SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CHARGE OR DISCHARGE RATE OF A BATTERY PACK, COUPLED WITH GRID POWER, UTILIZED FOR POWER OPERATION OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

An air conditioning system having: a controller; an energy storage device including a battery pack, wherein the energy storage device is operable to power the air conditioning system; and an AC power bus for connection the air conditioning system to an AC power grid to selectively charge the battery pack; wherein the controller is configured to: receive a request to charge or discharge the battery pack within a time window; determine whether the battery pack will remain within a predetermined operating temperature range while being charged or discharged within the time window, and responsive to a determination, either charging or discharging the battery pack, pursuant to the request, or denying the request.