Earth Notes: General Bibliography (hart-davis2022thermostatic)

• [hart-davis2022thermostatic] Damon Hart-Davis and Deniz Erbilgin and Andrew Daniel Bard and Mark Jason Hill Radiator thermostatic control (accessed 2023-10-16), UK Intellectual Property Office, UK, 2022-08-31, report/number GB2594749, language en-gb, PDF (patent) (BibTeX).
  keywords

  ACTUATING-FLOATS;BLASTING;COCKS;DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING;DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATINGSYSTEMS;ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR;ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS;GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS;HEATING;LIGHTING;RANGES;TAPS;THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL;VALVES;VENTILATING;WEAPONS
  abstract

  A system for controlling a radiator valve by using a sensor to obtain a current temperature measurement, and then operating a motor to change a valve position based on the temperature measured. If the temperature is within a first range of a target temperature, the valve is maintained in the current position and if the temperature is outside the first range but within a second range greater than the first then the valve position is adjusted by a first amount or at a first speed. The system may obtain measurements of light intensity in the environment or detect if the environment is occupied or not and change the first and second ranges based on these factors. A method where the system also can determine if the temperature is outside the first and second ranges but within a third, even greater range to adjust the valve position by a third amount or speed that is greater than the second amount or speed.
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  [GB Patent GB2,605,102 A; GB2594749B]