Systems and methods for regulating temperatures of pool systems

a technology of pool system and temperature regulation, applied in the direction of adaptive control, program control, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inefficient operation of the regulation system, system energy consumption, and cost more to operate than

Inactive Publication Date: 2022-04-14
POOLSIDE TECH LLC
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However, these temperature regulation systems are operated inefficiently, such that the systems expend more energy and cost more to operate than what is required to effectively heat and / or cool the pool system.

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[0023]In some cases, an effective technique to reduce energy consumption and costs associated with pool temperature regulation is to keep the pool water at the lowest possible temperature. Heat loss of the water increases significantly and non-linearly with the difference to the ambient air temperature. An important consideration in pool temperature regulation is the amount of time it takes to reheat the water to the temperature that users desire to swim in. In smaller bodies of water, such as a spa, water may be heated at a rate of 40° F. per hour or higher. Large bodies of water such as pools will only typically gain 1-2° F. per hour. For this reason, it may take several hours to get a pool warm enough for swimming.

[0024]Systems and techniques for efficient pool temperature regulation are described herein. A temperature regulation system can monitor a performance of heating system components. For example, the amount of time required to raise the temper...

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One aspect of the invention provides a system including: at least one temperature-regulation element configured for fluidic communication with a fluid repository; and a processor in electronic communication with the at least one temperature-regulation element. The processor is configured to: determine a temperature threshold value for a volume of fluid contained by the fluid repository; calculate an amount of solar radiation to which the volume of fluid is exposed; calculate, from the amount of solar radiation and a set of temperature-regulation factors, a time period for reaching the temperature threshold value for the volume of fluid, wherein the set of temperature-regulation factors comprises at least a current temperature of the fluid volume and an energy-transfer rate for the temperature-regulation element; identify a desired use time for the volume of fluid; and activate the at least one temperature-regulation element according to the time period and the desired use time.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation under 35 U.S.C. § 120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17 / 210,020, filed Mar. 23, 2021, which claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63 / 019,019, filed May 1, 2020. The entire content of this application is hereby incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Pool systems (e.g., swimming pools, hot tubs, spas, and the like) typically include temperature regulation systems for heating and / or cooling the pool water, such as electric heaters, solar heaters, electric chillers, the like. However, these temperature regulation systems are operated inefficiently, such that the systems expend more energy and cost more to operate than what is required to effectively heat and / or cool the pool system.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]One aspect of the invention provides a system including: at least one temperature-regulation element co...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G05D23/19G05D23/32G05B19/4155G05D23/30
CPCG05D23/1917G05D23/1925G05D23/32G05B13/021G05D23/30G05B2219/50333G05B19/4155E04H4/129E04H4/00H04L12/282H04W4/021
Inventor DOAN, WILLIAM R.REZNIK, STAN
Owner POOLSIDE TECH LLC
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