HVAC controller with user-friendly installation features with wire insertion detection
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the thermostat, information indicative of the HVAC system comprising an air conditioner;
receiving, by the thermostat, information indicative of the HVAC system comprising a multi-stage heat pump;
modifying, by the thermostat, configuration information of the thermostat based on the information indicative of the air conditioner and the information indicative of the multi-stage heat pump; and
controlling, by the thermostat, the HVAC system in accordance with the modified configuration information.
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Abstract
Arrangements for configuring a thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are presented. A thermostat may receive information indicative of the HVAC system comprising an air conditioner and information indicative of the HVAC system comprising a multi-stage heat pump. The thermostat may modify configuration information of the thermostat based on the information indicative of the air conditioner and the information indicative of the multi-stage heat pump. The thermostat may then control the HVAC system in accordance with the modified configuration information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the thermostat, information indicative of the HVAC system comprising an air conditioner; receiving, by the thermostat, information indicative of the HVAC system comprising a multi-stage heat pump; modifying, by the thermostat, configuration information of the thermostat based on the information indicative of the air conditioner and the information indicative of the multi-stage heat pump; and controlling, by the thermostat, the HVAC system in accordance with the modified configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A thermostat, comprising:
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a housing; a user interface comprising an electronic display; a processing system disposed within the housing and coupled to the user interface, the processing system being;
in operative communication with one or more temperatures sensors for determining an ambient air temperature, in operative communication with an input device for receiving input from a user at the thermostat, and in operative communication with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, the processing system being configured to;receive information indicative of the HVAC system comprising an air conditioner; receive information indicative of the HVAC system comprising a multi-stage heat pump; modify configuration information of the thermostat based on the information indicative of the air conditioner and the information indicative of the multi-stage heat pump; and control the HVAC system in accordance with the modified configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for configuring a thermostat for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors of the thermostat to:
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receive information indicative of the HVAC system comprising a multi-stage heat pump; modify configuration information of the thermostat based on the information indicative of the presence of the multi-stage heat pump; and control the HVAC system in accordance with the modified configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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