Overview Solar 2 Boiler/Buffer



This function block realizes a solar control with two solar circuits (e.g. two collector fields) and switching between boiler and buffer. Each solar circuit has its own pump (digital); a shared switchover valve determines whether the currently charged storage tank is the boiler or the buffer.

Switchover valve (VB): As long as one of the two collectors is warmer than the boiler by the Hysteresis boiler-solar on and the boiler has not yet reached its maximum, the valve switches to boiler (VB = 1). Otherwise (both collectors below the Hysteresis boiler-solar off or boiler full) it switches to buffer (VB = 0).

Pump solar 1 and pump solar 2 switch on independently of each other when the respective collector temperature is warmer than the active storage tank by the hysteresis belonging to the active storage tank (boiler-solar or buffer-solar) and its maximum is not reached. They switch off when the difference falls below the threshold or the storage or solar maximum temperature is reached.


Inputs

BU Temp. boiler Temperature boiler.
PU
Temp. buffer
Temperature buffer.
S1
Temp. solar 1
Temperature solar 1 (collector 1).
S2
Temp. solar 2
Temperature solar 2 (collector 2).

Outputs

VB
Valve boiler
Valve switchover boiler/buffer: 1 = boiler, 0 = buffer.
P1
Pump solar 1
Pump solar circuit 1 on/off.
P2
Pump solar 2
Pump solar circuit 2 on/off.

Parameters

Solar max.
Maximum temperature solar. If a collector exceeds this value, the respective solar pump is switched off.
Buffer max.
Switch-off temperature buffer. If the buffer temperature exceeds this value, buffer charging is ended.
Boiler max.
Switch-off temperature boiler. If the boiler temperature exceeds this value, boiler charging is ended.
Hysteresis buffer-solar on
Difference between solar and buffer at which buffer charging becomes active.
Hysteresis buffer-solar off
Difference between solar and buffer at which buffer charging becomes inactive.
Hysteresis boiler-solar on
Difference between solar and boiler at which switching to boiler charging is performed.
Hysteresis boiler-solar off
Difference between solar and boiler at which boiler charging becomes inactive.

See also common parameters of all function blocks.