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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Ademco Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Jiri Sapak, Brno, CZ;
Mohammad A. Aljabari, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
David Mulhouse, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Daniel Becvar, Brno, CZ;
Tracy Lentz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Liliana Reategui, Saint Anthony, MN (US);
Anuj Kohli, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Ademco Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for detection of equipment connections to a thermostat. The thermostat has one or more terminals with a one-to-one connection to one or more loads respectively of heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning equipment, and one or more terminals with a one-to-one connection to electrical power. One or more detectors are connected one-to-one to each of the one or more terminals, respectively, for connection to the one or more loads, and the one or more connections to the electrical power. Each detector is connected to a processor. Each detector is configured to provide a signal to the processor relative to a corresponding terminal indicating a status of a connection of the terminal to a load or to the electrical power.