Method and device for managing thermal energy for a housing complex

The thermal energy management system optimizes heating and air conditioning by integrating thermal exchangers and transfer equipment, addressing inefficiencies in existing systems and reducing energy consumption.

FR3154484A1Active Publication Date: 2025-04-25AQUALUX SAS
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FR2023011496
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FR · FR
Patent Type
Applications
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Filing Date
2023-10-23
Publication Date
2025-04-25
Estimated Expiration
2043-10-23

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Technical Problem

Existing heating systems, such as air/water and geothermal heat pumps, face inefficiencies due to weather dependence and high installation costs, necessitating improved energy management for optimal thermal energy utilization in homes.

Method used

A thermal energy management system and process that integrates thermal exchangers, temperature control devices, filtration equipment, and thermodynamic transfer equipment, allowing for selective circulation of fluids between rooms, basins, and exchangers to optimize heating and air conditioning by pooling resources and utilizing existing installations' calorific storage capacity.

Benefits of technology

Enhances energy efficiency by optimizing thermal energy management, reducing energy consumption, and providing a cost-effective solution for heating and air conditioning by leveraging existing infrastructure.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a thermal energy management system for an assembly comprising at least one room (100) and at least one pool (142). The system includes a heat exchanger (102) for heating or cooling the room, a temperature control device (104) for the room, a filtration unit (144) connected to the pool (142) via a hydraulic circuit, and a thermodynamic transfer unit (124) connected to the heat exchanger by a heat transfer fluid circuit. The thermodynamic transfer unit is further connected to the pool and the filtration unit via the hydraulic circuit. The filtration unit is controlled by the temperature control device. (See Figure 1 for abbreviations.)
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Title of the invention: Method and device for managing thermal energy for a housing complex TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The field of the invention relates to the management of thermal energy in a residential complex or similar, having identical needs, comprising at least one room and a basin. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] It is first observed that due to the increase in the cost of energy and a need to optimize energy consumption necessary to protect the planet, the population is invited to move from carbon-based energy to carbon-free energy and to reduce its consumption. This concerns all areas.

[0003] In this context, renewable energies are very promising, particularly for producing heat or electricity. Renewable energies include wind energy, solar energy, biomass, hydraulic energy and geothermal energy. These energies have many advantages, particularly in terms of resources or availability over time, but also disadvantages in terms of costs or immediate availability. For example, wind energy and solar energy are only available depending on weather conditions, while other renewable energies have a significant production cost that can influence their performance and therefore the interest in their use.

[0004] A solution often recommended today for heating a home is the air / water aerothermal heat pump which captures calories in the air to heat a heat liquid which will itself be used to heat the air in a house, for example using underfloor heating. This solution offers a very advantageous energy performance coefficient (COP) compared to standard heating, for example standard electric heating.

[0005] However, the efficiency of such a heat pump varies depending on the weather conditions. Thus, at night, particularly in winter, the efficiency of these heat pumps becomes much lower because the amount of electricity required to transfer calories is directly dependent on the temperature difference between the temperature for the home and the outside temperature.

[0006] Geothermal heat pumps, for example of the water / water type, have similar drawbacks, although often less marked due to greater consistency in the temperatures of the liquids in which the calories are captured, but generate much higher installation costs to draw the water from groundwater or to create a surface network.

[0007] Aerothermal or geothermal heat pumps can be reversible. They then make it possible to capture calories from outside, in the air or in the ground, to heat a house or, on the contrary, to capture calories inside a house to cool it and release these calories outside, in the air, in the water or in the ground.

[0008] Although these solutions are advantageous, there is a constant need to improve energy management, particularly for heating homes. Statement of the invention

[0009] The invention thus relates, in a first aspect, to a thermal energy management system for an assembly comprising at least one room and at least one pool, said system comprising: • at least one heat exchanger for heating or air conditioning of said at least one room, • at least one temperature control device for said at least one room, • at least one filtration equipment connected to said at least one basin via at least less a hydraulic circuit and • at least one thermodynamic transfer device connected to said at least one heat exchanger by at least one circuit of a heat transfer fluid, • according to which said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment is further connected to said at least one basin and to said at least one filtration equipment by said at least one hydraulic circuit and according to which said at least one filtration equipment is controlled by said at least one temperature control device.

[0010] The control of the filtration assembly may aim at activating the filtration assembly in its entirety or in part, for example the activation of circulation means in said hydraulic circuit, for example the activation of a pump.

[0011] The invention makes it possible in particular to optimize the management of the heating or air conditioning of a house by pooling certain resources, in particular relating to the circulation of water in existing installations, and / or by using certain properties of existing installations, in particular in terms of heat storage capacity.

[0012] Preferred, simple, convenient and economical characteristics of the device according to the invention are presented below.

[0013] For example, said at least one heat exchanger is a first heat exchanger, the system further comprising a second heat exchanger for supplying or removing calories to the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit.

[0014] According to embodiments, said at least one hydraulic circuit comprises at least one bypass element to allow the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit to circulate selectively in said at least one basin or in said second heat exchanger.

[0015] Still according to embodiments, said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment is a first thermodynamic transfer equipment, the system further comprising a second thermodynamic transfer equipment, the second thermodynamic transfer equipment being connected to said at least one heat exchanger by said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit.

[0016] Still according to particular embodiments, the system further comprises at least one domestic hot water heating device connected directly or indirectly to said at least one heat transfer liquid circuit.

[0017] Still according to particular embodiments, the system further comprises at least one fluid storage tank, said at least one storage tank being connected to said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit or to said at least one hydraulic circuit.

[0018] The invention also relates, in a second aspect, to an energy management method for a housing complex comprising at least one room and at least one pool, said at least one room being provided with at least one heating or air conditioning heat exchanger and at least one temperature control device, said at least one pool being connected to at least one filtration equipment via at least one hydraulic circuit, said assembly further comprising at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment connected to said at least one heat exchanger by at least one heat transfer fluid circuit and connected to said at least one pool and to said at least one filtration equipment by said at least one hydraulic circuit, the method comprising the following steps: • obtaining, from said at least one temperature control device, at least one setpoint for carrying out a heat transfer, using said at least one heat exchanger, between the air of said at least one room and the fluid of said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit and • in response to said obtaining of said at least one instruction • activation of said at least one thermodynamic transfer device to supply thermal energy to said at least one heat exchanger or to evacuate thermal energy from said at least one heat exchanger, via the fluid of said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit and • activation of at least one part of said at least one filtration equipment of said at least one basin to circulate liquid from said at least one hydraulic circuit in said at least one thermal transfer equipment dynamic.

[0019] The invention makes it possible in particular to optimize the management of the heating or air conditioning of a house by pooling certain resources, in particular relating to the circulation of water in existing installations, and / or by using certain properties of existing installations, in particular in terms of heat storage capacity.

[0020] Preferred, simple, convenient and economical features of the system according to the invention are presented below.

[0021] For example, said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment comprises at least two distinct operating modes, the method further comprising a step of estimating a thermal transmission or evacuation efficiency of each of said at least two operating modes, said activation of said thermodynamic transfer equipment and said activation of said at least one filtration equipment comprising a step of selecting an operating mode, said selection being carried out as a function of said estimated efficiencies.According to other embodiments, said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment is a first thermodynamic transfer equipment, said assembly further comprising a second thermodynamic transfer equipment connected to said at least one heat exchanger by said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit, the method further comprising a step of estimating a thermal transmission or evacuation efficiency of said first and second thermodynamic transfer equipment, said activation of said first thermodynamic transfer equipment and said activation of said at least one filtration equipment being carried out as a function of said estimated efficiencies.

[0022] According to particular embodiments, said at least one heat exchanger is a first heat exchanger, said system further comprises a second heat exchanger for supplying or removing calories to the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit, said at least one hydraulic circuit comprising at least one bypass element for allowing the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit to circulate selectively in said at least one basin or in said second heat exchanger, the method comprising a step of selecting the circulation of the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit in said at least one basin or in said second heat exchanger.

[0023] Still according to particular embodiments, said system further comprises at least one domestic hot water heating device connected to said at least one heat transfer liquid circuit, the method comprising an activation of said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment and an activation of said at least one filtration equipment in response to a water heating command from said at least one domestic hot water heating device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0024] Other advantages, aims and particular characteristics of the present invention will emerge from the following non-limiting description of at least one particular embodiment of the devices, system and methods which are the subject of the present invention, with reference to the appended drawings, in which: • [Fig.l] illustrates an example of a housing unit comprising one or more rooms, a thermodynamic transfer unit and a hydraulic unit, according to embodiments of the invention; • [Fig.2] illustrates an example of steps for managing the heating or air conditioning of premises such as the premises 100 of [Fig.l]; • Figure 3, comprising Figures 3a to 3d, illustrates a simplified example of heat exchanges between the interior of a house, domestic hot water, swimming pool water and outside air according to particular embodiments of the invention; and • [Fig.4] illustrates an example of a computer capable of implementing a method according to particular embodiments of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] According to embodiments of the invention, a housing complex comprising in particular one or more rooms and one or more pools is considered as a complex system which is managed as a whole (and not as a set of elementary systems managed autonomously). The management of a complex system in a global manner makes it possible to optimize the management of thermal energy, limit energy discharges and exploit the characteristics of certain equipment for the benefit of other equipment.

[0026] [Fig.l] illustrates an example of a housing assembly comprising one or more rooms 100, a thermodynamic transfer assembly 120 and a hydraulic assembly 140, according to embodiments of the invention.

[0027] The premises 100 here comprise one or more heating equipment 102, for example radiators or underfloor heating, and one or more thermal regulation equipment 104, for example thermostats configured to transmit instructions for supplying or removing calories. Optionally, the premises may comprise one or more domestic hot water production equipment 106 and / or one or more tanks 108 of a heat transfer liquid. The tank(s) 108 are preferably thermally insulated to limit heat exchanges with the outside. According to the example illustrated, the premises further comprise a selection device, for example one or more controlled valves or solenoid valves 110-1, 110-2 and 110-3, for selecting one circuit loop or another, as described below.

[0028] As illustrated, the thermodynamic transfer assembly 120 here comprises at least one circulation equipment 122 for a heat transfer liquid, for example a pump, and at least one first thermodynamic transfer equipment 124. The latter is configured to transfer calories from the first heat transfer liquid circulating in a first circuit to water circulating in a second circuit or vice versa (i.e., transfer calories from the water circulating in the second circuit to the heat transfer liquid). The heat transfer liquid is for example water to which treatment products or antifreeze can be added. The first thermodynamic transfer equipment is for example a water / water type heat pump.According to the illustrated example, the thermodynamic transfer assembly further comprises one (or more) second thermodynamic transfer equipment 126 allowing the transmission of calories from the heat transfer liquid circulating in the first circuit to the surrounding air. The second thermodynamic transfer equipment is for example an air / water type heat pump. Still according to the illustrated example, the thermodynamic transfer assembly further comprises one or more heat exchangers 128 for evacuating calories from the water of the second circuit into the atmosphere or into a heat transfer liquid of a third circuit, for example a geothermal circuit, according to a simple heat exchange mechanism. The second thermodynamic transfer equipment and the heat exchanger are optional.

[0029] The hydraulic assembly 140 comprises one or more basins 142, one or more filtration assemblies 144 comprising in particular a filter 146, for example a sand filter or a membrane filter, as well as water circulation equipment 148, for example a pump. According to the example illustrated, the hydraulic assembly 140 further comprises one or more water tanks 150, for example one or more water storage tanks, as well as a selection device, for example one or more controlled valves or solenoid valves 152-1 and 152-2, for selecting one circuit loop or another, as described below.

[0030] Pipe elements may be used to form the first and second circuits. By way of illustration, the pipe elements 160-1 to 160-10 allow circulation of a heat transfer liquid between the first and second thermodynamic transfer equipment 124 and 126, the circulation equipment 122, the heating equipment(s) 102, the tank(s) 108 and / or the domestic hot water production equipment(s) 106 depending on the state of the selection device.

[0031] Thus, using the valves or solenoid valves 110-1 to 110-3, the heat transfer liquid circulating in the first circuit formed by the pipe elements 160-1 to 160-8 makes it possible, for example, to supply calories to the heating equipment 102 and / or to the domestic hot water production equipment 106 or, on the contrary, to evacuate calories from the heating equipment 102 and / or from the domestic hot water production equipment 106. These calories are received from the first or second thermodynamic transfer equipment or discharged to one of these equipments. Still by way of illustration, calories received from the first or second thermodynamic transfer equipment can be transmitted to the heating equipment 102 and stored in the tank(s) 108 using the piping elements 160-1 to 160-5, 160-10 and 160-8 or transmitted to the domestic hot water production equipment 106 and stored in the tank(s) 108 using the piping elements 160-1 to 160-3, 160-9 and 160-6 to 160-8. By way of further illustration, calories received from the heating equipment 102 can be transmitted to the first or second thermodynamic transfer equipment using the piping elements 160-1 to 160-5, 160-10 and 160-8.

[0032] It is observed here that other configurations can be implemented.

[0033] According to a first configuration of the valves or solenoid valves 152-1 and 152-2, the pipe elements 162-1 to 162-5 and 162-7 to 162-8 allow water to circulate between the first thermodynamic transfer equipment 124, the filtration assembly(s) 144, the basin(s) 142, the heat exchanger(s) 128 and, where appropriate, the reservoir(s) 150. The water circulating in the second circuit formed by the pipe elements 162-1 to 162-5 and 162-7 to 162-8 then makes it possible to capture calories from the basin(s) 142, the reservoir(s) 150 and / or the heat exchanger(s) 128 or, on the contrary, to supply calories to these elements.

[0034] According to a second configuration of the selection devices 152-1 and 152-2, the pipe elements 162-1 to 162-3 and 162-6 to 162-8 allow water to circulate between the first thermodynamic transfer equipment 124, the filtration assembly(s) 144 and the heat exchanger(s) 128.

[0035] Again, other configurations can be implemented.

[0036] As described with reference to [Fig.2], the thermal regulation equipment(s) 104 make it possible to control the operation of the equipment illustrated in [Fig.l] to efficiently transfer calories.

[0037] In a particular embodiment, the thermodynamic transfer equipment 124 and 126 can be merged into a single thermodynamic equipment integrating the air-water / thermodynamic pump / air-water exchangers.

[0038] [Fig. 2] illustrates an example of steps for managing the heating or air conditioning of premises such as the premises 100 of [Fig. 1]. The steps illustrated in [Fig. 2] may be implemented in thermal control equipment such as the thermal control equipment 104 of [Fig. 1] or in another device connected to such thermal control equipment.

[0039] As illustrated, a first step (step 200) here has the purpose of obtaining a temperature of a room, noted TCmes, of a target temperature (or temperature setpoint), noted TCcons, of the same room, of a domestic hot water temperature, noted TECSmes, and of a target temperature (or temperature setpoint), noted TECScons, of domestic hot water. In a following step (step 205), it is determined whether the difference in temperature of the room and the target temperature of this room, in absolute value, is greater than a predetermined threshold, noted SeuilChauf. This threshold controls the triggering of the air conditioning or heating system.

[0040] If the difference in temperature of the room and the target temperature of this room, in absolute value, is greater than the predetermined threshold, it is then determined whether the room must be cooled or, on the contrary, heated, that is to say if the temperature of the room is higher than the target temperature or if it is lower than the target temperature (step 210).

[0041] It is observed here that according to particular embodiments, the air conditioning trigger threshold may be different from the heating trigger threshold. In this case, steps 205 and 210 may consist of a test to determine whether the difference between the temperature of the room and the corresponding target temperature is greater than a heating trigger threshold and a test to determine whether the difference between the target temperature of the room and its temperature is greater than an air conditioning trigger threshold. By way of illustration, the air conditioning trigger threshold may be set to a value between 0.5 and 3°C, for example a value of 1°C (i.e., the air conditioning is triggered if the temperature of the room is at least one degree higher than the desired temperature).Still for illustration purposes, the heating trigger threshold can be set to a value between 1 and 3°C, for example a value of 1.5°C (i.e., the heating is triggered if the room temperature is less than one and a half degrees below the desired temperature).

[0042] If the room is to be heated, the thermodynamic transfer equipment(s) are configured in a heating mode (step 215). On the other hand, if the room is to be cooled, the thermodynamic transfer equipment(s) are configured in an air conditioning mode (step 220).

[0043] In a following step, if several thermodynamic transfer devices can be used, for example an air / water heat pump (denoted PACaif) and a water / water heat pump (denoted PACeau) or a hybrid air-water / air-water thermodynamic transfer pump, or if certain thermodynamic transfer devices can be used according to several modes (e.g., air / water or water / water), an efficiency of each of the thermodynamic transfer devices that can be used and / or of each mode is estimated, for example on the basis of the air temperature and the temperature of the basins 142 and reservoirs 150 (step 225). The thermodynamic transfer equipment and / or operating modes offering the best efficiencies are selected for use (step 230). For the sake of clarity, each operating mode of a thermodynamic equipment is considered, below, as a thermodynamic transfer equipment.

[0044] If the thermodynamic transfer equipment(s) offering the best efficiencies do not include a water / water heat pump, the circuit allowing the circulation of the heat transfer fluid is configured (step 235), for example by controlling the position of one or more solenoid valves. The thermodynamic transfer equipment(s) offering the best efficiencies are then activated (step 240) and the process continues at step 200.

[0045] On the contrary, if the thermodynamic transfer equipment(s) offering the best efficiencies comprise at least one water / water heat pump, the circuits allowing the circulation of the heat transfer fluids are configured (step 245), for example by controlling the position of one or more solenoid valves. The thermodynamic transfer equipment(s) offering the best efficiencies are then activated (step 250) as well as the filtration assembly or a part thereof (step 255), for example its water circulation pump. The process continues at step 200.

[0046] In parallel, a similar process is implemented to manage the heat of the domestic hot water. If the difference between the temperature of the domestic hot water and the corresponding target temperature is greater than a threshold for triggering the heating of the domestic hot water (step 255), the process continues at step 215.

[0047] It is observed here that if the premises and the domestic hot water are to be heated, the heat transfer fluid circulation circuit is preferably configured to allow simultaneous heating of the domestic hot water and the premises. On the contrary, if the premises are to be air-conditioned and if the domestic hot water is to be heated, the heat transfer fluid circulation circuit is preferably reconfigured to allow heating of the domestic hot water and cooling of the premises, sequentially.

[0048] Figure 3 illustrates a simplified example of heat exchanges between the indoor air of a house (reference 300), domestic hot water (reference 305), the water of a swimming pool (reference 310) and the outdoor air (reference 315). These heat exchanges can in particular be carried out using a thermodynamic transfer assembly 320, as described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. In Figures 3a to 3d, the thin line arrows represent a transfer of cold (i.e., a capture of calories) and the thick line arrows represent a transfer of heat. In these examples, reference is made to the meteorological conditions of the northern hemisphere.

[0049] [Fig.3a] aims at heat exchanges at a period which could correspond to the months of May and September. As illustrated, calories are taken from the outside air (i.e., cold air is discharged outside) to heat domestic hot water and / or swimming pool water. Depending on weather conditions, calories taken from the outside air can also be used to heat the air in rooms of the house or, conversely, calories can be taken from the house (i.e., cold air is discharged into the house to air-condition it) to heat domestic hot water and / or swimming pool water.

[0050] [Fig.3b] aims at heat exchanges at a period which may correspond to the month of June. According to this example, calories are taken from the outside air (i.e., cold air is rejected outside) and from the air of the house (i.e., cold air is rejected into the house to air-condition it) to heat the domestic hot water and, depending on the weather conditions, the swimming pool water. If it is particularly hot, calories can be taken from the swimming pool water, for example at night after it has heated up during the day (as illustrated with the sun 325), to heat the domestic hot water.

[0051] [Fig.3c] concerns heat exchanges at a period which may correspond to the months of July and August. According to this example, calories are taken from the air of the house (i.e., cold air is rejected into the house to air-condition it) and from the water of the swimming pool, for example at night after it has heated during the day (as illustrated with the sun 325), to heat the domestic hot water. Depending on the weather conditions, calories can be taken from the outside air (i.e., cold air is rejected outside) to heat the domestic hot water or calories can be taken from the air of the house (i.e., cold air is rejected into the house to air-condition it) and rejected into the outside air.

[0052] [Fig.3d] aims at heat exchanges at a period which may correspond to the winter months. As illustrated here, calories are taken from the outside air (i.e., cold air is rejected outside) to heat rooms in the house and / or domestic hot water. Depending on the weather conditions, calories may be taken from the pool water, for example at night after it has heated during the day, to heat rooms in the house and / or domestic hot water.

[0053] [Fig. 4] illustrates an example of a calculator capable of implementing a method according to particular embodiments of the invention, in particular the method illustrated in [Fig. 2]. The calculator 400 can be integrated into an industrial regulator, a controller, an automaton or a PC type computer (acronym for personal computer in English terminology).

[0054] As illustrated, the computer 400 comprises a power supply 425 providing the electrical energy necessary for the components of the computer 400. It further comprises one or more communication buses, shared or not, to which are connected:

[0055] - a central processing unit or microprocessor 405 (CPU, acronym for central Processing unit in Anglo-Saxon terminology);

[0056] - a random access memory or cache memory 410 (RAM, acronym for random access memory in Anglo-Saxon terminology) comprising registers adapted to record variables and parameters created and modified during the execution of programs implementing the steps described previously;

[0057] - a read-only memory 415 (ROM, acronym for read only memory in terminology Anglo-Saxon) which may include an operating system and programs implementing the steps described above;

[0058] - a storage medium 420, fixed or removable, which may in particular comprise rules used by the expert system and / or which can be used to store results from the artificial intelligence engine(s) and / or the expert system;

[0059] - an input interface 430 for selectively receiving data from sensors; and

[0060] - an output interface 435 for controlling one or more actuators. The interfaces Input and output may or may not be separate. For example, it may be a standard input / output interface.

[0061] The computer 400 further comprises, preferably, a communication interface 440 connected to a communication network, for example a wireless communication network and / or a local communication network, for example the Internet network, the interface being capable of transmitting and receiving data, in particular to or from another of the servers, computers, tablets and / or smartphones.

[0062] Optionally, the computer 400 may also have a human-machine interface (HMI) 445, comprising for example a display or a touch display allowing a user to interact with programs implemented by the computer 400, and input means such as a keyboard and / or a mouse allowing a user to interact with programs implemented by the computer 400.

[0063] The communication bus allows communication and interoperability between the different elements included in the computer 400 or connected to it. The representation of the bus is not limiting and, in particular, the central processing unit is capable of communicating instructions to any element of the computer 400 directly or via another element of the computer 400.

[0064] The executable code of the programs allowing the computer 400 to implement, in whole or in part, the method according to the invention, can be stored, for example, in the read-only memory 415. According to a variant, the executable code of the programs can be received via the communication network, via the interface 440, to be stored in a manner identical to that described previously. More generally, the program(s) can be loaded into one of the means storage of the calculator 400 before being executed.

[0065] The central processing unit 405 will control and direct the execution of the instructions or portions of software code of the program(s) according to the invention, instructions which are stored, for example, in the read-only memory 415 or in the other aforementioned storage elements. When the power is switched on, the program(s) which are stored in a non-volatile memory, for example the read-only memory 415, are transferred into the random access memory 410 which then contains the executable code of the program(s), as well as registers for storing the variables and parameters necessary for implementing the method according to the invention.

[0066] The calculator 400 can be installed near a swimming pool or remotely, for example in a third-party installation responsible for maintaining the swimming pool. It can also be split into several elements, some of which can be installed near the swimming pool and others remotely. Similarly, part of the processing and / or calculations can be carried out in or near the sensors. By way of illustration, recognition of people can be carried out in a camera, the information being transmitted in addition to or instead of images to a swimming pool control system. Still by way of illustration, the artificial intelligence module can be implemented remotely and the expert system can be implemented locally.

[0067] Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above as examples. It extends to other variants.

[0068] Depending on the embodiment selected, certain acts, actions, events, or functions of each of the methods described herein may be performed or occur in a different order than they were described, or may be added, merged, or not performed or not occur, as the case may be. In addition, in some embodiments, certain acts, actions, or events are performed or occur concurrently and not successively.

[0069] Although described through a number of detailed exemplary embodiments, the proposed device, system and method include various variations, modifications and improvements which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, it being understood that these various variations, modifications and improvements are within the scope of the invention, as defined by the following claims. In addition, various aspects and features described above may be implemented together, or separately, or substituted for each other, and all of the various combinations and sub-combinations of the aspects and features are within the scope of the invention. Furthermore, some systems and equipment described above may not incorporate all of the modules and functions described for the preferred embodiments.

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Claims

1. Thermal energy management system for an assembly comprising at least one room (100) and at least one pool (142), said system comprising: at least one heat exchanger (102) for heating or air conditioning said at least one room, at least one temperature control device (104) of said at least one room, at least one filtration equipment (144) connected to said at least one pool via at least one hydraulic circuit and at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment (124) connected to said at least one heat exchanger by at least one circuit of a heat transfer fluid, according to which said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment is further connected to said at least one pool and to said at least one filtration equipment by said at least one hydraulic circuit and according to which said at least one filtration equipment is controlled by said at least one temperature control device.

2. System according to claim 1, according to which said at least one heat exchanger is a first heat exchanger, the system further comprising a second heat exchanger (128) for supplying or removing calories to the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said at least one hydraulic circuit comprises at least one bypass element (152-1, 152-2) for allowing the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit to selectively circulate in said at least one basin or in said second heat exchanger.

4. System according to any one of claims 1 to 3, according to which said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment is a first thermodynamic transfer equipment, the system further comprising a second thermodynamic transfer equipment (126), the second thermodynamic transfer equipment being connected to said at least one heat exchanger by said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit.

5. A system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising at least one domestic hot water heating device (106) connected directly or indirectly to said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit.

6. System according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising at least one fluid storage tank (108, 150), said at least one storage tank being connected to said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit or to said at least one hydraulic circuit.

7. Energy management method for a housing complex comprising at least one room and at least one pool, said at least one room being provided with at least one heating or air conditioning heat exchanger and at least one temperature control device, said at least one pool being connected to at least one filtration equipment via at least one hydraulic circuit, said assembly further comprising at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment connected to said at least one heat exchanger by at least one heat transfer fluid circuit and connected to said at least one pool and to said at least one filtration equipment by said at least one hydraulic circuit, the method comprising the following steps: obtaining, from said at least one temperature control device, at least one setpoint for carrying out a heat transfer, using said at least one heat exchanger,between the air of said at least one room and the fluid of said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit and in response to said obtaining of said at least one setpoint activation of said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment to supply thermal energy to said at least one heat exchanger or evacuate thermal energy from said at least one heat exchanger, via the fluid of said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit and activation of at least a part of said at least one filtration equipment of said at least one basin to circulate liquid from said at least one hydraulic circuit in said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment.,

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment comprises at least two distinct operating modes, the method further comprising a step of estimating a thermal transmission or evacuation efficiency of each of said at least two operating modes, said activation of said thermodynamic transfer equipment and said activation of said at least one filtration equipment comprising a step of selecting an operating mode, said selection being carried out as a function of said estimated efficiencies or according to which said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment is a first thermodynamic transfer equipment, said assembly further comprising a second thermodynamic transfer equipment connected to said at least one heat exchanger by said at least one heat transfer fluid circuit, the method further comprising a step of estimating a thermal transmission or evacuation efficiency of said first and second thermodynamic transfer equipment, said activation of said first thermodynamic transfer equipment and said activation of said at least one filtration equipment being carried out as a function of said estimated efficiencies.

9. A method according to claim 7 or claim 8, wherein said at least one heat exchanger is a first heat exchanger, said system further comprises a second heat exchanger for supplying or removing calories to the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit, said at least one hydraulic circuit comprising at least one bypass element for allowing the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit to circulate selectively in said at least one basin or in said second heat exchanger, the method comprising a step of selecting the circulation of the liquid circulating in said at least one hydraulic circuit in said at least one basin or in said second heat exchanger.

10. A method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein said system further comprises at least one domestic hot water heating device connected to said at least one heat transfer liquid circuit, the method comprising activating said at least one thermodynamic transfer equipment and activating said at least one filtration equipment in response to a water heating command from said at least one domestic hot water heating device.

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