MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641096752 A) filed by Saraswathi P; Dr. Karuna Bhole; Waghmare Charuta; Harsha H N; Dr M Ravi Kumar; Dayananda Sagar Academy Of Technology And Management; Mr. V. Prasanna Venkatesh; and Sayon Dey on August 11, 2026, for Smart Iot Framework For Solar Water Heating Using Predictive Thermal Storage Control.
Inventors include Saraswathi P; Dr. Karuna Bhole; Waghmare Charuta; Harsha H N; Dr M Ravi Kumar; Mr. V. Prasanna Venkatesh; and Sayon Dey.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of an intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) architecture for solar water heaters with predictive control of thermal energy storage for improved energy efficiency and robustness. There is generally a supply-demand mismatch in the case of solar water heaters owing to variations in weather conditions and consumption. The problem can be overcome by using an IoT architecture which employs sensors along with predictive algorithms to predict solar energy availability and user demands. The smart controller uses these predictions to adjust the supplementary heaters and flow of fluids to maximize solar fraction and minimize the use of grid electricity. It was shown through experiments and simulations that the predictive control method leads to lower thermal losses and cost compared to the thermostat method. FIG.1
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