Temperature controller, server, air conditioning system and temperature setting method
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.
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, a 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,
wherein the set temperature is unchanged, if an absolute value of a change amount of the green electricity index is less than a threshold, and/or
wherein the set temperature is increased or decreased, if the absolute value of the change amount of the green electricity index is greater than the threshold.
2 . 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.
3 . 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.
4 . 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.
5 . 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.
6 . 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.
7 . 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.
8 . A server according to claim 1 , 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 the temperature controller;
according to the green electricity index of the 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.
9 . An air conditioning system, wherein the air conditioning system has the temperature controller according to claim 1 .
10 . The temperature controller according to claim 1 , wherein the set temperature is further adjusted based on a comparison between the green electricity index and a preset value, such that:
when the green electricity index is greater than the pre-set value and the temperature controller controls a cooling system, the set temperature is decreased; and
when the green electricity index is less than the pre-set value, the set temperature is unchanged or is increased.
11 . The temperature controller of claim 1 , wherein the change amount of the green electricity index is the difference between a current green electricity index and a predicted value of the green electricity index in a future period.
12 . 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 a 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,
wherein the set temperature of the electric appliance is unchanged, if an absolute value of a change amount of the green electricity index is less than a threshold, and/or
wherein the set temperature of the electric appliance is increased or decreased, if the absolute value of the change amount of the green electricity index is greater than the threshold.
13 . The temperature setting method of the electric appliance for controlling temperature according to claim 12 , 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.
14 . The temperature setting method of the electric appliance for controlling temperature according to claim 12 , 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.
15 . The temperature setting method of the electric appliance for controlling temperature, according to claim 12 , 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.
16 . The temperature setting method of the electric appliance for controlling temperature according to claim 12 , 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.
17 . 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, a 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,
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, and
wherein the temperature controller further comprises a positioning module configured for storing or determining installation location information of the temperature controller, wherein the communication module uploads the installation location information to determine the green electricity index based on the installation location information.