Method to create a microclimate and a microclimate creating heating system
AssigneeThe Warming Surfaces Company Oy
InventorsTerho Kololuoma, Jani-Mikael Kuusisto, Jarno Vehmas
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Abstract
A method and a system for controlling temperature of an indoor space. The space is provided with a conventional heating system and a heater matrix including a plurality of heater pixels embedded in surfaces included in the space. Each heater pixel includes a resistive heater element. The conventional heating system is used for maintaining a basic temperature of the space, the basic temperature being less than a comfortable room temperature. Operation of the heating matrix is selectively controlled for generating one or more areas within the space that have a microclimate with a comfort temperature that is higher than the basic temperature.
Claims15
A method of controlling temperature of a space provided with a conventional heating system and a heater matrix comprising a plurality of heater pixels embedded in surfaces comprised in the space, each heater pixel comprising a resistive heater element, the method comprising:
- maintaining, by the conventional heating system, a basic temperature of the space, wherein the basic temperature is less than a comfortable room temperature,
- selectively controlling operation of the heater matrix for generating one or more areas within the space that have a microclimate with a comfort temperature that is higher than the basic temperature,
- receiving control information in response to a user operating a user interface or a user device, and
- activating operation of the heater matrix based on said control information,
- determining whether at least one person causing activating operation of the heater matrix is identified, and
- in response to identifying the at least one person, obtaining personalized settings of the identified person, and controlling operation of the heater matrix at least partly according to the personalized settings of the identified person, and
- in response to no persons causing activating operation of the heater matrix is identified, obtaining general settings and controlling operation of the heater matrix according to the general settings.
A heating system comprising a conventional heating system, and a microclimate heating system comprising a controller, at least one sensor and a heater matrix comprising a plurality of heater pixels embedded in surfaces comprised in the space, each heater pixel comprising a resistive heater element, wherein the conventional heating system is configured to maintain a basic temperature of the space, the basic temperature being less than a comfortable room temperature, and wherein the controller is configured to selectively control operation of the heater matrix for generating one or more areas within the space that have a microclimate with a comfort temperature that is higher than the basic temperature, wherein the system comprises at least one of a user interface and a user device, and wherein the controller is configured to activate operation of the heater matrix based on control information received in response to a user operating the user interface or the user device, and wherein the controller is configured:
- to determine, whether at least one person causing activating operation of the heater matrix is identified, and
- in response to identifying the at least one person, the controller is configured to obtain personalized settings of the identified person from a memory, and to control operation of the heater matrix at least partly according to the personalized settings of the identified person, and
- in response to no persons causing activating operation of the heater matrix is identified, the controller is configured to obtain general settings from a memory, and to control operation of the heater matrix according to the general settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.