Thermal reduction through activity based thermal targeting to enhance heating system efficiency

A method of improving efficiency of a boiler heating system for heating a structure, said boiler heating system comprising:

• a burner;
• a controller in communication with said burner for adjusting boiler target temperature;
• a first temperature measurement device for measuring said boiler heating system temperature, said first temperature measurement device in communication with said controller;
• a second temperature measurement device for measuring temperature of said structure, said second temperature measurement device in communication with said controller;
• said method comprising:
• adjusting said target temperature during heating system operation, by reducing said target temperature a predetermined amount to a reduced target temperature, ΔTreduce, such that said reducing is responsive to and initiated by a call for heat, and occurs upon or subsequent to said call for heat, said call for heat triggered by said second temperature measurement device communicating with said controller;
• running said heating system at said reduced target temperature by having said controller communicate with and activate a circulator or said burner;
• if said call for heat is satisfied while running said heating system at said reduced target temperature:
• measuring elapsed time from a time at which a call for heat was satisfied;
• and
• reducing said target temperature a predetermined amount, ΔTreduce, each time a first predetermined set time interval is reached without a subsequent call for heat;
• if said call for heat is unsatisfied while running said heating system at said reduced target temperature:
• measuring elapsed time from a time when said target temperature was met;
• and
• increasing said target temperature a predetermined amount, ΔTboost, after said elapsed time equals to or exceeds a second predetermined set time interval;
• and
• running said heating system at said increased target temperature;
• if said call for heat remains unsatisfied after said target temperature has been raised said predetermined amount, ΔTboost, at said second predetermined set time interval measured from said previous increase in target temperature:
• increasing said target temperature said predetermined amount, ΔTboost, each time said second predetermined set time interval is reached without having satisfied said call for heat;
• and
• running said heating system at the increased target temperature;
• and
• monitoring a duty cycle of said call for heat such that if said duty cycle exceeds a predetermined value, said target temperature is no longer decreased upon subsequent demands for heat.

A method of improving efficiency of a boiler heating system for heating a structure, said boiler heating system comprising:

• a burner;
• a controller in communication with said burner for adjusting boiler target temperature;
• a first temperature measurement device for measuring said boiler heating system temperature, said first temperature measurement device in communication with said controller;
• a second temperature measurement device for measuring temperature of said structure, said second temperature measurement device in communication with said controller;
• said method comprising:
• adjusting said target temperature during heating system operation, by reducing said target temperature a predetermined amount to a reduced target temperature, ΔTreduce, such that said reducing is responsive to and initiated by a call for heat, and occurs upon or subsequent to said call for heat, said call for heat triggered by said second temperature measurement device communicating with said controller;
• running said heating system at said reduced target temperature by having said controller communicate with and activate a circulator or said burner;
• if said call for heat is satisfied while running said heating system at said reduced target temperature:
• measuring elapsed time from a time at which a call for heat was satisfied;
• and
• reducing said target temperature a predetermined amount, ΔTreduce, each time a first predetermined set time interval is reached without a subsequent call for heat;
• if said call for heat is unsatisfied while running said heating system at said reduced target temperature:
• measuring elapsed time from a time when said target temperature was met;
• and
• increasing said target temperature a predetermined amount, ΔTboost, after said elapsed time equals to or exceeds a second predetermined set time interval;
• and
• running said heating system at said increased target temperature;
• if said call for heat remains unsatisfied after said target temperature has been raised said predetermined amount, ΔTboost, at said second predetermined set time interval measured from said previous increase in target temperature:
• increasing said target temperature said predetermined amount, ΔTboost, each time said second predetermined set time interval is reached without having satisfied said call for heat;
• and
• running said heating system at the increased target temperature;
• and
• monitoring a duty cycle of calls for heat such that if the duty cycle exceeds a predetermined value, said second predetermined set time interval is continued, disregarding interruptions in heat calls.