EP1537366A1 - Method and device for controlling the thermal balance in buildings - Google Patents

Method and device for controlling the thermal balance in buildings

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EP1537366A1
EP1537366A1 EP03794748A EP03794748A EP1537366A1 EP 1537366 A1 EP1537366 A1 EP 1537366A1 EP 03794748 A EP03794748 A EP 03794748A EP 03794748 A EP03794748 A EP 03794748A EP 1537366 A1 EP1537366 A1 EP 1537366A1
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Johannes Rietschel
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
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  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling the heat flows in at least one building, in which methods for controlling the temperature within the building are controlled from a plurality of input parameters.
  • Optimizing the heat flow in a building is something that residents have always dealt with intensively.
  • the modern means of air conditioning (cooling, heating, setting the air humidity) have made it much easier to influence the flow of heat, but saving energy is a big issue, especially considering economic and ecological aspects.
  • Heating houses private, commercial and public
  • any optimization in this area is potentially extremely interesting.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a method and a device for controlling the heat flows in at least one building, in which means for influencing the temperature within the building are controlled from a plurality of input parameters.
  • the regulation should be as forward-looking and efficient as possible.
  • the means for controlling the temperature of a specific, considered space or at least a region of a specific space are controlled by the following as input parameters: a) at least one target value, in particular the desired temperature of the specific space; b) at least one general parameter which is characteristic of at least one size inside and / or outside the building and which at least indirectly influences the temperature within the specific room; and c) at least one special parameter which is characteristic of the specific heat flow conditions of the specific space under consideration or of the area of the specific space; are used and the control of the means is calculated from these input parameters in a control unit.
  • the essence of the invention is therefore to design the control specifically for each room in an adapted manner. For this purpose, a target value is defined for each room, which can be different for different rooms.
  • This target can either be fixed by the user, possibly depending on the time of day and day of the week etc. (schedule). Or it is also possible to derive this target value from a history, so to speak, that is, the control unit "observes", if necessary additionally via motion sensors, the effective use of the corresponding space and automatically adjusts the heat flows to the actually expected use. If, for example, a room is never needed on weekends, and usually not on Monday morning, the control unit determines this and after a certain number of repetitions of such regular behavior, the control unit reacts automatically by adjusting the target value accordingly defining, sets a minimum value when there is typically no person in the room and to a different target value when the presence of a person is typically to be expected.
  • the presence of people can be determined in a room-specific manner, as already mentioned, using sensors, but it is also possible to do this e.g. B. derived from indirect sizes such as the presence of the person who usually works in the room under consideration, as can be seen from a time monitoring system, or by querying the local computer network whether the person in question is logged in or not.
  • At least one general parameter is used as an input variable, which to a certain extent stands for external, variable factors influencing the heat flows of the room under consideration.
  • it is e.g. B. the temperature outside the building, this temperature is particularly preferably measured where possible, which are particularly relevant for the room under consideration.
  • special parameters are provided in particular as input variables for the control, these special parameters being characteristic for the heat input or the heat outflow from the room under consideration.
  • these are sizes such as B. the window surfaces and their Isolation state of the room under consideration or similar such sizes.
  • the means for temperature control are typically at least one heater.
  • these means comprise at least one air conditioning system and / or at least one ventilation system and / or at least one device for influencing the solar radiation (for example sun blinds) in the room.
  • the control unit has access to a database in which historical values of the parameters (b, c) and the target values (a) of the specific space under consideration and / or the specific building under consideration are contained.
  • the means for temperature control are controlled from the input parameters taking these historical values into account, with the control of the means for temperature control from the input parameters being particularly preferably optimized in an adaptation process, taking these historical values into account. It is, to a certain extent, an intelligent learning process that runs in the control unit and that optimally takes into account the microclimate typical of the specific building and even the specific room.
  • this embodiment has the advantage that such a system does not require any special installation steps to be adapted for the specific object, since after a certain learning period in which the system is optimized autonomously, the control is specifically set optimally.
  • a combination is of course possible by already storing a rough data set suspected for the specific object as a starting value for the history so that the settling behavior of the control system, which usually occurs in such learning processes, is not too pronounced.
  • the at least one general parameter is one or a selection from the following parameters, in particular measured by sensors: temperature on the outside of the building under consideration (temperature sensors on different facades at different heights on the outside of the building); Moisture on the outside of the viewed Building (moisture sensors also on the different facades); Wind and in particular wind direction on the outside of the building under consideration (e.g. wind turbine on the roof); the solar radiation on the outside of the building under consideration (brightness sensors also on the different facades on the outside or, if necessary, also in the room in places where the window can be expected to emit somien radiation).
  • These general parameters are particularly preferably measured at several points with different clinic influences for the space under consideration, such as on different facades and / or on the roof of the building, possibly at different heights.
  • information about the weather forecast, in particular of the region may be used as a general parameter (possibly a combination of global weather forecasts, e.g. for the country, and local weather forecasts, e.g. for the region).
  • These data can e.g. B. consist of a corresponding provider providing precipitation waliischlicliceiten, Sonnenst ⁇ ndenwalirscheinlicl, etc. in a defined form, depending on the time of day if possible.
  • Such a system can be implemented particularly easily using today's technical means if the general parameters are at least partially via a wired or wireless network, particularly preferably via a LAN, wireless LAN, GPRS or the like, using standard protocols such as SMTP, ftp, http be transmitted to the control unit periodically or continuously. It is particularly easy to do e.g. B. integrate the weather forecast into the system by periodically accessing a corresponding provider via the WWW from the control unit in order to collect the corresponding information, or by actively sending the information from a provider to specific control units. This can be done using standard protocols such as SMTP or HTTP, whereby the information is passed in a defined format (eg XML / SOAP) so that it can be automatically processed by the control units.
  • SMTP Simple Object Access Protocol
  • HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
  • Another preferred embodiment of the present invention not only uses the parameters measured on the building under consideration, but also uses parameters from other buildings which are integrated in a similar system. This allows a further adjustment of the control to the MikiOry valid for the object in question.
  • general parameters as described above are also used as input parameters, which are measured on at least one other building, these other buildings particularly preferably adjacent or at a distance relevant to the climate, in particular the microclimate, of the building under consideration is arranged.
  • each building of a corresponding network makes its data available in a general database managed by a provider to the control units of other buildings. Accordingly, the control units of other buildings can then access the entirety of this data and optimize their regulation, which can be of particular interest in connection with the above-mentioned learning process using a history if the database does not only include the current values but also the buildings also historical data.
  • the value of the temperature in the specific room under consideration and / or the value of the temperature in neighboring specific rooms should also be used as input parameters.
  • At least one specific parameter for the specific space mentioned at the outset is one or a selection from the following parameters: window area; Isolation state; Orientation with regard to cardinal direction and sun exposure; Shading through neighboring buildings and / or vegetation (especially depending on the season) Topography; Building height above nominal level; Coordinates of the building.
  • These specific parameters can either be determined once and entered into the tax input, and / or it is possible to have the entire influence of at least certain of these specific parameters automatically by the tax input in an, if appropriate continuous, adaptation process, taking into account the influence of the general parameters and to determine the activation of the temperature control means to the value actually brought about in the specific room. The acquisition of historical data is of great help here.
  • the present invention also relates to a device for controlling the heat flows in at least one building using a method as described above.
  • the device comprises at least one control unit with which means for influencing the temperature within the building under consideration are controlled, a plurality of sensors for deleting the parameters, preferably also the possibility of accessing a weather forecast, and a communication network or at least a coupling to one Communication network, in particular in the form of a LAN, WAN, WWW, via which the parameters are transmitted from the sensors to the control unit or via which the weather forecast is transmitted to the control unit. is made available.
  • control unit for carrying out an implementation as described above or for use in a device as described above.
  • the control unit in this case comprises at least one processor, internal means for data storage and at least one network interface, a database preferably being provided on the means for data storage, on which the data of the input parameters and the target values actually achieved are continuously documented, and the control unit is designed in such a way that means for temperature control are controlled from the current input parameters, taking into account the history content of the database, in an optimizing and learning manner.
  • the present invention also a data processing program for carrying out such a procedure in such a control unit.
  • a system in which a control unit, which is designed to a certain extent as a reclmer, regulates heating elements such as radiators, for example, in their supply with either heating fluid or electrical current.
  • the Steuereinlieit has a CPU, i. H. a processor, as well as the possibility of controlling the corresponding control means for the heating elements (flow control or current control).
  • These control means can either be connected to the control unit via dedicated cabling, but it is also possible to design these control means as autonomous units, which are connected to a local network (LAN, possibly wireless, GPRS) using standard protocols (SMTP, http etc. ) communicate with the control unit.
  • LAN local network
  • GPRS GPRS
  • standard protocols SMTP, http etc.
  • control unit has a network connection via which other data sources can be accessed via standard protocols such as SMTP or http with standard data formats (XML / SOAP), and via which access to the control unit is also possible from the outside.
  • This network connection can be implemented, for example, via a modem. It is also possible to configure the tax input remotely from the outside, ie from any computer in the same house or elsewhere, which can be interesting, for example, on vacation (preheating the winter house before arrival).
  • system has sensors which are arranged on the outside of the building under consideration and which measure the outside temperature and, if appropriate, also the outside humidity in the building Location.
  • the sensors are attached to the outer shell of the building at different points, in particular there is a separate sensor on each facade, which has its own climate characteristics (sun exposure, wind exposure, rain exposure, etc.).
  • climate characteristics unsun exposure, wind exposure, rain exposure, etc.
  • sensors are also arranged on the facade at different heights.
  • At least one additional temperature sensor is arranged in each of the rooms to be controlled separately, in order to enable control to the target value.
  • the measured values of the individual sensors are either transferred to the control unit via cables or lines to be provided for this purpose, or, and this proves to be particularly advantageous in terms of the installation effort, it is possible to place the sensors directly in a network (for example LAN , possibly wireless).
  • a network for example LAN , possibly wireless.
  • the individual sensors directly it is possible to design the individual sensors directly as small autonomous units, which in turn have an actual sensor, a small processor, possibly memory requirements and in particular a network connection (possibly wireless or alternatively generally via GPRS), so that the sensor can be installed simply has to be installed and then a connection to the local network is established using a corresponding power cable or wirelessly.
  • Such a sensor box comprising a temperature and / or humidity or air pressure sensor and possibly further sensors relevant for determining the climate, further comprising a processor, possibly means for local data storage (RAM, ROM, hard disk, SANDISK or the like ), a network card (modem also possible) for connection to a wired or wireless network (alternatively also connection to a general radio network with GPRS possible) as well as a case and an internal (battery or accumulator) or external power supply is in itself and independent of the above considered system new and inventive. Installation is particularly simple, particularly when such a sensor box is equipped with a data processing program which establishes an automatic integration into a network that does not require any further configuration.
  • a processor possibly means for local data storage (RAM, ROM, hard disk, SANDISK or the like ), a network card (modem also possible) for connection to a wired or wireless network (alternatively also connection to a general radio network with GPRS possible) as well as a case and an internal (b
  • an IP address can be automatically assigned (or assigned via DHCP, for example), and an independent login can be made to a server provided for this purpose, which can either be the control unit, or which can be a data server that subsequently merges the data Control units (possibly in different buildings) or weather evaluation centers.
  • the control unit uses the data provided in this way to control the heating elements, specifically in a specific way for each room.
  • the special parameters which are characteristic of the room and which are typical for the heat input or for the heat dissipation of the room under consideration are additionally determined and used. These include, among other things, the insulation status, window area of the room, etc.
  • the data of those sensors that are actually relevant in relation to the climatic conditions of the room under consideration are taken into account in particular. With in other words, for example, the sensors on the outside of the facade are used, which are at the same height and which are arranged on facades to which the space under consideration actually borders. Which sensors and to what extent are actually of thermal relevance for the space under consideration can be continuously adjusted, ie it is possible to let the tax authorities learn such considerations or weightings successively.
  • the goal is to make an accurate prediction PRO ROOM whether it is a) used b) how the heat input from outside (solar radiation etc., this can also be taken into account depending on the season due to the different length of day and / or different vegetation) in the next few hours is c) "wind chill", to what extent a room is cooled from the outside through windows etc. d) etc.
  • Each of these sensors transmits its data with object designation and orientation (cardinal direction) via a communication network (Internet, LAN ..) to a central database (this central database can either be arranged separately in the control unit or separately) -
  • a communication network Internet, LAN ..
  • this central database can either be arranged separately in the control unit or separately
  • the object height above sea level, exact coordinates, location (on a slope, etc.) are also recorded in this.
  • each room is based on the following data: a) Default temperature, possibly schedule-controlled (schedule) a2) "History” - was the room used yesterday, the day before yesterday, etc.? Are there regularities that can be used? bl) Weather forecast for the day (since the control unit has a network connection, corresponding data from a provider periodically queried automatically over the Internet and interpreted for needs). b2) Room orientation (special parameter) and entry / cooling factor (general parameter) b3) Sun track (from when does the radiation into the room start, etc.)
  • the regulation can be based exclusively on the actual values of the sensors and on a corresponding extrapolation based on the consulted bet prediction.
  • the extrapolation can also be improved by taking into account the development which has been observed in the measured values of the individual sensors over the past time periods. Typically one speaks of the development over the last minutes to hours.
  • a further improvement of the regulation can be achieved in that not only the data of the sensors of the building under consideration are used as input variables for the regulation, but also that corresponding measured values of other buildings are taken into account.
  • This data can either be picked up by the control units directly from the similarly equipped other buildings, or it is possible that each building in such a network stores its data on a central server, and all control units of the respective buildings on the data of this server can access.
  • the other buildings can either be in the immediate vicinity of the building under consideration, but it is also possible to take into account buildings that are in the same region or even further away, and so to a certain extent further improve or improve the weather forecast by corresponding regional trends to draw more detailed conclusions for the building under consideration.
  • a further improvement of the regulation can, and this seems to be particularly interesting, be achieved by the control unit being able to learn to a certain extent and successively taking into account the microclimate relevant for the building concerned.
  • This ability to learn can be achieved by using the averaged data of the Sensors, the target values and the corresponding weather forecasts are stored in a database in the sense of a Hislory. It is then possible to have the tax authorities search in this historical database for similar, already expired scenarios of the microclimate (Pattem Malcliing). If such a similar or the same situation is found in the database, it can be checked in what respect the regulation subsequently effected at that time was not optimal, and the regulation can be adapted accordingly for the expected behavior in the near future.
  • Values of sensors from the database are therefore selected which, based on historical data, are the maximum match from the set of all available sensors (with a shift on the time axis) and depending on the general weather situation, wind direction and wind speed. This can be done decentrally in the controller or centrally.
  • the controller uses the database to select the sensors that in this specific weather situation with a lead time of 2 hours had the greatest correspondence with the local weather (in this case presumably buildings to the west, approx. 40 km away) has an inertia of about 2 hours to start in time before the weather front will cool the building from the outside quite a lot cools.
  • Another example concerns the awning regulation in sultry summer.
  • a specific room is shaded with the awning.
  • the awning is retracted in good time if sensors on other houses within a radius of approx.

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling the thermal flows in at least one building, according to which means for influencing the temperature within the building are controlled based on a plurality of input parameters. Controlling can be done in the most economical manner by triggering the means which regulate the temperature of a specific monitored space or at least one area of a specific space by using a) at least one target value, especially the desired temperature of the specific space, b) at least one general parameter that is characteristic of at least one variable inside and/or outside the building, which at least indirectly influences the temperature within the specific space, and c) at least one special parameter which is characteristic of the specific thermal flow conditions of the specific monitored space or the area of the specific space, as input parameters, and calculating the controlling of the means from said input parameters in a control unit. Preferably, a plurality of specific sensors are disposed on the monitored building and on other optional buildings, and available information on the weather forecast is taken into account as a general parameter, a log of the specific influence thereof on the monitored room being optionally created in a database and being made available so as to optimize future control processes in an adaptive manner.

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BESCHREIBUNG DESCRIPTION
TITELTITLE
Verfahren und Nonichtung zur Steuerung des Wärmehaushaltes in GebäudenProcess and direction for controlling the heat balance in buildings
TECHNISCHES GEBIETTECHNICAL AREA
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfaliren zur Steuerung der Wämieflüsse in wenigstens einem Gebäude, bei welchem Verfahren aus einer Mehrzahl von Eingangsparametem Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Temperatur innerhalb des Gebäudes gesteuert werden.The present invention relates to a method for controlling the heat flows in at least one building, in which methods for controlling the temperature within the building are controlled from a plurality of input parameters.
STAND DER TECHNIKSTATE OF THE ART
Die Optimierung der Wämieflüsse in einem Gebäude ist etwas, womit sich Bewohner schon immer intensiv auseinander gesetzt haben. Die modernen Mittel zur Klimatisierung (Kühlung, Heizung, Einstellung der Luftfeuchtigkeit) haben die Beeinflussung der Wämieflüsse zwar wesentlich vereinfacht, Energieeinsparung ist aber insbesondere in Anbetracht ökonomischer und ökologischer Aspekte ein grosses Thema. Insbesondere das Beheizen von Häusern (privat, kommerziell und öffentlich) stellt in mitteleuropäischen Breitengraden einen grossen Energieverbraucher dar, und jede Optimierung in dem Bereich ist potentiell hochinteressant.Optimizing the heat flow in a building is something that residents have always dealt with intensively. The modern means of air conditioning (cooling, heating, setting the air humidity) have made it much easier to influence the flow of heat, but saving energy is a big issue, especially considering economic and ecological aspects. Heating houses (private, commercial and public) in particular is a major energy consumer in Central Europe, and any optimization in this area is potentially extremely interesting.
Durch die grosse Masse/das grosse Volumen der beheizten Objekte reagieren diese recht träge, und insbesondere bei Fussbodenheizung mit niedriger Temperatur des Vorlaufes wirkt sich Ein/ Ausschalten der Heizung oft nur über Stunden aus.Due to the large mass / volume of the heated objects, they react quite sluggishly, and in particular with underfloor heating with a low flow temperature, switching the heating on / off often only has an effect for hours.
Konventionelle Anlagen zur Steuerung der Heizung in einem Gebäude verfügen über Temperatursensoren auf der Aussenseite des Gebäudes sowie innerhalb des Gebäudes. Die Heizung wird entsprechend in Abhängigkeit der Aussentemperatur eingestellt, wobei ein Zielwert vorgegeben wird und die hmentemperatur auf diesen Zielweit hin geregelt wird. Üblicherweise ist es bei derartigen Verfaliren nicht möglich, eine kurzfristige und vorausschauende Regelung vorzunehmen, d. h. bei einer plötzlichen Erhöhung des Wärmeeintrags von aussen (somuger Wetterabsclinitt) respektive einer plötzlichen Erniedrigung des Wärmeeintrags reagiert die Regelung langsam und es ergibt sich innerhalb des Gebäudes eine Temperatur, welche vom Zielwert stark abweicht. Entsprechend besteht ein g osses Bedürfnis, Regelungen für Heizungen zur Verfügung zu stellen, welche in möglichst effizienter und vorausschauender Weise eine optimale Fühlung des Regelvorganges der Mittel zur Einstellung der Temperatur innerhalb des Gebäudes erlauben.Conventional systems for controlling the heating in a building have temperature sensors on the outside of the building and inside the building. The heating is set accordingly depending on the outside temperature, with a target value being specified and the heating temperature being regulated to this target range. Usually, it is not possible with such errors to carry out a short-term and forward-looking control, i.e. if there is a sudden increase in heat input from outside (Somuger weather reduction) or a sudden decrease in heat input, the control reacts slowly and a temperature arises within the building which deviates significantly from the target value. Accordingly, there is a great need to provide controls for heating, which allow the control process of the means for adjusting the temperature within the building to be optimally carried out in the most efficient and forward-looking manner possible.
DARSTELLUNG DER ERFINDUNGPRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION
Der Erfindung liegt demnach die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren sowie eine Vorrichtung zur Steuerung der Wärmeflüsse in wenigstens einem Gebäude zur Verfügung zu stellen, bei welchem aus einer Mehrzahl von Eingangsparametern Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Temperatur innerhalb des Gebäudes gesteuert werden. Die Regelung soll dabei möglichst vorausschauend und effizient gestaltet sein.The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a method and a device for controlling the heat flows in at least one building, in which means for influencing the temperature within the building are controlled from a plurality of input parameters. The regulation should be as forward-looking and efficient as possible.
Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird dadurch erreicht, dass die Mittel für die Temperaturregelung eines spezifischen, betrachteten Raumes oder wenigstens eines Bereichs eines spezifischen Raumes angesteuert werden, indem als Eii gangsparameter: a) wenigstens ein Zielwert, insbesondere die gewünschte Temperatur des spezifischen Raumes ; b) wenigstens ein genereller Parameter, welcher für wenigstens eine Grosse innerhalb und/oder ausserhalb des Gebäudes charakteristisch ist, welche die Temperatur innerhalb des spezifischen Raumes wenigstens mittelbar beeinflusst; und c) wenigstens ein spezieller Parameter, welcher für die spezifischen Wäπneflussverhältnisse des spezifischen betrachteten Raumes oder des Bereichs des spezifischen Raumes charakteristisch ist; verwendet werden und aus diesen Eingangsparametern in einer Steuereinheit die Steuerung der Mittel berechnet wird. Der Kern der Erfindung besteht somit darin, die Steuerung spezifisch für jeden Raum in angepasster Weise zu gestalten. Dazu wird für jeden Raum ein Zielwert definiert, welcher für unterscliiedliche Räume unterschiedlich sein kann. Dieser Zielwerl kann entweder fix vom Benutzer vorgegeben werden, gegebenenfalls in Abhängigkeit der Tageszeit und des Wochentages etc. (Zeitplan). Oder aber es ist auch möglich, diesen Zielwert gewissennassen aus einer History abzuleiten, d. h. die Steuereinheit "beobachtet", gegebenenfalls zusätzlich über Bewegungssensoren, die effektive Benutzung des entsprechenden Raumes und passt automatisch die Wärmeflüsse an die tatsächlich zu erwartende Benutzung an. Wird zum Beispiel ein Raum niemals am Wochenende gebraucht, und üblicherweise auch nicht am Montagmorgen, so stellt dies die Steuereinheit fest und nach einer gewissen Anzahl von Wiederholungen eines derartigen, regelmässigen Verhaltens, reagiert die Steuereinheit automatisch, indem sie den Zielwert auf einen, entsprechend zu definierenden, Minimalwert setzt, wenn typischerweise keine Person im Raum ist, und auf einen anderen Zielwert, wenn typischerweise mit der Anwesenheit eüier Person zu rechnen ist. Die Anwesenheit von Personen kann dabei raumspezifisch wie bereits erwähnt über Sensoren ermittelt werden, es ist aber auch möglich, dies z. B. über indirekte Grossen abzuleiten wie Anwesenheit der Person, die üblicherweise im betrachteten Raum arbeitet, wie sie aus einem Zeitüberwachungssystem ersichtlich ist, oder durch Abfragen im lokalen Computernetzwerk, ob die betrachtete Person eingeloggt ist oder nicht.This object is achieved in that the means for controlling the temperature of a specific, considered space or at least a region of a specific space are controlled by the following as input parameters: a) at least one target value, in particular the desired temperature of the specific space; b) at least one general parameter which is characteristic of at least one size inside and / or outside the building and which at least indirectly influences the temperature within the specific room; and c) at least one special parameter which is characteristic of the specific heat flow conditions of the specific space under consideration or of the area of the specific space; are used and the control of the means is calculated from these input parameters in a control unit. The essence of the invention is therefore to design the control specifically for each room in an adapted manner. For this purpose, a target value is defined for each room, which can be different for different rooms. This target can either be fixed by the user, possibly depending on the time of day and day of the week etc. (schedule). Or it is also possible to derive this target value from a history, so to speak, that is, the control unit "observes", if necessary additionally via motion sensors, the effective use of the corresponding space and automatically adjusts the heat flows to the actually expected use. If, for example, a room is never needed on weekends, and usually not on Monday morning, the control unit determines this and after a certain number of repetitions of such regular behavior, the control unit reacts automatically by adjusting the target value accordingly defining, sets a minimum value when there is typically no person in the room and to a different target value when the presence of a person is typically to be expected. The presence of people can be determined in a room-specific manner, as already mentioned, using sensors, but it is also possible to do this e.g. B. derived from indirect sizes such as the presence of the person who usually works in the room under consideration, as can be seen from a time monitoring system, or by querying the local computer network whether the person in question is logged in or not.
Ausserdem wird wenigstens ein genereller Parameter als Eingangsvariable verwendet, welcher gewissennassen für externe, variable, die Wärmeflüsse des betrachteten Raumes beeinflussende Faktoren steht. Typischerweise handelt es sich dabei z. B. um die Temperatur ausserhalb des Gebäudes, wobei diese Temperatur insbesondere bevorzugt möglichst an Stellen gemessen wird, welche für das betrachtete Zimmer besonders relevant sind.In addition, at least one general parameter is used as an input variable, which to a certain extent stands for external, variable factors influencing the heat flows of the room under consideration. Typically it is e.g. B. the temperature outside the building, this temperature is particularly preferably measured where possible, which are particularly relevant for the room under consideration.
Zusätzlich werden aber insbesondere spezielle Parameter als Eingangs variable für die Regelung vorgesehen, wobei diese speziellen Parameter für den Wärme-Eintrag respektive den Wärme-Abfluss aus dem betrachteten Zimmer charakteristisch sind. Typischerweise handelt es sich liier um Gr ssen wie z. B. die Fensterflächen und deren Isolationszustand des betrachteten Raumes oder ähnliche derartige Grossen. Bei den Mittel für die Temperaturregelung handelt es sich typischerweise um wenigstens eine Heizung. Alternativ oder zusätzlich ist es möglich, dass diese Mittel wenigstens eine Klimaanlage, und/oder wenigstens eine Ventilationsanlage, und/oder wenigstens eine Vorrichtung zur Beeinflussung der Sonneneinstrahlung (z.B. Sonnenstoren) in den Raum umfassen.In addition, however, special parameters are provided in particular as input variables for the control, these special parameters being characteristic for the heat input or the heat outflow from the room under consideration. Typically, these are sizes such as B. the window surfaces and their Isolation state of the room under consideration or similar such sizes. The means for temperature control are typically at least one heater. Alternatively or additionally, it is possible that these means comprise at least one air conditioning system and / or at least one ventilation system and / or at least one device for influencing the solar radiation (for example sun blinds) in the room.
Gemäss einer ersten besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung verfügt die Steuereinheit über Zugriff auf eine Datenbank, in welcher historische Werte der Parameter (b, c) und der Zielwerte (a) des betrachteten spezifischen Raumes und/oder des betrachteten spezifischen Gebäudes enthalten sind. Entsprechend erfolgt die Steuerung der Mittel für die Temperaturregelung aus den Eingangsparametern unter Berücksichtigung dieser historischen Werte, wobei insbesondere bevorzugt in einem Adaptionsprozess die Steuerung der Mittel für die Temperaturregelung aus den Eingangsparametern unter Berücksichtigung dieser historischen Werte optimiert wird. Es handelt sich dabei gewissennassen um einen intelligenten Lernprozess, welcher in der Steuereinheit abläuft, und welcher dem für das spezifische Gebäude und sogar für das spezifische Zimmer typischen Mikroklima optimal Rechnung trägt. Unter anderem weist diese Ausführungsfomi den Vorteil auf, dass ein derartiges System ohne besondere, für das spezifische Objekt anzupassende Installationsschritte auskommt, da nach einem gewissen Lernzeitraum, in welchem sich das System autonom optimiert, die Regelung spezifisch optimal eingestellt ist. Eine Kombination ist selbstverständlich möglich, indem bei der Installation ein grober, für das spezifische Objekt vermuteter Datensatz als Startwert für die History bereits hinterlegt wird, um das üblicherweise bei derartigen Lernprozessen auftretende Einschwingverhalten der Regelung nicht allzu ausgeprägt ausfallen zu lassen.According to a first particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit has access to a database in which historical values of the parameters (b, c) and the target values (a) of the specific space under consideration and / or the specific building under consideration are contained. Correspondingly, the means for temperature control are controlled from the input parameters taking these historical values into account, with the control of the means for temperature control from the input parameters being particularly preferably optimized in an adaptation process, taking these historical values into account. It is, to a certain extent, an intelligent learning process that runs in the control unit and that optimally takes into account the microclimate typical of the specific building and even the specific room. Among other things, this embodiment has the advantage that such a system does not require any special installation steps to be adapted for the specific object, since after a certain learning period in which the system is optimized autonomously, the control is specifically set optimally. A combination is of course possible by already storing a rough data set suspected for the specific object as a starting value for the history so that the settling behavior of the control system, which usually occurs in such learning processes, is not too pronounced.
Typischerweise handelt es sich beim wenigstens einen generellen Parameter um einen oder um eine Auswahl aus den folgenden, insbesondere mittels Sensoren gemessenen Parametern : Temperatur auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes (Temperatursensoren an unterschiedlichen Fassaden auf unterschiedlichen Höhen auf der Aussenseite des Gebäudes); Feuchtigkeit auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes (Feuchtigkeitssensoren ebenfalls an den unterschiedlichen Fassaden) ; Wind und insbesondere Windrichtung auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes (z. B. Windrad auf dem Dach); die Sonneneinstrahlung auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes (Helligkeitssensoren ebenfalls an den unterscliiedlichen Fassaden auf der Aussenseite oder gegebenenfalls auch innerhalb des Raumes an Orten, wo durch die Fenster mit Somienemstrahlung zu rechnen ist). Dabei werden diese generellen Parameter insbesondere hevorzugt an mehreren Stellen mit unterschiedlicher Klin abeeinflussung für den betrachteten Raum gemessen, wie beispielsweise an unterscliiedlichen Fassaden und/oder auf dem Dach des Gebäudes gegebenenfalls auf unterschiedlicher Höhe.Typically, the at least one general parameter is one or a selection from the following parameters, in particular measured by sensors: temperature on the outside of the building under consideration (temperature sensors on different facades at different heights on the outside of the building); Moisture on the outside of the viewed Building (moisture sensors also on the different facades); Wind and in particular wind direction on the outside of the building under consideration (e.g. wind turbine on the roof); the solar radiation on the outside of the building under consideration (brightness sensors also on the different facades on the outside or, if necessary, also in the room in places where the window can be expected to emit somien radiation). These general parameters are particularly preferably measured at several points with different clinic influences for the space under consideration, such as on different facades and / or on the roof of the building, possibly at different heights.
Ganz besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn ausserdem als genereller Parameter hifbrmationen über die Wettervorhersage insbesondere der Region (u. U. eine Kombination von globalen Wettervorhersagen z. B. für das Land und von lokalen Wettervorhersagen z. B. für die Region) verwendet wird. Diese Daten können z. B. darin bestehen, dass von einem entsprechenden Provider in einer definierten Form Niederschlagswaliischeinliclikeiten, Sonnenstυndenwalirscheinlicl keiten, etc. möglichst in Abhängigkeit der Tageszeit zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Zusätzlich ist es möglich, aus dem Datum Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang zu berechnen und für die Steuerung zu verwenden.It is particularly advantageous if, in addition, information about the weather forecast, in particular of the region, may be used as a general parameter (possibly a combination of global weather forecasts, e.g. for the country, and local weather forecasts, e.g. for the region). These data can e.g. B. consist of a corresponding provider providing precipitation waliischlicliceiten, Sonnenstυndenwalirscheinlicl, etc. in a defined form, depending on the time of day if possible. In addition, it is possible to calculate sunrise and sunset from the date and use it for the control.
Besonders einfach lässt sich ein derartiges System mit den heutigen teclinischen Mitteln realisieren, wenn die generellen Parameter wenigstens teilweise über ein verkabeltes oder kabelloses Netzwerk insbesondere bevorzugt über ein LAN, Wireless-LAN, GPRS oder Ähnliches unter Verwendung von Standardpro tokollen wie SMTP, ftp, http an die Steuereinheit periodisch oder kontinuierlich übermittelt werden. Ganz besonders einfach lässt sich z. B. die Wettervorhersage in das System einbinden, indem über das WWW von der Steuereinheit auf einen entsprechenden Provider periodisch zugegriffen wird, um die entsprechende Information abzuholen, oder indem von einem Provider die Information aktiv an spezifische Steuereinheiten gesendet wird. Dies kann unter Verwendung von Standardprotokollen wie beispielsweise SMTP oder HTTP erfolgen, wobei die Information in definierter Fom übergeben wird (z.b. XML/SOAP), sodass sie automatisch von der Steuereinheiten weiterverarbeitet werden kann.Such a system can be implemented particularly easily using today's technical means if the general parameters are at least partially via a wired or wireless network, particularly preferably via a LAN, wireless LAN, GPRS or the like, using standard protocols such as SMTP, ftp, http be transmitted to the control unit periodically or continuously. It is particularly easy to do e.g. B. integrate the weather forecast into the system by periodically accessing a corresponding provider via the WWW from the control unit in order to collect the corresponding information, or by actively sending the information from a provider to specific control units. This can be done using standard protocols such as SMTP or HTTP, whereby the information is passed in a defined format (eg XML / SOAP) so that it can be automatically processed by the control units.
Eine andere bevorzugte Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung benutzt nicht nur die am betrachteten Gebäude gemessenen Parameter sondern nutzt auch Parameter von anderen Gebäuden, welche in einem gleichartigen System eingebunden sind. Dies erlaubt eine weitergehende Anpassung der Steuerung an das beim betreffenden Objekt gültige MikiOklima. So werden entsprechend als Eingangsparameier weiterhin generelle Parameter, wie sie weiter oben beschrieben sind, verwendet, welche an wenigstens einem anderen Gebäuden gemessen werden, wobei diese anderen Gebäude insbesondere bevorzugt benachbart oder in einer für das Klima, insbesondere das Mikroklima, beim betrachteten Gebäude relevanten Entfernung angeordnet ist. Wiederum erweist es sich als besonders einfach und effizient, diese Eingangsparameter von anderen Gebäuden über das www, ein WAN, ein LAN oder ähnliches Netzwerk an die Steuereinheit des betrachteten Gebäudes zu übergeben, respektive dieser zur Verfügung zu stellen. Dies kann z. B. so erfolgen, dass jedes Gebäude eines entsprechenden Verbundes seine Daten in emer allgemeinen, von einem Provider verwalteten Datenbank den Steuereinheiten von anderen Gebäuden zur λ^erfügung stellt. Entsprechend können dann jeweils die Steuereinheiten anderer Gebäude auf die Gesamtheit dieser Daten zugreifen und ihre Regelung optimieren, was insbesondere im Zusammenhang mit dem oben erwähnten Lemprozess unter Verwendung einer History interessant sein kann, wenn in dieser Datenbank der Gebäude nicht nur die aktuellen Werte umfasst sind sondern auch historische Daten.Another preferred embodiment of the present invention not only uses the parameters measured on the building under consideration, but also uses parameters from other buildings which are integrated in a similar system. This allows a further adjustment of the control to the MikiOklima valid for the object in question. Accordingly, general parameters as described above are also used as input parameters, which are measured on at least one other building, these other buildings particularly preferably adjacent or at a distance relevant to the climate, in particular the microclimate, of the building under consideration is arranged. Again, it proves to be particularly simple and efficient to transfer these input parameters from other buildings via the www, a WAN, a LAN or similar network to the control unit of the building under consideration, or to make them available. This can e.g. B. so that each building of a corresponding network makes its data available in a general database managed by a provider to the control units of other buildings. Accordingly, the control units of other buildings can then access the entirety of this data and optimize their regulation, which can be of particular interest in connection with the above-mentioned learning process using a history if the database does not only include the current values but also the buildings also historical data.
Um die Rückkopplung zwischen Zielwert und dem tatsächlich erreichten Wert der Temperatur im betrachteten Raum sicherzustellen, sollte als Eingangsparameter ausserdem der Wert der Temperatur im betrachteten spezifischen Raum und/oder der Wert der Temperatur in benachbarten spezifischen Räumen verwendet werden.In order to ensure the feedback between the target value and the actual value of the temperature in the room under consideration, the value of the temperature in the specific room under consideration and / or the value of the temperature in neighboring specific rooms should also be used as input parameters.
Typischerweise handelt es sich bei wenigstens einem eingangs erwähnten spezifischen Parameter für den spezifischen Raum um einen oder um eine Auswahl aus den folgenden Parametern : Fensterfläche; Isolationszustand ; Ausrichtung bzgl. Himmelsrichtung und Sonneneinstrahlung ; Beschattung durch benachbarte Gebäude, und/oder Vegetation (insbesondere ggf. auch Jahreszeitabhängig) respektive Topografie; Gebäudehöhe über Nomialniveau; Koordinaten des Gebäudes. Dabei kömien diese spezifischen Parameter entweder einmal bestimmt und in die Steuereinlieit eingegeben werden, und/oder aber es ist möglich, den gesamten Einfluss wenigstens gewisser dieser spezifischen Parameter von der Steuereinlieit automatisch in einem, gegebenenfalls kontinuierlichen, Adaptionsprozess unter Berücksichtigung des Einflusses der generellen Parameter und der vorgenommenen Ansteuerung der Mittel für die Temperaturregelung auf den tatsächlich im spezifischen Raum bewirkten Wert zu ermitteln. Dazu ist wiederum die Erfassung von historischen Daten eine grosse Hilfe.Typically, at least one specific parameter for the specific space mentioned at the outset is one or a selection from the following parameters: window area; Isolation state; Orientation with regard to cardinal direction and sun exposure; Shading through neighboring buildings and / or vegetation (especially depending on the season) Topography; Building height above nominal level; Coordinates of the building. These specific parameters can either be determined once and entered into the tax input, and / or it is possible to have the entire influence of at least certain of these specific parameters automatically by the tax input in an, if appropriate continuous, adaptation process, taking into account the influence of the general parameters and to determine the activation of the temperature control means to the value actually brought about in the specific room. The acquisition of historical data is of great help here.
Weitere bevorzugte Ausführungsfonnen des erfindungsgemässen Verfalirens sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen beschrieben.Further preferred embodiments of the method according to the invention are described in the dependent claims.
Ausserdem betrifft die vorliegenden Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur Steuerung der Wärmeflüsse in wenigstens einem Gebäude unter Verwendung eines Verfahrens, wie es oben beschrieben ist. Dabei umfasst die Vorrichtung wenigstens eine Steuereinlieit, mit welcher Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Temperatur innerhalb des betrachteten Gebäudes gesteuert werden, eine Mehrzahl von Sensoren zur Ennittlung der Parameter, bevorzugt ausserdem die Möglichkeit des Zugriffs auf eine Wettervorhersage, sowie ein Kommunikationsnetz oder zumindest eine Ankopplung an ein Kommunikationsnetz insbesondere in Fonn eines LAN, WAN, WWW, über welches die Parameter von den Sensoren an die Steuereinheit respektive über welches die Wettervorhersage an die Steuereinlieit übermittelt resp. zur Verfügung gestellt wird.The present invention also relates to a device for controlling the heat flows in at least one building using a method as described above. The device comprises at least one control unit with which means for influencing the temperature within the building under consideration are controlled, a plurality of sensors for deleting the parameters, preferably also the possibility of accessing a weather forecast, and a communication network or at least a coupling to one Communication network, in particular in the form of a LAN, WAN, WWW, via which the parameters are transmitted from the sensors to the control unit or via which the weather forecast is transmitted to the control unit. is made available.
Zusätzlich betrifft die vorliegenden Erfindung eine Steuereinheit zur Durchführung eines Verfalirens wie es oben beschrieben ist respektive zur Verwendung in einer Vorrichtung, wie sie oben beschrieben ist. Die Steuereinlieit umfasst dabei wenigstens einen Prozessor, interne Mittel zur Datenspeicherung sowie wenigstens ein Netzwerk- Interface, wobei bevorzugtennassen auf den Mitteln zur Datenspeicherung eine Datenbank vorgesehen ist, auf welcher die Daten der Eingangsparameter und der tatsächlich erreichten Zielwerte laufend dokumentiert werden, und wobei die Steuereinheit derart ausgelegt ist, dass aus den momentanen Eingangsparametern unter Berücksichtigung des History-Inhalts der Datenbank in optimierender und lernender Weise Mittel für die Temperaturregelung angesteuert werden. Entsprechend umfasst die vorliegenden Erfindung ausserdem ein Datenverarbeitungsprogramm zur Durchführung eines derartigen Verfalirens in einer solchen Steuereinlieit.In addition, the present invention relates to a control unit for carrying out an implementation as described above or for use in a device as described above. The control unit in this case comprises at least one processor, internal means for data storage and at least one network interface, a database preferably being provided on the means for data storage, on which the data of the input parameters and the target values actually achieved are continuously documented, and the control unit is designed in such a way that means for temperature control are controlled from the current input parameters, taking into account the history content of the database, in an optimizing and learning manner. Accordingly, the present invention also a data processing program for carrying out such a procedure in such a control unit.
Weitere bevorzugte Ausfύhrungsformen süid in den abhängigen Ansprüchen beschrieben.Further preferred embodiments are described in the dependent claims.
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Als Ausführungsbeispiel zur vorliegenden Erfindung soll ein System beschrieben werden, bei welchem eine Steuereinheit, welche gewissemiassen als Reclmer ausgestaltet ist, Heizelemente wie zum Beispiel Heizkörper in deren Versorgung entweder mit Heizflüssigkeit oder elektrischem Strom regelt. Die Steuereinlieit verfügt dazu über eine CPU, d. h. einen Prozessor, sowie über die Möglichkeit der Steuerung der entsprechenden Regelungsmittel für die Heizelemente (Durchflussregelung respektive Stromregelung). Diese Regelungsmittel können entweder über eigens dafür vorzusehende Verkabelung mit der Steuereinlieit verbunden werden, es ist aber auch möglich, diese Regelungsmittel als autonome Einheiten auszugestalten, welche mit einem lokalen Netzwerk (LAN, ev. wireless, GPRS) über Standardprotokolle (SMTP, http etc.) mit der Steuereinheit kommunizieren. Der Installationsaufwand kann durch die Verwendung eines üblicherweise bereits vorhandenen Netzwerkes (ev. wireless oder PoE) wesentlich vereinfacht werden.As an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a system is to be described in which a control unit, which is designed to a certain extent as a reclmer, regulates heating elements such as radiators, for example, in their supply with either heating fluid or electrical current. The Steuereinlieit has a CPU, i. H. a processor, as well as the possibility of controlling the corresponding control means for the heating elements (flow control or current control). These control means can either be connected to the control unit via dedicated cabling, but it is also possible to design these control means as autonomous units, which are connected to a local network (LAN, possibly wireless, GPRS) using standard protocols (SMTP, http etc. ) communicate with the control unit. The installation effort can be significantly simplified by using a network that is usually already available (possibly wireless or PoE).
Ausserdem verfügt die Steuereinheit über einen Netzwerkanschluss, über welchen über Standardprotokolle wie SMTP oder http mit Standarddatenformaten (XML/SOAP) auf andere Datenquellen zugegriffen werden kann, und über welchen auch von aussen auf die Steuereinheit Zugriff ermöglicht ist. Dieser Netzwerkanschluss kann beispielsweise über ein Modem realisiert sein. So ist es auch möglich, die Steuereinlieit von aussen remote zu konfigurieren, d.h. von einem beliebigen Rechner im gleiche Haus oder anderswo, was z.B. in den Ferien interessant sein kann (Vorheizen des Winterhauses vor der Ankunft). Ausserdem verfügt das System über Sensoren, welche auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes angeordnet sind, und welche die Aussentemperatur und gegebenenfalls auch die Aussenfeuchtigkeit zu messen in der Lage sind. Die Sensoren sind an unterschiedlichen Stellen an der Aussenhülle des Gebäudes befestigt, insbesondere befindet sich an jeder Fassade, welche über eine eigene Klimacharakteristik (Sonnenexposition, Windexposition, Regenexposition etc.) verfügt, ein separater Sensor. Ausserdem sind, falls auf unterschiedlicher Höhe des Gebäudes an einer Fassade infolge von Vegetation oder Hanglage ebenfalls eine unterschiedliche Klimacharakteristik auftritt, oder wenn der Isolationszustand auf unterscliiedlicher Höhe verschieden ist, zusätzlich Sensoren an der Fassade auf unterschiedlicher Höhe angeordnet. Ausserdem befindet sich auf dem Dach ein Windmesser als Windsensor (Richtung und Stärke). Optional ist es möglich, zusätzlich an der Aussenseite Helligkeitssensoren vorzusehen, um direkte Sonneneinstrahlung zu ermitteln.In addition, the control unit has a network connection via which other data sources can be accessed via standard protocols such as SMTP or http with standard data formats (XML / SOAP), and via which access to the control unit is also possible from the outside. This network connection can be implemented, for example, via a modem. It is also possible to configure the tax input remotely from the outside, ie from any computer in the same house or elsewhere, which can be interesting, for example, on vacation (preheating the winter house before arrival). In addition, the system has sensors which are arranged on the outside of the building under consideration and which measure the outside temperature and, if appropriate, also the outside humidity in the building Location. The sensors are attached to the outer shell of the building at different points, in particular there is a separate sensor on each facade, which has its own climate characteristics (sun exposure, wind exposure, rain exposure, etc.). In addition, if a different climate characteristic also occurs at a different height of the building on a facade due to vegetation or slope, or if the insulation state is different at different heights, sensors are also arranged on the facade at different heights. There is also an anemometer on the roof as a wind sensor (direction and strength). Optionally, it is also possible to provide brightness sensors on the outside in order to determine direct sunlight.
Zusätzlich ist in jedem der separat zu regelnden Räume wenigstens ein weiterer Temperatursensor angeordnet, um die Regelung auf den Zielwert zu ermöglichen.In addition, at least one additional temperature sensor is arranged in each of the rooms to be controlled separately, in order to enable control to the target value.
Die gemessenen Werte der einzelnen Sensoren werden entweder über eigens dafür vorzusehende Kabel respektive Leitungen an die Steuereinlieit übergeben, oder aber, und dies erweist sich in Bezug auf den Installationsaufwand als besonders vorteilhaft, es ist möglich, die Sensoren direkt in ein Netzwerk (zum Beispiel LAN, ggf. wireless) zu integrieren. Dazu ist es möglich, die einzelnen Sensoren direkt als kleine autonome Einheiten auszugestalten, welche ihrerseits über einen eigentlichen Sensor, einen kleinen Prozessor, gegebenenfalls Speichennögliclikeiten sowie insbesondere über einen Netzwerkanschluss (ev. Wireless oder alternativ allgemein über GPRS) verfügen, sodass zur Installation der Sensor einfach montiert werden muss und anschliessend eine Verbindung zum lokalen Netzwerk über ein entsprechendes Netzkabel oder drahtlos erfolgt. Ganz besonders vereinfacht wird dieses Verfaliren, wenn derartige Sensoreinheiten so konfiguriert werden, dass sie sich beim Anschluss automatisch im Netzwerk anmelden und entsprechend anschliessend ohne weitere, manuelle Konfigurationen der ebenfalls mit dem Netzwerk in Verbindung stehenden Steuereinlieit die ermittelten Daten zur Verfügung stellen. Die Verwendung eines Netzwerkes vereinfacht die Installation erheblich, da üblicherweise heutzutage bei insbesondere Geschäftsgebäuden entsprechende Netzwerke hardwaremässig bereits zur Verfügung stehen, und so für die histallation eines derartigen Steuersystems keine weiteren Kabel mehr verlegt werden müssen. Ganz besonders vereinfachend kann auch eine Netzwerkanbindung über die Stromversorgung in Betracht gezogen werden, da ja ein Sensor i.d.R. sowieso mit Strom versorgt werden muss. Ebenfalls nur ein Kabel ist bei der Verwendung von PoE (Power over Ethernet) erforderlich oder bei Wireless- Teclmologie. Entsprechendes gilt natürlich für die Anbindung der Regelungsmittel für die Heizelemente an die Steuereinlieit. Eine derartige Sensor-Box, umfassend einen Temperatur- und/oder Feuchtigkeits- oder Luftdrucksensor sowie ggf. weitere, für die Bestimmung des Klimas relevante Sensoren, umfassend weiterhin einen Prozessor, ggf. Mittel zur lokalen Datenspeicherung (RAM, ROM, Festplatte, SANDISK o.a.), eine Netzwerkkarte (auch Modem möglich) für Anschluss an verkabeltes oder wireless Netzwerk (alternativ auch Anschluss an generelles Funknetz mir GPRS möglich) sowie ggf. ein Gehäuse sowie eine interne (Batterie oder Akkumulator) oder externe Stromversorgung ist an sich und unabhängig vom oben betrachteten System neu und erfinderisch. Insbesondere dann, wenn eine derartige Sensor-Box mit einem Datenverarbeitungsprogramm ausgestattet wird, welches eine automatische und keine weitere Konfiguration erfordernde Integration in ein Netzwerk etabliert, ist die Installation besonders einfach. So kann z.B. eine automatische Zuweisung (oder zuweisen lassen über z.B. DHCP) einer IP-Adresse erfolgen sowie ein selbständiges Anmelden bei einem dazu vorgesehenen Server, welcher entweder die Steuereinlieit sein kann, oder welcher ein Datenserver sein kann, der die Daten anschliessend einer oder melireren Steuereinheiten (ggf. in unterschiedlichen Gebäuden) oder auch Wetterauswertezentralen zur Verfügung stellt.The measured values of the individual sensors are either transferred to the control unit via cables or lines to be provided for this purpose, or, and this proves to be particularly advantageous in terms of the installation effort, it is possible to place the sensors directly in a network (for example LAN , possibly wireless). For this purpose, it is possible to design the individual sensors directly as small autonomous units, which in turn have an actual sensor, a small processor, possibly memory requirements and in particular a network connection (possibly wireless or alternatively generally via GPRS), so that the sensor can be installed simply has to be installed and then a connection to the local network is established using a corresponding power cable or wirelessly. This process is particularly simplified if such sensor units are configured in such a way that they automatically log on to the network when they are connected and then make the determined data available without any further manual configuration of the control unit also connected to the network. The use of a network simplifies the installation considerably, since usually the corresponding networks are already available in hardware in business buildings in particular Are available, and so no further cables have to be laid for the crystallization of such a control system. A network connection via the power supply can also be considered in a particularly simplified manner, since a sensor generally has to be supplied with power anyway. Also only one cable is required when using PoE (Power over Ethernet) or with wireless technology. The same naturally applies to the connection of the control means for the heating elements to the control unit. Such a sensor box, comprising a temperature and / or humidity or air pressure sensor and possibly further sensors relevant for determining the climate, further comprising a processor, possibly means for local data storage (RAM, ROM, hard disk, SANDISK or the like ), a network card (modem also possible) for connection to a wired or wireless network (alternatively also connection to a general radio network with GPRS possible) as well as a case and an internal (battery or accumulator) or external power supply is in itself and independent of the above considered system new and inventive. Installation is particularly simple, particularly when such a sensor box is equipped with a data processing program which establishes an automatic integration into a network that does not require any further configuration. For example, an IP address can be automatically assigned (or assigned via DHCP, for example), and an independent login can be made to a server provided for this purpose, which can either be the control unit, or which can be a data server that subsequently merges the data Control units (possibly in different buildings) or weather evaluation centers.
Die Steuereinlieit verwendet die so zur Verfügung gestellten Daten zur Steuerung der Heizelemente, und zwar in für jeden Raum spezifischer Alt und Weise. Um dazu jeden Raum in idealer Weise zu regeln, werden zusätzlich die für den Raum charakteristischen, speziellen Parameter, welche für den Wänneeintrag respektive für die Wärmeabfulir des betrachteten Raumes typisch sind, ennittelt und verwendet. Dazu gehören unter anderem Isolationszustand, Fensterfläche des Zimmers etc.. Ausserdem werden insbesondere die Daten jener Sensoren berücksichtigt, welche in Bezug auf die klimatischen Verhältnisse des betrachteten Zimmers tatsächlich relevant sind. Mit anderen Worten werden beispielsweise die Sensoren auf der Aussenseite der Fassade verwendet, welche sich auf der gleichen Höhe befinden, und welche an Fassaden angeordnet sind, an welche der betrachtete Raum tatsächlich grenzt. Welche Sensoren in welchem Masse für den betrachteten Raum tatsächlich von thermischer Relevanz sind, kann laufend angepasst werden, d. h. es ist möglich, die Steuereinlieit derartige Berücksichtigungen respektive Gewichtungen sukzessive lernen zu lassen.The control unit uses the data provided in this way to control the heating elements, specifically in a specific way for each room. In order to regulate each room in an ideal manner, the special parameters which are characteristic of the room and which are typical for the heat input or for the heat dissipation of the room under consideration are additionally determined and used. These include, among other things, the insulation status, window area of the room, etc. In addition, the data of those sensors that are actually relevant in relation to the climatic conditions of the room under consideration are taken into account in particular. With in other words, for example, the sensors on the outside of the facade are used, which are at the same height and which are arranged on facades to which the space under consideration actually borders. Which sensors and to what extent are actually of thermal relevance for the space under consideration can be continuously adjusted, ie it is possible to let the tax authorities learn such considerations or weightings successively.
Das Ziel ist dabei eine möglichst genaue Vorhersage PRO RAUM ob dieser a) gebraucht wird b) wie die Wärmeeinbringung von aussen (Sonneneinstralilung etc., diese kann auch Jahreszeitenabhängig berücksichtig werden wegen der unterscliiedlichen Tageslänge und/oder wegen unterscliiedlicher Vegetation) in den nächsten Stunden sein wird c) "Windchill", in wieweit ein Raum von aussen durch Fenster etc. abgekühlt wird d) etc.The goal is to make an accurate prediction PRO ROOM whether it is a) used b) how the heat input from outside (solar radiation etc., this can also be taken into account depending on the season due to the different length of day and / or different vegetation) in the next few hours is c) "wind chill", to what extent a room is cooled from the outside through windows etc. d) etc.
Um dies zu realisieren wird folgendermassen vorgegangen: Jeder dieser Sensoren übermittelt seine Daten mit Objektbezeichung und Ausrichtung (Himmelsrichtung) über ein Kommunikationsnetz (Internet, LAN..) in eine zentrale Datenbank (diese zentrale Datenbank kann entweder in der Steuereinheit augeordnet seüi oder separat) - in dieser sind auch die Objekthöhe über NN, genaue Koordinaten, Lage (am Hang etc etc) aufgezeichnet.To achieve this, the following procedure is followed: Each of these sensors transmits its data with object designation and orientation (cardinal direction) via a communication network (Internet, LAN ..) to a central database (this central database can either be arranged separately in the control unit or separately) - The object height above sea level, exact coordinates, location (on a slope, etc.) are also recorded in this.
Die REGELUNG eines jeden Zimmers wird basierend auf den folgenden Daten gemacht: al) Vorgabetemperatur, eventuell Plangesteuert (Zeitplan) a2) "History" - wurde der Raum gestern, vorgestern etc genutzt ? Gibt es Regelmässigkeiten, welche genutzt werden können? bl) Wettervorhersage für den Tag (da die Steuereinheit über einen Netzwerkanschluss verfügt, können entsprechende Daten von einem Provider über das Internet automatisch periodisch abgefragt und für die Bedürfnisse interpretiert werden). b2) Raumausrichtung (spezieller Parameter) und Eintrags/Abkühlfaktor (genereller Parameter) b3) Sonneiilaufbahn (ab wann startet Einstrahlung in den Raum etc)The regulation of each room is based on the following data: a) Default temperature, possibly schedule-controlled (schedule) a2) "History" - was the room used yesterday, the day before yesterday, etc.? Are there regularities that can be used? bl) Weather forecast for the day (since the control unit has a network connection, corresponding data from a provider periodically queried automatically over the Internet and interpreted for needs). b2) Room orientation (special parameter) and entry / cooling factor (general parameter) b3) Sun track (from when does the radiation into the room start, etc.)
Grundsätzlich kann die Regelung dabei ausschliesslich auf den Ist-Werten der Sensoren und auf einer entsprechenden Extrapolation auf Grund der konsultierten Wetteivorhersage basieren. Die Extrapolation kann ausserdem dadurch verbessert werden, dass die Entwicklung, welche bei den Messwerten der einzelnen Sensoren über die letzten Zeiträume beobachtet wurden, berücksichtigt werden. Typischerweise spricht man da von der Entwicklung über die letzten Minuten bis Stunden.In principle, the regulation can be based exclusively on the actual values of the sensors and on a corresponding extrapolation based on the consulted bet prediction. The extrapolation can also be improved by taking into account the development which has been observed in the measured values of the individual sensors over the past time periods. Typically one speaks of the development over the last minutes to hours.
Eine weitere Verbesserung der Regelung kann dadurch erreicht werden, dass nicht nur die Daten der Sensoren des betrachteten Gebäudes als Inputvariablen für die Regelung verwendet werden, sondern dass ausserdem entsprechende Messwerte von weiteren Gebäuden berücksichtigt werden. Diese Daten kömien dabei von der Steuereinheiten entweder direkt bei den ähnlich ausgerüsteten anderen Gebäuden abgeholt werden, oder aber es ist möglich, dass jedes Gebäude in einem derartigen Verbund seine Daten auf einem zentralen Server ablegt, und alle Steuereinheiten der jeweiligen Gebäude auf die Daten dieses Servers zugreifen können. Dabei können die anderen Gebäude entweder in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft des betrachteten Gebäudes sein, es ist aber auch möglich, Gebäude zu berücksichtigen, die in der gleichen Region oder sogar noch weiter entfernt liegen, und so gewissemiassen die Wettervorhersage durch entsprechende regionale Tendenzen weiter zu verbessern, respektive detailliertere Schlüsse für das betrachtete Gebäude zu ziehen.A further improvement of the regulation can be achieved in that not only the data of the sensors of the building under consideration are used as input variables for the regulation, but also that corresponding measured values of other buildings are taken into account. This data can either be picked up by the control units directly from the similarly equipped other buildings, or it is possible that each building in such a network stores its data on a central server, and all control units of the respective buildings on the data of this server can access. The other buildings can either be in the immediate vicinity of the building under consideration, but it is also possible to take into account buildings that are in the same region or even further away, and so to a certain extent further improve or improve the weather forecast by corresponding regional trends to draw more detailed conclusions for the building under consideration.
Eine weitere Verbesserung der Regelung kann, und dies scheint besonders interessant zu sein, dadurch erreicht werden, dass die Steuereinheit gewissemiassen lernfähig ist und sukzessive das für das betroffene Gebäude relevante Mikroklima berücksichtigt. Diese Lernfähigkeit kann dadurch erreicht werden, dass die ennittelten Daten der Sensoren, der Zielwerte und der entsprechenden Wettervorhersagen in einer Datenbank im Sinne einer Hislory abgelegt werden. Anscliliessend ist es möglich, die Steuereinlieit in dieser geschichtlichen Datenbank jeweils nach älinlichen, bereits abgelaufenen Szenarien des Mikroklimas suchen zu lassen (Pattem Malcliing). Wird eine derartige ähnliche oder gleiche Situation in der Datenbank gefunden, kann nachgeschaut werden, in welcher Hinsicht die anschliessend damals bewirkte Regelung nicht optimal war, und die Regelung kann entsprechend für das erwartete Verhalten in der nahen Zukunft angepasst werden. Es werden also Werte von Sensoren aus der Datenbank, die über historische Daten als maximal übereinstimmend aus dem Menge aller verfügbaren Sensoren (mit Verschiebung auf der Zeitachse) und abhängig von allgemeiner Wetterlage, Windrichtung, Windgeschwindigkeit ausgesucht. Dies kann dezentral im Regler oder zentral gemacht werden.A further improvement of the regulation can, and this seems to be particularly interesting, be achieved by the control unit being able to learn to a certain extent and successively taking into account the microclimate relevant for the building concerned. This ability to learn can be achieved by using the averaged data of the Sensors, the target values and the corresponding weather forecasts are stored in a database in the sense of a Hislory. It is then possible to have the tax authorities search in this historical database for similar, already expired scenarios of the microclimate (Pattem Malcliing). If such a similar or the same situation is found in the database, it can be checked in what respect the regulation subsequently effected at that time was not optimal, and the regulation can be adapted accordingly for the expected behavior in the near future. Values of sensors from the database are therefore selected which, based on historical data, are the maximum match from the set of all available sensors (with a shift on the time axis) and depending on the general weather situation, wind direction and wind speed. This can be done decentrally in the controller or centrally.
Ein konkretes Beispiel soll dazu als Illustration dienen:A concrete example should serve as an illustration:
Es herrscht Westwind mit einer durchsschnittlichen Geschwindigkeit von 20km/h, und der Wetterbericht ist als „40% Bewölkung, kein Niedersclύag" gemeldet. Später am Tag soll eine Front von Westen her aufziehen. Der Regler sucht sich aus der Datenbank die Sensoren aus, die bei dieser spezifischen Wettersituation mit einem Vorlauf von 2 Stunden die grösste Übereinstimmung mit dem lokalen Wetter hatten (in diesem Falle vermutlich Gebäude in Richtung Westen, ca. 40km entfernt). Die Daten dieser Sensoren werden benutzt, um im beschriebenen Falle die Heizung, die angenommen eine Trägheit von etwa 2 Stunden hat, rechtzeitig anzufahren bevor die Wetterfront das Gebäude von aussen recht stark abkühlen wird. Abhängig von der Orientierung der Aussenwand wird auf der Westseite wesentlich mehr geheizt als auf der Ostseite des Gebäudes, da der Wind von Westen her das Gebäude auskühlt.There is a west wind with an average speed of 20km / h, and the weather forecast is reported as "40% cloud cover, no low weather". Later in the day, a front is to be drawn in from the west. The controller uses the database to select the sensors that in this specific weather situation with a lead time of 2 hours had the greatest correspondence with the local weather (in this case presumably buildings to the west, approx. 40 km away) has an inertia of about 2 hours to start in time before the weather front will cool the building from the outside quite a lot cools.
Ein weiteres Beispiel betrifft die Markisenregelung im schwülen Sommer. Mit der Markise wird ein spezifisches Zimmer beschattet. Da es jedoch immer zu lokalen starken Gewittern kommen kann, wird die Markise rechtzeitig eingefahren, wenn Sensoren auf anderen Häusern im Umkreis von ca. Im „Windentfernung" Windböen anzeigen. Another example concerns the awning regulation in sultry summer. A specific room is shaded with the awning. However, since there can always be local strong thunderstorms, the awning is retracted in good time if sensors on other houses within a radius of approx.

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PATENTANSPRÜCHE
1. Verfahren zur Steuerung der Wämieflüsse in wenigstens einem Gebäude, bei welchem aus einer Mehrzahl von Eingangsparametern Mittel zur Beemflussung der Temperatur innerhalb des Gebäudes gesteuert werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel für die Temperaturregelung eines spezifischen, betrachteten Raumes oder wenigstens eines Bereichs eines spezifischen Raumes angesteuert werden, indem als Eingangsparameter a) wenigstens ein Zielwert, insbesondere die gewünschte Temperatur des spezifischen Raumes ; b) wenigstens ein genereller Parameter, welcher für wenigstens eine Grosse innerhalb und/oder ausserhalb des Gebäudes charakteristisch ist, welche die Temperatur innerhalb des spezifischen Raumes wenigstens mittelbar beeinflusst; und c) wenigstens ein spezieller Parameter, welcher für die spezifischen Wärmeflussverhältnisse des spezifischen betrachteten Raumes oder des Bereichs des spezifischen Raumes charakteristisch ist ; verwendet werden und aus diesen Eingangsparametern in einer Steuereinlieit die Steuerung der Mittel berechnet wird.1. A method for controlling the heat flows in at least one building, in which means for influencing the temperature within the building are controlled from a plurality of input parameters, characterized in that the means for temperature control of a specific room under consideration or at least a region of a specific one Room can be controlled by the input parameters a) at least one target value, in particular the desired temperature of the specific room; b) at least one general parameter which is characteristic of at least one size inside and / or outside the building and which at least indirectly influences the temperature within the specific room; and c) at least one special parameter which is characteristic of the specific heat flow conditions of the specific room under consideration or of the area of the specific room; are used and the control of the means is calculated from these input parameters in a control unit.
2. ' Verfahren nach Ansprach 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es sich bei den Mittel für die Temperaturregelung um wenigstens eine Heizung, und/oder wenigstens eine Klimaanlage, und/oder wenigstens eine Nentilationsanlage, und/oder wenigstens eine Vorrichtung zur Beeinflussung der Sonneneinstrahlung in den Raum handelt. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Steuereinlieit über Zugriff auf eine eine Datenbank verfügt, in welcher historische Werte der Parameter (b,c) und der Zielwerte (a) des betrachteten spezifischen Raumes und/oder des betrachteten spezifischen Gebäudes enthalten sind, und dass die Steuerung der Mittel für die Temperaturregelung aus den Eingangsparametern unter Berücksichtigung dieser historischen Werte erfolgt, wobei insbesondere bevorzugt in einein Adaptionsprozess die Steuerung der Mittel für die Temperaturregelung aus den Eingangsparameter den unter Berücksichtigung dieser historischen Werte optimiert wird.2. 'Method according spoke 1, characterized in that the means for temperature control are at least one heater, and / or at least one air conditioning system, and / or at least one ventilation system, and / or at least one device for influencing the solar radiation in the room is acting. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit has access to a database in which historical values contain the parameters (b, c) and the target values (a) of the specific space and / or the specific building under consideration and that the means for temperature control are controlled from the input parameters taking these historical values into account, the control of the means for temperature control from the input parameters being particularly preferably optimized in an adaptation process, taking these historical values into account.
Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Anspräche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es sich beim wenigstens einen generellen Parameter (b) um einen oder um eine Auswahl aus den folgenden, insbesondere mittels Sensoren gemessenen Parametern handelt:Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one general parameter (b) is one or a selection from the following parameters, in particular measured by means of sensors:
- Temperatur auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes ;- temperature on the outside of the building under consideration;
- Feuchtigkeit auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes ;- moisture on the outside of the building under consideration;
- der Wind auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes ;- the wind on the outside of the building under consideration;
- die Sonneneinstrahlung auf der Aussenseite des betrachteten Gebäudes ; wobei diese generellen Parameter (b) insbesondere bevorzugt an mehreren Stellen mit unterscliiedlicher Klimabeeinflussung gemessen werden, wie beispielsweise an unterscliiedlichen Fassaden und/oder auf dem Dach des Gebäudes gegebenenfalls auf unterschiedlicher Höhe.- the solar radiation on the outside of the building under consideration; wherein these general parameters (b) are particularly preferably measured at several points with different climatic influences, such as on different facades and / or on the roof of the building, possibly at different heights.
Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zusätzlich als genereller Parameter (b) Infonnationen über die Wettervorhersage insbesondere der Region verwendet wird, und/oder dass zusätzlich aus dem Datum Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang berechnet werden und für die Steuerung verwendet werden. Method according to Claim 4, characterized in that information about the weather forecast, in particular of the region, is additionally used as a general parameter (b), and / or that sunrise and sunset are additionally calculated from the date and used for the control.
6. Verfahren nach einem der Anspräche 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die generellen Parameter (b) wenigstens teilweise über ein verkabeltes oder kabelloses Netzwerk insbesondere bevorzugt über ein LAN, Wireless-LAN, GPRS oder Ähnliches unter Verwendung von Standardprotokollen wie SMTP, ftp, http an die Steuereinheit periodisch oder kontinuierlich übennittelt werden.6. The method according to any one of claims 4 or 5, characterized in that the general parameters (b) at least partially over a wired or wireless network, particularly preferably over a LAN, wireless LAN, GPRS or the like using standard protocols such as SMTP, ftp , http to the control unit periodically or continuously.
7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass als Eingangsparameter weiterhin generelle Parameter (b) gemäss einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6 veiwendet werden, welche an wenigstens einem anderen Gebäuden gemessen werden, wobei diese anderen Gebäude insbesondere bevorzugt benachbart oder in einer für das Klima, insbesondere das Mikroklima, beim betrachteten Gebäude relevanten Entfernung angeordnet ist, wobei insbesondere bevorzugt derartige generelle Parameter (b) anderer Gebäude oder Einrichtungen in Abhängigkeit der Wetteivorhersage und/oder der Windrichtung und/oder -geschwindigkeit berücksichtigt werden.7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that general parameters (b) according to one of claims 4 to 6, which are measured on at least one other building, are used as input parameters, these other buildings being particularly preferably adjacent or in one for the climate, in particular the microclimate, is arranged at a distance relevant to the building under consideration, with particular preference being given to such general parameters (b) of other buildings or facilities as a function of the betting prediction and / or the wind direction and / or speed.
8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass diese Eingangsparameter von anderen Gebäuden über das www, ein WAN, ein LAN oder ähnliche Netzwerke an die Steuereinlieit des betrachteten Gebäudes übergeben weiden, respektive dieser zur Verfügung gestellt werden, und wobei das betrachtete Gebäude seinerseits seine Daten in gleicher Weise den anderen Gebäuden zur Verfügung stellt.8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that these input parameters are passed from other buildings via the www, a WAN, a LAN or similar networks to the control unit of the building in question, or are made available, and the building in question is in turn makes its data available to the other buildings in the same way.
9. Verfaliren nach Ansprach 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Vielzahl von Gebäuden seine generellen Parameter (b) einer Datenbank zur Verfügung stellt, und jeweils die Steuereinheiten anderer Gebäude auf die Gesamtheit dieser Daten zugreifen kömien. 9. According to spoke 7 or 8, characterized in that a large number of buildings makes its general parameters (b) available to a database, and the control units of other buildings can access all of this data.
10. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeiclmet, dass als Emgangsparameter ausserdem der Wert der Temperatur im betrachteten spezifischen Raum und/oder der Wert der Temperatur in benachbarten spezifischen Räumen veiwendet wird.10. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized gekennzeiclmet that the value of the temperature in the specific space under consideration and / or the value of the temperature in neighboring specific rooms is also used as the input parameter.
11. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Anspräche, dadurch gekennzeiclmet, dass es sich beim wenigstens einen spezifischen Parameter (c) um einen oder um eine Auswalύ aus den folgenden Parametern handelt:11. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one specific parameter (c) is one or a selection from the following parameters:
- Fensterfläche;- window area;
- Isolationszustand ;- isolation condition;
- Ausrichtung des betrachteten Raumes bzgl. Himmelsrichtung und Sonneneinstrahlung ;- Alignment of the room under consideration with regard to cardinal direction and solar radiation;
- Beschattung durch benachbarte Gebäude, und/oder Vegetation - ggf. jahreszeitspezifisch - respektive Topografie;- Shading by neighboring buildings and / or vegetation - possibly season-specific - or topography;
- Gebäudehöhe über Normalniveau;- building height above normal level;
- Koordinaten des Gebäudes; wobei diese spezifischen Parameter (c) entweder einmal bestmimt und in die Steuereinheit eingegeben werden, und/oder wobei der gesamte Einfluss wenigstens gewisser dieser spezifischen Parameter (c) von der Steuereinlieit automatisch in einem, gegebenenfalls kontinuierlichen, Adaptionsprozess unter Berücksichtigung des Einflusses der generellen Parameter (b) und der vorgenommenen Ansteuerung der Mittel für die Temperaturregelung auf den tatsächlich im spezifischen Raum bewirkten Wert nach Anspruch 10 ermittelt wird.- coordinates of the building; wherein these specific parameters (c) are either determined once and entered into the control unit, and / or wherein the entire influence of at least certain of these specific parameters (c) is automatically determined by the control unit in an, if appropriate continuous, adaptation process, taking into account the influence of the general parameters (b) and the activation of the means for the temperature control to the value actually effected in the specific space is determined according to claim 10.
12. Vorrichtung zur Steuerung der Wärmeflüsse in wenigstens einem Gebäude unter Verwendung eines Verfahrens nach einem der Anspräche 1 bis 11, umfassend wenigstens eine Steuereinheit, mit welcher Mittel zur Beeinflussung der Temperatur innerhalb des betrachteten Gebäudes gesteuert werden, einer Mehrzahl von Sensoren zur Ermittlung der Parameter (b,c), die Mögliclikeit des Zugriffs auf eine Wettervorhersage, sowie ein Kommunikationsnetz insbesondere in Form eines LAN, WAN, www, über welches die Parameter (b,c) von den Sensoren an die Steuereinlieit respektive über welches die Wettervorhersage an die Steuereinlieit übermittelt wird.12. Device for controlling the heat flows in at least one building using a method according to one of claims 1 to 11, comprising at least one control unit with which means for influencing the Temperature can be controlled within the building under consideration, a plurality of sensors for determining the parameters (b, c), the possibility of access to a weather forecast, and a communication network, in particular in the form of a LAN, WAN, www, via which the parameters (b, c) from the sensors to the tax authority or via which the weather forecast is transmitted to the tax authority.
13. Steuereinlieit zur Durchführung eines Verfalirens nach einem der Anspräche 1 bis 11 respektive zur Verwendung in einer Vorrichtung gemäss Anspruch 12, umfassend wenigstens einen Prozessor, interne Mittel zur Datenspeicherung sowie wenigstens ein Netzwerk-Interface, wobei auf den Mitteln zur Datenspeicherung eine Datenbank vorgesehen ist, auf welcher die Daten der Eingangsparameter und der tatsächlich erreichten Zielwerte laufend dokumentiert werden, und wobei die Steuereinheit derart ausgelegt ist, dass aus den momentanen Eingangsparametern unter Berücksichtigung des History- Inhalts der Datenbank in optimierender und lernender Weise Mittel für die Temperaturregelung angesteuert werden.13. A control unit for carrying out a procedure according to one of claims 1 to 11 or for use in a device according to claim 12, comprising at least one processor, internal means for data storage and at least one network interface, a database being provided on the means for data storage , on which the data of the input parameters and the target values actually achieved are continuously documented, and wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that means for temperature control are controlled in an optimizing and learning manner from the current input parameters, taking into account the history content of the database.
14. Datenverarbeitungsprogramm zur Durchführung eines Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11 in einer Steuereinheit gemäss Anspruch 13. 14. Data processing program for performing a method according to one of claims 1 to 11 in a control unit according to claim 13.
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