The concept of a smart water heater involves connecting a standard boiler with a smart thermostat for the purpose of controlling, monitoring, and optimizing the heating of hot water. Many users of standard boilers either do not know how or do not want to optimally adjust the parameters, which leads to inefficient energy operation and reduced comfort. The smart thermostat offers users various applications through which the operation of the heater can be tailored to their preferences and habits, thereby ensuring energy-efficient operation and the desired level of comfort.
The master's thesis presents the development, implementation, and testing of a smart water heater, as well as the development of an application for optimizing the control algorithm. The smart water heater system consists of an electric heater, a control system, and a database. The heater is designed to provide hot water for users, the control system manages the water temperature and performs measurements of temperature and water consumption, and the database serves for long-term storage of these measurements. The application allows users to access various operational options through microservices based on blockchain technology. The leasing of microservices is done through a smart contract, which ensures a high level of transparency and security.
The thesis will present all the steps of hardware and software development of individual units, the analysis of measured data, the creation of control algorithms, and the design of a smart contract. The work will primarily focus on evaluating the possibilities, practicality, and relevance of the mentioned system, but it can also serve as a basis for further research on control models.
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