US2025244035A1PendingUtilityA1

Selective air conditioning in response to electricity rates

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Assignee: CARRIER CORPPriority: Jan 31, 2024Filed: Dec 2, 2024Published: Jul 31, 2025
Est. expiryJan 31, 2044(~17.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bart Antonie Van Hassel
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Abstract

A method of providing selective air conditioning in an air conditioning system including a plurality of zones, each zone having a respective air conditioning device associated therewith. The method incudes determining there is a need for selective air conditioning; upon determining there is the need for selective air conditioning, sending a notice to a user device; receiving, at the user device, a selection of zones to be enabled of the plurality of zones and/or a selection of zones to be disabled of the plurality of zones; sending the selection of zones to be enabled of the plurality of zones and/or the selection of zones to be disabled of the plurality of zones to a controller; and the controller sending a command to each of the air conditioning devices, the command configured to enable or to disable the air conditioning device in each respective zone.

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         1 . A method of providing selective air conditioning in an air conditioning system including a plurality of zones, each zone having a respective air conditioning device associated therewith, the method comprising:
 determining there is a need for selective air conditioning;   upon determining there is the need for selective air conditioning, sending a notice to a user device;   receiving, at the user device, a selection of zones to be enabled of the plurality of zones and/or a selection of zones to be disabled of the plurality of zones;   sending the selection of zones to be enabled of the plurality of zones and/or the selection of zones to be disabled of the plurality of zones to a controller; and   the controller sending a command to each of the air conditioning devices, the command configured to enable or to disable the air conditioning device in each respective zone.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the need for selective air conditioning is determined in response to an electricity price. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the need for selective air conditioning is determined in response to the electricity price being high or moderate. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning system is a ducted system, wherein each of the air conditioning devices includes a damper. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the command from the controller to the air conditioning device in each respective zone includes a command to an actuator to close the damper in order to disable the air conditioning device or a command the actuator to allow movement of the damper in order to enable the air conditioning device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning system is a split system, wherein each of the air conditioning devices includes a valve for controlling a flow of fluid through a local heat exchanger. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the command from the controller to the air conditioning device in each respective zone includes a command to close the valve in order to disable the air conditioning device or a command open the valve in order to enable the air conditioning device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning system is a split system, wherein each of the air conditioning devices includes a fan for passing air over a local heat exchanger. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the command from the controller to the air conditioning device in each respective zone includes a command to stop the fan in order to disable the air conditioning device or a command allow operation of the fan in order to enable the air conditioning device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising presenting, on the user device, a user interface to initiate selective air conditioning control, wherein the user interface includes a list of all the zones. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the user interface includes a power forecast for each zone. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the user interface includes icons to toggle zones on and off. 
     
     
         13 . A system configured to provide selective air conditioning, the system comprising:
 an air conditioning system including a plurality of zones, each zone having a respective air conditioning device associated therewith;   a remote system configured to determine there is a need for selective air conditioning;   a user device configured to received a notice that there is the need for selective air conditioning;   a controller in communication with the user device, the controller configured to receive from the user device a selection of zones to be enabled of the plurality of zones and/or a selection of zones to be disabled of the plurality of zones;   the controller sending a command to each of the air conditioning devices, the command configured to enable or to disable the air conditioning device in each respective zone.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the need for selective air conditioning is determined in response to electricity price. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the need for selective air conditioning is determined in response to the electricity price being high or moderate. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the air conditioning system is a ducted system, wherein each of the air conditioning devices includes a damper. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the command from the controller to the air conditioning device in each respective zone includes a command to an actuator to close the damper in order to disable the air conditioning device or a command the actuator to allow movement of the damper in order to enable the air conditioning device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the air conditioning system is a split system, wherein each of the air conditioning devices includes a valve for controlling a flow of fluid through a local heat exchanger. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the command from the controller to the air conditioning device in each respective zone includes a command to close the valve in order to disable the air conditioning device or a command open the valve in order to enable the air conditioning device. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the air conditioning system is a split system, wherein each of the air conditioning devices includes a fan for passing air over a local heat exchanger. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the command from the controller to the air conditioning device in each respective zone includes a command to stop the fan in order to disable the air conditioning device or a command allow operation of the fan in order to enable the air conditioning device. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the user device generates a user interface to initiate selective air conditioning control, wherein the user interface includes a list of all the zones and the associated air conditioning devices. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the user interface includes a power forecast for each zone. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the user interface includes icons to toggle zones on and off.

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