Patent ID: 8849464

Claim:
An economizer component of a controller used for fuel efficient temperature regulation of a medium circulated through a zone within a hydronic or steam heating system, comprising: an input interface adapted to determine if the system requires heat based on receiving one or more of: a call for heat from the zone, or an indication that a burner of the system is active; and a dynamic adaptation module configured to selectively assert a burner control signal for heating the system if required, the control signal subjected to an adjustable high limit, the dynamic adaptation module configured to: increment the adjustable high limit by an increment value, to a value no greater than a maximum high limit, if it is determined that the system requires heat; and decrement the adjustable high limit by a decrement value, to a value no lower than a minimum high limit, if it is determined that the system does not require heat; wherein the burner control signal is selectively asserted based on a comparison of a medium temperature to the adjustable high limit and based on the determination of whether the system requires heat; and wherein the heating system is configured to dynamically adapt to changing heating system requirements received by the input interface and adjusted by the dynamic adaptation module, to thereby control the burner by way of the burner control signal to regulate the temperature of the medium circulated through the zone within the heating system.