US 11,953,218 B2
Prioritizng efficient operation over satisfying an operational demand
John Hughes, Flint, TX (US); Thomas B. Krugler, Jacksonville, TX (US); Youssef A. Jaber, Tyler, TX (US); and Steven Brooks, Overton, TX (US)
Assigned to Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US)
Filed by Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/056,105.
Application 18/056,105 is a continuation of application No. 16/367,044, filed on Mar. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,525,593.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096424 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. F24F 11/47 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); F24F 140/60 (2018.01)
CPC F24F 11/47 (2018.01) [F24F 11/63 (2018.01); G06F 9/5005 (2013.01); F24F 2140/60 (2018.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control device for controlling consumption of a resource, the control device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control device to at least:
receive real time information that indicates a price of the resource;
determine from the real time information that the price of the resource has exceeded a defined price threshold;
in response to determining the price has exceeded the defined price threshold:
determine a difference in the price and the defined price threshold;
provide the difference in the price and the defined price threshold as input to a function to determine an amount to reduce a first output capacity of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) device, wherein the first output capacity reduced by the amount is a reduced non-zero output capacity; and
instruct the HVAC device to continue to consume the resource but operate at the reduced non-zero output capacity, without adjustment of an HVAC set point, and without implementation of a setback in which the HVAC device is shut off for a time in order to satisfy the setback.