Building energy control systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for automatically controlling an external device using a mechanical controller based on readings from a sensor, wherein the mechanical controller comprises a lever, the system comprising:
- a first circuitry communicatively coupled with the sensor, and configured to generate a motor controlling signal based in part on a reading from the sensor;
a mechanical device in physical contact with at least a portion of the lever of the mechanical controller, and configured to physically move the portion of the lever from a first position to a second position, and from the second position to a third position, wherein the first, second, and third positions are different; and
a second circuitry communicatively coupled with the first circuitry and the mechanical device, and configured to cause the mechanical device to physically move the portion of the lever from the first position to the second position, as a function of the motor controlling signal received from the first circuitry, to thereby control the external device, wherein the external device has first, second and third operating states that are controlled by movement of the portion of the lever to the first, second, or third positions, respectively.
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Abstract
The inventive subject matter provides a system and a method for automatically controlling appliances via a mechanical controller. In one aspect of the invention, the system includes a first circuitry communicatively coupled with one or more sensors and configured to generate a motor controlling signal based in part on a reading from the sensor. The system also includes a mechanical device in contact with a lever of the mechanical controller. The system also includes a second circuitry configured to cause the mechanical device to move the lever as a function of the signal received from the first circuitry to control the appliance.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for automatically controlling an external device using a mechanical controller based on readings from a sensor, wherein the mechanical controller comprises a lever, the system comprising:
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a first circuitry communicatively coupled with the sensor, and configured to generate a motor controlling signal based in part on a reading from the sensor; a mechanical device in physical contact with at least a portion of the lever of the mechanical controller, and configured to physically move the portion of the lever from a first position to a second position, and from the second position to a third position, wherein the first, second, and third positions are different; and a second circuitry communicatively coupled with the first circuitry and the mechanical device, and configured to cause the mechanical device to physically move the portion of the lever from the first position to the second position, as a function of the motor controlling signal received from the first circuitry, to thereby control the external device, wherein the external device has first, second and third operating states that are controlled by movement of the portion of the lever to the first, second, or third positions, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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