Do right in the first place -
in stead of error correction.
The hart of the NordIQ technology is the
enablerTM - the control unit with
technology from automotive and telecom industries
enables new qualities and functions never seen
before.
When conventional
substations with PID-regulators work with the
principle "correct the error", the enablerTM
is "designed for correctness" and will do the
right thing in the first place.
The PID-regulator then is
error-correcting or "trial-and-error"-based. A reason for why PID-regulators are so popular is that it is a general method which can be applied even though you do not know so much about the process you control.
The enablerTM is
not based on error correction, but on supply of
power based on demand. It is built on the fact that we know the process. It is not a general method - it is knowledge based.
In practice measurement of flow and inlet
temperature and specific heat capacity of water.
This is not error
correction. We want to designate the term
"control" as opposed to "regulation" in the PID
case.
The result is a stable control
which is fast. You do not need to wait for result
(outlet temperature measurement).
There is no feedback - which means that this system cannot become unstable. And there are no difficult parameters to adjust.
As a bonus the transferred
power is under control. Which means useful
measurements and possibility to implement for
example power-loan functions (decrease heating
system power during high hot water demands).
Principle
drawing of PID-regulation
Principle drawing of enabler
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