US 11,747,036 B2
Managing emissions demand response event intensity
Samuel Y. Chang, Mountain View, CA (US); Kristoffer J. Donhowe, Mountain View, CA (US); Ramya Bhagavatula, Palo Alto, CA (US); Jeffrey Gleeson, Danville, CA (US); and Kevin Chen, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/350,808.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404052 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 11/47 (2018.01); F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 130/10 (2018.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01); F24F 140/60 (2018.01)
CPC F24F 11/47 (2018.01) [F24F 11/58 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2130/10 (2018.01); F24F 2140/60 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for performing an emissions demand response event, the method comprising:
obtaining, by a cloud-based HVAC control server system, an emissions rate forecast for a predefined future time period;
identifying, by the cloud-based HVAC control server system, using the emissions rate forecast, a future emissions rate event to occur within the predefined future time period, wherein:
the future emissions rate event comprises an indication of predicted magnitude, and
the future emissions rate event comprises a time period when a predicted emissions rate will be at an increased emissions level or a decreased emissions level;
determining, by the cloud-based HVAC control server system, a confidence value for the future emissions rate event, wherein:
the confidence value indicates a certainty of the future emissions rate event occurring as predicted;
generating, by the cloud-based HVAC control server system, based on the identified future emissions rate event and the confidence value, an emissions demand response event having a start time and an end time during the future emissions rate event; and
causing, by the cloud-based HVAC control server system, a thermostat to control an HVAC system in accordance with the generated emissions demand response event.