LOAD MANAGEMENT THERMOSTAT

摘要

A thermostat is provided that is capable of reliably reducing the operation of an air conditioner and other systems to provide energy cost savings to the consumer and load reduction to the provider The thermostat includes a sensor(s) configured to communicate information indicative of the temperature within the space, and a memory for storing a temperature offset value(s) associated with a request for reduced heating or cooling operation The thermostat further includes a controller in communication with the sensor(s), which is configured to periodically determine a temperature value for the space and control heating or cooling of the space until the determined temperature value has substantially reached the set-point temperature The periodically determined temperature value is in part based on information received from the sensor(s), and may include the temperature offset value(s) when a request for reduced operation has been received by the thermostat.