(19)
(11) EP 1 862 878 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/49

(21) Application number: 07108634.2

(22) Date of filing: 22.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G05D 7/06(2006.01)
F24D 3/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.05.2006 DK 200600734

(71) Applicant: Broen A/S
5610 Assens (DK)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lildholdt, Mads
    5683 Haarby (DK)

(74) Representative: Nielsen, Leif 
Patrade A/S Fredens Torv 3A
8000 Åarhus C
8000 Åarhus C (DK)

   


(54) Control system and method for a fluid tube network such as a central heating system


(57) A system for controlling the flow of fluid in a tube network, for example a central heating system, the network comprising a fluid forward tube and a fluid return tube, between which there are provided a number of parallel tube strings to constitute parallel fluid circuits,
- each string having a flow regulation valve for regulating the flow through the string,
- each valve having a flow gauge for measuring the flow through the valve,
- the system comprising a number of transmitters, wherein each of the flow gauges is connected to a transmitter and configured for transmission of measurement data from the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured for wireless transmission of the measured flow data together with a unique ID to a central computer for relating the received flow measurement to the corresponding valve,
- the central computer being configured for receiving the measured flow data from the transmitters through wireless transmission,
- wherein the central computer, preferably a handheld device, with a display for displaying data for control of the flow measurements and with a keypad for receiving user commands for the flow adjustment.







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