System and method for adaptively controlling the charging time of a storage heater
AssigneeBasic Holdings
InventorsAlan McDonald, Damian Shields
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Abstract
Provided is a method for adaptively controlling the charging time of a storage heater, comprising: determining a stored energy requirement of the heater; determining a background heat requirement of the heater; determining a daily energy requirement (DER) based on the stored energy requirement and the background heat requirement; and determining a daily run time (DRT) at a predetermined time to calculate the charging time for a following period of time based on the daily energy requirement (DER).
Claims18
A method of adaptively controlling the charging time of a storage heater, the storage heater having a heating cycle where the storage heater is heated in advance of a distribution of heat from the storage heater, the method comprising:
- determining a stored energy requirement of the heater, the stored energy requirement being a function of a number of programmed heating hours and an expected heating demand per hour of the storage heater and comprises multiplying a number of heating hours programmed by a user by a heating demand as determined according to a seasonal band and a room temperature setpoint set by a user;
- determining a background heat requirement of the heater, the background heat requirement being a function of a remainder of time in a day other than the programmed heating hours and a standing loss value associated with the storage heater;
- determining a daily energy requirement (DER) of the heater based on the stored energy requirement and the background heat requirement;
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- determining a daily run time (DRT) at a predetermined time in advance of each heating cycle, the daily run time being a minimum charging time for the storage heater based on the daily energy requirement (DER).
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