System for monitoring the use of heat energy in water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building

Claim 1

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a plurality of energy consuming water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building wherein each energy consuming water device is supplied by a water pipe comprising at least one monitor for monitoring the flow through each of the plurality of water pipes, each of said monitors including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by the transmitter of each of said plurality of monitors and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from each of the monitors, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for each of said monitors retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said Plurality of monitors.

Claim 2

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a plurality of energy consuming water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building wherein each energy consuming water device is supplied by a water pipe comprising at least one monitor for monitoring the flow through each of the plurality of water pipes, each of said monitors including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by the transmitter of each of said plurality of monitors and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from each of the monitors, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for each of said monitors retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said Plurality of monitors.

Claim 6

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a plurality of heat energy using water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building wherein each water device discharges hot water supplied by a water pipe comprising a monitor for monitoring the flow through each of the plurality of water pipes, each of said monitors including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by the transmitter of each of said plurality of monitors and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from each of the monitors, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for each of said monitors retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said plurality of monitors.

Claim 7

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a plurality of heat energy using water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building wherein each water device discharges hot water supplied by a water pipe comprising a monitor for monitoring the flow through each of the plurality of water pipes, each of said monitors including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by the transmitter of each of said plurality of monitors and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from each of the monitors, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for each of said monitors retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said plurality of monitors.

Claim 8

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a plurality of energy using water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building wherein each energy using water device is supplied by a water pipe comprising first and second monitors located on either side of each of said heating/cooling devices, each of said monitors including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by the transmitter of each of said plurality of monitors and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from each of the monitors, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for each of said monitors retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said plurality of monitors by subtracting the total heat energy of the first monitor monitoring the flow through the heating/cooling device from the total heat energy of the second monitor monitoring the flow through the heating/cooling device.

Claim 9

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a plurality of energy using water devices in an individual unit of a multi-unit building wherein each energy using water device is supplied by a water pipe comprising first and second monitors located on either side of each of said heating/cooling devices, each of said monitors including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by the transmitter of each of said plurality of monitors and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from each of the monitors, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for each of said monitors retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said plurality of monitors by subtracting the total heat energy of the first monitor monitoring the flow through the heating/cooling device from the total heat energy of the second monitor monitoring the flow through the heating/cooling device.

Claim 10

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in an energy consuming water device in an individual unit of a multi-unit building which is supplied by a water pipe comprising a monitor for monitoring the flow through the water pipe including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by said transmitter and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from said monitor, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for said monitor retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said monitor.

Claim 11

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in an energy consuming water device in an individual unit of a multi-unit building which is supplied by a water pipe comprising a monitor for monitoring the flow through the water pipe including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe, multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units by multiplying the temperature times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting said total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, a first remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy transmitted by said transmitter and periodically retransmitting the total heat energy received from said monitor, and a second remote receiver for receiving the total heat energy for said monitor retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water for said monitor.

Claim 14

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a heating/cooling device in an individual unit of a multi-unit building which is supplied by a water pipe comprising a monitor for monitoring the flow through the water pipe including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe at first and second spaced locations, on either side of the heating/cooling device multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units at the first location by multiplying the temperature sensed at the first location times the increment of flow and for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units at the second location by multiplying the temperature sensed at the second location times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a first total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units at said first location and for computing a second total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units at said second location, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting the first and second total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the first and second total heat energy transmitted by said transmitter and periodically retransmitting the first and second total heat energy received from said monitor, and a second remote receiver for receiving the first and second total heat energy for said monitor retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water consumed by the device.

Claim 15

A system for monitoring the use of heat energy in a heating/cooling device in an individual unit of a multi-unit building which is supplied by a water pipe comprising a monitor for monitoring the flow through the water pipe including meter means for determining that successive volumetric flow units have flowed through the pipe, temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water flowing through the water pipe at first and second spaced locations, on either side of the heating/cooling device multiplying means for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units at the first location by multiplying the temperature sensed at the first location times the increment of flow and for defining the heat energy of each of said successive volumetric flow units at the second location by multiplying the temperature sensed at the second location times the increment of flow, totalizator means for computing a first total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units at said first location and for computing a second total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units at said second location, and a transmitter for periodically transmitting the first and second total heat energy for said successive volumetric flow units, and a first remote receiver for receiving the first and second total heat energy transmitted by said transmitter and periodically retransmitting the first and second total heat energy received from said monitor, and a second remote receiver for receiving the first and second total heat energy for said monitor retransmitted from said first remote receiver and for periodically computing the total heat energy of the water consumed by the device.