Robert Paul Richard Ramey

US Patent:

43685498, Jan 18, 1983

Filed:

Dec 29, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/220377

Inventors:

Robert M. Ramey - North Hollywood CA

Assignee:

Teledyne Industries, Inc. - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

E04H 318
E04H 316

US Classification:

4493

Abstract:

A swimming pool heater temperature control system is disclosed. The control system is designed to optimize the use of a conventional heater as a supplemental heat source for a solar heated swimming pool. The temperature control system operates by automatically adjusting the temperature settings of the heater to conform to the temperature vs. time profile of an optimum solar collector heating system. An embodiment is disclosed which employs two thermostats in conjunction with a time clock actuated switch to control the heater temperature profile as a function of time. Other embodiments are also described which employ a plurality of thermostats in conjunction with time clock actuated switches to provide a heater temperature profile which more closely matches that of an optimum solar collector heating system.