Electronic apparatus and operation method for predicting HVAC energy consumption

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a plurality of instructions, which, when executed, instruct at least one processor to:

• obtain, by an air conditioner, feature information on usage patterns of the air conditioner according to weather conditions,
• transmit, by the air conditioner, the feature information on the usage patterns of the air conditioner according to the weather conditions to a server as training data for an artificial intelligence model,
• obtain, by the air conditioner, weather forecast information,
• transmit, by the air conditioner, the weather forecast information to the server,
• receive, by the air conditioner, a predicted power consumption amount to be consumed by the air conditioner from the server, wherein the predicted power consumption amount is outputted from the artificial intelligence model when the weather forecast information is inputted to the artificial intelligence model,
• display, by the air conditioner, the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner, output from the artificial intelligence model,
• display, by the air conditioner, a notification indicating that the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner is within a predetermined range of a threshold value when the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner is within the predetermined range of the threshold value, and
• perform, by the air conditioner, a power saving operation when the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner is within the predetermined range of the threshold value,
• wherein the artificial intelligence model is trained, by the server, such that, when a weather condition of the weather conditions is inputted to the artificial intelligence model, the artificial intelligence model outputs an amount power consumed by the air conditioner obtained from a feature information corresponding the weather condition by using the feature information on the usage patterns of the air conditioner according to the weather conditions as the training data.

An air conditioner comprising:

• a memory configured to store at least one instruction;
• a communication circuit;
• a display;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory,
• wherein the at least one instruction, which when executed, configures the at least one processor to:
• obtain feature information on usage patterns of the air conditioner according to weather conditions;
• control the communication circuit to transmit the feature information on the usage patterns of the air conditioner according to the weather conditions to a server as training data for at least one artificial intelligence model;
• obtain weather forecast information;
• control the communication circuit to transmit the weather forecast information to the server;
• control the communication circuit to receive a predicted power consumption amount to be consumed by the air conditioner from the server, wherein the predicted power consumption amount is outputted from the at least one artificial intelligence model when the weather forecast information is inputted to the at least one artificial intelligence model;
• control the display to display the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner output from the at least one artificial intelligence model, and
• control the display to display a notification indicating that the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner is within a predetermined range of a threshold value when the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner is within the predetermined range of the threshold value;
• and
• perform a power saving operation when the predicted power consumption amount of the air conditioner is within the predetermined range of the threshold value,
• wherein the at least one artificial intelligence model is trained, by the server, such that, when a weather condition of the weather conditions is inputted to the at least one artificial intelligence model, the at least one artificial intelligence model outputs an amount power consumed by the air conditioner obtained from a feature information corresponding the weather condition by using the feature information on the usage patterns of the air conditioner according to the weather conditions as the training data.