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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Erik O. Rylski, Clayton, MO (US);
William P. Butler, Crestwood, MO (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A thermostat includes a controller configured to control the thermostat, a power supply sensor connected to the controller for sensing a thermostat power source, a wireless transceiver connected to the controller for receiving control information from a remote device and for transmitting information to the remote device, and a battery level indicator for determining a remaining power capacity of the battery. The controller sets a time schedule for enabling the wireless transceiver when the power supply sensor detects that the thermostat power source is a battery. The time schedule is changed to increase a time period between when the wireless transceiver is enabled as the remaining power capacity of the battery decreases.