Patent ID: 9279594
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: F24F,G05B

Claim Text:
1. A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system comprising at least a compressor and a thermostatic controller that varies the delay enforced by a thermostatic controller between the time said controller turns a ventilation system off and the time said thermostatic controller turns said ventilation system on again, the system comprising: one or more computer processors configured to communicate with a thermostatic controller that has at least a first setting that defines a first delay interval and at least a second setting that defines a second delay interval associated with turning a ventilation system on again, wherein the second interval is longer than the first interval; the one or more computer processors configured to access stored data comprising a plurality of internal temperature measurements taken within a structure and a plurality of outside temperature measurements relating to temperatures outside the structure; the one or more computer processors configured to use the stored data to predict a rate of change of temperatures inside the structure in response to at least changes in outside temperatures; the one or more computer processors configured to evaluate one or more parameters including at least the outside temperature measurements and the predicted rate of change; and the one or more computer processors, based upon said evaluation of the parameters, configures the thermostatic controller to one of the at least the first setting that defines the first delay interval or the second setting that defines the second delay interval such that said heating, ventilation and air conditioning system operates according to the selected setting.