Multi-mode auto changeover system
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1. A thermostat comprising:
- a cool mode and heat mode mechanism having a connection for controlling a building heating and cooling system for affecting a temperature of a space;
a temperature setpoint mechanism, having cool and heat setpoints that are adjustable, connected to the cool mode and heat mode mechanism; and
an auto changeover connected to the temperature setpoint mechanism; and
wherein;
the auto changeover is configured to switch the thermostat from one mode to another mode according to the temperature of the space for a set amount of time relative to the cool and heat setpoints and hystereses above and below the cool and heat setpoints, respectively;
the auto changeover is configured to occur at each of the cool setpoint is less than the heat setpoint, the cool and heat setpoints are the same, and the cool setpoint is greater than the heat setpoint.
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Abstract
An auto changeover mechanism for a thermostat. A heat and cool mode auto changeover with single or crossed setpoints may be an approach for doing a single setpoint auto changeover, an approach that can handle auto changeover with separate heat and cool setpoints that do not require the cool setpoint to always be higher than the heat setpoint, and also an approach that does not necessarily require a dead band between the setpoints. A hysteresis may be associated with switching to the other mode. The thermostat having the auto changeover mechanism may have a display of a mode that automatically changes between heat and cool.
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1. A thermostat comprising:
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a cool mode and heat mode mechanism having a connection for controlling a building heating and cooling system for affecting a temperature of a space; a temperature setpoint mechanism, having cool and heat setpoints that are adjustable, connected to the cool mode and heat mode mechanism; and an auto changeover connected to the temperature setpoint mechanism; and wherein; the auto changeover is configured to switch the thermostat from one mode to another mode according to the temperature of the space for a set amount of time relative to the cool and heat setpoints and hystereses above and below the cool and heat setpoints, respectively; the auto changeover is configured to occur at each of the cool setpoint is less than the heat setpoint, the cool and heat setpoints are the same, and the cool setpoint is greater than the heat setpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A thermostat system comprising:
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a thermostat hardware device; and wherein; the thermostat hardware device comprises; a cool mode and heat mode mechanism having a connection for controlling a building heating and cooling system for affecting a temperature of a space; a temperature setpoint mechanism, having cool and heat setpoints that are adjustable, connected to the cool mode and heat mode mechanism; and an auto changeover connected to the temperature setpoint mechanism; and wherein; the auto changeover is configured to switch the thermostat from one mode to another mode according to the temperature of the space relative to the cool and heat setpoints; and the auto changeover occurs at each of the cool setpoint greater than, less than, and equal to the heat setpoint. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A thermostat device for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of a building, comprising:
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a user interface; a controller configured to receive inputs from the user interface and to activate or deactivate one or more components of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system of a building; an auto changeover connected to the controller, for switching from one mode to another mode according to a temperature of a space at a set amount of time relative to a time a temperature controlled space reaches a cool setpoint or heat setpoint, and having adjustable hystereses above and below the cool and heat setpoints, respectively; and wherein; the user interface displays a mode of the thermostat device and automatically indicates a heat or cool mode that is in effect; and the cool setpoint is different from the heat setpoint and a minimum deadband is not required between the cool setpoint and the heat setpoint; the user interface has a provision for receiving one or more one touch actions; a one touch action is a user defined set of operations carried out across one or more devices at a press of a button switch; and the one or more touch actions comprise a one touch action of a button switch actuates multiple device specific actions or a one touch action of a button switch for control of the temperature of the space comprises setting the heat setpoint and the cool setpoint; a one touch action is an automatic action comprising a trigger to execute an action list, wherein the trigger is either true or false when a trigger changes from false to true, then the action list is executed; once the action list is executed, to execute the action list again, the trigger needs to change back to false and then to true; and the action list comprises energizing a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (H-VAC) piece of equipment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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