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THERMOSTAT WITH OCCUPANCY DETECTION BASED ON LOAD OF HVAC EQUIPMENT

  • US 20170074539A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2016
  • Published: 03/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A thermostat for a building space, the thermostat comprising:

  • a communications interface configured to engage in bidirectional communications with heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and to receive an indication of a current heating or cooling load from the HVAC equipment; and

    a processing circuit configured to;

    determine an occupancy of the building space based on the indication of the current heating or cooling load received from the HVAC equipment; and

    operate the HVAC equipment based on the determined occupancy of the building space.

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