Method for controlling the energy circulations in an object

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9563183-B2
Application number	US-201113884555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2011
Priority date	Nov 10, 2010
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

A method and information model for carrying out the method are used to control the energy circuits of an object using a generic information model that includes at least one generic unit or generic device that is connected to the energy circuits, the at least one device being assigned to a control unit for each energy circuit, and a device matrix being assigned to the at least one device, in which matrix an energy flow of at least one of the energy circuits is described as a function that includes as a parameter at least one energy flow of at least one of the other energy circuits.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling energy circuits of an object, the method comprising:
providing, via a processor arrangement, an information model that includes at least one unit or device, which is connected to the energy circuits, wherein the at least one unit or device is assigned to a control unit for each of the energy circuits, wherein a matrix is assigned to the at least one unit or device;
describing, via a processor arrangement, in the matrix, an energy flow of at least one of the energy circuits as a function, which includes as a parameter at least one energy flow of at least one of the other energy circuits;
at least one of inputting and outputting data concerning events; and
at least one of inputting and outputting public device data;
wherein the energy flow includes heat flow,
wherein the matrix, which is processed by the processor arrangement, represents the functional connection between the flow of one of the energy circuits and the flow of another of the energy circuits through the device, and
wherein the matrix includes a current or power, which is a function of at least a heat flow, a parameter, and time, and wherein the matrix includes the heat flow, which is a function of at least the current or power, the parameter, and the time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the energy circuits are regulated.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unit or device includes a plurality of units or device that exchange data among one another.

4. An information model apparatus for controlling energy circuits of an object, comprising:
a processor arrangement including an information model, which includes at least one unit or device that is connected to the energy circuits, the at least one unit or device being assigned to a control unit for each of the energy circuits, a matrix being assigned to the at least one device, in which matrix an energy flow of at least one of the energy circuits is described as a function that includes as a parameter at least one energy flow of at least one of the other energy circuits;
wherein data concerning events is at least one of input and output,
wherein public device data is at least one of input and output,
wherein the energy flow includes heat flow,
wherein the matrix, which is processed by the processor arrangement, represents the functional connection between the flow of one of the energy circuits and the flow of another of the energy circuits through the device, and
wherein the matrix includes a current or power, which is a function of at least a heat flow, a parameter, and time, and wherein the matrix includes the heat flow, which is a function of at least the current or power, the parameter, and the time.

5. The information model of claim 4 , further comprising:
an internal control arrangement for monitoring measurement values.

6. A device, for use with an information model, comprising:
at least one device connected to energy circuits of an object, the at least one device being assigned to a control unit for each of a plurality of energy circuits, a matrix being assigned to the at least one device, in which matrix an energy flow of at least one of the energy circuits is described as a function that includes as a parameter at least one energy flow of at least one of the other energy circuits;
wherein data concerning events is at least one of input and output,
wherein public device data is at least one of input and output,
wherein the energy flow includes heat flow,
wherein the matrix, which is processed by the control unit, represents the functional connection between the flow of one of the energy circuits and the flow of another of the energy circuits through the device, and
wherein the matrix includes a current or power, which is a function of at least a heat flow, a parameter, and time, and wherein the matrix includes the heat flow, which is a function of at least the current or power, the parameter, and the time.

7. A control unit, for use with an information model, comprising:
a control arrangement, to which at least one device is assigned for each of a plurality of energy circuits, the at least one device being connected to the energy circuits of an object, a matrix being assigned to the at least one device, in which matrix an energy flow of at least one of the energy circuits is described as a function that includes as a parameter at least one energy flow of at least one of the other energy circuits;
wherein data concerning events is at least one of input and output,
wherein public device data is at least one of input and output,
wherein the energy flow includes heat flow,
wherein the matrix, which is processed by the control arrangement, represents the functional connection between the flow of one of the energy circuits and the flow of another of the energy circuits through the device, and
wherein the matrix includes a current or power, which is a function of at least a heat flow, a parameter, and time, and wherein the matrix includes the heat flow, which is a function of at least the current or power, the parameter, and the time.

8. The control unit of claim 7 , wherein the control arrangement includes software.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein communication takes place via the events, which are triggered by a particular set of parameters, and wherein the events are device-independent.

10. The information model apparatus of claim 4 , wherein communication takes place via the events, which are triggered by a particular set of parameters, and wherein the events are device-independent.

11. The device of claim 6 , wherein communication takes place via the events, which are triggered by a particular set of parameters, and wherein the events are device-independent.

12. The control unit of claim 7 , wherein communication takes place via the events, which are triggered by a particular set of parameters, and wherein the events are device-independent.

Assignees

• Stahlschmidt Helmut
• Kuebler Bjoern
• Brandstetter Markus
• Jager Lukas
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Stahlschmidt Helmut
• Kuebler Bjoern
• Brandstetter Markus
• Jager Lukas

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