Managing hot water storage and delivery

摘要

A method, system or computer usable program product for managing a water heater utilized for heating stored hot water including utilizing an expected user schedule to determine an expected user load for storage in memory, utilizing ambient temperature data to determine a water heating load for storage in memory, utilizing a processor to analyze the expected user load and the water heating load stored in memory to determine a desired temperature for the stored hot water according to a predetermined policy, and utilizing the processor to instruct the water heater to heat the stored hot water to the desired temperature.

主权项

1. A method of managing a water heater utilized for heating stored hot water comprising:
utilizing an expected user schedule to determine an expected user load for hot water delivered to a set of output fixtures for use by a set of users; utilizing ambient temperature data to determine a water heating load for water storage and water delivery to the set of users in response to the expected user load for storage in memory; utilizing a processor to analyze the expected user load and the water heating load stored in memory to determine a desired temperature for the stored hot water according to a predetermined policy; and utilizing the processor to instruct the water heater to heat the stored hot water to the desired temperature; wherein determining the water heating load for water delivery includes considering accumulated expected usage from more than one water route based on ambient temperature data and water route length with more than one of the set of output fixtures providing the expected user load.