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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2018
Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Anupam Ajit Ingale, Maharashatra, IN;
Ankur Thareja, Rajasthan, IN;
Subrata Bhattacharya, Navi Mumbai, IN;
Prasanna Bari, Maharashtra, IN;
Braja Majumdar, West Bengal, IN;
Tousif H. Khan, Maharashtra, IN;
JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A variable refrigerant flow system for a building includes a plurality of indoor units, a first outdoor unit, an outdoor meter, and a variable refrigerant flow management system. The plurality of indoor units configured to generate activation requests. The first outdoor unit is configured to receive the activation requests and, in response to the activation requests, provide a refrigerant to the plurality of indoor units. The outdoor meter is configured to provide an outdoor unit electricity consumption measurement. The variable refrigerant flow management system is configured to receive the outdoor unit electricity consumption measurement and activation data indicating the activation requests and apportion an outdoor share of the outdoor electricity consumption measurement to each of the plurality of indoor units based on the activation data.