AC Diversion Load: Damping Function

Adding a "damping" feature to the AC diversion load program code to help damp out oscillations in the settings that seem to occur from time to time.

The basic idea is to keep the ability for the diversion load to increase immediately when the AC load in the house decreases, but have it ramp down gradually when the AC load in the house increases. This is done by taking the average of the old and new dimmer setting when a decrease is detected. Thus, the change in diversion load may be spread out over 1 - 1.5 minutes, which is 4 - 6 power sampling intervals. This should help to filter out startup power surges and other short duration spikes in load, like the oven cycling on and off.

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