METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN INDOOR SPACE BASED ON WALL CAVITY TEMPERATURES

摘要

A method for controlling a heating system is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a reading for a temperature of a wall cavity in a structure served by the heating system for an indoor space adjacent to the wall cavity, determining an equivalent wall cavity temperature (ET), and when ET is less than or equal to a threshold temperature (TT), selecting a chosen set point by selecting a default set point (DS). When ET is less than TT, the method comprises determining a calculated set point (CS) based on the ET, comparing the CS to the DS and a maximum set point (MS) and selecting the chosen set point by selecting DS if CS is the DS, CS if CS is between DS and MS, MS if CS is above MS; and controlling the heating system to regulate the temperature of the indoor space according to the chosen set point.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a heating system, the method comprising:
obtaining a reading for a temperature of a wall cavity in a structure served by a heating system which heats an indoor space adjacent to the wall cavity; determining an equivalent wall cavity temperature; when the equivalent wall cavity temperature is at or above a threshold temperature;
selecting a chosen set point by selecting a default set point; when the equivalent wall cavity temperature is below the threshold temperature;
determining a calculated set point based on the equivalent wall cavity temperature;comparing the calculated set point to the default set point and a maximum set point;
selecting the chosen set point by selecting (1) the default set point if the calculated set point is below the default set point, (2) the calculated set point, if the calculated set point is between the default set point and the maximum set point, (3) the maximum set point, if the calculated set point is above the maximum set point; and; controlling the heating system to regulate the temperature of the indoor space according to the chosen set point.