Patent ID: 8949066
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G01K,H05B

Abstract:
1. A thermostat that functions to provide control signals to temperature control equipment to maintain a desired temperature in a space, the thermostat comprising: a housing; one or more heat generating elements within the housing, wherein during operation of the thermostat, the one or more heat generating elements cause a first region within the housing to be at a different temperature than a second region within the housing; a first temperature sensor within the housing for reporting a measure that is related to the temperature in the first region; a second temperature sensor within the housing for reporting a measure that is related to the temperature in the second region; a controller in communication with the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, the controller determining a measure related to an ambient temperature outside of the housing based, at least in part, on: the thermostat using the measure related to the ambient temperature outside of the housing to determine one or more control signals for controlling temperature control equipment.