DE102009010113A1 - Ambient temperature controller for user-specific controlling of heating system in e.g. house, has measuring sensor for determining relative air humidity in controller and displaying actual measured values on display - Google Patents

Abstract

The controller has a measuring sensor for determining relative air humidity in the controller and displaying actual measured values on a display. A universal serial businterface or infrared interface (2) is arranged at a housing of the controller, and another measuring sensor records wall temperature characteristics on a storage medium. A separate reading device with a universal serial busconnection (1) reads the measured values, and a separate measuring device is installed in a flush socket.

Description

It It is known that a room thermostat has the task of different already programmed but also user-specific heating operating settings for different Types of heating (gas, oil, etc.).

Of the Room thermostat is, as a rule, in the main living room the apartment or the house installed.

Next the already mentioned possibilities the day and night reduction, the controller still shows the current Room temperature and time of day.

Farther It is known that long-term climate gauges possess the capability over one certain period of measured data over record the room temperature and relative humidity. The measuring devices Among other things, in an acute mold infestation in the corresponding rooms Installed.

The Measuring intervals can be set arbitrarily before installation. After a sufficient Period of 4-5 Weeks become the measuring instruments removed again and the data can be read out on a PC with infrared interface.

With a corresponding software can be the data on the Room temperature and relative humidity in a graphical Convert representation.

The This knowledge allows conclusions to be drawn the heating and ventilation behavior of the resident.

Room temperature controller are mainly for it designed to control a heating system energy saving, and the Users the greatest possible variation at Temperaturabsenkungsmöglichkeiten to offer.

Become long-term climate meters usually only with already occurred mold infestation on Damage location installed.

A Required measurement usually needs at least 4-5 weeks done to be meaningful Collect data as it has turned out to be the resident especially in the first weeks not their usual heating and ventilation behavior expose openly.

The This required long measurement often leads to high voltages between tenant and landlord. Additional explosiveness, is through the coverage of the media, about health risks, caused by mold infestation. In many cases also immediately tenants or lawyers turned on, which it often comes to legal disputes.

It is therefore particularly important to find the cause as quickly as possible, then take appropriate action initiate.

The main task, the invention specified in claim is, in case of mold infestation occurred an immediate and, above all, meaningful long-term climate analysis to be able to call without first over several weeks of continuous measurements.

These The object is achieved by the features listed in the claim.

Room temperature controller make an ideal carrier for a Long-term indoor climate meter there the regulator for a lot of heating controls is required, and therefore already a very high degree of penetration is guaranteed. An exchange of the control device would be so even with existing heating systems unproblematic. For modernizations or new buildings, the room thermostat described in the patent, be installed as standard.

by virtue of the high energy prices, living and adjoining rooms are only inadequate or even not heated. The usage behavior remains unchanged. Consequently settles the resulting humidity, d. H. by showering, cook, etc. on the cooled Walls. this leads to inevitably too Mold fungi in homes and houses. In addition to the health Risks for the inhabitants, the building fabric is also damaged to a considerable extent, since it comes in the long term to moisture damage.

This Problem not only in old, but also in new buildings, which have been built according to the latest technology.

By The readout of the long-term climate data can immediately draw conclusions the cause of the damage picture are drawn. Even if it is not on the heating and ventilation behavior of the resident, you can at least exclude this possible cause of damage.

The weeks of measuring time in conventional room air conditioners is eliminated. As a rule, the measurements of the first few weeks provide no meaningful results, as the residents do not their actual heating and ventilation behavior demonstrate. The measurement data can be read out immediately and unadulterated.

expensive Painter costs for the elimination of mold infestation omitted. The Elimination is in many out of goodwill or for lack of time for the exact cause research, carried out. These costs can be strong be reduced.

By the direct readout of the measurement data and the resulting shortening Workload, of course, reduce any costs for experts or Appraiser.

There the room temperature controller with integrated long-term climate measurement firmly on the building wall is installed, it is against any manipulation attempts, such as z. B. remove improperly, protected. This is not guaranteed in the known mobile measuring devices.

The, in the display, in addition displayed indoor humidity, provides the resident useful information for a healthy and pleasant room climate.

It is also an advantage that in the room temperature controller built-in air conditioner as such is not perceived and thereby unadulterated measurement data records.

An acquisition of the required reader ( 3 ) would be very interesting for housing companies with their own maintenance, but also for engineering companies with a corresponding specialization. In the event of damage, the latter could, especially for private homeowners with a small housing stock, carry out cost-effective indoor climate analyzes.

version Description

embodiments The invention are illustrated in the drawings and are in Following closer described.

1 shows the front view of a room temperature controller with integrated long-term climate measurement with open control flap.

2 shows the front view and the side view of an additional separate meter.

3 shows the top view and the side view of the required reader.

For the room temperature controller with integrated long-term climate measurement ( 1 ) is a device, which is not only responsible for the control of the heating system, but also records important long-term data on the heating and ventilation behavior of residents.

The general tasks of a conventional Room temperature controller would have around the following skills added become.

Next the existing measuring probe for the room temperature, would have a additional probe for the Measurement of relative humidity can be installed.

The Current humidity should be permanently displayed in the display become.

Further useful Metrics could the outside sensor of Heating over the changing ones outside temperatures deliver. Another measuring probe on the housing of the room temperature controller could the Temperature profile of the building wall record at which the controller is located.

Around constantly Recording measured data with current date and time should to update these important parameters by radio, as it is already at conventional Watches possible is.

Furthermore the room temperature controller must be equipped with a suitable storage medium be equipped, which allows measurement data on the Room temperature, the relative humidity, the outside temperature and the wall temperature in a certain time interval (eg every 15 minutes or 20 minutes).

The Storage medium should be chosen so big that measured data over a period of 6-10 Weeks can be recorded. After that, the oldest should automatically Overwritten measured data become.

In the event of a claim, it is now possible to immediately use unadulterated, user-specific measurement data on the resident's heating and ventilation behavior with the help of an in 3 to retrieve displayed reader.

This is done either via a USB port ( 1 ) or an infrared interface ( 2 ), which are located on the reader as well as on the room temperature controller.

Around however in advance the possibility of unauthorized data collection via a larger spatial To prevent distance would be it makes sense to use the measured data with the help of a cable via a USB interface read.

This in 3 The reader shown should have a touchscreen display with input capability be equipped with a pen or directly with the finger.

In one, in the reader, installed form Information about the location, location of the leased property, location of damage, name and telephone number of Tenants are entered.

Around The later to be able to use evaluated measurement data, it is necessary to the agreement of the renter before reading the data by signature.

This could directly on the touch display of the reader.

Together with the previously entered personal details and the read out Metrics could a graphical and tabular room climate analysis with the consent of the Renter on the PC.

There If the room thermostat is permanently installed, general habits and ventilation behavior be derived, but not for every single room of the rental property.

With a particularly serious mold infestation, or also generally with building types with accumulating damage cases, could with the help of a separate long-term Klimamessgerätes, as in 2 shown, additional room-specific data can be recorded.

The gauge should, as already described in the room thermostat, the relative humidity, room temperature and the wall temperature profile, Record to a suitable storage medium. After 6-10 weeks should automatically the older ones Overwritten measured data become.

The readout of the measured data is carried out analogously to the room thermostat via a USB or infrared interface ( 2 ; ( 1 ) and ( 2 )).

The electrical connection of in 2 The measuring device shown should be such that a conventional, already in space socket outlet, serves as a connection for the power supply. For this purpose, the existing socket must be removed by an electrician or a specially trained person and installed the meter in the existing flush-mounted box.

By one in the meter Built-in transformer must be reduced according to the voltage and current become.

Ideally The installation site should be located on an exterior wall, which provides particularly meaningful measurement data can be collected.

Claims (1)

The room temperature controller is designed for optimum user-specific control of the heating system and also displays the current room temperature, date and time. The room temperature controller with integrated long-term climate measurement is characterized by: 1.) that a measuring probe for the determination of the relative humidity is installed in the room temperature controller and additionally displays the current measured value on the display. 1.1) that a sufficiently large storage medium records the measured data of the room temperature, the relative humidity, date and time within a certain time interval and over a period of 6-10 weeks. Thereafter, the overwriting of the oldest data should be started automatically. 1.2) that a USB or infrared interface (FIG. 1 ) 2 )) is located on the housing of the controller, which makes it possible to read the recorded measurement data. 1.3) that the date and time are updated via radio. 1.4) that the current outside temperature records at the same measuring intervals on the built-in storage medium. 1.5) that another measuring probe records the wall temperature profile to which the room temperature controller is attached to the built-in storage medium. 1.6) that the set lowering program of the heating - with the average temperature and reduction duration - records on the built-in storage medium. 2.) that a separate reader ( 3 ) reads the recorded measurement data with a USB or infrared port. 3.) that an additional separate measuring device ( 2 ) is installed in a conventional flush-mounted socket and recorded on a storage medium with the help of the built-in measuring probes - room temperature, air humidity and the wall temperature profile. This storage medium should record measurement data over a period of 6-10 weeks and then automatically start overwriting the oldest measurement data. The readout of the measured data takes place with the aid of a reading device ( 3 ) and via a USB or infrared interface.