公开(公告)号：US10353983B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-16

申请号：US15036702

申请日：2014-11-11

申请人： PassivSystems Limited

发明人： Edwin Carter

IPC分类号： G06F17/16 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G05B13/04 ,  G06N7/00 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F140/50 ,  F24F140/60 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F11/52

摘要： In a method of apparatus for obtaining thermal property data on thermal properties of a temperature controlled system which includes temperature control apparatus, said data being suitable for use in predicting the temperature of at least part of the system, the following steps are performed: (a) the monitoring the temperature of at least part of the system over a succession of portions or points of a data acquisition period and recording said temperature for each portion or point in an electronic memory; (b) the determining heat transfer data for the period, said heat transfer data being indicative of the amount of heat energy supplied to, or removed from said part over the acquisition period; and determining the thermal property data from the recorded temperatures and heat transfer data, wherein the thermal property data is determined by a process of statistical inference.

公开(公告)号：US10025331B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US14400959

申请日：2013-02-18

申请人： PassivSystems Limited

发明人： Edwin Carter ,  Peter Roberts

IPC分类号： G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/19 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06N5/04 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F130/00 ,  F24F130/10 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/47

摘要： A controller for a temperature management system for heating and/or cooling a room in accordance with a schedule of set point temperatures over a control period as a data processor arrangement (10). A signal indicative of the current temperature of the room is received at a temperature input (9) for receiving a signal indicative of the current temperature in the room and a control output (18) for supplying control signals to the system. The controller has at least one electronic memory for storing said schedule of set point temperatures, a relationship, based on known heating or cooling characteristics of the room, between the energy supplied to the system in a portion of the control period and the predicted temperature of the room during that portion and subsequent portions of the control period. The electronic memory also stores a first parameter value representative of the cost of supplying said energy and a second parameter value representative of a predetermined acceptability of variations of the actual or predicted temperature of the room from the set point schedule, wherein the processor arrangement (10) is operable to calculate, for each said portion, the energy to be supplied to the system in order for a plurality of parameter values to satisfy a predetermined criterion, said plurality of parameter values comprising said first parameter value and said second parameter value.

公开(公告)号：US20140222366A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-07

申请号：US14128046

申请日：2012-07-03

申请人： Colin Calder ,  Vivek Awasthi ,  Fraser Harding ,  Peter Roberts ,  Edwin Carter ,  Chloe Fotherby

发明人： Colin Calder ,  Vivek Awasthi ,  Fraser Harding ,  Peter Roberts ,  Edwin Carter ,  Chloe Fotherby

IPC分类号： G01K1/02 ,  G01M99/00

CPC分类号： G01K1/024 ,  F24D19/1081 ,  F24D2200/04 ,  F24D2220/042 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F24F11/62 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  G01M99/005 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06Q10/06

摘要： Apparatus for monitoring and analysing the performance of a heating and/or cooling system for a space within a building. The apparatus comprises a processing arrangement and an electronic memory, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to receive temperature signals representing temperature measurements from a temperature sensor within the space over a monitored period of time, to process the temperature signals so as to generate output data which attributes a proportion of the energy consumption of the heating and/or cooling system to a specified energy output, and to transmit the output data to the electronic memory for retrieval by a user. Corresponding monitoring and analysis methods are also described.

摘要翻译： 用于监测和分析建筑物内的空间的加热和/或冷却系统的性能的装置。 该装置包括处理装置和电子存储器，其中处理装置被配置为在所监视的时间段内从空间内的温度传感器接收表示温度测量的温度信号，以处理温度信号，以产生输出数据， 将加热和/或冷却系统的能量消耗的一部分归因于指定的能量输出，并将输出数据传送到电子存储器以供用户检索。 还描述了相应的监测和分析方法。

公开(公告)号：US20130261812A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13988578

申请日：2011-11-21

申请人： Peter Roberts ,  Chloe Fotherby ,  Vivek Awasthi

发明人： Peter Roberts ,  Chloe Fotherby ,  Vivek Awasthi

IPC分类号： G01F23/22 ,  G01F9/00

CPC分类号： G01F23/22 ,  F24D2220/042 ,  F24D2220/08 ,  F24D2240/26 ,  F24H1/18 ,  F24H9/2007 ,  F28D20/00 ,  F28D20/0039 ,  G01F9/00 ,  Y02E60/142

摘要： Apparatus and methods for monitoring a hot water tank (10) of a hot water heating system, particularly with a view to minimising the energy consumed in supplying sufficient hot water. The apparatus comprises at least two tank temperature sensors (4, 5, 6) for sensing the temperature at at least two different tank heights and generating respective sensor signals in response to the sensed temperatures; a processing arrangement (22) configured to receive the tank sensor signals, determine therefrom a hot water level parameter value which is indicative of the proportion of the total volume of water in the tank which is above a predetermined temperature threshold, and output the hot water level parameter value; and an electronic memory (24) for receiving and storing the hot water level parameter value.

摘要翻译： 用于监测热水加热系统的热水箱（10）的装置和方法，特别是为了最小化供应足够的热水所消耗的能量。 该装置包括至少两个罐温度传感器（4,5,6），用于感测至少两个不同罐高的温度并响应于感测到的温度产生相应的传感器信号; 配置为接收油箱传感器信号的处理装置（22），从而确定指示在高于预定温度阈值的罐中的总体积的比例的热水位参数值，并输出热水 水平参数值; 以及用于接收和存储热水位参数值的电子存储器（24）。