calculating a score from the brownout or blackout information;
- scheduling a power loss event for the appliance in response to the score exceeding a threshold value;
- and
- operating the appliance according to a power loss operating profile before the scheduled power loss event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.