Use of distributed it

Abstract

The invention relates to an IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) which is designed to heat residential and office buildings (1, 2, 3) or to heat water (6) in the residential or office building (1, 2, 3), comprising: an IT element (13, 14, 15) as part of the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) which is arranged in a room of the residential or office building (1, 2, 3) in order to heat the room and / or a fluid in a line (6).

Description

[0001] Our reference: L0067 / TM

[0002] Labeed Chowdhry

[0003] Tal Street 50 / 1

[0004] 74235 Erlenbach

[0005] Application of distributed IT

[0006] DESCRIPTION

[0007] AREA OF INVENTION

[0008] The present invention relates to a distributed IT system that can be used decentrally for heating residential and office buildings or for heating water in a pipe in a household.

[0009] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Heating systems and heat exchangers are known in the state of the art to keep buildings at comfortable temperatures, especially during the cold season.

[0011] Furthermore, it is known that data centers generate enormous amounts of heat, which requires cooling to ensure the data center remains operational.

[0012] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0013] It is known that heating systems can be operated with electrical energy. It is also known that no energy is lost, but at most it can no longer be used directly due to friction or heat generation.

[0014] One task is therefore to provide a device that can utilize the energy "lost" through heat generation by an IT system for heating buildings. 19.02.2025

[0015] L0067 / TM

[0016] The first aspect of the invention is an IT system designed for heating residential and office buildings or for heating water in the residential or office building, comprising: an IT element as part of the IT system, which is arranged in a room of the residential or office building to heat the room and / or a fluid in a pipe.

[0017] An IT system is an information technology system that includes computers, servers, and external devices such as keyboards and monitors, which are connected wirelessly or by cable.

[0018] Exemplary embodiments are described in the dependent claims.

[0019] According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT system comprises a plurality of IT elements, wherein these IT elements are arranged at different locations in the space of the residential or office building and / or in different rooms of the residential or office building and / or in different residential and / or office buildings.

[0020] According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT element is used as a heat exchanger and / or wherein the IT element is provided for heating a fluid line, in particular process water, in the residential or office building.

[0021] The IT component, which is part of the IT system, can be brought into close contact with a fluid line to create a heat exchanger and thus heat the fluid in the fluid line. The fluid can be water or a gas.

[0022] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT element is arranged in the floor of the residential or office building to implement underfloor heating. 19.02.2025

[0023] L0067 / TM

[0024] Underfloor heating can be implemented by integrating, and in particular fully integrating, the system into the floor of a building. Advantageously, the individual circuit boards or racks of the IT system can be arranged side by side, thus forming a flat structure embedded within the floor.

[0025] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT element is a circuit board, a storage element, a computing and / or working element, a rack or other part of a computer or server.

[0026] In a further embodiment according to the invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT system comprises one or more IT elements, the IT elements being arranged in one or more residential or office buildings.

[0027] In a further embodiment according to the invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT system comprises one or more IT elements, the IT elements being arranged in one or more residential or office buildings.

[0028] According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT system has a superior element that distributes the computational tasks to the individual IT elements.

[0029] The IT system can have a controlling element that centrally manages the administration of the individual IT elements and controls the computing power to be provided by the respective IT element.

[0030] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT system includes a heat sensor in the IT-19.02.2025

[0031] L0067 / TM

[0032] The element is included and the IT system does not send any computational tasks to the IT element if it is in danger of overheating.

[0033] According to a further embodiment of the present invention, an IT system is provided, wherein the IT system has a heat sensor in the room that is heated by the IT element and / or the IT system transmits computational tasks to the IT element when the heat sensor indicates a temperature that is too low in the room.

[0034] The IT system according to the invention can form a control system by measuring the temperature of the individual IT elements and / or the temperature of the individual rooms. If an IT element already has a high temperature, the IT system can refrain from sending further computational tasks to the IT element. Conversely, if a room to be heated has too low a temperature, the IT system can send computational tasks to the relevant IT element for processing and thus heat the room.

[0035] One idea behind the invention is to ensure that no energy is lost and that heat generated by computing power in a computer can be used to heat a building.

[0036] In particular, according to the invention, an IT heating system or AI heating system can be implemented by using information technology (IT) or artificial intelligence (AI), or the processing of its computational tasks, to generate heat. In a particular embodiment, the IT or AI performs computational tasks exclusively for the purpose of generating heat, and the resulting computational data is not used further.

[0037] The individual features can, of course, be combined with one another, which can sometimes result in advantageous effects that exceed the sum of the individual effects. 19.02.2025

[0038] L0067 / TM

[0039] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] Further details and advantages of the invention will become clear with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings. These show

[0041] Fig. 1 shows an IT system 4, 13, 14 and 15 with several subsystems IT elements 13, 14 and 15, which are housed in buildings to use the heat generated during computing power for heating buildings 1, 2 and 3.

[0042] Fig. 2 shows an external IT element 5, which is used as part of a heat exchanger 12,

[0043] Fig. 3 shows an external IT element 4, which forms a heat exchanger with a fluid line 6, so that heated fluid can reach buildings 13 and 14 and

[0044] Fig. 4 shows an IT system in which individual IT elements 10 and 11 are arranged in buildings 15 and 16, with heat sensors 9 arranged in the rooms to be heated. These sensors inform the higher-level IT system 4 whether heating or cooling is required. Depending on the situation, computational tasks are assigned to the individual IT elements 10 and 11.

[0045] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EXECUTIONS

[0046] Fig. 1 shows an IT system 4, 13, 14, 15 with a plurality of individual computers or IT elements 13, 14, 15 that communicate with each other and to which the higher-level IT unit 4 can assign individual computational tasks. The processing of these computational tasks releases energy as heat, thus warming the rooms in which the computers or IT elements 13, 14, 15 are located. The respective rooms can be heated by assigning computational tasks. 19.02.2025

[0047] L0067 / TM

[0048] will be done, with the overarching IT unit 4 distributing the computing tasks evenly so that the rooms of the individual buildings are heated evenly.

[0049] Furthermore, Fig. 1 shows an IT system 4, 13, 14, 15 that includes heat sensors 8 in the IT elements 13, 14, 15, so that, for example, if an IT element 13, 14, 15 is at risk of overheating, the higher-level IT unit 4 transfers fewer or no computing tasks to the IT element in question, so that this IT element can cool down.

[0050] Fig. 2 shows an IT system 4 according to the invention, which acts as a heat source 5 in a heat exchanger 12. This can, for example, enable the supply of hot water in a pipe system 6 of a building 7.

[0051] Fig. 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention in which a heat exchanger is provided with an IT system 4, thereby enabling the supply of hot water or another fluid to buildings 13, 14. The IT system may include external IT elements or it may not include any external IT elements.

[0052] Fig. 4 shows heat sensors for determining the temperature in a room. If the desired temperature in a room has already been reached, the higher-level and controlling IT 4 only sends computational tasks to the IT element 10,11 or the computer in that room to the extent that the temperature in that room can be maintained, but is not heated further.

[0053] The IT system according to the invention can consist of a higher-level IT system and outsourced IT systems located in buildings or halls for heating the buildings and halls. The outsourced IT systems can be computers, servers, or parts of computers or servers, or individual electronic disks on which computing tasks can be performed. Alternatively, the higher-level IT system can be omitted, and the IT system can consist solely of equal computers or IT elements located within 19.02.2025

[0054] L0067 / TM

[0055] They are arranged within buildings and are self-organizing. The IT systems can process computer programs and data, which are particularly encrypted.

[0056] In another special embodiment, the individual circuit boards or racks of an IT system can be arranged in a floor to create underfloor heating.

[0057] In a particular embodiment, the IT system can be used to cool rooms if the IT element in the room in question has a lower temperature compared to the temperature in the room.

[0058] In a particular embodiment, an IT system or AI is assigned computational tasks solely for the purpose of generating heat to warm a residential or office building or to function as a heat exchanger. The results of these computations are not used for any other purpose.

[0059] In a particular embodiment, a part of the IT system, in particular an IT element, is arranged on the outer wall of a heat storage tank to heat the water in the heat storage tank. In a further particular embodiment, the IT element can be arranged inside the heat storage tank, so that the IT element is surrounded on several or all sides by the water of the heat storage tank, thus allowing the IT element to be cooled and the water in the heat storage tank to be heated.

[0060] Preferably, by arranging the IT element in a heat storage unit, the thermal energy of the IT element is also used to heat the room in question with the heat not absorbed by the water. In a particular embodiment, a basement or an apartment can also be heated.

[0061] Preferably, a hallway or stairwell in a building can also be heated. 19.02.2025

[0062] L0067 / TM

[0063] LIST OF REFERENCE MARKS

[0064] 1 building

[0065] 2 buildings

[0066] 3 buildings

[0067] 4. Higher-level IT or controlling IT unit

[0068] 5 Outsourced IT or IT element

[0069] 6 Water pipe or fluid pipe

[0070] 7 buildings

[0071] 8. Heat sensor on the computer or on or within the IT element. 9. Heat sensor for determining the temperature in the room.

[0072] 10 computers

[0073] 11 computers

[0074] 12 heat exchangers

[0075] 13 computers

[0076] 14 computers

[0077] 15 computers

[0078] 16 buildings

[0079] 17 control and data lines

[0080] 18 control and data lines

Claims

February 19, 2025 L0067 / TM REQUIREMENTS 1. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) designed for heating residential and office buildings (1, 2, 3) or for heating water (6) in the residential or office building (1, 2, 3), comprising: - an IT element (13, 14, 15) as part of the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) that is arranged in a room of the residential or office building (1, 2, 3) to heat the room and / or a fluid in a conduit (6).

2. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to claim 1, wherein the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) comprises a plurality of IT elements (13, 14, 15), wherein these IT elements (13, 14, 15) are arranged at different locations in the space of the residential or office building (1, 2, 3) and / or in different rooms of the residential or office building (1, 2, 3) and / or in different residential and / or office buildings (1, 2, 3).

3. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the IT element (13, 14, 15) is used as a heat exchanger (12) and / or wherein the IT element (13, 14, 15) is provided for heating a fluid line (6), in particular domestic water, in the residential or office building (1, 2, 3).

4. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the IT element (13, 14, 15) is arranged in the floor of the residential or office building (1, 2, 3) to provide underfloor heating.

5. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the IT element (13, 14, 15) is a circuit board, a storage element, a computing and / or working element, a rack or other part of a computer or server.

6. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) comprises one or more IT elements (13, 14, 15), wherein 19.02.2025 L0067 / TM the IT elements (13, 14, 15) are arranged in one or more residential or office buildings (1, 2, 3).

7. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) has a superior element (4) that distributes the computational tasks to the individual IT elements (13, 14, 15).

8. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) comprises a heat sensor (8) in the IT element (13, 14, 15) and the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) does not send any computational tasks to the IT element (13, 14, 15) if it is in danger of overheating.

9. IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) has a heat sensor (9) in the space which is heated by the IT element (13, 14, 15) and / or the IT system (4, 13, 14, 15) transmits computational tasks to the IT element when the heat sensor indicates a temperature that is too low in the space.

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