Smart Grid Technology - Whirlpool energysmart Residential Electric Water Heater Installation And Use Manual

Smart Grid Technology
The electric Smart Grid will enable significant improvements in electric power reliability and quality through reduction of
peak power demand, while providing consumers the knowledge and ability to manage their energy consumption and utility
costs.
According to the Department of Energy (DOE), since
1982 the growth in peak electricity demand has
exceeded power transmission growth. This has caused
more frequent blackouts and service interruptions, as
well as an increase in the costly reserve capacity the
power grid requires to meet higher peak demands.
The increased demand for electrical power across the
nation has also led to higher peak utility costs.
Smart appliances are one way to help mitigate this
problem. By using advanced digital communication
technologies, smart appliances will be able to
communicate with local power company or home
energy management systems, and react accordingly
to save energy and money. For example, during peak
demand periods the water heater may pause or delay
its power consumption and thus reduce the load on the
smart utility grid. Additionally, smart appliances will also
communicate with consumers to let them know how
much energy they are consuming. This will eventually
allow consumers to control their appliances, manage
energy usage, and to ultimately save money.
Smart Grid Control
(Where Available)
Where available, Grid Communication Adaptors may be
supplied by the local power company or purchased from
leading retailers. Please contact your local power com-
pany for more information.
To activate Smart Grid Control, remove the cover over
the grid connection pins and plug in the grid communica-
tion adaptor. See Figure 10C. NOTE: use only approved
grid communication adaptors. This will enable the power
company to communicate the peak demand periods for
the water heater's power usage.
After this connection has been made, simply
press the "Grid Enabled" button to enable and/
or disable a request for grid control. See Figure
10D. Enabling this feature will allow acceptance
of the power company communication of grid manage-
ment requests. Disabling this feature will allow the water
heater to ignore grid management requests.
NOTE: Smart Grid will be disabled when the Energy
SmarP Module (ESM) is disconnected from the junction
box wiring harness (see page 12).
Electric Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before
servicing.
Replace all parts and panels
before operating.
Failure to do so can result in
death or electric shock.
Figure 10C
Smart Grid Connection
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Figure 10D
Smart Grid Control
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