Drinking water supply system with groupwise control, method for controlling the same, and computer program

US11680392B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Markus Kramer · Seligenstadt, DE
• Christian Schauer · Hersbruck, DE
• Christian Otto · Heiligenhaus, DE
• Patrick Steger · Kreuztal, DE
• David Löher · Lennestadt, DE
• Arthur Winterholler · Attendorn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 20, 2023
• Expiry date: Oct 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F24D17/0073
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a drinking water supply system including a drinking water line system, a plurality of drinking water withdrawal points connected to the drinking water line system, at least one sensor which is designed to determine measuring values, a central control device which is designed to receive and evaluate the measuring values determined by the at least one sensor, a plurality of decentralized control elements which are designed to influence at different locations in the drinking water supply system one or more properties of the water guided in the drinking water supply system, wherein the central control device is designed to control the control elements for influencing the one or more properties of the water guided in the drinking water supply system, and wherein a plurality of control elements are or can be combined to form a virtual group.