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Demand Response
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Internet connectivity and a wireless router to enable
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and/or with other external devices, systems or
applications.
What is Demand Response?
Some utilities vary their electricity rates based on the
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programs to reduce energy usage during certain times
of the day. Some utilities may do both things. This
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control energy usage.
Using Demand Response without a Utility
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high energy features, like defrost, for a 4-hour window.
This window corresponds to the average peak energy
usage. This feature is enabled or disabled with the
SmartHQ
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and requires the SmartHQ
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to operate. It
does not depend on the local utility, or whether it varies
the electricity rates.
Demand Response with your Utility
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program, and you are signed up with the utility, this
refrigerator can modify its energy usage based on
commands received from the utility. The SmartHQ
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if desired. Please note that there are many different
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compatible with kitchen appliances. Please check with
your local utility.
The demand response level is displayed in the mobile
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consumption by delaying defrost and ice production for
4 hours. Temporary appliance load reduction (TALR)
reduces the power consumption by delaying defrost, ice
production, and stopping cooling for 10 minutes.
Estimated energy consumption in Watt-hour(Wh) is
reported in the mobile app.
Installing Demand Response
Install the SmartHQ
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per the instructions on the previous
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app provides more information on the operation of each
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Demand Response Communication Protocols
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user manual for the latest protocol updates:
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https://mqtt.org/mqtt-specification/
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http://docs.oasis-open.org/mqtt/mqtt/v3.1.1/os/
mqtt-v3.1.1-os.html
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