SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A MOTORIZED VENT COVERING
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1. An environment control system for controlling the environmental conditions in a multi-room building via an electrical appliance, the system comprising:
- a plurality of daylight sensors for detecting light propagating into various rooms of the multi-room building;
a control system in communication with the plurality of daylight sensors and the electrical appliance, the control system configured to control the environmental conditions in different rooms within the multi-room building by controlling the electrical appliance when the room is unoccupied based at least in part on signals received from the plurality of daylight sensors and based on a series of time cycles during which the electrical appliance is turned on or off as dictated by a plurality of temperature thresholds.
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Abstract
A motorized vent covering for an air vent of the environment control system, the motorized vent covering comprising an air flow restrictor for controlling air flow through the vent; and an actuator, the actuator including a motor configured to drive the air flow restrictor to control the flow of air from the vent, and a controller in communication with the motor, the controller configured to provide operating instructions to the motor to open or close the air flow restrictor to adjust the flow of air through the air vent.
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1. An environment control system for controlling the environmental conditions in a multi-room building via an electrical appliance, the system comprising:
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a plurality of daylight sensors for detecting light propagating into various rooms of the multi-room building; a control system in communication with the plurality of daylight sensors and the electrical appliance, the control system configured to control the environmental conditions in different rooms within the multi-room building by controlling the electrical appliance when the room is unoccupied based at least in part on signals received from the plurality of daylight sensors and based on a series of time cycles during which the electrical appliance is turned on or off as dictated by a plurality of temperature thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An environment control system for controlling the temperature in a multi-room building, the system comprising:
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a heating and cooling system configured to control the temperature in various rooms of the multi-room building; a plurality of daylight sensors for detecting light propagating into various rooms of the multi-room building; a control system in communication with the plurality of daylight sensors and the heating and cooling system, the control system configured to control the temperature in different rooms within the multi-room building by controlling the heating and cooling system when the room is unoccupied based at least in part on signals received from the plurality of daylight sensors and based on a series of time cycles during which the heating and cooling system is turned on or off as dictated by a plurality of temperature thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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