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DOMESTIC HEATING CONTROLLER BASED ON MICROPROCESSOR WITH ADVANCED SOFTWARE

Objectif

Demonstration of the Controller's efficient energy management systems for the control of both central heating and water heating, and its feasibility for volume production and use in all types of homes, including low cost housing.
The DCD heating controller is a purpose built full featured unit aimed at the domestic housing market for the control of central heating and hot water. It offers ten discrete heating programmes for each day of the week for central heating and hot water, together with additional features such as optimum start, temperature smoothing, boiler cycling control and pump overrun.
In the simplest type of installation, the controller may be used to replace a time but, at BRE, a house was set up with a full installation comprising, the main controller, and sensors for room, hot water and external temperature. The investigations were carried out in two traditionally constructed detached houses, built with insulation standard just beyond current building regulations and equipped with modern well controlled heating systems. Both houses were equipped with simulated occupancy, which is programmed to provide the incidental gains from a "four person" household.
The tests demonstrated that the DCD controller is a capable unit with the ability to manage domestic heating and hot water services to a high standard and provide substantial energy savings. It has many features and can accommodate a wide range of user options in both installation and operation.
Reducing temperature will always save energy but, with the flexibility of the DCD controller, warmth can always be provided when it is required. Bottom line cost saving will depend upon the way the user wants to run their heating system but, with the DCD controller, features such as optimum start, temperature smoothing and pump overrun can offer improved system management whatever the desired temperature requirements.
The Controller offers the prospect of substantial energy savings with comfort and safety features, through the innovative packaging of user friendly controls for domestic application. It offers as many as ten self-optimising programmes for each day of the week, and a number of features which are found only in industrial controllers based on minicomputers that cost several thousand pounds to install. The project covers demonstrations and trials to produce vital authoritative data.

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Régime de financement

DEM - Demonstration contracts

Coordinateur

DCD SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Adresse
HOWARDS THICKET 43
SL9 7NU GERRARDS CROSS
Royaume-Uni

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