Patent ID: 11867417
Assignee: nan
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A climate control monitor for maximizing operational cost efficiencies at an enclosed facility, the monitor comprising:
an HVAC system installed at the facility, wherein the HVAC system is operated with electric power from an external power source with operational costs based on a predetermined power demand profile set by the external power source;
an internal weather station located inside the facility to record internal microclimate data for temperature and humidity pertinent to microclimate environmental conditions inside the facility;
an external weather station located outside the facility to record external data for temperature and humidity pertinent to on-site, microclimate, meteorological conditions outside the facility;
a summing network connected to the internal weather station and to the external weather station for comparing the internal microclimate data with the external microclimate data;
a control unit to establish an actual demand signal for operating the HVAC system based on a comparison of the microclimate data comparison, wherein the control unit is connected with the summing unit to comply with the actual demand signal for operating the HVAC system and to the external power source, wherein the control unit is configured to determine a first cost curve for the actual demand signal over a predetermined time period and to determine a second cost curve for the predetermined power demand profile, and further determine a cost differential between the first and second cost curves, the cost differential representing an area representative of relative costs for operating the HVAC system; and
a throttle connected with the control unit, wherein the throttle is controlled according to the actual demand signal established by the control unit to regulate power supplied to operate the HVAC system and a controlled by the control unit to divert an excess amount power determined based on the cost differential to a storage battery for future use and while a cost of energy is low.