METHOD FOR DETERMINING A START TIME FOR STARTING AN OPERATING PROCESS OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

摘要

The invention relates to a solution of how a start time (BST) of an operating process of a household appliance can be determined particularly reliably such that the costs of the operating process are minimal. A method according to the invention is used to determine the start time (BST) for starting the operating process of a household appliance by means of a control device, which receives data about at least one operating resource (electrical energy) of the household appliance, the data containing information about a temporal price curve (TTI) of the operating resource for a subsequent time interval (ZI), and which determines the start time (BST) depending on the temporal price curve (TTI) of the operating resource. The temporal price curve (TTI) is converted into a temporal cost curve (KV) of the operating process for the operating resource in accordance with the start time, taking a duration (PD) of the operating process into consideration. The start time (BST) is then determined on the basis of the temporal cost curve (KV) of the operating process.