Method for controlling a heat-generating element
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-023/32
G05D-023/19
H05B-001/02
F24H-003/04
F24H-009/20
출원번호
US-0353656
(2012-10-31)
등록번호
US-9494955
(2016-11-15)
국제출원번호
PCT/CA2012/001016
(2012-10-31)
국제공개번호
WO2013/063691
(2013-05-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Hess, Kristoffer
Stinson, Kelly
출원인 / 주소
Dimplex North America Limited
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초록▼
A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located. The method includes sensing an initial temperature, and permit
A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located. The method includes sensing an initial temperature, and permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at 100 percent output for a preselected initial time period. After the electric current has passed through the heat-generating element for the preselected initial time period, a second temperature is sensed. A first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature is determined. A maximum error between a sensed temperature sensed at a selected time after the initial time period, and the ambient temperature at the selected time, is determined in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the maximum error.
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1. A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located, the method comprising: (a) sensing an initial temperature;(
1. A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located, the method comprising: (a) sensing an initial temperature;(b) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;(c) after the electric current has passed through the heat-generating element for the preselected initial time period, sensing a second temperature;(d) determining a first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature; and(e) determining a maximum error between: a sensed temperature sensed at a selected time after the initial time period, andthe ambient temperature at the selected time,in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the maximum error. 2. The method according to claim 1 in which the preselected output is 100 percent output. 3. The method according to claim 1 additionally comprising: (f) multiplying the maximum error by a preselected output proportion to determine a modified error;(g) subtracting the modified error from the sensed temperature to determine an estimated ambient temperature at the selected time;(h) subtracting the estimated ambient temperature from a predetermined set point temperature to determine a second temperature difference at the selected time; and(i) calculating a calculated output proportion based on a selected relationship between the second temperature difference and the calculated output proportion. 4. The method according to claim 3 additionally comprising: (j) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at the calculated output proportion. 5. The method according to claim 1 in which the predetermined relationship is a substantially linear relationship. 6. The method according to claim 5 in which the calculated maximum error is determined by multiplying the first temperature difference by a first predetermined constant and adding a product thereof to a second predetermined constant. 7. The method according to claim 1 additionally comprising, prior to step (a) thereof: (a.1) determining whether at least one predetermined precondition is satisfied; and(a.2) if said at least one predetermined precondition is satisfied, proceeding with step (a). 8. The method according to claim 2 in which, in step (b), passage of the electric current at 100 percent output is permitted only if the initial temperature is less than a preselected set point temperature. 9. The method according to claim 1 additionally comprising, prior to step (a) thereof: (a.1) determining whether, within a first predetermined time period, the electric current passed through the heat-generating element; and(a.2) if the electric current has not passed through the heat-generating element during the first predetermined time period, proceeding with step (a). 10. The method according to claim 1 additionally comprising, prior to step (a) thereof: (a.1) determining whether, during a first predetermined temperature stability check time period, the temperatures sensed by the sensor are substantially stable; and(a.2) if the temperatures sensed by the sensor during the first predetermined temperature stability time check period are substantially stable, proceeding with step (a). 11. The method according to claim 1 additionally comprising, prior to step (a) thereof: (a.1) determining whether, within a first predetermined time period, the electric current passed through the heat-generating element;(a.2) determining whether, during a first predetermined temperature stability check time period concurrent and coterminous with the first predetermined time period, the temperatures sensed by the sensor are substantially stable; and(a.3) if the electric current has not passed through the heat-generating element during the first predetermined time period and if the temperatures sensed by the sensor during the first predetermined temperature stability check time period are substantially stable, proceeding with step (a). 12. A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located, the method comprising: (a) sensing an initial temperature;(b) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;(c) after the electric current has passed through the heat-generating element for the preselected initial time period, sensing a second temperature;(d) determining a first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature; and(e) determining a calculated maximum error between: a sensed temperature sensed at a selected time after the initial time period, andthe ambient temperature at the selected time,in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the calculated maximum error. 13. The method according to claim 12 in which the preselected output is 100 percent output. 14. The method according to claim 12 additionally comprising: (f) determining a modified maximum error that is based on a preselected relationship between the calculated maximum error and the modified maximum error. 15. The method according to claim 14 additionally comprising: (g) multiplying the maximum error by a preselected output proportion to determine a modified error;(h) subtracting the modified error from the sensed temperature to determine an estimated ambient temperature at the selected time;(i) subtracting the estimated ambient temperature from a predetermined set point temperature to determine a second temperature difference at the selected time; and(j) calculating a calculated output proportion based on a selected relationship between the second temperature difference and the calculated output proportion. 16. The method according to claim 15 additionally comprising: (k) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at the calculated output proportion. 17. A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located, the method comprising: (a) determining whether at least one predetermined precondition is satisfied;(b) if said at least one predetermined precondition is satisfied, sensing an initial temperature;(c) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;(d) after the electric current has passed through the heat-generating element for the preselected initial time period, sensing a second temperature;(e) determining a first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature; and(f) determining a calculated maximum error between: a sensed temperature sensed at a selected time after the initial time period, andthe ambient temperature at the selected time,in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the calculated maximum error. 18. The method according to claim 17 in which the preselected output is 100 percent output. 19. The method according to claim 17 additionally comprising: (g) determining a modified maximum error that is based on a preselected relationship between the calculated maximum error and the modified maximum error. 20. The method according to claim 19 additionally comprising: (h) multiplying the modified maximum error by a preselected output proportion to determine a modified error;(i) subtracting the modified error from the sensed temperature to determine an estimated ambient temperature at the selected time;(j) subtracting the estimated ambient temperature from a predetermined set point temperature to determine a second temperature difference at the selected time; and(k) calculating a calculated output proportion based on a selected relationship between the second temperature difference and the calculated output proportion. 21. The method according to claim 20 additionally comprising: (l) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at the calculated output proportion. 22. A method of controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space in which a sensor for sensing temperatures is at least partially located, the method comprising: (a) determining whether, during a first predetermined time period, the electric current passed through the heat-generating element;(b) determining whether, during a first predetermined temperature stability check time period concurrent and coterminous with the first predetermined time period, the temperatures sensed by the sensor are substantially stable;(c) if the electric current has not passed through the heat-generating element during the first predetermined time period and if the temperatures sensed by the sensor during the first predetermined temperature stability check time period are substantially stable, sensing an initial temperature;(d) if the initial temperature is less than a set point temperature, with a microprocessor, permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;(e) after the electric current has passed through the heat-generating element for the preselected initial time period, sensing a second temperature;(f) determining a first temperature difference between the initial temperature of the sensor and the second temperature thereof; and(g) determining a calculated maximum error between: a sensed temperature of the space sensed at a selected time after the initial time period, andthe ambient temperature at the selected time,in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the calculated maximum error. 23. The method according to claim 22 in which the preselected output is 100 percent output. 24. The method according to claim 22 additionally comprising: (h) determining a modified maximum error that is based on a preselected relationship between the calculated maximum error and the modified maximum error. 25. The method according to claim 24 additionally comprising: (i) multiplying the modified maximum error by a preselected output proportion to determine a modified error;(j) subtracting the modified error from the sensed temperature to determine an estimated ambient temperature at the selected time;(k) subtracting the estimated ambient temperature from the set point temperature to determine a second temperature difference at the selected time;(l) calculating a calculated output proportion based on a selected relationship between the second temperature difference and the calculated output proportion; and(m) permitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at the calculated output proportion. 26. A system for controlling an ambient temperature within a space, the system comprising: a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough;a sensor at least partially located in the space, for sensing temperatures;a microprocessor configured to initiate calibration of the system by causing the sensor to sense an initial temperature;the microprocessor being configured to permit the electric current to pass through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;the microprocessor being further configured to cause the sensor to sense a second temperature, when the initial time period ends;the microprocessor being further configured: to determine a first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature; andto determine a maximum error between: a sensed temperature of the space, sensed at a selected time after the initial time period,the ambient temperature at the selected time,the maximum error being determined according to a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the maximum error. 27. A system for controlling an ambient temperature within a space, the system comprising: a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough;a sensor at least partially located in the space, for sensing temperatures;a microprocessor configured to initiate calibration of the system by determining whether, during a first predetermined time period, the electric current passed through the heat-generating element;the microprocessor being further configured to determine whether, during a first predetermined temperature stability check time period concurrent and coterminous with the first predetermined time period, the temperatures sensed by the sensor are substantially stable;the microprocessor being further configured, if the electric current does not pass through the heat-generating element during the first predetermined time period and if the temperatures sensed by the sensor during the first predetermined temperature stability check time period are substantially stable, to cause the sensor to sense an initial temperature;the microprocessor being configured, if an initial temperature is less than a preselected set point temperature, to permit the electric current to pass through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;the microprocessor being further configured to cause the sensor to sense a second temperature when the initial time period ends;the microprocessor being further configured: to determine a first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature;to determine a calculated maximum error between: a sensed temperature of the space, sensed at a selected time after the initial time period,the ambient temperature at the selected time,the calculated maximum error being determined according to a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the calculated maximum error;to determine a modified maximum error that is based on a preselected relationship between the calculated maximum error and the modified maximum error;to determine a modified offset, by multiplying the modified maximum error by a preselected output proportion;to determine an estimated ambient temperature at the selected time, by subtracting the modified offset from the sensed temperature;to determine a second temperature difference at the selected time, by subtracting the estimated ambient temperature from the set point temperature;to calculate a calculated output proportion based on a selected relationship between the second temperature difference and the calculated output proportion; andpermitting passage of the electric current through the heat-generating element at the calculated output proportion. 28. The system according to claim 27 in which the microprocessor is configured to calculate the calculated output proportion by multiplying the second temperature difference by a scaling factor associated with the microprocessor. 29. A controller assembly for controlling a heat-generating element that generates heat when electric current is passed therethrough to control an ambient temperature within a space, the controller assembly comprising: a sensor at least partially located in the space, for sensing temperatures;a microprocessor configured to initiate calibration of the system by causing the sensor to sense an initial temperature;the microprocessor being configured to permit the electric current to pass through the heat-generating element at a preselected output for a preselected initial time period;the microprocessor being further configured to cause the sensor to sense a second temperature, when the initial time period ends;the microprocessor being further configured:to determine a first temperature difference between the initial temperature and the second temperature; andto determine a maximum error between: a sensed temperature of the space, sensed at a selected time after the initial time period,the ambient temperature at the selected time,the maximum error being determined according to a predetermined relationship between the first temperature difference and the maximum error.
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