Duty-cycle controlling thermostat construction, system utilizing the same and method of making the same
First Claim
1. In a thermostat construction for controlling the output temperature effect of a heat exchanger means, said thermostat construction having means for sensing room temperature that is the result of said output effect, said thermostat construction having a set-point means for selecting a desired room temperature to be provided by said heat exchanger means, said thermostat construction having changing means for changing the effective set-point setting of said set-point means to change the duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means, the improvement wherein said thermostat construction has means for sensing the current duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means and for causing said changing means to change said effective set-point setting to a different temperature setting thereof as said duty-cycle approaches a peak duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means so that said current duty-cycle is reduced.
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Abstract
A thermostat construction for controlling the output effect of a heat exchanger means, a system utilizing such a construction and a method of making such a construction are provided, the thermostat construction having a unit for sensing room temperature that is the result of the output effect, having a set-point unit for selecting a desired room temperature to be provided by the heat exchanger, having a changing unit for changing the effective set-point setting of the set-point unit to change the duty-cycle of the heat exchanger, and having a unit for sensing the current duty-cycle of the heat exchanger and for causing the changing unit to change the effective set-point setting to a different temperature setting thereof as the duty-cycle approaches a peak duty-cycle of the heat exchanger so that the current duty-cycles is reduced.
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- 1. In a thermostat construction for controlling the output temperature effect of a heat exchanger means, said thermostat construction having means for sensing room temperature that is the result of said output effect, said thermostat construction having a set-point means for selecting a desired room temperature to be provided by said heat exchanger means, said thermostat construction having changing means for changing the effective set-point setting of said set-point means to change the duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means, the improvement wherein said thermostat construction has means for sensing the current duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means and for causing said changing means to change said effective set-point setting to a different temperature setting thereof as said duty-cycle approaches a peak duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means so that said current duty-cycle is reduced.
- 9. In a system for controlling the output temperature effect of a heat exchanger means, said system having means for sensing room temperature that is the result of said output effect, said system having a set-point means for selecting a desired room temperature to be provided by said heat exchanger means, said system having changing means for changing the effective set-point setting of said set-point means to change the duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means, the improvement wherein said system has means for sensing the current duty-cycle of said heat exchanger and for causing said changing means to change said effective set-point setting to a different temperature setting thereof as said duty-cycle approaches a peak duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means so that said current duty-cycle is reduced.
- 17. In a method of making a thermostat construction for controlling the output temperature effect of a heat exchanger means, said thermostat construction having means for sensing room temperature that is the result of said output effect, said thermostat construction having a set-point means for selecting a desired room temperature to be provided by said heat exchanger means, said thermostat construction having changing means for changing the effective set-point setting of said set-point means to change the duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means, the improvement comprising the step of forming said thermostat construction with means for sensing the current duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means and for causing said changing means to change said effective set-point setting to a different temperature setting thereof as said duty-cycle approaches a peak duty-cycle of said heat exchanger means whereby said current duty-cycle is reduced.
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