EP2476984A2 - Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation - Google Patents

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EP2476984A2
EP2476984A2 EP12000221A EP12000221A EP2476984A2 EP 2476984 A2 EP2476984 A2 EP 2476984A2 EP 12000221 A EP12000221 A EP 12000221A EP 12000221 A EP12000221 A EP 12000221A EP 2476984 A2 EP2476984 A2 EP 2476984A2
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Thomas Ertel
Michael Schick
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/02—Compressor control
    • F25B2600/025—Compressor control by controlling speed
    • F25B2600/0251—Compressor control by controlling speed with on-off operation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/02—Compressor control
    • F25B2600/025—Compressor control by controlling speed
    • F25B2600/0253—Compressor control by controlling speed with variable speed
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/07—Remote controls

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator and / or freezer with at least one refrigeration unit, with at least one temperature sensor for determining the temperature in at least one region of the refrigerator and / or freezer and at least one control or regulating unit, depending on the Temperature sensor measured temperature values, the cooling unit on and / or off.
  • the present invention has the object, a cooling and / or freezer of the type mentioned in such a way that a local vote of energy consumption and / or energy production is possible.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer has at least one communication system or communicates with at least one communication system, wherein the communication system is designed such that the refrigerator and / or freezer directly or indirectly from one or more other devices and receives energy-related and / or performance-related data from one or more power generators or energy management units, wherein the cooling and / or freezing device, preferably its control or regulating unit is designed such that the power consumption of the refrigerator and / or freezer depending this received data is set and / or reported.
  • the present invention provides refrigerators and / or freezers the ability to tune their power consumption with other devices. Preferably, these devices are in the environment, for example in the same local area network, streets, etc., but also the communication over longer distances or with more distant devices is possible and of the invention mitumutzt.
  • the invention also encompasses the case where the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention transmits energy-related data directly or indirectly to one or more other appliances and / or to one or more energy producers or energy management units by means of at least one communication system, such as the predicted power consumption of the refrigerator and / or freezer for a specific time and / or for a specific period of time.
  • power consumption may refer to the current as well as future power consumption of the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the communication system can operate unidirectionally, that is, data in only one direction, that is sent from or to the refrigerator and / or freezer and / or other participants of the communication system.
  • the invention also includes the case and prefers that the communication system operates bidirectionally, that is to say that data is sent or received from and to the refrigerator and / or freezer and / or the further units which are connected by means of the communication system stand.
  • the present invention includes the case where a refrigerator and / or freezer respond to a request from one or more other energy consuming devices and increase or decrease power consumption even within appropriate limits.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer can increase its actual or future or predicted power consumption accordingly or report it back to the photovoltaic system so that it can get an overview of the usage of their services.
  • Decentralized energy producers or a preferably decentralized energy management unit can thus make the currently generated energy available to other devices. If another device requires more energy than is available in the network, the at least one refrigerator and / or freezer can reduce its power on request. In this case, the refrigerator and / or freezer would be communicated through the communication system that one or more other devices require comparatively much energy, whereupon the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention its own power consumption, for example, by changing the switching points and / or running or standing time or relative duty cycle of the refrigeration unit or the compressor changes.
  • the invention also encompasses the case that, for example, before the start of a refrigeration cycle, the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention inquires at one or more energy producers or the energy management centers of the conditions for which energy is available. The refrigerator and / or freezer may then select based on this energy-related information, for example, a power generator according to the selected criterion and possibly report the planned power consumption to the power generator or to the energy management center. This planned power consumption can be stored in the device itself and / or in another unit.
  • This predicted power consumption of the cooling device or cooling devices according to the invention can then be planned accordingly in the generation of energy.
  • setting or reporting the power consumption also means the case that not only the level of power is set or reported, but also the type of energy production or other data related to performance and / or energy related to Operation of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is required or planned.
  • the present refrigerator and / or freezer optimizing the energy use can be carried out specifically according to the customer's specifications. For example, it is conceivable that preferably inquiries or offers with low energy costs or, for example, environmentally friendly energy generation, ie low CO 2 emissions, are taken into account.
  • the device may be designed so that preferably this power is used to operate the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • this power is used to operate the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the energy-related data include the energy price and / or the type of energy production and / or the CO 2 emissions associated with the energy production and / or the power requirement reported by one or more other devices.
  • the communication of the device via the communication system can be wired (PLC, EIB, KNX, EEBus or the like), or wirelessly (WLAN, WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee or the like).
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer may have a communication device that allows it to contact one or more other devices or one or more gateways, such as a router. In this way, it is possible that the device can also access data via the Internet or perform data communication with other devices or with energy producers and / or energy management centers.
  • the device has a forecasting unit or is in communication with such a unit, wherein this forecasting unit is designed such that it generates a forecast of the future power consumption and preferably over the time course of the power consumption of the device ,
  • the temperature profile at the temperature sensor which can be basically designed as an air and / or evaporator sensor, during the cooling in the term and / or during the heating in the dwell time of Refrigeration units or the compressor can be determined and stored.
  • the temperature curve during the cooling phase depends on the selected speed of the compressor. It is possible and encompassed by the invention to recognize this dependency in the determination of the temperature profiles as a distinguishing feature. It can thus be stored for one, several or each speed level or for each speed different approximation curves.
  • the forecasting unit is designed such that switching points are determined on the basis of the predicted power consumption and / or on the basis of the mathematical function mentioned, to which the compressor is switched on or off. It is thus possible that the refrigerator and / or freezer may preferably estimate at any time when a certain temperature will be reached and when the refrigeration unit could be switched on or off. Thus, possible switching corridors can be determined. On the basis of this information, the device can now use the forecasting unit to estimate a power consumption, preferably in the near future, preferably within the next 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, within the next hour or up to three or more hours.
  • this information that is, the expected power consumption of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention other participants, that is, other devices, and / or at least one power generator and / or at least one energy management center to report that with the question Cooling and / or freezer preferably via the communication system or via the gateway in connection.
  • messages or sent data of the refrigerator and / or freezer can be transmitted either on request or from the device itself, that is by broadcast.
  • the communication system is designed such that the refrigerator and / or freezer receives a message by means of the communication system of one or more other devices and / or one or more energy suppliers or energy management centers, the one Proposal includes, which relates to the amount of power consumption of the refrigerator and / or freezer at a particular time or for a certain period, and that the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed such that it determines by means of said forecasting unit, which temperature is present at said time or in the said period and based on the switch-on value and / or the switch-off value and / or the duty cycle and / or the switch-off and / or the duty cycle of the compressor or the refrigeration unit leaves unchanged or changed.
  • the device receives the proposal via the data line from another device, an energy supplier or via a gateway to consume as little or as much power as possible now or at a certain time in the near future.
  • the device can then determine, based on the mathematical functions, which temperature will be present at that time at the one or more temperature sensors.
  • the input and / or switch-off value or other parameters such as the switch-on duration, the switch-off duration or the relative switch-on duration, in such a way that the proposal uses as little or as much power as possible, completely or partially.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention can thus z.
  • the control or regulation of the refrigeration unit is underlying, manipulate and, where appropriate, with a corresponding offset to achieve a shift, shortening or lengthening the operating time of the refrigeration unit or the compressor.
  • This feedback can be done, for example, to the power generator, to the energy management center and / or to one or more other devices that are connected via the communication system with the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer is designed such that it requests by means of the communication system at one or more power generators or energy management centers, at what conditions energy is available, and that the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed that it based on and based on prognostic data, the switch-on and / or the switch-off value or the other above-mentioned parameters (duty cycle, switch-off, relative duty) of the compressor leaves unchanged or changed.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer can determine when the refrigeration unit should be switched on based on the measured value (s) of the temperature sensors.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer may then decide whether to start up or shut down the refrigeration unit as planned, or sooner or later.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention reports its predicted power consumption and / or its duration to the gateway and / or the selected power generator, whereby the required power for the device can be reserved.
  • the device is designed such that it was the decision of whether the switch-on and / or the switch-off or a switch-on or switch-off was changed, and / or the predicted power consumption by means of the communication system z. B. to one or more other devices and / or energy producers and / or energy management units reports.
  • the device can furthermore be designed in such a way that, based on the values currently measured and / or in the past by means of the temperature sensor (s), it determines the currently stored cold and communicates it on request by means of the communication system. It is conceivable, for example, to determine the currently stored cold in the form of watt-hours and to report back on request from the gateway of other devices or from the energy supplier or an energy management center.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer is designed such that it determines the maximum period of time without power consumption on the basis of the current and / or in the past by means of the or the temperature sensor and on request by means of the communication system Gateway, other connected devices or the utility or an energy management center reports.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer is designed such that user-side requirements for the cooling capacity have a higher priority than performance requirements of other devices.
  • the communication system comprises at least one communication module which is directly or indirectly in communication with the refrigerator and / or freezer and which is preferably designed such that the refrigerator and / or freezer can be retrofitted to the communication module.
  • the present invention further relates to a system comprising one or more power consuming devices and one or more power suppliers and / or energy management units communicating with each other through one or more data links, wherein at least one of the power consuming devices is provided by a cooling and cooling device / or freezer according to one of claims 1 to 14 is formed.
  • the single figure shows the networking of several devices that are placed in different households and are each communicatively connected by a router.
  • three households, household A, household B, household C, are in a data connection via routers to the Internet.
  • each of the households in the example shown here are two household appliances, which can be formed for example by refrigerators and / or freezers and at least represent electricity consumers.
  • At least one of the devices shown by a refrigerator and / or freezer is formed, which receives energy-related data from other devices via the communication system, which includes the Internet in the embodiment, for example, the request, the least possible power to consume because the requesting device currently has a comparatively high power requirements.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention which is in at least one of the illustrated households, can now check whether it can meet this requirement, for example by changing the on and / or off values of the compressor or by a change the runtime, the off times or the duty cycle of the compressor.
  • the refrigerating and / or freezing appliance in question changes its power consumption and may, for example, report this to the other appliances and / or to one or more energy producers and / or energy management units.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer in question has a prognosis unit, by means of which it can determine which temperature is present at which time or period in the device. It can then change on and off values based on this mathematical function or prognosis to achieve a shift, shortening or extension of the operating time of the refrigeration unit, and the resulting changed projected power consumption, for example, to other devices or power generators and / or energy management units report back.
  • This feedback can contain, for example, the information that the device will consume less energy for a certain period of time, which is then available to other devices, but at a later time has an increased energy intake, which then of other devices, with the cooling according to the invention - and / or freezer are networked, must / must be considered.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention z. B. request before the start of a refrigeration cycle even at energy producers or at an energy management center, at what conditions energy is available and based on it optimize its power consumption or power consumption. Due to the predicted power consumption, it is possible that the refrigerator and / or freezer reports the predicted power consumption to the energy producer or energy management centers, so that this can be planned accordingly in the generation of energy. Such a predicted power consumption can be stored, for example, in the system according to the invention, such. In an energy management unit, the power generator and / or other power consumers.
  • an active load management by decentralized and regional load balancing of consumers and producers is realized.
  • the entire system organizes itself and to the effect that a balance between power consumption and power generation is maintained, with preferably can be dispensed with additional central components.

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