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Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUFFERING THERMAL ENERGY AND THERMAL ENERGY BUFFER SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/164102
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Method for buffering thermal energy in a thermal buffering medium (2) contained by a thermal energy buffer (10), wherein the volume of the thermal buffering medium (2) is subdivided in one or more parts (21) such that the different parts (21) of the volume of the thermal buffering medium (2) together form the total thermal buffering medium (2) present in the thermal energy buffer (10) and the thermal energy buffer (10) comprises a respective temperature sensor (11) for each part (21) for sensing a temperature of the thermal buffering medium (2) contained in the part (21), by providing a controller (3) with at least one signal representing at least one thermal energy value related to the thermal energy buffer, the thermal energy values comprising a predetermined minimum amount of thermal energy present in the thermal energy buffer and an amount of thermal energy present in the thermal energy buffer, wherein the controller (3) controls a heater (4) of the thermal buffer (10) in function of the thermal energy values such that the amount of thermal energy present in the thermal energy buffer (10) is higher than or equals the predetermined minimum amount of energy present in the thermal energy buffer (10).

Inventors:
VANTHOURNOUT KOEN (BE)
VAN BAEL JOHAN (BE)
CLAESSENS BERT (BE)
D HULST REINHILDE (BE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2012/060527
Publication Date:
March 21, 2013
Filing Date:
June 04, 2012
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Assignee:
VITO (BE)
VANTHOURNOUT KOEN (BE)
VAN BAEL JOHAN (BE)
CLAESSENS BERT (BE)
D HULST REINHILDE (BE)
International Classes:
G01K17/00; F24D19/10; F24H9/20; G01K17/06; G05D23/19
Domestic Patent References:
WO1988005160A11988-07-14
Foreign References:
JPH0968369A1997-03-11
JP2004218873A2004-08-05
EP2146309A12010-01-20
US20050019631A12005-01-27
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DE BAERE, Ivo et al. (Bondgenotenlaan 93/5, Leuven, BE)
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