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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Generac Power Systems, Inc., Waukesha, WI (US);
Kevin Trinh, Toronto, CA;
GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., , WI (US);
Abstract
A device such as a smart thermostat is provided for controlling heating and cooling systems. The device is operable to execute an energy control program to control the heating and a cooling systems based upon different control strategies: a first control strategy that compares the at least one temperature setpoint in the programming schedule to the current measured dry bulb temperature to determine whether to engage or disengage the heating and a cooling systems, and a second control strategy that compares the at least one temperature setpoint in the programming schedule to a normalized humidex temperature to determine whether to engage or disengage the heating and a cooling systems, the normalized humidex temperature being the current measured dry bulb temperature modified by historical humidity values to provide an indicator of thermal comfort within the premise.