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An adaptive cycle rate thermostat control. A thermostat including a switch and apparatus for heat anticipation operates responsively to an anticipator time constant. Apparatus for sensing room temperature provides an electronic signal proportional to the room temperature sensed. Apparatus for provid

An adaptive cycle rate thermostat control. A thermostat including a switch and apparatus for heat anticipation operates responsively to an anticipator time constant. Apparatus for sensing room temperature provides an electronic signal proportional to the room temperature sensed. Apparatus for providing an acitivation signal to the switch responsive to the heat anticipation apparatus and sensed temperature cycles a variable-speed heat pump. Apparatus for modifying the anticipator time constant in response to room temperature swings provides the modified anticipator time constant to the heat anticipation means so as to keep room temperature swings within desirable limits while operating the heat pump more efficiently.

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An adaptive cycle rate thermostat control comprising: (a) a thermostat including a switch and a means for heat anticipation which operates responsively to an anticipator time constant and a first error signal; (b) means for sensing room temperature and providing an electronic signal corresponding to

An adaptive cycle rate thermostat control comprising: (a) a thermostat including a switch and a means for heat anticipation which operates responsively to an anticipator time constant and a first error signal; (b) means for sensing room temperature and providing an electronic signal corresponding to the room temperature to the thermostat; (c) means for sampling the electronic signal from the sensing means, the sampling means being connected to the output of the sensing means; (d) means for calculating the room temperature swing based on discerning the maximum and minimum temperatures sampled in the sampling means; (e) means for comparing the calculated room temperature swing to a predetermined value so as to provide a second error signal; (f) means for modifying the anticipator time constant wherein the modifying means is responsive to the value of the second error signal; and (g) means for providing an activation signal to the switch responsive to the heat anticipation means.