Method, system and computer program product for controlling a heat generator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Heat generators experience inefficient and high-wear operations during short operating and pause times, known as pulsing or stuttering operation, which is undesirable and leads to increased energy consumption and wear.
Innovation Solution
A method for controlling a heat generator that involves detecting valve positions to coordinate heat generation with heat consumption, optimizing heating output, and reducing wear by ensuring heat is generated only when needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the valve opening is increased to improve heat transfer, then heating efficiency improves, but energy waste occurs when heat is generated but not consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The control device continuously monitors the actual valve opening and compares it with the determined minimum valve opening. This feedback mechanism allows real-time adjustment of the valve position to match actual heating demand, ensuring optimal heat transfer efficiency while preventing energy waste by closing the valve appropriately when heating demand is low or absent.
2Ease of operation
If the heat generator is controlled based on traditional methods without valve position consideration, then control simplicity is maintained, but pulsing operation occurs leading to high wear and inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The control device autonomously determines the minimum valve opening based on heating demand projections and automatically adjusts the valve position accordingly. This self-service approach eliminates the need for complex manual control interventions while preventing pulsing operation, thereby improving operating efficiency without sacrificing control simplicity from the user perspective.
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AI summary
System, method, and computer program product for controlling a heat generator. The method comprises the steps of detecting the position of a valve configured to control the flow rate of a fluid from the heat generator to a radiator, and controlling the heat generator based on the detected valve position.