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Thermostat with selectable temperature sensor inputs

US5611484A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 1993
Grant dateMar 18, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D23/1935
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A thermostat has terminals to receive at least two temperature sensor signals, and changes the one of these terminals which provides the feedback signal for temperature control responsive to a detected condition. This condition may be a manual input, expiry of a time interval, reaching a time of day, or the relative magnitudes of the temperatures encoded in the sensor signals.

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