Patent ID: 8276829
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: G05D

Abstract:
1. A comfort control system for controlling one or more HVAC components of a building or other structure, the comfort control system comprising: a first controller having access to a first temperature sensor for sensing a first temperature, a wireless interface, and a control module for controlling the comfort level of at least a portion of the building or other structure in accordance with a temperature set point by activating and deactivating the one or more HVAC components of the building or other structure so that a sensed temperature approaches the temperature set point; a second controller having a second temperature sensor for sensing a second temperature, and a wireless interface, the wireless interface of the second controller and the wireless interface of the first controller providing a communication path whereby the second temperature can be communicated from the second controller to the first controller; the control module of the first controller controlling the comfort level of at least the portion of the building or other structure in accordance with the temperature set point by using a selected one of the first temperature or the second temperature as the sensed temperature; and wherein, when the control module of the first controller is controlling the comfort level of at least the portion of a building or other structure using the second temperature as the sensed temperature, the control module automatically switches to controlling the comfort level using the first temperature as the sensed temperature when a predetermined temperature condition is detected.