EP3483520A1 - Module for a heating and/or hot water supply system and method for constructing such a system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a module (1) for a heating and / or hot water supply system of a building. The module (1) has at least one component (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) of a heating and / or hot water supply system for a building. The component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and pipes (12) for connecting the component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) are arranged on a carrier element (2). The module (1), in particular the carrier element (2), is designed such that the component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and / or pipelines (12) each at a plurality of different positions on the carrier element (2) can be arranged.

Description

The invention relates to a module for a heating system and / or a hot water supply system of a building and to a method for producing a heating system and / or hot water supply system of a building.

According to the state of the art, in the production of heating and / or hot water supply systems, a large part of the work is carried out on site in the building. Here, the individual components of the system, which are usually manufactured industrially by different manufacturers and procured by the exporting craft business, installed on site and connected by pipelines.

The professional installation of the individual components on site requires a high level of specialist knowledge. The work here is relatively time-consuming and must be carried out by well-trained personnel, which may have to accept high travel distances in purchasing.

This situation is aggravated by the fact that modern systems of the type in question are becoming increasingly complex. Among other things, this is due to the fact that ever greater demands are placed on the efficiency of such systems, for example from an energy-related point of view. In addition, systems of the type in question are individually planned for the respective building.

The installation of such systems requires not only high general knowledge, but also the exact knowledge of the individual circumstances of the respective system. As a result, contractors can plan their deployment less flexibly than in the case of activities where the skilled person can be easily replaced by another appropriately qualified person on site.

The shortage of skilled workers and the fundamental difficulties of the skilled trades in finding qualified junior staff further aggravated the problem described above.

The invention is therefore an object of the invention to improve existing systems and methods for producing such systems of the type in question such that the above problems do not occur or at least to a lesser extent than in the prior art.

The object is achieved by a module for a heating and / or hot water supply system and a method for producing a heating and / or hot water supply system with the features of the independent claims. The features of the dependent claims relate to advantageous embodiments.

According to the invention the object is achieved by a module having at least one component of the system. The module has a carrier element. On the support member, the component and piping for connecting the component is arranged. The module is designed such that the component and / or the pipes can be arranged in each case at a plurality of different positions on the carrier element. In this case, in particular, the carrier element is designed so that an arrangement of the component and / or piping is possible in each case at a plurality of different positions on the carrier element.

Such a module according to the invention substantially facilitates the installation and the piping of the component. It is possible to place the component as well as the associated piping in any place, e.g. a workshop to attach to the module. The module can then be transported as a whole at its destination in the building and installed there.

Preferably, the module has a plurality of components. These can be connected to each other with pipes. The more components of the system are part of the module, the greater the benefit of using modules according to the invention.

Such a module also makes it possible to carry out the method according to the invention. This provides that the module is prefabricated at a location remote from the building in which the system is to be installed. This location may preferably be the workshop of the exporting craft business. The component (s) and / or piping are placed on the support member and fastened while the module is prefabricated. The module is then transported to its intended position in the building and placed there and / or installed in the building. In the building, the module is connected to other components of the heating and / or hot water supply system.

As part of the prefabrication of the module, the thermal insulation of components and pipelines can be carried out in an advantageous manner.

An essential advantage of the method according to the invention is that many of the work which must be carried out in the building on site according to the state of the art can be relocated to a location remote from the building. This place is, for example, the workshop of a craft business. The work involved in the prefabrication of a module can thus be done without access. The Qualified personnel required for this purpose are thus available for a longer time to fulfill their actual tasks.

It is also advantageous that in a single location a plurality of modules can be prefabricated in parallel and / or in succession, which are intended for different systems in different buildings. Frequently needed materials can easily be kept ready at the place of prefabrication and need not be brought extra to the destination of the system. Also can be used in a simple way to the entire tool inventory of a craft business. According to the prior art, these tools must be transported to the site. There is always the risk that unneeded tools are transported and loaded unnecessarily, causing work and costs. It is also possible that a required tool is not available on site, for example, because it was forgotten or fails due to a defect. In such cases, work delays occur at the construction site during the procurement of suitable replacement, which are also associated with a corresponding additional expense.

In addition, the present invention provides an environmental benefit. The packaging materials in which the individual components are purchased from the manufacturer can usually not be optimally disposed of on site - ie on the construction site. It is either necessary to transport the packages back into the factory - which, in turn, is costly - or to dispose of them on-site in a convenient but not optimal manner with regard to environmental aspects. By contrast, according to the method according to the invention, these packages are obtained at the place of prefabrication of the module, where they can be easily disposed of in a suitable manner.

The modules themselves can be brought in reusable packaging to their destination in the building. In the packaging can For example, they are transport boxes. These can be equipped with handling aids, such as carrying handles.

Advantageously, the at least one component and / or the pipelines are selected as a function of the further components of the heating system and / or the spatial situation in the building and / or arranged on the carrier element. In this way, individual solutions for the respective system can be developed. In particular, it is possible on the basis of the conditions in the building to determine the position of the connection points for connecting the module with other components of the system to the module in an appropriate manner.

For this purpose, it may make sense that first the installation situation is detected in the building and then the spatial arrangement of the component (s) and / or piping is set in the prefabrication of the module depending on this installation situation.

It is understood that it is also possible to prefabricate a plurality of modules and to connect in the building with each other and / or the other components of the heating system. This can be useful, for example, if a large number of components of a system are to be installed in a prefabricated module. The module, in particular the carrier element, must then have a certain size. On the other hand, a plurality of smaller modules can be handled more easily, which, for example, contributes to simplifying the transport of the modules through the building to their destination.

The other components of the heating system are preferably a heat generator network and / or a heat consumer network. It may also be individual components of a heat generator network and / or a heat consumer network.

The heat consumer network can be a heating consumer network, a safety and / or sewer network, a heat and buffer storage network and / or a drinking and / or service water network.

The heat generator network can be, for example, a district heating network.

The component of a heat generator network can be a heat and / or buffer store, a storage loading system and / or a fresh water station.

The component of a heat generator network can be a heat generator, in particular with combustion technology, a combined heat and power plant, a heat pump, a solar system and / or a heat recovery system.

In practice, it is often the case that these components already exist. Thus, for example, when installing a new heating and / or hot water supply system in a building a line network to supply the individual radiator already be present that will continue to be used. Such scenarios are common, especially due to the currently increasing demands on the energy efficiency of building heating systems in existing buildings. Outdated heating and / or hot water supply systems are being replaced by more modern systems without the need to replace the existing network in the building, in particular to avoid the resulting massive interventions in the building fabric and the resulting costs. In this case, the module can be easily connected to the existing network. The module according to the invention then preferably forms the interface between the heat generator network and the heat consumer network.

Also components of a heat generator network are often due to their sheer size not to use in a meaningful way as part of a prefabricated module, but are expediently set up in a conventional manner individual. This applies, for example, to combined heat and power plants, heat generators with combustion technology and / or heat pumps. In such a case, it is advantageous to install and / or install these - comparatively large - components of the system individually in the building, while smaller components of the system are installed as part of a module according to the invention.

A component that is part of the module can be, for example, a mixing device, a safety device, a pressure compensation device, a distributor device, a flushing device, a control device, a pump, a measuring device, a separator, a venting device, a feed device, a heat exchanger and / or act a shut-off.

It goes without saying that the module can also have a plurality of such components. Due to their size, components of this type are particularly suitable for being installed together with their piping in a corresponding module. In the best case, so the time-consuming installation of a variety of relatively small components can be omitted on site at the site.

Other components that can be arranged in a particularly advantageous manner on the support element of a module according to the invention, for example, a heat exchanger, preferably with its connection means, a hydraulic switch, preferably with their connection means, a separator, such as a Magnetitdynamischer separator, a heat circuit connection group, in particular with fixed value controller, mixer and / or actuator, a distributor bar for heat circuit connection groups, heat network pumps, in particular high-efficiency heat network pumps, preferably with their connection devices, Solar circuit pumps, in particular high-efficiency solar circuit pumps, preferably with their connection devices, hot water circulation pumps, in particular with their connection devices, check valves, in particular thermal check valves, preferably with their connection devices, energy counter, in particular with their connection devices, quantity and / or differential pressure regulator, pressure measuring and / or display devices , Temperature measuring and / or indicating devices, dirt, sludge and / or air separators, filling, emptying, flushing and venting devices, a valve assembly, preferably with safety devices, a refilling device for heating filling water, safety and / or waste water discharge devices, control module and / or functional extension devices, operating instructions, function and / or signs.

Another advantage is that electrical installation devices can also be arranged in an advantageous manner on the carrier element. Thus, the possibly necessary electrical interconnection of the components can also be done within the framework of the prefabrication of the module. Electrical cables can be laid properly on the support element, the module preferably with suitable electrical connection means for connecting the module with other components of the heating system, such as sensors, such as temperature sensors o. Ä., And / or for connecting the module to a power supply , For example, with a standard 230 V mains voltage supply is provided.

Advantageously, the carrier element may have a plurality of attachment points for securing the component and / or the pipelines. Such a plurality of attachment points makes it possible to flexibly vary the spatial arrangement of component (s) and pipelines on the carrier element. In this way, the available space on the support element can be optimally utilized. Furthermore, piping in a meaningful way, for example, with the shortest possible Connecting paths are placed on the module. Also, piping connections to be connected to other components of the heating and / or hot water supply system may be provided at positions on the module that are selected such that the connections are in the building after installation and / or installation of the module in close proximity to the corresponding existing connections of the other components of the heating and / or hot water supply system.

The attachment points may be, for example, simple elements, such as holes, for example, holes. In this then fasteners, such as screws, can be used. The attachment points are preferably distributed over the carrier element in a regular grid. This facilitates the planning of the respective module.

Preferably, the module has a planar element as a carrier element for providing the attachment points. The planar element may in particular be a perforated plate. It may also be lattice, preferably of metal, particularly preferably of, in particular galvanized, steel act. Alternatively, however, for example, plates made of wood and / or wood substitute materials, such as laminate or plastic, conceivable. Such plates provide suitable attachment points already due to their own nature, since fasteners, such as screws, can be screwed at any point of such a plate.

The sheet element may be bare, primed, painted and / or hot-dip galvanized.

Preferably, the module has at least reinforcing element for mechanical reinforcement of the planar element and / or for fastening the module in the building and / or other modules. At the reinforcing elements For example, they can be profiles. The reinforcing elements may in particular be made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. Such profiles, which may be extruded profiles, are commercially available. You can easily connect with each other and / or with the sheet-like element with suitable fasteners. It is also easily possible to connect fasteners for mounting the module in the building with the profiles. In the prefabrication of the module, the profiles can be easily cut to the desired length or tailored to appropriate lengths related. The profiles can, for example, like a frame, are arranged in the region of the edges of the carrier element at this. Alternatively and / or additionally, further profiles can be distributed over the surface of the planar element and preferably connected to profiles arranged in the region of the edges of the carrier element. The resulting, designed for example in the manner of a ladder frame construction gives the support element and thus the entire module the necessary stability.

• Fig. 1 zeigt eine schematische Darstellung der Vorderseite eines beispielhaften erfindungsgemäßen Moduls
• Fig. 2 zeigt eine schematische Darstellung der Rückseite des Moduls.
• Fig. 3 zeigt eine schematische Seitenansicht des Moduls.
• Fig. 4 zeigt eine schematische Ansicht des Moduls von oben.
• Fig. 5 zeigt eine beispielhafte Verwendungsmöglichkeit eines erfindungsgemäßen Moduls in einem Heizungssystem anhand eines vereinfachten Verfahrensfließbilds.

The invention will be described below with reference to the FIGS. 1 to 5 schematically explained in more detail

• Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the front of an exemplary module according to the invention
• Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of the back of the module.
• Fig. 3 shows a schematic side view of the module.
• Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of the module from above.
• Fig. 5 shows an exemplary use of a module according to the invention in a heating system based on a simplified process flow diagram.

The exemplary module 1 according to the invention has a flat carrier element 2 on its front side. Components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and pipelines 12 for connecting the components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 can be arranged on the carrier element 2. It is possible to arrange the components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and / or pipes 12 in each case at a plurality of different positions on the carrier element 2.

The possibilities of arranging components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and / or pipelines 12 at different positions of the carrier element 2 is made possible in the example shown by a plurality of attachment points 3. The attachment points 3 are realized in the example shown as holes in the support element 2. In the example shown, the carrier element 2 is a perforated plate, which can advantageously have a surface coating which protects against corrosion. This can be, for example, galvanizing.

In order to give the module 1 according to the invention the necessary stability, the module 1 according to the invention has reinforcing elements 4. These can, as in the example shown, consist of profiles. The reinforcing elements 4 may be made of aluminum and / or an aluminum alloy.

In Fig. 2 It can be seen that a part of the reinforcing elements 4 is arranged in the shape of a frame in the region of the edges of the module 1 or of the carrier element 2. The carrier element 2 can be connected in an advantageous manner by means of some of its attachment points 3 with the reinforcing elements 4. In the example shown, a further reinforcing element 4 is located in the middle of the module 1, where it extends over the surface of the carrier element 2 between the frame-shaped reinforcing elements 4. The individual reinforcing elements 4 are connected to one another via connecting elements 5 in an advantageous manner, so that a formed in the manner of a lead frame structure of the reinforcing elements 4 results.

The module 1 shown in the example advantageously has mounting elements 6. These can be designed to be adjustable in an advantageous manner, to compensate for unevenness of the bottom 16. Alternatively and / or additionally, the exemplary module 1 - as in particular in Fig. 3 shown - be connected to a ceiling 17 or a wall 18 of a building. Moreover, it is possible to connect a plurality of the exemplary modules 1 with each other. The connection can also be made in an advantageous manner by connecting the reinforcing element 4 of the modules 1.

The inventive method can be carried out such that a module 1 according to the invention is prefabricated. In this case, components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 of the heating system are fastened to the carrier element 2. At the in Fig. 5 In the example shown, the components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 are a hydraulic separator 7, a mixer 8, two pumps 9, a non-return valve 10 and two shut-off valves 11. Furthermore, the pipe connections 12 between the components 7, 8 , 9, 10, 11 produced. Via further pipelines 12, the components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 are connected to terminals 13 for connecting the module 1 to a heat generator network and further terminals 14 and 15 for connecting the module 1 with heat consumer networks. The module 1 shown by way of example can be used to connect a condensing boiler which is part of a heat generator network with two heat consumer networks with different requirements for the flow temperature, for example a heat consumer network, the wall heater and a heat consumer network, which supplies a floor heating. It is understood that by selecting other components 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and / or another design of the piping connections corresponding modules 1 can be created with a variety of possible different different functionalities.

The prefabricated module 1 can then be introduced into a building. On site, the module 1 is set up and / or fixed in the building. The terminals 13 are connected to a heat generator network. Terminal 14 is connected to a first heat consumer network - in the example shown for the supply of surface heating elements. The terminals 15 are connected to a second heat consumer network - in the example shown to supply a floor heating - connected. The exemplary module 1 thus advantageously forms the interface between heat generator network and heat consumer network. It is understood that modules according to the invention can also be used in this context to connect a single heat generator network to a single heat consumer network. Alternatively and / or additionally, it is possible to connect a plurality of heat generator networks and / or a plurality of heat consumer networks with a module 1 according to the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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module

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support element

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attachment

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reinforcing element

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connecting element

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positioning element

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hydraulic switch

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mixer

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pump

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check valve

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lock fitting

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pipeline

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Connections for heat generator network

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Connections for heat consumer network

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Connections for heat consumer network

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ground

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ceiling

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wall

Claims (10)

Module (1) for a heating and / or hot water supply system of a building, the module (1) having at least one component (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) of a heating and / or hot water supply system for a building,
wherein the component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and pipes (12) for connecting the component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) are arranged on a carrier element (2), wherein the module (1), in particular the carrier element (2), is designed such that the component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and / or pipelines (12) each at a plurality of different positions on the carrier element (2) can be arranged. Module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the component (s) (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) are a mixing device, a safety device, a pressure compensation device, a distributor device, a flushing device, a control device, a pump, a measuring device, a separation device, a venting device, a feed device, a heat exchanger and / or a shut-off is. Module (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carrier element (2) has a plurality of attachment points (3) for fixing the component (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and / or the pipes (12) , in particular wherein the attachment points (3) are arranged in a regular grid. Module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the module (1) has a plurality of components (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) which are fastened to the carrier element (2). Module (1) according to claim one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carrier element (2) is a planar element for providing the attachment points, in particular a perforated plate. Module (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the module reinforcing elements (4), in particular profiles, for the mechanical reinforcement of the carrier element (2) and / or for fixing the module (1) in the building and / or other modules (1 ) having. Method for producing a heating and / or hot water supply system of a building, wherein a module (1) for a heating and / or hot water supply system of a building, in particular a module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, prefabricated at a location remote from the building at least one component (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) of a heating system and / or pipelines (12) being arranged and fastened to a support element (2) during prefabrication of the module (1), the prefabricated module ( 2) is placed in its intended position in the building and / or fixed in the building, wherein the module (1) is connected in the building with another component of the heating and / or hot water supply system, in particular via pipelines. A method according to claim 7, characterized in that the at least one component 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and / or the pipes (12) depending on the other components of the heating system and / or the spatial situation in the building selected and / or on the support element (2) are arranged. A method according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that a plurality of modules (1) prefabricated and in the building with each other and / or the other part of the heating system, in particular via pipes, is connected. Method according to one of Claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the further component of the heating system is a heat generator network and / or a heat consumer network and / or a component a heat generator network and / or a heat consumer network is.

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