# US 2025/0085014 A1 · Temperature controller, server, air conditioning system and temperature setting method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0085014 A1 - Document ID: US20250085014A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/466,934 - Filed: 2023-09-14 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-07 - Assignees: Carrier Corporation - Applicants: Carrier Corporation - Inventors: Qian Li; Yuhui Kuang; Tiejun Wu; Runfu Shi; Hongsheng Liu; Xinyi Gao; Xin Liang; Yingchao Jiang; Lei Yu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250085014A1 ## CPC - F24F 11/65: for selecting an operating mode - G06Q 10/06314: {Calendaring for a resource} - F24F 11/30: for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring - F24F 11/46: Improving electric energy efficiency or saving - F24F 11/47: Responding to energy costs - F24F 11/58: using Internet communication - F24F 11/62: characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values - G06Q 10/0637: Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals - F24F 2140/60: Energy consumption - H02J 3/14: by switching loads on to, or off from, the networks, e.g. progressively balanced loading - H02J 13/1331: {using wireless data transmission} - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract Disclosed is a temperature controller, a server, an air conditioning system and a temperature setting method. The temperature controller may be configured to operate in a carbon saving mode, and when operating in the carbon saving mode, the set temperature of the temperature controller is adjusted according to a green electricity index, and the green electricity index is the proportion of green electricity in a power grid to which the temperature controller is connected. When the proportion of the green electricity is high, i.e., the electric energy used is mainly from renewable energy sources, the set temperature is adjusted to produce more cold energy or heat energy for storage; and when the green electricity index decreases, the stored cold energy or heat energy can be used to meet the demand for cooling or heating, thereby reducing carbon emissions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A temperature controller, wherein the temperature controller is able to be configured to operate in a carbon saving mode, and when operating in the carbon saving mode, the set temperature of the temperature controller is adjusted according to a green electricity index, and the green electricity index is the proportion of green electricity in a power grid to which the temperature controller is connected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The temperature controller according to claim 1, wherein the temperature controller comprises a communication module, and when the temperature controller operates in the carbon saving mode, the communication module uploads a current set temperature and receives an updated set temperature based on the green electricity index. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The temperature controller according to claim 2, wherein the temperature controller further comprises a positioning module used for storing or determining installation location information of the temperature controller; the communication module also uploads the installation location information so as to find the green electricity index on the basis of the installation location information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The temperature controller according to claim 2, wherein the communication module uploads the current set temperature and receives the updated set temperature at a specified time, or at a specified time interval, or in real time. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The temperature controller according to claim 1, wherein in a case that the temperature controller controls a cooling system, if the green electricity index increases, the set temperature is decreased, and if the green electricity index decreases, the set temperature is increased. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The temperature controller according to claim 1, wherein in a case that the temperature controller controls a heating system, if the green electricity index increases, the set temperature is increased, and if the green electricity index decreases, the set temperature is decreased. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The temperature controller according to claim 1, wherein the temperature controller also adjusts the set temperature according to a trend prediction result of the green electricity index. ### Claim 8 A server, comprising: a processor, and a memory, the memory storing processor-readable instructions, the processor performing, by running the processor-readable instructions, the following steps: receiving a current set temperature of a temperature controller; according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the temperature controller is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the temperature controller so as to obtain an updated set temperature, the green electricity index being the proportion of green electricity in the power grid to which the temperature controller is connected; and sending the updated set temperature to the temperature controller. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The server according to claim 8, wherein the processor further performs, by running the processor-readable instructions, the following steps: receiving installation location information of the temperature controller; and on the basis of the installation location information, finding the green electricity index of the power grid to which the temperature controller is connected. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The server according to claim 8, wherein the step of “according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the temperature controller is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the temperature controller” comprises: in a case that the temperature controller controls a cooling system, and the green electricity index increases, decreasing the set temperature; and in a case that the temperature controller controls a cooling system, and the green electricity index decrease, increasing the set temperature. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The server according to claim 8, wherein the step of “according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the temperature controller is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the temperature controller” comprises: in a case that the temperature controller controls a heating system, and the green electricity index increases, increasing the set temperature; and in a case that the temperature controller controls a heating system, and the green electricity index decreases, decreasing the set temperature. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The server according to claim 8, wherein the processor further performs, by running the processor-readable instructions, the following steps: according to the historical record of the green electricity index of the power grid to which the temperature controller is connected, predicting the change tendency of the green electricity index to obtain a tendency prediction result; and in the step of “according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the temperature controller is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the temperature controller”, further according to the tendency prediction result, adjusting the set temperature. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) An air conditioning system, wherein the air conditioning system has the temperature controller according to claim 1. ### Claim 14 A temperature setting method of an electric appliance for air conditioning, comprising the following steps: according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the electric appliance is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the electric appliance, the green electricity index being the proportion of green electricity in the power grid to which the electric appliance is connected. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The temperature setting method of an electric appliance for controlling temperature according to claim 14, further comprising the following steps: on the basis of installation location information of the electric appliance, finding the green electricity index of the power grid to which the electric appliance is connected. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The temperature setting method of an electric appliance for controlling temperature according to claim 14, wherein the electric appliance is used for cooling, the step of “according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the electric appliance is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the electric appliance” comprises: in a case that the green electricity index increases, decreasing the set temperature; and in a case that the green electricity index decreases, increasing the set temperature. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The temperature setting method of an electric appliance for controlling temperature, according to claim 14, wherein the electric appliance is used for heating, the step of “according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the electric appliance is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the electric appliance” comprises: in a case that the green electricity index increases, increasing the set temperature; and in a case that the green electricity index decreases, decreasing the set temperature. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The temperature setting method of an electric appliance for controlling temperature according to claim 14, further comprising the following steps, according to the historical record of the green electricity index of the power grid to which the electric appliance is connected, predicting the change tendency of the green electricity index to obtain a tendency prediction result; and in the step of “according to a green electricity index of a power grid to which the electric appliance is connected, adjusting the set temperature of the electric appliance”, further, according to the tendency prediction result, adjusting the set temperature.