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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Joseph R. Ribbich, Waukesha, WI (US);
John Peter Cipolla, Inverness, IL (US);
Sudhi Sinha, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Youngchoon Park, Brookfield, WI (US);
Michael L. Ribbich, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Charles J. Gaidish, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Donald R. Albinger, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A home control system includes a thermostat configured to measure environmental conditions in a first room of a building and control heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) equipment within the building. The thermostat includes a central control hub configured to communicate with a plurality of remote sensor units via a data communications interface. The thermostat further includes a processing circuit configured to monitor and control non-HVAC equipment within the building. The system further includes a first remote sensor unit of the plurality of remote sensor units. The first remote sensor unit is configured to measure environmental conditions in a second room of the building and wirelessly communicate information associated with the measured environmental conditions to the central control hub. The thermostat is further configured to control both the HVAC equipment and the non-HVAC equipment within the building based on the information received from the remote sensor unit.