发明名称 |
ENERGY-CONSERVING THERMOSTAT AND METHOD |
摘要 |
A thermostat is disclosed for controlling a heating system, particularly a forced hot-air furnace, so as to improve fuel efficiency and decrease peak fuel load. The thermostat controls the length of fuel-on cycles, so that the heat exchanger of the furnace is not saturated. A wide deadband (approximately 3 DEG F.) for the thermostat further aids in lessening fuel usage. Forced air operation continues for a secondary-delivery period immediately after the thermostat turns the furnace off, thereby extracting additional heat from the heat exchanger and ductwork, but the length of the secondary-delivery period is limited so that the heat exchanger does not cool off beyond a predetermined amount. |
申请公布号 |
EP0713572(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.05.29 |
申请号 |
EP19930911034 |
申请日期 |
1993.05.10 |
申请人 |
HOMEBRAIN, INC. |
发明人 |
JEFFERSON, DONALD, E.;BERKELEY, ARNOLD, D. |
分类号 |
F23N1/00;F24D19/10;G05D23/19 |
主分类号 |
F23N1/00 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|