Global Patent Index - EP 3081866 A1

EP 3081866 A1 20161019 - TEMPERATURE SENSOR APPARATUS FOR A WATER STORAGE APPARATUS

Title (en)

TEMPERATURE SENSOR APPARATUS FOR A WATER STORAGE APPARATUS

Title (de)

TEMPERATURSENSORVORRICHTUNG FÜR WARMWASSERSPEICHER

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CAPTATION DE TEMPERATURE POUR BALLON D'EAU CHAUGE

Publication

EP 3081866 A1 20161019 (EN)

Application

EP 16172878 A 20080707

Priority

  • GB 0713475 A 20070711
  • EP 08775884 A 20080707
  • GB 2008002340 W 20080707

Abstract (en)

A temperature sensor apparatus for a water storage apparatus in which an amount of hot water stored can be determined by the vertical position of a hot/cold water boundary, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of temperature sensors for installation at different height levels in the water storage apparatus, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to determine sensor location, in use, based on the order in which the sensors detect a temperature change during operation of the water storage apparatus.

IPC 8 full level

F24D 18/00 (2022.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

F24D 11/005 (2013.01 - EP GB); F24D 18/00 (2022.01 - EP GB US); F24D 19/1006 (2013.01 - EP GB US); F24H 1/00 (2013.01 - GB); F24D 2101/30 (2022.01 - EP GB US); F24D 2101/70 (2022.01 - EP GB US); F24D 2103/17 (2022.01 - EP GB US); F24D 2200/26 (2013.01 - EP); F24D 2220/042 (2013.01 - EP); F24D 2240/26 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 0812402 D0 20080813; GB 2450983 A 20090114; GB 2450983 B 20120606; EP 2171359 A2 20100407; EP 2171359 B1 20160928; EP 3081866 A1 20161019; EP 3081866 B1 20190515; GB 0713475 D0 20070822; GB 201201884 D0 20120321; GB 2485311 A 20120509; GB 2485311 B 20121226; RU 2010103526 A 20110820; RU 2012101085 A 20130727; RU 2459154 C2 20120820; WO 2009007710 A2 20090115; WO 2009007710 A3 20091022

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0812402 A 20080707; EP 08775884 A 20080707; EP 16172878 A 20080707; GB 0713475 A 20070711; GB 2008002340 W 20080707; GB 201201884 A 20080707; RU 2010103526 A 20080707; RU 2012101085 A 20120116