On October 24, Sharp announced a new service called “Solar Home Appliance Link,” which effectively uses surplus electricity from residential solar generation to operate household appliances and reduce electricity bills. The first compatible home appliance will be the "X Series" air conditioner, which will be launched in November. It will be provided through the HEMS (home energy management system) cloud service. "COCORO ENERGY."
How “COCORO ENERGY” works
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COCORO ENERGY uses AI (artificial intelligence) to predict the amount of excess electricity from the solar power generation system hourly based on the user's lifestyle and weather information, and effectively utilizes solar power generation. How to control the charging and discharging of storage batteries. We provide services to This time we will apply this mechanism to home appliances.
Mechanism "Cooperation for household solar energy equipment"
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When there is a lot of surplus power, such as during the day, the system works a little harder than usual to keep the temperature within a comfortable temperature range, and when there is not enough power, such as at night, the system uses Energy efficiency - economical operation to reduce power consumption. In addition, energy saving effects can be achieved through pre-cooling and pre-heating effects. According to the company's estimates, it reduces electricity costs for air conditioning by about 25% when in cooling mode and about 20% when in heating mode.
Compatible HEMS devices are "JH-RV11" and "JH-RVB1" and there is no service fee. The service will start on November 21, with a target of covering 2,000 cases in the first year. In the future, in addition to expanding the number of home appliances produced by the company that are compatible with this service, the company will also consider supporting home appliances produced by other companies that are compatible with this service. Internet connection and existing household appliances.
