System and method for optimizing use of plug-in air conditioners and portable heaters
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-023/19
F24F-011/00
출원번호
US-0263762
(2014-04-28)
등록번호
US-9188994
(2015-11-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Steinberg, John Douglas
출원인 / 주소
EcoFactor, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
인용정보
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125
초록▼
Thermostatic HVAC and other energy management controls that are connected to a computer network. For instance, remotely managed load switches incorporating thermostatic controllers inform an energy management system, to provide enhanced efficiency, and to verify demand response with plug-in air cond
Thermostatic HVAC and other energy management controls that are connected to a computer network. For instance, remotely managed load switches incorporating thermostatic controllers inform an energy management system, to provide enhanced efficiency, and to verify demand response with plug-in air conditioners and heaters. At least one load control device at a first location comprises a temperature sensor and a microprocessor. The load control device is configured to connect or disconnect electrical power to the an attached air conditioner or heater, and the microprocessor is configured to communicate over a network. In addition, the load control device is physically separate from an air conditioner or heater but located inside the space conditioned by the air conditioner or heater.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for controlling plug-in air conditioners and plug-in heaters comprising: at least one load control device at a first location, the load control device configured to connect to a first electrical outlet and to connect to a plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load contr
1. A system for controlling plug-in air conditioners and plug-in heaters comprising: at least one load control device at a first location, the load control device configured to connect to a first electrical outlet and to connect to a plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device located inside the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device further configured to control whether the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater is “on” or “off”, and wherein the load control device comprises at least one microprocessor that is configured to communicate over a computer network;one or more processors remotely located from the first location, wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive temperature measurements associated with the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, and receive measurements of outside temperatures associated with the first location,wherein the one or more processors are configured to calculate at least a first rate of change in temperature at said first location for periods during which the status of the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater is “on” and wherein said one or more processors are further configured to calculate at least a second rate of change in temperature at said first location for periods during which the status of the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater is “off”,wherein the one or more processors are further configured to communicate operational control instructions to the microprocessor in the load control device via the computer network; andwherein the microprocessor, in the load control device, turns the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater to “on” or “off” based on the operational instructions received from the one or more processors via the computer network. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the load control device comprises a user interface. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more processors generate the operational control instructions based at least in part on the temperature measurements associated with the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater and based at least in part on the measurements of outside temperatures from at least one other source. 4. The system of claim 1 in which the plug-in air conditioner is mounted through an opening in a building envelope. 5. The system of claim 1 in which the plug-in portable heater is a space heater. 6. The system of claim 1 in which the load control device further measures the temperature of the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater. 7. The system of claim 1 in which the load control device further measures at least one of the group consisting of the electrical current, and voltage passing through the load control device. 8. The system of claim 1 in which the load control device is configured to sense occupancy of the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater. 9. The system of claim 1 in which the load control device is paired with a mobile device. 10. A system for controlling plug-in air conditioners and plug-in heaters comprising: at least one load control device at a first location, the load control device configured to connect to a first electrical outlet and to connect to a plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device located inside the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device further configured to control whether the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater is “on” or “off”, and wherein the load control device comprises at least one microprocessor that is configured to communicate over a computer network;one or more processors remotely located from the first location, wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive temperature measurements first source associated with the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, and receive measurements of outside temperatures associated with the first location, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to communicate operational control instructions to the microprocessor in the load control device via the computer network, wherein the one or more processors generate the operational control instructions based at least in part on the location of a mobile device; andwherein the microprocessor, in the load control device, turns the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater to “on” or “off” based on the operational instructions received from the one or more processors via the computer network. 11. A method for controlling plug-in air conditioners and plug-in heaters comprising: connecting at a first location, at least one load control device to a first electrical outlet and to a plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device located inside the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device further configured to control whether the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater is “on” or “off”, the load control device comprising at least a microprocessor that is configured to communicate over a computer network;receiving temperatures associated with the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater at one or more processors remotely located from the first location;receiving at the one or more processors, measurements of outside temperatures associated with the first location;calculating with the one or more processors at least a first rate of change in temperature at said first location for periods during which the status of the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater is “on” and wherein said one or more processors are further configured to calculate at least a second rate of change in temperature at said first location for periods during which the status of the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater is “off”;receiving at the load control device, operational control instructions from the one or more processors via the computer network; andturning the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater to “on” or “off” with the load control device based on the operational instructions received from the one or more processors via the computer network. 12. The method of claim 11 further comprising displaying a user interface on the load control device. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the operational control instructions received from the one or more processors are based at least in part on the temperature measurements associated with the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater and based at least in part on measurements of outside temperatures obtained from the at least one other source. 14. The method of claim 11 in which the plug-in air conditioner is mounted through an opening in a building envelope. 15. The method of claim 11 in which the plug-in portable heater is a space heater. 16. The method of claim 11 further comprising measuring with the load control device, the temperature of the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater with the load control device. 17. The method of claim 11 in which the load control device further measures at least one of the group consisting of electrical current, and voltage passing through the load control device. 18. The method of claim 11 in which the load control device further senses occupancy of the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater. 19. The method of claim 11 further comprising pairing the load control device with a mobile device. 20. A method for controlling plug-in air conditioners and plug-in heaters comprising: connecting at a first location, at least one load control device to a first electrical outlet and to a plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device located inside the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or plug-in portable heater, the load control device further configured to control whether the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater is “on” or “off”, the load control device comprising at least a microprocessor that is configured to communicate over a computer network;receiving temperatures associated with the space conditioned by the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater at one or more processors remotely located from the first location;receiving at the one or more processors, measurements of outside temperatures associated with the first location from at least one other source;generating the operational control instructions based at least in part on the location of a mobile device;receiving at the load control device, the operational control instructions from the one or more processors via the computer network; andturning the plug-in air conditioner or the plug-in portable heater to “on” or “off” with the load control device based on the operational instructions received from the one or more processors via the computer network.
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