Temperature control system and method
AssigneeDaikin Europe N.V.
InventorsMehran Zareh Eshghdoust, Negar Hajihoseini, Albert Rosich, Kristof Vandemergel, Matteo Paolella
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Abstract
A temperature control system and method for temperature control, wherein use is made of indoor and outdoor temperature historical data to generate a heat profile for estimation of a feature heat quantity/temperature in one or more rooms, and for an ensuing control of at least two temperature control units based on the heat profile.
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A system for temperature control in one or more rooms, comprising a remote controller, wherein a first room of said one or more rooms comprises a first temperature control unit with first characteristics regarding temperature control and a second temperature control unit with second characteristics regarding temperature control, said first temperature control unit and said second temperature control unit comprising one or more heating and/or cooling units, wherein said first characteristics and said second characteristics are mutually different, wherein the remote controller is connected or connectable to said first temperature control unit and said second temperature control unit, and the remote controller comprises:
- an acquisition section, configured to acquire, at predetermined time intervals, indoor temperature data from at least one indoor temperature sensor in said first room and outdoor temperature data from at least one outdoor temperature sensor or at least one external data source;
- a storage section, configured to store the indoor temperature data acquired by the acquisition section as indoor temperature historical data and the outdoor temperature data acquired by the acquisition section as outdoor temperature historical data;
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- an estimation section, configured to estimate a heat profile in said first room based on the indoor temperature historical data and the outdoor temperature historical data, and based on current indoor temperature data and current outdoor temperature data, said heat profile representing the expected energy loss or gain in said first room;
- wherein said remote controller is configured to control said first temperature control unit and said second temperature control unit based on the estimated heat profile in said first room and based on the first characteristics and the second characteristics.
A method for controlling a temperature in one or more rooms, wherein a first room of said one or more rooms comprises a first temperature control unit with first characteristics and a second temperature control unit with second characteristics, wherein said first characteristics and said second characteristics are mutually different, comprising:
- acquiring, at predetermined time intervals, indoor temperature data from at least one indoor temperature sensor in said first room and outdoor temperature data from at least one outdoor temperature sensor or at least one external data source;
- storing the acquired indoor temperature data as indoor temperature historical data and the acquired outdoor temperature data as outdoor temperature historical data;
- estimating a heat profile in said first room based on the indoor temperature historical data and the outdoor temperature historical data, and based on current indoor temperature data and current outdoor temperature data, said heat profile representing an expected energy loss or gain in said first room;
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- controlling said first temperature control unit and said second temperature control unit based on the estimated heat profile in said first room and based on the first characteristics and the second characteristics.
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