housing a first compartment for washing within the housing a second compartment for washing within the housing a plurality of dishwasher components each having a power load when activated at least one of the plurality of dishwasher components operatively disposed within the second compartment and a power limiting distribution control system operatively connected to each of the plurality of dishwasher components for managing distribution of power application_number US 4533801 A description the present invention provides for an improved multiple compartment dishwasher fig1 shows an isometric view of a multiple compartment dishwasher according to the present invention the multiple compartment dishwasher 10 has a housing 11 within the housing 11 is a first compartment 12 and a second compartment 14 the first compartment 12 and the second compartment 14 are both adapted for independently washing dishes or other items for example dishes can be placed in compartment 12 and washed while compartment 14 can remain available for loading similarly the second compartment 14 can be washing dishes while the first compartment 12 can be open in addition the electrical control system of the present invention provides for both the first compartment 12 and the second compartment 14 to be simultaneously operating in this manner an operator can select whether to wash dishes in one of the compartments or both of the compartments preferably the compartments are of different sizes when the compartments are different sizes a small load of dishes can be washed in the smaller of the compartments and a larger load of dishes can be washed in the larger compartments 0018 fig2 illustrates an electrical control system.