Method for carrying out outside temperature-related control and corresponding server.
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for controlling heating or cooling systems are complex and expensive, requiring extensive building-specific and weather forecast data for reliable regulation.
Innovation Solution
A method that uses thermal power indicative parameters from distant buildings, collected via a data network, to continuously regulate a heating or cooling system through a feed-forward control mechanism, incorporating gain factors and weather changes to adapt the supply temperature, thereby simplifying and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If building-specific information and weather forecast data are collected and processed locally to achieve reliable regulation, then regulation reliability is improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that centralizes the collection, processing, and storage of building-specific information and weather forecast data. Instead of each building requiring its own complex local processing system, the server acts as a mediator that provides processed regulation recommendations to multiple buildings, thereby reducing individual system complexity while maintaining regulation reliability through centralized data management and processing
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides universal functionality by serving multiple buildings with a single system. It collects data from various sources (weather services, building management systems), processes this information centrally, and provides regulation recommendations to multiple buildings simultaneously. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for each building to have its own complete processing system, reducing overall complexity while maintaining reliable regulation across all served buildings
2Measurement precision
If extensive building-specific and weather forecast data are collected for reliable regulation, then regulation accuracy is improved, but data collection complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges data collection from multiple sources (building-specific sensors, weather forecast services, building management systems) into a single centralized system on the server. Instead of each building independently collecting and processing data, the server consolidates all data streams, processes them together, and generates unified regulation recommendations. This combining approach maintains high regulation accuracy through comprehensive data collection while reducing individual building complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the server automatically collects data from various sources, processes the information, and generates regulation recommendations without requiring complex manual intervention at each building. The automated data collection and processing workflows reduce the operational complexity of maintaining accurate regulation across multiple buildings
3Speed
If local processors process all climate and weather data locally, then response speed is improved, but processing cost and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data processing function into two parts: centralized processing of comprehensive data (weather forecasts, building-specific information) on the server, and local processing of immediate control decisions at building devices. The server handles computationally intensive tasks of collecting and analyzing extensive data from multiple sources, while local devices receive pre-processed regulation recommendations and implement them quickly. This segmentation reduces energy consumption at individual buildings while maintaining fast local response through pre-computed recommendations
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for carrying out an outside temperature-dependent control of at least one thermal power indicative parameter of a supply temperature of a first heating or cooling sys- tem in a first building (H), wherein the control is carried out on the basis of the at least one thermal power indicative parameter, wherein the at least one thermal power indicative parameter is indicative of the heat consumption or on the cooling power of at least one second heating or cooling system of a second building (H', H", H'") being located at a distance from the first building, and is received via a data network (1), in particular, via the Internet. Further, the present invention relates to an arrangement for controlling a first heating or cooling system of a first building, wherein the arrangement is adapted to carry out the method mentioned above. Further, the present invention relates to a server being adapted to receive at least one thermal power indicative parameter. (Fig 2)