Slow Harvesting Use Cases

Scenario

Description

Examples

Motor/Power consumption

Conclusion for SH

Recurring event in device behaviour?

Recognizable pattern?

Challange for SH

SH auto activation possible?

Intentionally unheated room

Roll-out of devices across larger buildings without differentiation whether a room is heated or not

Residential apartment complex with unheated sleeping rooms

Std radio only

Can be detected based on historical data in heating season

Yes, Valvepos = 0

Yes

Low

Yes

Intentionally unheated room

Roll-out of devices across larger buildings without differentiation whether a room is heated or not

Large office buildings with certain unheated rooms such as storage, restrooms, etc. 

Std radio only

Can be detected based on historical data in heating season

Yes, Valvepos = 0

Yes

Low

Yes

Externally heated rooms

Unheated rooms due to external heating by neighboring apartments or sunlight

Residential appartment complex with unheated apartments due to external heating by neighboring apartments

Std radio only

Can be detected based on historical data in heating season

Yes, Valvepos = 0

Yes

Low

Yes

Temporary heating reduction or shut-down  

Unused office space, e.g. because of homeoffice, etc. Heating limited to 1 hour per day

Happend due to COVID lock-down

Limited motor and std radio

Can be detected based on historical data in heating season

Yes, Valvepos = 0 in certain hours per day

Yes

Low

Yes

Reduction of setpoint temperatures due to energy efficiency measures

E.g. setpoint reductions to less than 20°C in standard operation and limited to few hours per day only

Tyical Engie France schools scenario

Std motor and std radio

Very difficult to detect repeating patterns, likely limited to off-peak times

No, active temp.-controller with changung Valvepos

No

High

No