ThebasicprinciplesforaDomesticHotWatercircuit(DHW)
(examplereferringtoA390.11,circuit4)
Bymeansofaweekschedule(upto3'Comfort'periods/day),the
DHWcircuitcanbein'Comfort'or'Saving'mode(twodifferent
temperaturevaluesforthedesiredDHWtemperatureatS6).
TheDHWheatingtemperaturesensorS3isthemostimportant
sensor.IfthemeasuredDHWtemperature(S6)getslowerthanthe
desiredDHWtemperature,theDHWheatingpump(P4)isswitched
ONandtheheatingcirculationpumpP1isswitchedOFF.
ThemotorizedcontrolvalveM1iscontrolledinordertomaintain
theDHWheatingtemperatureatS3.
TheDHWheatingtemperatureisdeterminedbythedesiredDHW
temperatureatS6plusthechargingdifference.
TheDHWchargingpumpP7canbeswitchedONdependingon1)
theDHWheatingtemperatureisreached,or2)adelay.
TheDHWheatingtemperatureatS3istypically5–10degrees
higherthanthedesiredDHWtemperature.
DHWtankwith1temperaturesensor(S6):
WhenthemeasuredDHWtemperature(S6)getshigherthanthe
desiredDHWtemperature,theDHWheatingpump(P4)andthe
DHWchargingpump(P7)areswitchedOFF.Thepost-runtimecan
besetindividually.
DHWtankwith2temperaturesensors(S6,upperandS8,
lower):
WhenthemeasuredDHWtemperature(S6)getshigherthanthe
desiredDHWtemperatureandthetemperatureatS8getshigher
thanthecut-outtemperature,theDHWheatingpump(P4)and
theDHWchargingpump(P7)areswitchedOFF.Thepost-runtime
canbesetindividually.
Thereturntemperature(S5)canbelimited,forexamplenottobe
toohigh.Ifso,thedesiredflowtemperatureatS3canbeadjusted
(typicallytoalowervalue),thusresultinginagradualclosingofthe
motorizedcontrolvalve.
Aflow/powerlimitationcanbearrangedbyusinganM-busbased
signalfromaflow/heatmeter.
A390.12:
TheDHWheatingcircuithasapreheatingcircuit,wheretheDHW
heatingtemperatureatS9isadaptedtothedesiredDHWcharging
temperatureatS7.IftheDHWchargingtemperatureatS7cannot
bereached,theECLcontrollergraduallyincreasesthedesiredDHW
heatingtemperatureatS9inordertoobtaintheDHWcharging
temperature.Amaximumtemperaturevaluecanbeset.
A390.12:
TheDHWcirculationcanbethroughtheDHWtank(connectionA)
orthroughtheheat-exchanger(connectionB).Thesolutionwith
connectionAresultsinclosingofthemotorizedcontrolvalveafter
theDHWtankchargingprocedure.Thesolutionwithconnection
BisusedtocompensatefortheheatlossintheDHWcirculation
pipe.Furthermore,afterDHWtankcharging,theDHWheating
temperature(atS7)iscontrolledaccordingtothedesiredDHW
temperature.
TypicalA390.11application:(upto3xheating,1xDHW)
Theshowndiagramisafundamentalandsimplifiedexampleanddoes
notcontainallcomponentsthatarenecessaryinasystem.
AllnamedcomponentsareconnectedtotheECLComfortcontroller.
Listofcomponents:
ECL310
ElectroniccontrollerECLComfort310
ECA32
Built-inextensionmodule*)
S1
Outdoortemperaturesensor
S2
(Optional)Returntemperaturesensor,circuit2
S3
Flowtemperaturesensor,circuit1
S4
Flowtemperaturesensor,circuit2
S5
(Optional)Returntemperaturesensor,circuit1
S6
DHWtanktemperaturesensor,upper,circuit4
S7
(Optional)Roomtemperaturesensor,circuit1/2/3
S8
(Optional)DHWtanktemperaturesensor,lower,
circuit4
S9
Flowtemperaturesensor,circuit3
S10
(Optional)Returntemperaturesensor,circuit3
P1
Circulationpump,circuit1
P2
Circulationpump,circuit2
P3
DHWcirculationpump,circuit4
P4
DHWheatingpump,circuit4
P5
Circulationpump,circuit3
P7
DHWchargingpump,circuit4
M1
Motorizedcontrolvalve(3-pointand/or0-10Volt
controlled),circuit1
Alternative:Thermoactuator(DanfosstypeABV)
M2
Motorizedcontrolvalve(3-pointand/or0-10Volt
controlled),circuit2
Alternative:Thermoactuator(DanfosstypeABV)
M3
Motorizedcontrolvalve(3-pointand/or0-10Volt
controlled),circuit3
Alternative:Thermoactuator(DanfosstypeABV)
A1
Alarm
*)
Alsousedfor0-10Voltcontrolofmotorizedcontrol
valve.
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