Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation
The use of sanitary water is a main aspect of comfort and healthiness within a house or a public environment as gyms or beauty farms. At the same time, water waste should be limited to a minimum in order to preserve both water and the energy required to warm it. To obtain these results, it is necess...
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2015-05-01
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| Series: | Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
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| author | Stefano Mauro Tharek Mohtar |
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| description | The use of sanitary water is a main aspect of comfort and healthiness within a house or a public environment as gyms or beauty farms. At the same time, water waste should be limited to a minimum in order to preserve both water and the energy required to warm it. To obtain these results, it is necessary to rule quickly and in a precise way the temperature. It is also necessary to check the presence of possible contemporary flow requested by different users in order to optimize distribution in the house network. This work describes a mechatronic water mixer that was developed to ensure fast and precise control of flow and temperature of delivered water. The flow control is based on modulating digital valves driven in pulse code modulation and on a microcontroller board. The electronic unit is designed to interface with a domotic network for remote control and total consumption monitoring and optimization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-695965beae8846eb9faa2fc51ac3572c2022-12-22T00:40:52ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81402015-05-01710.1177/168781401558424410.1177_1687814015584244Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automationStefano MauroTharek MohtarThe use of sanitary water is a main aspect of comfort and healthiness within a house or a public environment as gyms or beauty farms. At the same time, water waste should be limited to a minimum in order to preserve both water and the energy required to warm it. To obtain these results, it is necessary to rule quickly and in a precise way the temperature. It is also necessary to check the presence of possible contemporary flow requested by different users in order to optimize distribution in the house network. This work describes a mechatronic water mixer that was developed to ensure fast and precise control of flow and temperature of delivered water. The flow control is based on modulating digital valves driven in pulse code modulation and on a microcontroller board. The electronic unit is designed to interface with a domotic network for remote control and total consumption monitoring and optimization.https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814015584244 |
| spellingShingle | Stefano Mauro Tharek Mohtar Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| title | Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation |
| title_full | Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation |
| title_fullStr | Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation |
| title_short | Mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation |
| title_sort | mechatronic thermostatic water mixer for building automation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814015584244 |
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