Device and a Method for Measurement of Energy for Heating Tap Water Separated from the Buildings Heating Energy-Usage

• US 20080281763A1
• Filed: 11/02/2006
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KYAB Lulea AB
• Original Assignee: KYAB Lulea AB
• Inventors: Yliniemi, Kimmo
• Granted Patent: US 7,792,659 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 10/00 District heating systems
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1048 Counting of energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1063 counting of energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1081 counting of energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 17/12 Indicating product of flow and temperature difference directly or temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/17 District heating
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/14 Combined heat and power generation [CHP]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8158 With indicator, register, recorder, alarm or inspection means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8376 Combined

Abstract

A device, such as a heat meter for measurements of hot tap water energy usage, separated from building heating energy usage, in a district heating substation. The device is connected only to sensors attached to the supply pipe and return pipe of the district heating substation. A device, such as a heat meter, has a detector to detect a deviation in the total power (P) usage in the district heating substation which deviation depends on the use of warm tap water. The device may be used to calculate energy consumption in the heat exchanger related to building heating, and the energy consumption in the second heat exchanger related to tap water heating. The device may be used to calculate energy consumption for tap water heating, which relates to the duration of the deviation.

Claims

1. A device for measurement of energy consumption for heating tap water in a district heating substation, the device comprising:

first means for measuring a first temperature (T3) in a supply pipe,

second means for measuring a second temperature (Tr) in a return pipe,

means for measuring a total flow (V) of supplied district heating water to the district heating substation by means of a flow meter arranged at the supply pipe (2) or the return pipe,

means to calculate the total power (P) delivered to the district heating substation based on the measurement of a first temperature (Ts), the second temperature (Tr) and the total flow (V), a first heat exchanger for household heating, a second heat exchanger for heating tap water (6), the device comprises a detection means for detecting start, stop and duration of a deviation in the power usage of the district heating substation related to hot water usage, a calculation means, to calculate the energy consumption in the second heat exchanger, which relates to the deviation, the calculation means approximates the power (Pheat) usage in the first heat exchanger during the detected hot water tapping and calculates the power usage (Ptap) in the second heat exchanger for heating tap water, during the identified deviation as a difference between a total power (P) and an approximated power usage for building heating (Pheat) during a duration of a detected tapping.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the calculation means in the device use measurements from the first means, the second means and the flow meter, and no other measurements in order to calculate energy consumption in the second heat exchanger.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein the detection means detect start and stop of a tapping by detecting deviations in total power usage related to hot water usage.

4. A device according to claim 3 wherein the device is a physically separate unit in relation to the district heating substation.

5. A device according to claim 1 wherein the calculation means calculate the energy consumption of the first heat exchanger.

6. A method for measurement of energy consumption for heating tap water in a district heating substation, the district heating substation comprises a first heat exchanger for building heating and a second heat exchanger for heating of tap water the method comprising:

measuring a first temperature (Ts) in a supply pipe by means of a first means arranged at the supply pipe, measuring a second temperature (Tr) in a return pipe by means of a second means arranged at the return pipe, measuring a total flow (V) of supplied district heating water to the district heating substation by means of a flow meter arranged at the supply pipe or the return pipe, calculation of the total power usage in the district heating substation based on the measurements of the first temperature (Ts) the second temperature (Tr) and the total flow (V), characterized by the detection of start, stop and duration of a deviation in the power usage of the district heating substation where the deviation is a result of hot water usage, calculation of the energy consumption in the second heat exchanger, which relates to the deviation, based on the above mentioned measurements and by approximating the power (Pheat) usage in the first heat exchanger during the detected deviation, and by calculating the power usage (Ptap) in the second heat exchanger as a difference between a total power (P) and an approximated power usage for building heating (Pheat) during a duration of a detected tapping, estimating the flow of tap water during a detected deviation by calculating rh=Qh/kΔ

Tc.

7. A method according to claim 6 the calculation means in the device uses measurements from the first means, the second means and the flow meter, and no other measurements are used in order to calculate energy consumption in the second heat exchanger.

8. A method according to claim 7 wherein the calculating means, detects that start and stop of a tapping by detecting deviations in total power usage (P) related to hot water usage.

9. A method according to claim 6 wherein the calculation of the energy usage in the first heat exchanger.