GB2499190A - District heating system whereby each user powers a communal heating plant - Google Patents

District heating system whereby each user powers a communal heating plant Download PDF

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GB2499190A
GB2499190A GB1201704.2A GB201201704A GB2499190A GB 2499190 A GB2499190 A GB 2499190A GB 201201704 A GB201201704 A GB 201201704A GB 2499190 A GB2499190 A GB 2499190A
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Alastair Gordon Laurence Hunter
Arron Grist
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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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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Abstract

The district heating system comprises a communal heating plant 1 and two or more users 3. Each user is arranged to receive heat energy from the communal heating plant and includes a heat meter 5 arranged to determine the amount of heat energy received by the respective user from the communal heating plant. Each user also includes a power supply 4 arranged to power the communal heating plant. The communal heating plant is powered by the power supply of the two or more users, with the amount of power supplied by each user to the communal heating plant being proportional to the heat energy received by the respective user, as measured by the user s heat meter. The system may include an automated power switching device 8 activated by an analytical control system 7 to determine which users power supply powers the communal heating plant at any given time. An uninterruptable power supply 11 may be provided between the automated power switching device and the communal heating plant. This system ensures fair distribution of the cost of running the communal heating plant since the heat consumed by a user is paid for directly by the user.

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A system for Automatic Energy allocation in communal heating systems
1.
1.1. This invention relates to a Control System for apportioning energy to a communal heating plant in direct proportion to the heat consumed by each user.
2. Background
2.1. Small district heating systems require to be managed and the energy consumed by each user individually invoiced and collected. On large scale district heating schemes this can usually be justified, however where small scale systems are installed, running two or more users on one installation, this is uneconomic and costly to administrate.
3.Statement of invention
3.1. According to the present invention there is provided a control system that will fairly divide the energy consumed by the communal plant in direct proportion to the heat consumed by each user. The system comprises a dedicated power supply circuit provided from each user to run the communal system, means of measuring the quantity of heat delivered to each user, means of measuring the energy consumed by the communal plant and a control system with user power circuit selection. The system measures the heat consumed by each user, at the same time the system measures the power consumed by the communal plant. The control system automatically selects the power supply to run from based upon the proportion of heat consumed by each user. This is executed using long term and short term means of the consumption of each user together with the communal plant in order to ensure fair distribution.
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A system for Automatic Energy allocation in communal heating systems
4.Advantages
4.1. According to the present invention there is no requirement for separate billing as the heat consumed is paid for directly by the user. This negates the need for any time consuming meter reading, invoicing and payment collection.
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5.Example
5.1. A specific embodiment of the invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
5.2. Figure 1 shows a typical circuit diagram
5.3. Referring to Figure 1 the heating circuit comprises a communal heating plant [1] which delivers heat to the users [3] via a district heating circuit [2], The district heating circuit [2] is fitted with heat meters [5] which measure the quantity of heat supplied to each user [3]. The communal heating plant [1] is powered via a circuit provided by each user [4], Each circuit provided [4] is fitted with a power meter [6] which measure the quantity of power supplied to the communal heating plant [1], These circuits [4] are connected to the power feed to the communal heating plant [9] by means of an automated power switching device [8]. The automated power switching device [8] is activated by the analytical control system [7], Each heat meter [5] and power meter [6] send data to the analytical control system [7] which calculates which circuit [4] should be used to run the communal heating plant [1] at any time. This ensures that the energy delivered by each user [3] is proportional to the heat consumed by that user. The analytical control system [7] and automated power switching device [8]may be constructed a single autonomous unit [10]. An uninterruptable power supply [11] may be fitted between the automated switching device [8] and the communal heating plant [1],
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Claims (1)

  1. A system for Automatic Energy allocation in communal heating systems
    6.Claims
    I. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system connected to a feed-power circuit selection device.
    II. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system connected to a heat meter in each heating circuit supplied by the communal heating system.
    III. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system connected to a power meter in each power circuit provided by the user to operate the communal heating plant
    IV. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system which may be incorporated within the control system of the communal heating plant.
    V. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system which may be independent of the control system of the communal heating plant.
    VI. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system which calculates the quantity of energy to be delivered to the communal heating plant from each user in direct proportion to the heat consumed by that user
    VII. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems, comprising a control system which calculates the time allocated to the power supply provided by each user for the communal heating plant in direct proportion to the heat consumed by that user
    VIII. A system for automatic energy allocation in communal heating systems with an uninterruptable power supply between the feed-power circuit selection device and the communal heating plant.
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    Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows
    6.Claims
    I. A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users, comprising a control system connected to a feed-power circuit selection device.
    II. A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1,
    comprising a control system connected to a heat meter in each heating circuit supplied by the communal heating system.
    A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1, comprising a control system connected to a power meter in each power circuit provided by the user to operate the communal heating plant
    A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1, comprising a control system which may be incorporated within the control system of the communal heating plant.
    A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1, comprising a control system which may be independent of the control system of the communal heating plant.
    A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1, comprising a control system which calculates the quantity of energy
    to be delivered to the communal heating plant from each user in direct proportion to the heat consumed by that user A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1, comprising a control system which calculates the time allocated to the power supply provided by each user for the communal heating plant in direct proportion to the heat consumed by that user A system which automatically allocates motive power from individual users in communal heating systems in direct proportion to the heat consumed by the individual users according to claim 1, comprising an uninterruptable power supply between the feed-power circuit selection device and the communal heating plant.
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