Patent ID: 9600009
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G05B,G05D,G05F

Claim:
1. A machine-implemented method for managing an energy supply of a utility provider, comprising: calibrating one or more climate controlled spaces for a controller by calculating a heating or cooling ratio for the one or more climate controlled spaces; determining if an energy supply deficit exists with the controller; and if the energy supply deficit exists, then the controller starts using the one or more climate controlled spaces as energy sources for the energy supply in which a direct load control algorithm is used by the controller to reduce consumption of energy, wherein a heating or cooling (H or C) ratio is governed by the following equation: wherein t 0 is a time period between when a set point temperature is reached and when a thermostat issues a request to a space conditioning load, t 1 is a time period between when the thermostat issues a request to the space conditioning load and when the space conditioning load is allowed to be activated, and t 2 is a time period between when the space conditioning load is allowed to be activated and when the space conditioning load is stopped once it reaches a set point temperature of the thermostat.