Heating control system

• US 8,150,340 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2008
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EnOcean GmbH
• Original Assignee: EnOcean GmbH
• Inventors: Albsmeier, Andre, Bulst, Wolf-Eckhart, Pistor, Klaus, Schmidt, Frank, Sczesny, Oliver, Seisenberger, Claus, Vossiek, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ghebretinsae, Temesgh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chan, Richard
• Application Number:
  US12/152,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20080220727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• Field of Search: 455/127.1, 307/151, 307/339
• US Class Current: 455/127.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/024 for remote indication
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2207/06 for preparation purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2215/00 Details concerning sensor power supply

Abstract

A heating control system, monitoring system and predictive maintenance radio sensor system. The heating control system comprises at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer; an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer; a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control; a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly; and a sensor, coupled to the logic assembly, for measuring ambient parameters.

Claims

1. A heating control system, comprising:

at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer;

an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer;

a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control;

a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly; and

a sensor, coupled to the logic assembly, for measuring ambient parameters,

wherein the logic assembly is connected to a memory which stores an identification code.

12. The heating control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission unit transmits a broadband signal having a bandwidth of more than 100 kHz.

13. The heating control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one temperature transducer element is a thermal transducer which converts thermal energy into electrical energy based on thermoelectric or pyroelectric principles.

14. The heating control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a rectifier circuit disposed at the output of the at least one heat transducer element.

15. The heating control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an additional electrical power supply which comprises a solar cell.

2. A heating control system, comprising:

at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer;

an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer;

a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control;

a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly; and

a sensor, coupled to the logic assembly, for measuring ambient parameters, wherein at least two transmission messages are transmitted successively.

3. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one of a time interval and a frequency of the transmission messages are variably adjustable with respect to each other.

4. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein information in a transmission message transmitted by the data transmission unit is scrambled.

16. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the voltage transformer is operable on a clocked basis.

17. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sensor is an accumulating sensor.

18. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one temperature transducer element is a thermal transducer which converts thermal energy into electrical energy based on thermoelectric or pyroelectric principles.

19. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a rectifier circuit disposed at the output of the at least one heat transducer element.

20. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

an additional electrical power supply which comprises a solar cell.

21. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the voltage transformer is operable on a clocked basis.

22. The heating control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sensor is an accumulating sensor.

5. A monitor system for a heating control, comprising:

at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer;

an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer;

a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control;

a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly;

a sensor coupled to the logic assembly for measuring ambient parameters;

and at least one first unit which receives a signal transmitted from the data transmission unit and indicates data which are transmitted from the data transmission unit;

further comprising a second unit for controlling a heating system based on the received signal transmitted from the data transmission unit, wherein the second unit controls the ambient temperature of the heating.

6. A predictive maintenance radio sensor system, comprising:

at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer;

an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer;

a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control;

a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly;

a sensor coupled to the logic assembly for measuring ambient parameters; and

at least one first unit which receives a signal transmitted from the data transmission unit and indicates data which are transmitted from the data transmission unit, wherein the logic assembly is coupled to a memory which stores an identification code.

23. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the signal transmission is performed cyclically.

24. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the signal transmission is performed when sufficient energy is accumulated at the energy storage device.

25. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the data transmission unit transmits a broadband signal having a bandwidth of more than 100 kHz.

26. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed claim 6, wherein the at least one temperature transducer element is a thermal transducer which converts thermal energy into electrical energy based on thermoelectric or pyroelectric principles.

27. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a rectifier circuit is disposed at the output of the at least one heat transducer element.

28. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

an additional electrical power supply which comprises a solar cell.

29. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the voltage transformer is operable on a clocked basis.

30. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one sensor is an accumulating sensor.

7. A predictive maintenance radio sensor system, comprising:

at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer;

an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer;

a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control;

a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly;

a sensor coupled to the logic assembly for measuring ambient parameters; and

at least one first unit which receives a signal transmitted from the data transmission unit and indicates data which are transmitted from the data transmission unit, wherein at least two transmission messages are transmitted successively.

8. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein at least one of a time interval and a frequency of the transmission messages are variably adjustable with respect to each other.

9. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein information in the transmission message transmitted by the data transmission unit is scrambled.

31. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the signal transmission is performed cyclically.

32. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the signal transmission is performed when sufficient energy is accumulated at the energy storage device.

33. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the data transmission unit transmits a broadband signal having a bandwidth of more than 100 kHz.

34. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed claim 7, wherein the at least one temperature transducer element is a thermal transducer which converts thermal energy into electrical energy based on thermoelectric or pyroelectric principles.

35. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein a rectifier circuit is disposed at the output of the at least one heat transducer element.

36. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

an additional electrical power supply which comprises a solar cell.

37. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the voltage transformer is operable on a clocked basis.

38. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one sensor is an accumulating sensor.

10. A predictive maintenance radio sensor system, comprising:

at least one temperature transducer element having a downstream voltage transformer;

an energy storage device which is electrically coupled to the at least one voltage transformer;

a logic assembly coupled to the energy storage device and having sequence control;

a data transmission unit coupled to the logic assembly;

a sensor coupled to the logic assembly for measuring ambient parameters; and

at least one first unit which receives a signal transmitted from the data transmission unit and indicates data which are transmitted from the data transmission unit, further comprising a second unit for controlling a maintained system based on the received signal transmitted from the data transmission unit.

11. The predictive maintenance radio sensor system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second unit controls a temperature of the maintained system.