Thermostat for a variable capacity HVAC and method for providing a ramping set point on a setback thermostat
US5314004A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/52
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermostat for providing control signals to a variable capacity HVAC system. The thermostat being a setback thermostat with a ramping set point for the recovery period. The thermostat monitoring the load signal required during recovery and increasing or decreasing the ramp slope accordingly.
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