Method and system for tempering components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temperature control systems for heating or cooling components, such as floors and walls, suffer from uneven heat distribution and insufficient energy efficiency due to static flow rate adjustments and reliance on mechanical flow control elements, which are influenced by pipe diameter and pressure, leading to inaccurate energy release and consumption.
Innovation Solution
A complex temperature control system with multiple temperature control arrangements connected via a common supply and return line, featuring valves with actuators controlled by a controller that adjusts valve openings based on temperature differences between the flow and return temperatures to maintain a predetermined average temperature difference, reducing the system's dependence on flow temperature and minimizing disturbances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If static mechanical flow control elements are used to adjust flow rate, then the system structure is simple, but the heat distribution becomes uneven and energy efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces static mechanical flow control elements with dynamic electronic flow control elements that can actively adjust the flow rate of temperature control fluid. This allows the system to adapt flow distribution to actual thermal conditions, ensuring uniform heat distribution across different zones while maintaining system simplicity through electronic control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a control unit that receives temperature signals from temperature sensors and adjusts the flow control elements accordingly. This feedback mechanism enables the system to compensate for variations in thermal conditions, maintaining uniform heat distribution and energy efficiency without complex mechanical adjustments.
2Use of energy by stationary object
If complex hydraulic adjustment of TOP meters is performed, then energy release can be set, but the adjustment process becomes time-consuming and imprecise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical hydraulic adjustment systems with electronic flow control elements and a control unit. This substitution eliminates the need for manual hydraulic adjustments, enabling rapid and precise energy release control through electronic signals, thereby reducing adjustment time while maintaining or improving control precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit automatically adjusts the flow control elements based on temperature sensor signals, eliminating the need for manual intervention. The system self-regulates energy release according to actual thermal conditions, saving time and ensuring precise control without requiring operator expertise in hydraulic adjustments.
3Productivity
If iterative hydraulic adjustment is performed on site, then flow rate can be optimized, but the number of moving parts increases and system reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces iterative mechanical hydraulic adjustment with electronic flow control elements actuated by electronic signals. This eliminates the need for multiple moving parts associated with mechanical adjustment mechanisms, thereby improving system reliability while maintaining the ability to optimize flow rates through electronic control based on temperature feedback.
4Device complexity
If room thermostats with simple on/off function are used, then the control system is simple, but temperature control precision is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a control unit that continuously receives temperature signals from temperature sensors and dynamically adjusts the flow control elements. This feedback-based continuous control replaces simple on/off thermostat control, achieving precise temperature control while maintaining relatively simple system architecture through electronic rather than mechanical control.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach results in more uniform energy release and absorption, enhancing comfort and energy efficiency, while reducing the need for iterative hydraulic adjustments and minimizing moving parts, thus increasing system reliability and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature control device (3) designed for heating or cooling a temperature control fluid (2)
Implementation Method 2
a temperature control device (3) designed for heating or cooling a temperature control fluid (2)
Implementation Method 3
2 to n valves (9, 9'), each with an actuator (10, 10') equipped, which are designed to set a degree of opening of the respective valve (9, 9')
Implementation Method 4
The controller (8, 13) detects the respective individual temperature differences between the common flow temperature detected by the flow temperature sensor (11) and the 2 to n individual return temperatures of the tempering fluid detected by the return temperature sensor (12, 12')
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AI summary
The method involves registering supply temperature of temperature control fluid (2) e.g. liquid and gas, and return temperature of the temperature control fluid. An actuator (10) of a valve (9) is caused to set a degree of opening of the valve such that a mean temperature difference between the supply temperature and the return temperature of the temperature control fluid is in a predetermined value range by a regulator (13) of a controller (8) of a temperature control system (1') using the temperature difference between the supply and return temperatures of the fluid. An independent claim is also included for a temperature-control system.