| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 165238000 | Means storing set point for particular time of day (e.g., clock thermostat, etc.) | 7 |
| 20100206540 | CENTRALIZED MONITORING APPARATUS - A centralized-monitoring apparatus, which centralized monitors a device including a storage, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature therein, and a temperature-variable device to cool or heat inside the storage such that the temperature reaches a set object-preservation temperature, comprises: an input device to be input with first information indicative of a time zone in which the temperature-variable device performing power-saving operation and second information indicative of a set temperature of the time zone; a storage device to store the first-and-second information from the input device; a timing device to measure a current time; and a control device to control the temperature-variable device, based on the first-and-second information and current time, so as to start operation of turning the temperature to the set temperature when the current time reaches a starting time of the time zone, and terminate the operation when the current time reaches an ending time thereof. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110000659 | LOAD MANAGEMENT THERMOSTAT - A thermostat is provided that is capable of reliably reducing the operation of an air conditioner and other systems to provide energy cost savings to the consumer and load reduction to a utility provider. The thermostat includes at least one sensor configured to communicate information indicative of the temperature within the space, and a memory for storing at least one temperature offset value associated with a request for reduced heating or reduced cooling operation. The thermostat further includes a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, which is configured to periodically determine a temperature value for the space and to control heating or cooling of the space until the determined temperature value has substantially reached the set-point temperature. The periodically determined temperature value is in part based on information received from the at least one sensor, and may include at least one temperature offset value when a request for reduced operation has been received by the thermostat. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120006525 | WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER DEMAND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE - An appliance for conditioning air of an associated room and an associated method for controlling an air conditioner are disclosed, the controller selectively adjusting operation of the air conditioning appliance based on historical operating data. The controller adjusts a set-point of the appliance for a preselected period of time in response to the historical operating data of the appliance when the appliance operates in an energy savings mode. In one arrangement, the controller is configured to receive and process data regarding whether the appliance has been operating over a predetermined time period before a utility demand state signal is received. The controller is configured to receive and process data relating to similar time periods of operation, and more particularly may include receiving data from the last two consecutive days where similar time periods of those days are analyzed. The controller may be configured to receive and process data relating to the rate of change in the temperature. Further, an override feature may be included to maintain operation of the appliance in a normal operation mode if ambient temperature reaches a predetermined threshold value. Another feature is that the controller determines whether the compressor has been operational less than a preselected period of time and, if so, the compressor is operated until such time period has elapsed. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120067560 | HVAC SCHEDULE WITH DESIGNATED OFF PERIODS - An HVAC controller may include a user interface, along with a memory for storing a recurring programmable schedule having two or more time periods. The user interface may be configured to allow manual modification by a user of the recurring schedule stored in the memory, wherein the user can associate an HVAC-off control mode with any of the two or more time periods. In the HVAC-off control mode, the HVAC controller may not cycle the HVAC unit on regardless of the temperature of the air in the inside space. The HVAC controller further may include an output that is configured to issue operational commands to the HVAC unit in accordance with the programmable schedule. | 03-22-2012 |
| 165239000 | Means to compute time required to reach certain temperature by certain time of day (e.g., morning warm-up, etc.) | 3 |
| 20090188659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A FRONT DOOR AIR TO WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - A system for cooling of electronic equipment enclosures, the system includes: enclosures with front and rear doors for holding assemblages of electronics; front and rear heat exchangers housed within each of the front and rear doors, respectively; a series of separate supply lines configured with control valves and flow control sensors that provide liquid coolant to each of the heat exchangers; a series of separate return lines configured with temperature sensors for exiting coolant from each of the heat exchangers; separate air purging valves for each of the supply and return lines; a series of spray shields for preventing coolant leaks from entering an inlet airflow, and to protect the assemblages of electronics from coolant leaks; wherein the control valves are actuated by a controller in response to readings from the temperature and flow control sensors to separately control coolant flow to each of the front and rear heat exchangers. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20130153195 | TIME-BASED SETBACK RECOVERY - A system controller of a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system is configured to control the operation of a demand unit to maintain a comfort characteristic setpoint of a conditioned space. The controller includes a setback calculation module that is configured to calculate a setback value of the setpoint as a function of a recovery time from the setback value to the setpoint. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140027103 | OPERATION OF A THERMAL COMFORT SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for operation of a thermal comfort system are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include receiving data, including a target temperature for a zone, an actual temperature of the zone, and an ambient temperature of air being supplied to a thermal comfort system, and determining, through a regression model, from the received data, a calculated time when the zone will reach the target temperature upon operation of the thermal comfort system. | 01-30-2014 |
