Controller for an air conditioning or heating system

An apparatus for activating a thermostat for an air conditioning or heating system, the thermostat controlling power from a power source to the air conditioning or heating system, comprising in combination:

• a timing circuit providing a first output during a first timing period and a second output during a second timing period;
• said timing circuit includes a counter for counting at least a portion of the cycles of an alternating current power source;
• said timing circuit includes a divider circuit for providing a divider circuit output upon said divider circuit counting a preselected number of input pulses;
• a controllable switch means connected to activate or deactivate the thermostat controlling of the air conditioning or heating system;
• means for connecting said first output to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during said first timing period;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for activating said thermostat during said second timing period thereby enabling the thermostat to power the air conditioning or heating system;
• thermostat line sensor means for sensing the condition of said controllable switch means and the thermostat to reset said timing circuit to said first timing period upon termination of power to the air conditioning or heating system;
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• power source sensor means for sensing the level of available power from the power source to reset said timing circuit to said first timing period upon a reduction in the level of the power source below a preselected minimum power level.

An apparatus for activating a thermostat for an air conditioning or heating system, the thermostat controlling power from an alternating current power source to the air conditioning or heating system, comprising in combination:

• a divider circuit for providing a divider circuit output upon said divider circuit counting a preselected number of input signals from the alternating current power source;
• a counter for counting the output signals of said divider circuit for providing a first output while counting a first number of signals and alternately providing a second output while counting a second number of signals;
• a controllable switch means connected to activate or deactivate the thermostat controlling of the air conditioning or heating system;
• means for connecting said first output to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during said first timing period;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for activating said thermostat during said second timing period thereby enabling the thermostat to power the air conditioning or heating system;
• presence sensor for sensing the presence of acoustic emission within the area being air conditioned or heated;
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• means connecting the output of said presence sensor to said controllable switch means for deactivating said thermostat during a portion of said second timing period upon said presence sensor detecting the absence of acoustical emission within the area being air conditioned or heated.

An apparatus for activating a thermostat for an air conditioning or heating system, the thermostat controlling power from a power source to the air conditioning or heating system, comprising in combination:

• a timing circuit providing a first output during a first timing period and a second output during a second timing period;
• a controllable switch means connected to activate or deactivate the thermostat controlling of the air conditioning or heating system;
• means for connecting said first output to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during said first timing period;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for activating said thermostat during said second timing period thereby enabling the thermostat to power the air conditioning or heating system;
• presence sensor for sensing the presence of acoustic emission within the area being air conditioned or heated;
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• means connecting the output of said presence sensor to said controllable switch means for deactivating said thermostat during a portion of said second timing period upon said presence sensor detecting the absence of acoustical emission within the area being air conditioned or heated.

An apparatus for activating a thermostat for an air conditioning or heating system, the thermostat controlling power from a power source to the air conditioning or heating system, comprising in combination:

• a timing circuit providing a first output during a first timing period and a second output during a second timing period;
• a controllable switch means connected to activate or deactivate the thermostat controlling of the air conditioning or heating system;
• means for connecting said first output to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during said first timing period;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for activating said thermostat during said second timing period thereby enabling the thermostat to power the air conditioning or heating system;
• presence sensor for sensing the presence of acoustic emission within the area being air conditioned or heated;
• means connecting the output of said presence sensor to said controllable switch means for deactivating said thermostat during a portion of said second timing period upon said presence sensor detecting the absence of acoustical emission within the area being air conditioned or heated;
• said presence sensor includes an acoustic transducer disposed within the area being air conditioned or heated;
• a filter network interconnecting said acoustic transducer to said controllable switch means for deactivating said thermostat during a portion of said timing period during an absence of signal passed by said filter;
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• means connecting said presence sensor to said timing circuit for activating said controllable switch means during at least a portion of said second timing period irrespective of the output of said presence sensor.

An apparatus for activitating a thermostat for an air conditioning or heating system, the thermostat controlling power from a power source to the air conditioning or heating system, comprising in combination:

• a timing circuit providing a first output during a first timing period and a second output during a second timing period;
• a controllable switch means connected to activate or deactivate the thermostat controlling of the air conditioning or heating system;
• means for connecting said first output to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during said first timing period;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for activating said thermostat during said second timing period thereby enabling the thermostat to power the air conditioning or heating system;
• thermostat line sensor means for sensing the condition of said controllable switch means and the thermostat to reset said timing circuit to said first timing period upon termination of power to the air conditioning or heating system;
• power source sensor means for sensing the level of available power from the power source to reset said timing circuit to said first timing period upon a reduction in the level of the power source below a preselected minimum power level;
• presence sensor for sensing the presence of movement within the area being air conditioned or heated;
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• means connecting the output of said presence sensor to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during at least a portion of said second timing period upon said presence sensor detecting an absence of movement within the area being air conditioned or heated.

An apparatus for activating a thermostat for an air conditioning or heating system, the thermostat controlling power from a power source to the air conditioning or heating system, comprising in combination:

• a timing circuit providing a first output during a first timing period and a second output during a second timing period;
• a controllable switch means connected to activate or deactivate the thermostat controlling of the air conditioning or heating system;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during said first timing period;
• means for connecting said second output to said controllable switch means for activating said thermostat during said second timing period thereby enabling the thermostat to power the air conditioning or heating system;
• thermostat line sensor means for sensing the condition of said controllable switch means and the thermostat to reset said timing circuit to said first timing period upon termination of power to the air conditioning or heating system;
• power source sensor means for sensing the level of available power from the power source to reset said timing circuit to said first timing period upon a reduction in the level of the power source below a preselected minimum power level;
• presence sensor for sensing the presence of movement within the area being air conditioned or heated;
• means connecting the output of said presence sensor to said controllable switch means for deactivating the thermostat during at least a portion of said second timing period upon said sensor detecting and absence of movement within the area being air conditioned or heated;
• said presence sensor includes an acoustic transducer for detecting acoustic output of movement within the area being air conditioned or heated;
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• filter network interconnecting said acoustic transducer to said controllable swithc means.