Patent ID: 11954713
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 13:
14. A system, comprising:
an outdoor meter configured to provide an outdoor electricity consumption measurement of an outdoor unit of a variable refrigerant flow system, the outdoor unit comprising a compressor and configured to provide refrigerant to a plurality of indoor units in response to activation requests from the plurality of indoor units; and
a management system comprising a processing circuit having a memory and processor, the memory structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor and cause the processing circuit to:
receive the outdoor electricity consumption measurement from the outdoor meter;
receive activation data relating to the activation requests, the activation data comprising compressor request frequencies; and
apportion the outdoor electricity consumption measurement among the plurality of indoor units based on the activation data by determining outdoor consumption factors for the plurality of indoor units based on the compressor request frequencies.