Method and device for determining the heat loss coefficient of a premises

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9448193-B2
Application number	US-201113820364-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2011
Priority date	Sep 3, 2010
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A method determining heat loss coefficient K of a premises, includes: in unoccupied premises, performing a campaign of measurements of at least one temperature inside the premises T ik at closely-spaced time intervals over at least two successive time periods D k corresponding to distinct heating powers P totk of the premises; determining temperature of outside air T ek at the same closely-spaced times; for each time period D k , on the basis of evolution T ik (t) of a quantity T ik as a function of time, selecting a time interval Δt k for which the evolution T ik (t) is substantially linear, then determining the slope α k of the tangent to the evolution T ik (t) over this time interval Δt k , and deducing the value of the heat loss coefficient K of the premises on the basis of the slopes α k .

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for determining heat loss coefficient K of a premises, comprising:
in unoccupied premises, performing a campaign of measurements of at least one temperature inside the premises T ik at closely-spaced time intervals over at least two successive time periods D k corresponding to distinct heating powers P totk of the premises, including imposing, during a first of the time periods D k , a first heating power of the premises via a controlled power source and imposing, during a second of the time periods D k , a second heating power of the premises via the controlled power source, the second heating power being different from the first heating power;
determining temperature of outside air T ek at the closely-spaced time intervals;
for each time period D k , on the basis of the evolution T ik (t) of the quantity T ik as a function of time:
either, if there exists a time interval Δt k for which the evolution T ik (t) is substantially linear, determining the slope α k of the tangent to the curve T ik (t) over this time interval Δt k and deducing the value of the heat loss coefficient K of the premises on the basis of the slopes α k ;
or, if there does not exist any time interval for which the evolution T ik (t) is substantially linear, selecting a time interval Δt k ′ over which the evolution T ik (t) is substantially exponential of type exp(−t/τ), with τ the thermal time constant of the premises, and deducing the value of the heat loss coefficient K of the premises, which is the value such that the curve

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 is a straight line, with θ k (t)=T ik (t)−T ekm ′ is the average of the temperature measurements of the outside air T ek over the time interval Δt k ′; and
diagnosing a thermal insulation of the premises based on the value of the heat loss coefficient K and, upon conclusion of the diagnosis, outputting a report of the diagnosis of the thermal insulation.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
in the unoccupied premises and over two successive time periods D 1 and D 2 , performing:
over the first time period D 1 , application of the first heating power, a campaign of measurements of at least one temperature inside the premises T i1 at closely-spaced time intervals, and determination of the temperature of the outside air T e1 at the same closely-spaced time intervals; and then
over the second time period D 2 , application of the second heating power, a campaign of measurements of at least one temperature inside the premises T i2 at closely-spaced time intervals, and determination of the temperature of the outside air T e2 at the same closely-spaced time intervals;

for each of the first and second time periods D 1 and D 2 , selecting a time interval Δt 1 or Δt 2 for which the evolution T i1 (t) or T i2 (t) is substantially linear and determining the slope α 1 or α 2 of the tangent to the curve (T ik (t)) k=1 or 2 over this time interval Δt 1 or Δt 2 ;
deducing the value of the heat loss coefficient K of the premises on the basis of the ratio of the slopes

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3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein one power from among the first heating power and the second heating power is zero, while the other power is non-zero.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , where the controlled power source is a fixed item of equipment of the premises.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controlled power source is a source brought into the premises specifically for implementation of the method.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, over each time period D k , the temperature of the outside air T ek is stable.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, over each time period D k , solar radiation is weak, or is zero.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , carried out in its entirety over a single nocturnal period.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, over each time period D k , any fixed ventilation system fitted to the premises is deactivated.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the determination of the temperature of the outside air T ek at the same closely-spaced time intervals is obtained through a campaign of measurements.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each campaign of measurements of the temperature inside the premises comprises measurements of ambient temperature, measurements of temperature of walls, and/or measurements of radiant mean temperature.

12. A device for the implementation of a method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising at least one temperature sensor which measures a temperature inside the premises T ik and a heating device for homogeneous heating of the premises comprising the controlled power source.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the heating device heats the heat capacity of the premises directly and the temperature sensor measures the temperature in the air inside the premises.

14. The device as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
an electronic central unit comprising means for acquiring the temperature measurements inside the premises T ik ;
means for computing the heat loss coefficient K of the premises on the basis of the acquired temperature measurements; and
means of automatic control of the power source as a function of the acquired temperature measurements.

15. A method for determining heat loss coefficient K of a premises whose effective heat capacity C is known, where C is the energy required to increase ambient temperature

Assignees

• Mangematin Eric
• Pandraud Guillaume
• Gilles Jerome
• Roux Didier
• Saint Gobain Isover

Inventors

• Mangematin Eric
• Pandraud Guillaume
• Gilles Jerome
• Roux Didier

Classifications

• G01K17/20 Primary

  across a radiating surface, combined with ascertainment of the heat-transmission coefficient · CPC title

• G01N25/00 Primary

  Investigating or analyzing materials by the use of thermal means (G01N3/00 - G01N23/00 take precedence) · CPC title