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Water heating control system and method

  • US 20110031323A1
  • Filed: 08/07/2009
  • Published: 02/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized water heating control system, comprising:

  • means for automatically monitoring and controlling a plurality of water heating units within a local water heating system;

    means for comparing parametric measurements associated with each of the water heating units;

    at least one sensor adapted for acquiring current water heating unit data from the plurality of water heating units in the local water heating system, the at least one sensor being connected to the automatically controlling and acquiring means;

    means for acquiring water heating unit historical data for both the local water heating system and for a group of similar heating systems, the means for acquiring including means for accessing a remote database through a network;

    means for comparing current and historical data of similar water heating units within the local water heating system; and

    means for comparing current and historical data for a water heating unit within the local water heating system to similar water heating units within the group of similar water heating systems.

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