Air conditioning system and method for operation at a recreation vehicle
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Duane Longenecker, Richard Dustin Henderson
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Abstract
An air conditioning system and method for operation at a recreation vehicle is provided. The air conditioning system includes an inverter operably coupled to a motor. The inverter is configured to provide power to the motor in a first operating mode or a second operating mode. The motor is operably coupled to a compressor. A controller is in operable communication with the air conditioning system. The controller is configured to obtain a power limit signal; receive a control command corresponding to providing power to the air conditioning device; and determine, based on a power limit, whether to receive power at the air conditioning device in the first operating mode or the second operating mode.
Claims11
An air conditioning system for a recreation vehicle, the air conditioning system comprising:
- an inverter operably coupled to a motor, the inverter configured to provide power to the motor in a first operating mode or a second operating mode, the motor operably coupled to a compressor;
- and
- a controller in operable communication with the air conditioning device, the controller configured to:
- obtain a power limit signal;
- receive a control command corresponding to providing power to the air conditioning device;
- determine, based on a power limit, whether to receive power at the air conditioning device in the first operating mode or the second operating mode;
- monitor a power receiving state of a plurality of appliances;
- and
- switch between the first operating mode and the second operating mode based on the power receiving state of the plurality of appliances.
A method for operating an air conditioning device at a recreation vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining a power limit signal;
- receiving a control command corresponding to providing power to the air conditioning device;
- determining, based on a power limit, whether to receive power at the air conditioning device in a first operating mode or a second operating mode;
- monitoring a power receiving state of a plurality of appliances, wherein the plurality of appliances and the air conditioning device are operably coupled to a power supply device to receive power from the power supply device;
- determining whether the plurality of appliances is in the power receiving state below a power threshold or above the power threshold;
- switching, via an inverter, between the first operating mode and the second operating mode based on the power receiving state of the plurality of appliances;
- generating a first operating mode signal indicative of switching the air conditioning device to the first operating mode;
- providing, via the inverter, power to a motor operably coupled to a variable speed compressor of the air conditioning device in the first operating mode;
- generating a second operating mode signal indicative of switching the air conditioning device to the second operating mode;
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- providing, via the inverter, power to the motor in the second operating mode.
A computer-readable medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- obtaining a power limit signal;
- receiving a control command corresponding to providing power to an air conditioning device;
- and
- determining, based on a power limit, whether to receive power at the air conditioning device in the first operating mode or the second operating mode;
- monitoring a power receiving state of a plurality of appliances;
- and
- commanding switching between the first operating mode and the second operating mode based on the power receiving state of the plurality of appliances.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.