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Degree-minute decisions use the previous minute's integral · case 05

Every start and stop happens one minute late.

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Case contract

Hydronic heat pump degree-minute controller, one sample per minute of [supply_temp, target_supply] in whole F. Degree-minutes DM accumulate supply - target each minute and are clamped to [floor, 100]. The compressor starts when DM <= start_dm and stops when DM >= stop_dm. Auxiliary heat starts when DM <= aux_dm and stops when DM >= start_dm. Decisions use the DM value after this minute's update. Return [DM, compressor, aux] per minute.

Why this case matters

Residential and light-commercial thermostats make these decisions sample by sample; each defect changes equipment calls in a way that shows up as short cycling, comfort complaints or equipment stress.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: scenario 3[[-30, false, false], [-52, false, false], [-68, false, false], [-81, true, false], [-94, true, false], [-107, true, false], [-117, true, false], [-132, true, false], [-146, true, false], [-83, true, false], [-24, true, false], [33, true, false], [94, false, false], [68, false, false], [47, false, false], [24, false, false]][[-30, false, false], [-52, false, false], [-68, true, false], [-81, true, false], [-94, true, false], [-107, true, false], [-117, true, false], [-132, true, false], [-146, true, false], [-83, true, false], [-24, true, false], [33, false, false], [94, false, false], [68, false, false], [47, false, false], [24, false, false]]Failed

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