Thermostat with power stealing delay interval at transitions between power stealing states
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-023/19
F24F-011/00
F24D-019/10
출원번호
US-0804053
(2015-07-20)
등록번호
US-9952608
(2018-04-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Warren, Daniel Adam
Satterthwaite, Jr., Edwin H.
Smith, Ian C.
출원인 / 주소
Google LLC
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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초록▼
A thermostat includes a plurality of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connectors including a connection to at least one call relay wire. The thermostat may also include a powering circuit, including a rechargeable battery, which is configured to provide electrical power to the
A thermostat includes a plurality of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connectors including a connection to at least one call relay wire. The thermostat may also include a powering circuit, including a rechargeable battery, which is configured to provide electrical power to the thermostat by power stealing from a selected call relay wire. The power stealing may comprise an active power stealing mode, in which power is taken from the same selected call relay wire that is used to call for an HVAC function, and an inactive power stealing mode in which, in which no active call is being made. The powering circuit may be configured to substantially suspend (or at least reduce the level of) power stealing for at least a first time period following each transition of the thermostat from between operating states.
대표청구항▼
1. A thermostat, comprising: at least one Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) wire connector configured to receive at least one HVAC wire including at least one call relay wire;a powering circuit, including an energy-storage device, that is coupled to said at least one call relay wire
1. A thermostat, comprising: at least one Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) wire connector configured to receive at least one HVAC wire including at least one call relay wire;a powering circuit, including an energy-storage device, that is coupled to said at least one call relay wire and configured to provide electrical power to the thermostat by power stealing therefrom, said power stealing including an active power stealing mode and an inactive power stealing mode;wherein said powering circuit is configured to substantially suspend said power stealing for at least a first time interval when transitioning from the inactive power stealing mode to the active power stealing mode; andwherein said powering circuit provides said electrical power to the thermostat during said times of substantially suspended power stealing at least in part by drawing power from said energy-storage device. 2. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein said suspended power stealing comprises reducing a current associated with the power that is stolen to less than approximately 1 mA. 3. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein: said powering circuit is also configured to substantially suspend said power stealing for at least a second time interval immediately following a transition from the active power stealing mode to the inactive power stealing mode, said second time interval being sufficiently long to ensure an absence of transient signals that could lead to undesired call relay tripping or untripping; andsaid second time interval is between approximately 5 seconds to approximately 20 seconds. 4. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein said power stealing is suspended for between approximately 40 seconds to approximately 160 seconds for said transition from said inactive power stealing mode to said active power stealing mode. 5. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein during said active power stealing mode a connection between (i) said at least one call relay wire and (ii) a corresponding return HVAC wire is disconnected for periods lasting at least a second time period, wherein the second time period during which said connection is disconnected is less than a third time period during which said connection is connected during said active power stealing mode. 6. The thermostat of claim 1, wherein the thermostat is configured to: detect whether a common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat;provide, if the common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, electrical power for use by the thermostat by taking power from said common “C” wire at all times of operation and without any suspensions thereof associated with transitions between said active and inactive power stealing modes;provide, if no common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, electrical power for use by the thermostat by taking power from said at least one call relay wire by said power stealing. 7. The thermostat of claim 6, wherein the thermostat is further configured to: select a “Y” cooling call wire as said at least one call relay wire from which power is taken by said power stealing if (i) no common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, and (ii) a “Y” cooling call wire is inserted in the thermostat; andselect a “W” heating call wire as said at least one call relay wire from which power is taken by said power stealing if (i) no common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, (ii) no “Y” cooling call wire is inserted in the thermostat, and (iii) a “W” heating call wire is inserted in the thermostat. 8. A thermostat, comprising: at least one HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) wire connector configured to receive at least one HVAC wire including at least one call relay wire;a powering circuit, including an energy-storage device, that is coupled to the at least one call relay wire and configured to provide electrical power to the thermostat by power stealing therefrom, said power stealing including an active power stealing mode and an inactive power stealing mode;wherein said powering circuit is configured to substantially suspend said power stealing for a first time interval when transitioning from the inactive power stealing mode to the active power stealing mode, wherein said first time interval is at least 5 seconds. 9. The thermostat of claim 8, wherein said suspended power stealing comprises reducing a current associated with the power that is stolen to less than approximately 1 mA. 10. The thermostat of claim 8, wherein: said powering circuit is also configured to substantially suspend said power stealing for at least a second time interval immediately following a transition from the active power stealing mode to the inactive power stealing mode, said second time interval being sufficiently long to ensure an absence of transient signals that could lead to undesired call relay tripping or untripping; andsaid second time interval is between approximately 5 seconds to approximately 20 seconds. 11. The thermostat of claim 8, wherein said power stealing is suspended for between approximately 40 seconds to approximately 160 seconds for each said transition from said inactive power stealing mode to said active power stealing mode. 12. The thermostat of claim 8, wherein the thermostat is configured to: detect whether a common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat;provide, if the common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, electrical power for use by the thermostat by taking power from said common “C” wire at all times of operation and without any suspensions thereof associated with transitions between said active and inactive power stealing modes;provide, if no common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, electrical power for use by the thermostat by taking power from said at least one call relay wire by said power stealing. 13. A method of powering a thermostat coupled to an HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system, the method comprising: receiving at least one HVAC wire including at least one call relay wire;providing electrical power to the thermostat by power stealing from said at least one call relay wire, said power stealing including an active power stealing mode and an inactive power stealing mode;substantially suspending said power stealing for at least a first time interval following a transition from the inactive power stealing mode to the active power stealing mode; andproviding said electrical power to the thermostat during said times of substantially suspended power stealing at least in part by drawing power from an energy-storage device of the thermostat. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said first time interval is at least approximately 5 seconds. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein said first time interval is at least approximately 75 seconds. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein said substantially suspending said power stealing comprises reducing a downstream current level associated with the power stealing to less than approximately 5 mA. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein said substantially suspending said power stealing comprises completely suspending said power stealing by reducing a downstream current level associated with the power stealing to less than approximately 0.1 mA. 18. The method of claim 13, further comprising: detecting whether a common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat;providing, if the common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, electrical power for use by the thermostat by taking power from said common “C” wire at all times of operation and without any suspensions thereof associated with transitions between said active and inactive power stealing modes;providing, if no common “C” wire is inserted in the thermostat, electrical power for use by the thermostat by carrying said power stealing from said at least one call relay wire.
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