Control systems for a heat network
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJochen Schäfer, Sebastian Thiem
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a control platform for controlling a heat network. A plurality of heat consumers and/or heat generators are coupled to the heat network for heat exchange. The control platform is programmed to: receive from each heat consumer information about a respective local feed temperature required as a minimum by the heat consumer within a time interval; and/or receive from each heat generator information about a respective local feed temperature that can be provided as a maximum by the heat generator within the time interval; and control the heat network depending on the received information relating to the local feed temperatures.
Claims14
A control platform for controlling a heat network, wherein a plurality of heat consumers and/or heat generators (3) are coupled to the heat network for heat exchange, the control platform comprising a processor programmed to:
- receive from each heat consumer information about a respective local feed temperature required as a minimum by the heat consumer within a time interval;
- and/or
- receive from each heat generator information about a respective local feed temperature that can be provided as a maximum by the heat generator within the time interval;
- and
- control the heat network depending on the received information relating to the local feed temperatures.
A method for controlling a heat network using a control platform, wherein a plurality of heat consumers and/or heat generators are coupled to the heat network for heat exchange, the method comprising:
- receiving from each heat consumer information about a respective local feed temperature required as a minimum by the heat consumer within a time interval;
- and/or
- receiving from each heat generator information about a respective local feed temperature that can be provided as a maximum by the heat generator within a time interval;
- and
- controlling the heat network based on the received information relating to the local feed temperatures.
A heat exchange system comprising:
- a control platform;
- and
- a heat network;
- wherein the control platform controls the heat network;
- a plurality of heat consumers and/or heat generators coupled to the heat network;
- wherein the control platform is programmed to:
- receive from each heat consumer information about a respective local feed temperature required as a minimum by the heat consumer within a time interval;
- and/or
- receive from each heat generator information about a respective local feed temperature that can be provided as a maximum by the heat generator within the time interval;
- and
- control the heat network based on the received information relating to the local feed temperatures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.