BR102018014140A2 - digital temperature controller, with monitoring system and application by application, through the internet or mobile data connection - Google Patents

Abstract

digital temperature controller, with monitoring system and action by application, through the internet or mobile data connection to control heated water conditions, and flow and temperature adjustments by the user himself, on site or remotely. for this, a digital temperature controller (1) has an electrical support system monitoring all its functioning and efficiency through temperature sensors (6) installed in the thermal reservoir (r). communication with the digital temperature controller (1) is made possible by a connection to the internet and or to the mobile data network through dedicated software, from the interface with the user's smartphone or computer, allowing adjustments wherever the even if it is.

Description

“DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER, WITH APPLICATION MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM, THROUGH THE INTERNET OR MOBILE DATA CONNECTION” [001] This descriptive report refers to the patent application for a digital temperature controller for heating water in solar heating system. The equipment works with solar heaters, more specifically with the support system, in this case electrical, monitoring all its functioning and efficiency through sensors, as well as being able to act on the system remotely. [002] For this purpose, the system uses the internet and / or the mobile data network to communicate with the digital temperature controller, which is integrated with appropriate software that, through communication via its IP, allows monitoring to be monitored via smartphone or computer. The system allows changes and adjustments to the temperature controller to be made remotely from anywhere the user is, simply using the data or internet connection.

Comments on the technique [003] The solar heating system is increasingly used in Brazil, being mainly aimed at homes due to its low cost, making this system accessible and encouraged by the government itself, which offers supporters greater advantages when compared to other countries Europe, for example, where the sun's incidence is low. Here, mainly due to the country's geographical position, use becomes more efficient.

[004] The equipment basically consists of collecting plates that serve to capture the heat radiated by the sun's rays in the best possible way, heating the circuit by circulating water (through thin copper or aluminum tubes). This heated water is conducted to a

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2/5 thermal reservoir where it is accumulated and, through the pipe directed to the shower or taps, in a cycle that includes a thermal reservoir and the supply of the collectors for cold water coming from the water tank of the building, forming a closed circuit when not in use and open when heated water is being used from taps or showers.

[005] In order for this equipment to function correctly, a support system is required, which has the function of, when there is not enough sunlight to trigger the electrical resistance of the thermal reservoir, which is done by means of a controlling device. digital temperature, that is, a device that controls the electrical resistance. Such temperature controllers found on the market indicate the water temperature in the thermal reservoir (“boiler”) as well as allowing time and temperature level to be programmed. Thus, when activated, the temperature controller turns on the resistance of the thermal reservoir.

[006] An inconvenience is that the digital temperature controller must be adjusted manually and, for that, it must be installed in an easily accessible point in a certain room of the building. Exactly this adjustment, usually made initially by the installer, can become complex when it is necessary again, because in case of reprogramming of inadequate temperature and time by the user, the device can go into operation and activate the heating system even on sunny days, “rendering unusable ”The natural action of the collecting plates, which generates unnecessary energy expenditure, taking into account that this action can be daily.

Patent objective

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3/5 [007] One of the objectives here is to offer a system that saves energy more efficiently as well as enabling a broader and easier programming by the user himself, providing him with information about the status of the digital temperature controller In real time. For this, the control and monitoring system was created through a communication interface between the user and the digital temperature controller through an application used on a smartphone or even on computers, through which the user obtains information and can also change some functions . Through the sensors, various parameters are obtained such as energy consumption graph, weekly consumption, daily solar efficiency graph, overheating alarm, alarm of problems detected as resistance burning. In addition, the system includes an automatic function whereby, when satisfactory sunlight is detected, with the gradual heating of the water, the digital temperature controller is automatically turned off, providing great energy savings.

[008] Explained briefly, the digital temperature controller and its monitoring and action system, to be detailed through the figures:

[009] Figure 1 - diagram of the digital temperature controller showing its components, responsible for controlling, monitoring and sending and receiving information to the application interface, both on the smartphone and on a computer;

[010] Figure 2 - view of a basic solar heating system, showing the collecting plates connected to the heated water reservoir or boiler, as well as the cold water tank, distribution pipes, electrical resistance, temperature sensor and the

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4/5 digital temperature controller.

[011] According to the attached figures, the “DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER, WITH MONITORING AND ACTIVATION SYSTEM BY APPLICATION, THROUGH THE INTERNET OR MOBILE DATA CONNECTION”, consists of a digital temperature controller (1) equipped with cabinet (2) housing a printed circuit board (3) containing source (4) and a relay (5), being connected externally to a temperature sensor (6) and an electrical resistance (7). The cabinet (2) has a reset button (8), LED indicator for connected equipment (10), LED for Wi-Fi connection (11), current sensor (12), an integrated microcontroller (13) with communication interface (14) which, in turn, is connected to a wi-fi circuit (15).

[012] Thus composed, the digital temperature controller (1) is installed close to the heating system, connected to the mains cable (B), with the temperature sensor (6) fixed inside the thermal reservoir (R) together with the electrical resistance (7). For operation, the water coming from the water tank (C) is conducted cold through the building pipes to the thermal reservoir (R) and from there to the solar collectors (CS) where it is heated, returning and accumulated there, from where it will be directed for consumption.

[013] The digital temperature controller (1) monitors these heating and consumption actions through the temperature sensors (6) and the current sensor (12), sending such data through the communication interface (14) and the wi circuit -fi (15) through an internet IP connection, received through the system software interface, installed on the smartphone (S) and or computer (CP) presenting a graph of consumption parameters and heating efficiency. Thus, through this same intuitive interface on the smartphone (S) or computer (CP) the user can make

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5/5 schedules such as scheduling events to turn the heating resistance system on and off by the electrical resistance (7) on certain days of the week or on specific dates, receiving alarms for the occurrence of problems such as the electrical resistance (7) burned , very high temperature through the temperature sensor (6), detecting a temperature different from the temperature previously set by the user. The digital temperature controller (1) is, therefore, an intelligent device because, as it is connected to the network via wi-fi, it has references to the city's climate and location of its installation. Thus, if the user, for example, forgets the digital temperature controller (1) connected on a day with a lot of sunlight, the said smart device automatically turns off since, by programming, it uses the stored climate references, after calculating the time necessary for the water to heat naturally with the sun's rays impacting the solar collector plates (CS).

[014] Thus, all information and actions that the user sees and needs will be done through the application and remotely, that is, from anywhere that may be with its software interface contained in the smartphone (S) or computer (CP ) connected to the internet.

Claims (3)

1 - “DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER” consisting of a cabinet (2) housing a printed circuit board (3) equipped with a source (4) and a relay (5), connected externally to a temperature sensor (6) and an electrical resistance ( 7), said cabinet exposing a reset button (8), an LED indicator for connected equipment (10), LED indicator for wi-fi connection (11), said digital temperature controller characterized by integrating, in its printed circuit board ( 3), a current sensor (12), a microcontroller (13) connected to the communication interface (14), in turn, connected to a wi-fi circuit (15). 2 - "DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER", according to claim 1, after being installed close to the heating system and connected to the electrical network by cable (B) of a building, characterized by the fixation of the temperature sensor (6) inside the reservoir thermal (R) together with the electrical resistance (7). 3 - “APPLICATION MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM, THROUGH THE INTERNET OR MOBILE DATA CONNECTION” according to claims 1 and 2, after heating by the solar plates (CS) of the water, contained in the thermal reservoir (R), characterized by the interface dedicated software contained in the user's smartphone and / or computer, receiving information and parameters through monitoring by the digital controller (1), such as consumption, temperature, problems occurring and, performing actions with the controller tools and functions (1), such as corrections or adjustments in temperature, shutdown of the controller (1) through the relay (5), remotely through the software interface contained in a smartphone (S) or computer (CP) by the user.