HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING A BUILDING AND/OR FOR PREPARING HOT WATER

• US 20140303787A1
• Filed: 02/01/2012
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CLOUD & HEAT Technologies GmbH
• Original Assignee: AoTerra GmbH
• Inventors: Struckmeier, Jens, Fetzer, Christof
• Granted Patent: US 9,958,882 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/276
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 11/003 combined with solar energy
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 11/005 with recuperation of waste heat
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 17/0047 with accumulation of the heated water
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1081 counting of energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 2200/14 Solar energy
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 2200/29 Electrical devices, e.g. computers, servers
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 2200/32 involving multiple heat sources in combination or as alternative heat sources
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 3/08 in combination with systems for domestic hot-water supply
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/19 characterised by the use of electric means G05D23/1393 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20836 Thermal management, e.g. server temperature control
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/20 Solar thermal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/70 Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/18 Domestic hot-water supply systems using recuperated or waste heat
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 20/14 Combined heat and power generation [CHP]

Abstract

According to various embodiments, a heating system for heating a building and/or for preparing hot water is provided. The heating system can comprise a heat distributing device; and a computer, which is coupled to the heat distributing device in such a way that the heat produced by the computer is distributed in the building by means of the heat distributing device; wherein the computer is designed in such a way that the computer produces a message for a computing load distribution computer, wherein the message contains a piece of information about the heat demand of the heating system and/or of the building.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A heating system for heating a building and/or for preparing hot water, comprising:

a heat distributing device; and

a computer which is coupled to the heat distributing device in such a way that the heat produced by the computer can be distributed in the building by means of the heat distributing device;

wherein the computer is configured in such a way that it produces a message for a computing load distribution computer, wherein the message contains information about a heating demand of the heating system and/or of the building, and in that said computer can be switched on or off as a function of the computing load of the computer by powering said computer up or down.

26. The heating system as claimed in claim 25,

wherein the computer is configured in such a way that the computer is switched on or off in reaction to the reception of a switch-on/switch-off message which is received by the computing load distribution computer.

27. The heating system as claimed in claim 25,

wherein the computer also has a transmitter which is configured in such a way that the message is transmitted to the computing load distribution computer.

28. The heating system as claimed in claim 25,

wherein the computer is coupled to a public network for transmitting the message to the computing load distribution computer.

29. The heating system as claimed in claim 25, further comprising:

a control device which is coupled to the computer or is implemented by means of the computer, wherein the control device is configured to control the heating system.

30. The heating system as claimed in claim 29,

wherein the control device is configured to acquire the at least one parameter which is necessary to operate the heating system.

31. The heating system as claimed in claim 25,

wherein the computer has a receiver which is configured to receive one or more messages from the computing load distribution computer, wherein the execution of calculations is requested in one or more of the messages, and

wherein the computer is configured in such a way that it carries out the calculations requested by means of the one or more received messages.

32. The heating system as claimed in claim 25,

wherein the heating distribution device has a pipe or a plurality of pipes which is or are filled with a fluid by means of which heat produced by the computer is distributed,

wherein this is done by direct connection to the heat distributing device, or by coupling the computer to the heat distributing device by means of a heat exchanger.

33. The heating system as claimed in claim 25, further comprising:

an air supply device, which is coupled to the computer by means of the heat exchanger in such a way that supplied air is used for cooling the computer.

34. The heating system as claimed in claim 33,

wherein the heating distribution device has a pipe or a plurality of pipes which is or are filled with a fluid by means of which heat produced by the computer is distributed,

wherein this is done by direct connection to the heat distributing device, or by coupling the computer to the heat distributing device by means of a heat exchanger,

wherein the air supply device also has a bypass which makes available a coupling to the computer by bypassing the heat exchanger.

35. A computer of a heating system for heating a building and/or for preparing hot water,

wherein the computer is configured in such a way that it produces a message for a computing load distribution computer, wherein the message contains information about a heating demand of the heating system and/or of the building and/or of the water, and in that said computer can be switched on or off as a function of the computing load of the computer by powering said computer up or down.

36. The computer as claimed in claim 35,

wherein the computer is configured in such a way that the computer is switched on or off in reaction to the reception of a switch-on/switch-off message which is received by a computing load distribution computer.

37. The computer as claimed in claim 35,

wherein the computer is connected to a heat distributing device of the building via the further connection for discharging cooling air.

38. The computer as claimed in claim 35,

wherein the computer has a transmitter which is configured in such a way that the message is transmitted to the computing load distribution computer.

39. The computer as claimed in claim 35,

wherein the computer has a receiver which is configured to receive one or more messages from the computing load distribution computer, wherein the execution of calculations is requested in one or more of the messages.

40. The computer as claimed in claim 35,

wherein the computer is the only heating element coupled to the heating distributing device of the building.

41. A method for operating a heating system for heating a building and/or for preparing hot water, wherein the method comprises:

determining a heating demand of the heating system and/or of the building and/or of the water;

producing a message for a computing load distribution computer with information about the heating demand of the heating system and/or of the building by means of a computer; and

switching on or off the computer as a function of the computing load of the computer by powering the computer up or down.

42. The method as claimed in claim 41,

wherein the computer is switched on or off in reaction to the reception of a switch-on/switch-off message received by a computing load distribution computer.

43. A computing load distribution computer for distributing and coordinating computing tasks, wherein the computing load distribution computer comprises:

a receiver which is configured in such a way that it receives at least one message from at least one computer, wherein the at least one message contains information about a heating demand of a heating system and/or of a building and/or of a hot water preparation system; and

a transmitter which is configured to transmit a switch-on/switch-off message to the at least one computer, wherein the switch-on/switch-off message specifies whether the at least one computer is to be switched on or off by powering the computer up or down.

44. The computing load distribution computer as claimed in claim 43, also comprising:

a switch-on/switch-off message producing unit which is coupled to the transmitter and which is configured to produce the switch-on/switch-off message.

45. The computing load distribution computer as claimed in claim 43,

wherein the computing load distribution computer is configured to produce at least one message to the at least one computer, wherein calculations are requested by means of the at least one message, wherein the requested calculations are determined by using the heating demand, received by the respective computer, of the heating system and/or of the building in which the computer is arranged.

46. The computing load distribution computer as claimed in claim 45, which is configured in such a way that the requested calculations are determined as a function of the heating demand of the heating system and/or of the building and/or of a priority of the calculations and/or of a free computing capacity of the computer and/or an availability level of a necessary piece of infrastructure and/or a price paid for electricity and/or a supply level of regeneratively produced electricity and/or a state of charge and/or an availability level of a heat accumulator of the heating system and/or of the building.

47. A method for operating a computing load distribution computer, wherein the method comprises:

receiving at least one message from at least one computer, wherein the at least one message contains information about a heating demand of a heating system and/or of a building and/or of a hot water preparation system; and

switching on or off the computer as a function of the computing load of the computer by powering the computer up or down.

48. The method as claimed in claim 47, further comprising:

receiving a switch-on/switch-off message, wherein the switch-on/switch-off message specifies whether the at least one computer is to be switched on or off by powering the computer up or down; and

switching on or off the computer as a function of the received switch-on/switch-off message.