A strategic response control for an air conditioning system for use in an
environment with increased power rates during a designated peak period.
The air conditioning system includes a power board for operating the air
conditioning system in one or more operating status having a controller
with a processor and a real time clock, an indoor temperature sensor for
generating an input signal representing the indoor temperature, an outdoor
temperature sensor for generating an input signal representing the outdoor
temperature, and an operating program that sets a maximum comfort level
temperature, a minimum comfort level temperature and a warmup rate for the
environment in which the air conditioner operates, and has a procedure for
precooling the environment before the peak period, wherein on activation,
the processor signals the power board to enter an operating state for
precooling and an "off" or lower level operating state during the peak
period.
