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公开(公告)号:US20240044521A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-08
申请号:US18264512
申请日:2022-02-07
发明人: Peter KONOWALCZYK
IPC分类号: F24D19/10 , F24D17/02 , F24H15/152
CPC分类号: F24D19/1054 , F24D17/02 , F24H15/152 , F24D2200/12
摘要: A computer-implemented method predictively prepares a water provision system installed in a building. The water provision system includes a heat pump configured to transfer thermal energy from the surrounding to a thermal energy storage medium and a control module configured to control operation of the heat pump. The water provision system is configured to provide water heated by the thermal energy storage medium to an occupant of the building at one or more water outlets. The method is performed by the control module and includes: receiving a current location of the occupant, estimating an expected arrival time for the occupant to arrive at the building based on the current location, and determining an expected occupancy of the building based on the expected arrival time.
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公开(公告)号:US11916388B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17798783
申请日:2021-02-10
发明人: Roger W. Rognli , Jesse Walter , Karl Slingsby , Ryan F. Brager
IPC分类号: H02J3/14 , F24H15/148 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/156 , F24H15/164 , F24H15/168 , F24H15/174 , F24H15/37 , F24H15/45 , F24D19/10 , F24H9/28 , F24H15/124 , F24H15/225 , F24H15/281 , F24H15/414
CPC分类号: H02J3/144 , F24H15/148 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/156 , F24H15/164 , F24H15/168 , F24H15/174 , F24H15/37 , F24H15/45 , F24D19/1006 , F24H9/28 , F24H15/124 , F24H15/225 , F24H15/281 , F24H15/414
摘要: An electrical power distribution control system configured to issue a demand response signal to cut power to a plurality of electrical power consuming loads within an electrical power distribution network to reduce a peak power demand within an electrical power grid during a peak power demand. Unlike conventional demand response systems, the controller in each consumer residence includes both a distributed control based on the ability to track individual 24 hour usage patterns and selectively delay the demand response signal on individual resistive heating loads based on usage patterns for the purpose of reducing a likelihood of consumers experiencing effects of the reduced peak power demand.
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公开(公告)号:US20230092550A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-23
申请号:US17798783
申请日:2021-02-10
发明人: Roger W. Rognli , Jesse Walter , Karl Slingsby , Ryan F. Brager
IPC分类号: H02J3/14 , F24H15/168 , F24H15/152
摘要: An electrical power distribution control system configured to issue a demand response signal to cut power to a plurality of electrical power consuming loads within an electrical power distribution network to reduce a peak power demand within an electrical power grid during a peak power demand. Unlike conventional demand response systems, the controller in each consumer residence includes both a distributed control based on the ability to track individual 24 hour usage patterns and selectively delay the demand response signal on individual resistive heating loads based on usage patterns for the purpose of reducing a likelihood of consumers experiencing effects of the reduced peak power demand.
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公开(公告)号:US20240102671A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18264417
申请日:2022-02-07
发明人: Peter KONOWALCZYK
IPC分类号: F24D19/10 , F24D17/02 , F24H15/136 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/172 , F25B47/02
CPC分类号: F24D19/1054 , F24D17/02 , F24H15/136 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/172 , F25B47/025
摘要: The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method of defrosting a heat pump of a water provision system installed in a building, the water provision system comprising the heat pump configured to transfer thermal energy from outside the building to a thermal energy storage medium inside the building and a control module configured to control operation of the heat pump, the water provision system being configured to provide water heated by the thermal energy storage medium to an occupant of the building at one or more water outlets, the method being performed by the control module and comprising: determining, based on performance of the heat pump, an expected start time of a next defrost cycle; and preparing the water provision system before the expected start time of the next defrost cycle.
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公开(公告)号:US20230304702A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18040091
申请日:2021-08-05
申请人: ACCENTA
IPC分类号: F24H15/152 , F24D11/00 , F24H15/262 , F24H15/265 , F24H15/269 , F24H15/296
CPC分类号: F24H15/152 , F24D11/00 , F24H15/262 , F24H15/265 , F24H15/269 , F24H15/296 , F24D2200/11
摘要: A system for regulating a building energy supply and distribution installation, the installation including items of energy collection equipment, each of which is in an energy transfer relationship with a respective source; items of energy transformation equipment powered by the collection equipment; items of energy using equipment; the regulation system configured for defining, for the items of equipment, different respective activation states chosen according to parameters, for optimizing with regard to criteria. The system implements a method in the installation, with the following steps: regulation is performed by placing the items of equipment in respective activation states chosen according to demand and parameters, for the purpose of optimizing with regard to criteria; at an intervention instant of regulation, regulation takes forecasts relating to at least one of the parameters into account, the forecasts relating to a period after the intervention instant. A related installation includes the regulation system.
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公开(公告)号:US20230073525A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-09
申请号:US17997927
申请日:2020-05-05
申请人: STEMY ENERGY, S.L.
发明人: Alvaro SANCHEZ MIRALLES , Jaime BOAL MARTIN-LARRAURI , Francisco María MARTIN MARTINEZ , Miguel Manuel MARTIN LOPO , Carlos RODRIGUEZ - MORCILLO GARCIA , Antonio VAZQUEZ BLANCO
IPC分类号: F24H15/156 , F24H15/215 , F24H15/219 , F24H15/148 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/45 , F24D19/10
摘要: The present invention relates to a system that allows the temperature of water inlet and outlet tubes in a water cylinder to be measured, making it possible to estimate the energy stored in the device and to estimate the times when the hot water is being used, in addition to allowing user behaviour to be predicted, anomalies in the hot water to be detected, and the power consumption of the device to be optimised. The device comprises: a water cylinder controller (100) disposed on the case; two thermocouple cables (300) for measuring the water inlet and outlet temperature in the cylinder; and an antenna (200) coupled to an antenna connector (12) in order to connect the controller (100) to another server or to the cloud, where the information is processed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240328670A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-03
申请号:US18739903
申请日:2024-06-11
申请人: Avralis, LLC
发明人: Branden Lamar Hughes
IPC分类号: F24H9/20 , F24H15/136 , F24H15/14 , F24H15/148 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/172 , F24H15/174 , F24H15/223 , F24H15/281 , F24H15/355 , F24H15/395 , F24H15/421 , F24H15/45 , G05D23/19
CPC分类号: F24H9/2007 , F24H9/2021 , F24H15/148 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/174 , F24H15/223 , F24H15/281 , F24H15/355 , F24H15/421 , F24H15/45 , G05D23/1919 , F24H15/136 , F24H15/14 , F24H15/172 , F24H15/395
摘要: Disclosed herein are WIFI and cloud enabled temperature control systems. The temperature control systems are configured to receive user temperature settings and preferences, and control a water heater based on the user temperature settings and preferences. The temperature control systems include two or more sampling rates for enabling a higher efficiency of operation compared to conventional water heaters.
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公开(公告)号:US20240102696A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18275981
申请日:2022-02-07
发明人: Peter Konowalczyk
IPC分类号: F24H15/414 , F24D19/10 , F24H7/02 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/164 , F24H15/262
CPC分类号: F24H15/414 , F24D19/1066 , F24H7/02 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/164 , F24H15/262 , F24D2200/12 , F24D2200/14 , F24D2220/042
摘要: There is provided a hot water supply system including: a controllable hot water supply outlet having when fully opened a given flowrate; a thermal energy store, containing an energy storage medium comprising a phase change material to store energy as latent heat, that is configured to receive energy from a source of renewable energy; a renewable energy source; the hot water supply system being operable, under the control of the processor, to heat water that is to be supplied to the hot water outlet to a target system supply temperature using a selection of one or more of the renewable energy source, energy from the thermal energy store, and optionally an auxiliary water heater intermediate the thermal energy store and the hot water supply outlet; wherein the thermal energy store has an energy storage capacity, when fully charged, that is sufficient to provide hot water to the hot water outlet, at the given flowrate, and at the target system supply temperature for a period of at least 8 minutes, and preferably at least 10 minutes; wherein the renewable energy source is also configured to provide building heating under control of the processor; the processor being configured to: monitor actual demand for hot water from the hot water supply system; predict future demand for hot water from the hot water supply system based on the monitored actual demand; pre-charge the thermal energy store so that sufficient energy will be stored in the thermal energy store to satisfy the predicted demand; and to temporarily divert heat from the renewable energy source to charge the phase change material rather than to provide building heating. A corresponding method is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20240093907A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18276005
申请日:2022-02-07
发明人: Peter KONOWALCZYK
IPC分类号: F24H15/152 , F24D19/10 , F24H15/174
CPC分类号: F24H15/152 , F24D19/1054 , F24H15/174 , F24D2200/12 , F24D2220/044
摘要: The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method of predictively preparing a water provision system installed in a building, the water provision system comprising a heat pump configured to transfer thermal energy from outside the building to a thermal energy storage medium inside the building and a control module configured to control operation of the heat pump, the control module having executing thereon a first machine learning algorithm, MLA, having previously been trained to determine a correlation between cold water usage and a subsequent heated water demand, the water provision system being configured to provide water heated by the thermal energy storage medium to an occupant of the building at one or more water outlets, the method being performed by the control module and comprising: receiving first sensor data indicating cold water usage at a first water outlet; determining whether the cold water usage at the first water outlet is correlated to a subsequent heated water demand at a second water outlet by inputting the first sensor data to the first MLA; and upon determining that the cold water usage at the first water outlet is correlated to a subsequent heated water demand at a second water outlet, preparing the water provision system for delivering heated water.
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公开(公告)号:US20230011737A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-12
申请号:US17854512
申请日:2022-06-30
发明人: Brian T. Branecky
IPC分类号: F24H15/172 , F24H9/20 , F24H15/152 , F24H15/156 , F24H15/238 , F24H15/269 , F24H15/335 , F24H15/355 , F24H15/429
摘要: A method of operating a water heater, the method including determining a predicted variation of a hot water consumption rate variable over a future time period and calculating a total required operating time of the water heater over that time period. The method further includes determining multiple possible operating profiles of the water heater that provide the total required operating time, and calculating a minimum hot water reserve for each profile. One of the profiles is selected based at least partially on that profile providing a minimum hot water reserve that is not less than a predetermined desired reserve capacity and the water heater is operated over the time period using that profile. The selected profile may be the profile that is calculated to have the lowest operational cost.
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