Electric water-heater with adjustable power
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1. A system comprising:
- a heating device comprising at least one heating means supplied by an AC power grid;
a control module for controlling said heating device;
a water tank, the heating device heating the water of the tank;
the system being characterised in that the heating means is supplied via a switching converter rectifying the alternating current of the grid into direct current, the switching converter being controlled by the control module in accordance at least with descriptive data of a state of said power grid, so as to adjust the power of the heating means;
wherein the control module controls each power device in accordance with a power set point issued by a managing element, wherein the managing element is;
configured to issue a power set point reducing the consumption of the heating means when the descriptive data of a state of said power grid are characteristic of a present deficit and/or of a future excess amount of energy of renewable origin within said power grid, so as to reduce the energy capacity of the tank, and/orconfigured to issue a power set point increasing the consumption of the heating means when the descriptive data of a state of said power grid are characteristic of a present excess amount and/or a future deficit of energy of renewable origin within said power grid, so as to increase the energy capacity of the tank.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system (1) comprising:
- a heating device (11) comprising at least one heating means (110) supplied by an AC power grid (2);
- a control module (12) for controlling said heating device (11),
the system being characterized in that the heating means (110) is supplied via a switching converter (120) rectifying the alternating current of the grid (2) into direct current, the switching converter (120) being controlled by the control module (12) in accordance at least with descriptive data of a state of said power grid (2), so as to adjust the power of the heating means (110).
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11 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a heating device comprising at least one heating means supplied by an AC power grid; a control module for controlling said heating device; a water tank, the heating device heating the water of the tank; the system being characterised in that the heating means is supplied via a switching converter rectifying the alternating current of the grid into direct current, the switching converter being controlled by the control module in accordance at least with descriptive data of a state of said power grid, so as to adjust the power of the heating means; wherein the control module controls each power device in accordance with a power set point issued by a managing element, wherein the managing element is; configured to issue a power set point reducing the consumption of the heating means when the descriptive data of a state of said power grid are characteristic of a present deficit and/or of a future excess amount of energy of renewable origin within said power grid, so as to reduce the energy capacity of the tank, and/or configured to issue a power set point increasing the consumption of the heating means when the descriptive data of a state of said power grid are characteristic of a present excess amount and/or a future deficit of energy of renewable origin within said power grid, so as to increase the energy capacity of the tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for modifying the consumption of a heating device heating the water of a tank, the method being characterised in that it comprises the steps of:
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receiving descriptive data of a state of an AC power grid; generating by a managing element a power set point in accordance at least with said descriptive data of a state of said power grid; issuing said set point to a control module of a heating means of the heating device, the heating means being supplied by the power grid via a switching converter rectifying the alternating current of the grid into direct current; controlling by the control module the switching converter in accordance with the power set point so as to adjust the power of the heating means wherein the managing element is; configured to issue a power set point reducing the consumption of the heating means when the descriptive data of a state of said power grid are characteristic of a present deficit and/or of a future excess amount of energy of renewable origin within said power grid, so as to reduce the energy capacity of the tank, and/or configured to issue a power set point increasing the consumption of the heating means when the descriptive data of a state of said power grid are characteristic of a present excess amount and/or a future deficit of energy of renewable origin within said power grid, so as to increase the energy capacity of the tank.
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