Building energy control systems and methods

Abstract

The inventive subject matter provides a system and a method for automatically controlling appliances via a mechanical controller. In one aspect of the invention, the system includes a first circuitrycommunicatively coupled with one or more sensors and configured to generate a motor controlling signal based in part on a reading from the sensor. The system also includes a mechanical device in contact with a lever of the mechanical controller. The system also includes a second circuitry configured to cause the mechanical device to move the lever as a function of the signal received from the first circuitry to control the appliance.

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technical field [0001] The field of the invention is smart device technology. Background technique [0002] The following description includes information that is helpful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any patent publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. [0003] All patent publications herein are incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual patent publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. To the extent that the definition or usage of a term in an incorporated reference is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of the term provided herein, the definition of the term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in that reference does not apply. [0004] Traditional lighting control systems refer to timing ...

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[0014] However, these prior art lighting control systems depend on the configuration on the controller

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