Systems and methods for grid appliances

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) apparatus comprising:

• a system comprising
• an inverter, wherein
• the inverter is configured to
• receive direct current power from an intermittent generation asset,
• convert the direct current power into alternating current power, and
• output the alternating current power to a motor, and
• the intermittent generation asset comprises a renewable energy system,
• a motor controller, wherein
• the motor controller is configured to control an electrical load presented to the intermittent generation asset, at least in part, by controlling the electrical load presented by the motor, and
• a communication link between the inverter and the motor controller, wherein
• the inverter is configured to send inverter data as a data input to the motor controller,
• the motor controller is communicatively coupled to receive the data input from the inverter via the communication link,
• the inverter data is representative of an amount of output power that is available from the intermittent generation asset as the direct current power, and
• the motor controller is further configured to change the electrical load in response to a change in power produced by the intermittent generation asset.

A method comprising:

• receiving inverter data at a motor controller, wherein
• the inverter data is received from an inverter via a communications link,
• the inverter is configured to
• receive direct current power from an intermittent generation asset,
• convert the direct current power into alternating current power, and
• output the alternating current power to a motor, and
• the inverter data is representative of an amount of output power that is available from the intermittent generation asset as the direct current power, and
• the intermittent generation asset comprises a renewable energy system;
• and
• controlling an electrical load presented to the intermittent generation asset, at least in part, by controlling the electrical load presented by the motor, wherein
• the electrical load presented by the motor is controlled, at least in part, by adapting an amount of electrical power drawn by the motor based, at least in part, on the inverter data.