Computational load distribution in a climate control system having plural sensing microsystems

A method of operation for a plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems of a distributed climate control system, each sensing microsystem including a temperature sensor and a processor, at least one of the sensing microsystems being coupled to an HVAC unit for control thereof, the plurality of sensing microsystems cooperating to control the HVAC unit based at least in part on temperature readings acquired by the plurality of temperature sensors, the plurality of sensing microsystems being configured to jointly carry out at least one shared computational task associated with the control of the HVAC unit, the method comprising:

• at each sensing microsystem, determining an amount of electrical power available for dedication to the at least one shared computational task;
• allocating among the sensing microsystems respective portions of the least one shared computational task according to the amount of electrical power determined to be available for dedication thereto at each respective sensing microsystem;
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• at each sensing microsystem, carrying out the respective portion of the least one shared computational task allocated thereto.

A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying one or more sequences of instructions wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by a plurality of processors contained in a respective plurality of wirelessly communicating sensing microsystems of a distributed climate control system causes the plurality of sensing microsystems to:

• cooperatively control an HVAC unit based at least in part on temperature readings acquired by a plurality of temperature sensors located respectively in said plurality of sensing microsystems;
• and
• carry out at least one shared computational task associated with said cooperative control of the HVAC unit, comprising:
• at each sensing microsystem, determining an amount of electrical power available for dedication to the at least one shared computational task;
• and
• allocating among the sensing microsystems respective portions of the least one shared computational task according to the amount of electrical power determined to be available for dedication thereto at each respective sensing microsystem.