公开(公告)号：US20040245349A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10453840

申请日：2003-06-03

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc., a corporation of the State of California

发明人： Blaine M. Smith

IPC分类号： F23N001/00 ,  F23N005/20 ,  G05D023/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1904 ,  F23N5/203

摘要： A thermostat is operable from battery, common-wire (nullC-wirenull), or furnace relay power. The thermostat includes a power source selector, such as a jumper wire, that is set when the thermostat is installed in a heating system. In a gas millivolt heating system, the thermostat operates off of battery power. In heating systems having a C-wire, a diode bridge converter converts alternating-current voltage to direct-current voltage to provide operating power to the thermostat. In heating systems without a C-wire and having sufficient furnace relay current, a triac converter in series with the furnace relay provides voltage spikes to the diode bridge converter to provide operating power to the thermostat when the furnace is on, and the diode bridge converts AC to DC voltage when the furnace is not on. The thermostat can also be used in cooling systems and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. Thus, the thermostat can be used in a wide variety of applications.

摘要翻译： 恒温器可从电池，共线（“C线”）或炉继电器供电。 恒温器包括电源选择器，例如跳线，当恒温器安装在加热系统中时，该选择器被设置。 在气体毫伏加热系统中，恒温器由电池供电。 在具有C线的加热系统中，二极管桥式变换器将交流电压转换成直流电压以向恒温器提供工作电力。 在没有C线并且具有足够的炉继电器电流的加热系统中，与炉继电器串联的三端双向可控硅转换器在二极管桥式变流器上提供电压尖峰，以在炉子接通时向恒温器提供工作电力，并且二极管桥转换 当炉没有打开时，交流到直流电压。 恒温器也可用于冷却系统和加热，通风和空调系统。 因此，恒温器可以用于各种各样的应用中。

公开(公告)号：US20030057864A1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-27

申请号：US10285814

申请日：2002-11-01

申请人： TIM SIMON, INC.

发明人： Blaine M. Smith

IPC分类号： H05B037/02

CPC分类号： H05B39/047 ,  Y02B20/144 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： A direct-current dimmer switch with low noise. A direct-current switch is turned on relatively slowly to avoid noise generation. Input capacitance of the direct-current switch device works in conjunction with a switch input series resistor to avoid a sharp turn-on characteristic. A set-point is compared against a voltage ramp to generate a pulse provided to the switch input. Essentially the full voltage is supplied to the load during the pulse. In one embodiment, a field-effect transistor with a low series resistance is used as the direct-current switching device. The ramp is generated by an integrator that is turned off at zero crossings of the alternating input line voltage to re-set the integrator. In a further embodiment a detector, such as a passive infra-red detector, is used to turn on the dimmer switch at a pre-set level.

摘要翻译： 低噪音的直流调光开关。 直流开关相对缓慢地打开以避免产生噪声。 直流开关装置的输入电容与开关输入串联电阻一起工作，以避免尖锐的导通特性。 将设定点与电压斜坡进行比较，以产生提供给开关输入的脉冲。 在脉冲期间，基本上将全部电压提供给负载。 在一个实施例中，使用具有低串联电阻的场效应晶体管作为直流开关器件。 斜坡由积分器产生，该积分器在交流输入线电压的过零点处被关断以重新设置积分器。 在另一实施例中，使用诸如被动红外探测器的检测器将调光器开关导通到预设电平。

公开(公告)号：US20040245352A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10453854

申请日：2003-06-03

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc., a corporation of the State of California

发明人： Blaine M. Smith

IPC分类号： G05D023/00 ,  F28F001/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1904

摘要： A thermostat is programmable by entering input through a large-format touch-screen display. The touch-screen display displays different sets of icons depending on the mode the thermostat is in. A set of icons is displayed in one mode that allows the user to put the thermostat in a temporary operating mode. Another set of icons is displayed when programming the thermostat. Displaying several sets of icons at once allows a user to quickly and intuitively operate the thermostat, which in turn facilitates using energy-saving functions of the thermostat.

摘要翻译： 恒温器可通过大尺寸触摸屏显示器输入输入进行编程。 触摸屏显示器根据恒温器的模式显示不同的图标集。一组图标以一种模式显示，允许用户将恒温器置于临时操作模式。 编程恒温器时会显示另一组图标。 一次显示几组图标可使用户快速直观地操作恒温器，从而有助于使用恒温器的节能功能。

公开(公告)号：US20040169585A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-02

申请号：US10773498

申请日：2004-02-06

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc.

发明人： Blaine M. Smith ,  Timothy M. Simon

IPC分类号： G08B003/10

CPC分类号： A01M29/10 ,  A01M29/18 ,  A01M31/002

摘要： A pest deterrent device attracts the attention of a pest with ultrasonic noise and then produces a series of flashes to drive off the pest. In one embodiment, the device continuously produces ultrasound, changing the ultrasound when a pest is detected. In another embodiment, the device does not produce ultrasound until a pest is detected. In a further embodiment, the flash charging circuit is used to modulate the ultrasound while the flash is operated. In a particular embodiment, four ultrasonic speakers are arranged in a series-parallel configuration with a total capacitance of about 0.2 micro-Farads achieve 120 dB of sound output with a supply voltage of about 12-18 V.

摘要翻译： 害虫威慑装置引起有害物质的超声波噪音的注意，然后产生一系列闪光以驱除害虫。 在一个实施例中，设备连续地产生超声波，当检测到有害物时改变超声波。 在另一个实施例中，在检测到有害生物之前，该装置不产生超声波。 在另一实施例中，闪光充电电路用于在闪光灯操作时调制超声波。 在一个具体实施例中，四个超声波扬声器被布置成串并联结构，其中约0.2微法拉的总电容达到120dB的声输出，电源电压约为12-18V。