Temperature synchronization in a smart thermal management system

Abstract

The invention concerns a thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) the TRV comprising: a communication link to one or more other TRVs in the room ( 9 ); an input interface configured to allow a user to enter a defined temperature setpoint (T 1 ) or acquire the defined temperature setpoint (T 1 ) from the one or more other TRVs; wherein the TRV is further configured to synchronize the defined temperature setpoint (T 1 ) with the one or more other TRVs defined in a synchronization list.

1 . A thermostatic radiator valve (TRV)-, the TRV comprising:
 a communication link configured to link the TRV to one or more other TRVs;   an input interface configured to allow a user to enter a defined temperature setpoint (T 1 ) or acquire the defined temperature setpoint (T 1 ) from the one or more other TRVs;   wherein the TRV is further configured to synchronize the defined temperature setpoint (T 1 ) with the one or more other TRVs defined in a synchronization list.   
     
     
         2 . The TRV of  claim 1 , wherein the synchronization list is stored in the TRV. 
     
     
         3 . The TRV of  claim 1 , further configured to send to the one or more other TRVs via its communication link a second temperature setpoint (T 2 ) imposed to the one or more other TRVs so as to send the second temperature setpoint (T 2 ) to the one or more other TRVs. 
     
     
         4 . The TRV of  claim 1 , further connected to an internet network and configured to receive a third temperature setpoint (T 3 ) from an internet web application or a smartphone application. 
     
     
         5 . The TRV of  claim 1 , further configured to read a time schedule of temperature setpoints stored in the synchronization list and the time schedule of temperature setpoints is the same for the one or more other TRVs. 
     
     
         6 . The TRV of  claim 1 , further configured to detect a temperature drop and the TRV is further configured to stop a flow of heat transfer fluid from a thermal energy generator entering a heat exchanger to which it is connected and to communicate to the one or more TRVs the order to stop the flow of heat transfer fluid from the thermal energy generator entering the heat exchangers to which they are connected. 
     
     
         7 . The TRV of  claim 1 , further comprising an aperture to adjust the flow of heat transfer fluid depending on a thermostat temperature setpoint (T 4 ) received from a thermostat in the same room so as to avoid any conflict between the defined temperature setpoint of the TRV and the thermostat temperature setpoint (T 4 ). 
     
     
         8 . The TRV of  claim 1 , further comprising an aperture to adjust the flow of heat transfer fluid corresponding to control parameters calculated by a control algorithm based on environmental parameters and a thermostat temperature setpoint (T 4 ). 
     
     
         9 . A server comprising:
 a communication link configured to link one or more TRVs of a network;   a memory having stored thereon:
 computer code instructions configured to generate control commands of one or more TRVs connected to the network; 
 a database of values of temporal sequences of environmental parameters captured from the one or more TRVs; 
   
       the one or more TRVs comprising an input interface configured to allow a user to enter a defined temperature setpoint, or acquire the defined temperature setpoint, or acquire a measured temperature or detect opening of the TRV from the one or more TRVs and being further configured to:
 synchronize the defined temperature setpoint with one or more other TRVs defined in a synchronization list; 
 receive a temperature setpoint from a thermostat connected to the one or more TRVs; 
 
       wherein the computer code instructions are based on a model comprising control parameters which are determined by a learning module receiving as input at least some of the values of temporal sequences of environmental parameters captured from the one or more TRV stored in the database. 
     
     
         10 . A method for temperature synchronizing between a plurality of thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) configured to adjust a flow of heat transfer fluid from a thermal energy generator entering a heat exchanger based on a temperature setpoint, the TRVs comprising a communication link configured to link the one or more TRVs and an input interface configured to allow a user to enter a defined temperature setpoint or acquire the defined temperature setpoint from the one or more TRVs comprising synchronizing the defined temperature setpoint to the one or more other TRVs defined in a synchronization list.