For many years, the inability to influence heating bills made centralized heating unpopular among residents and offered little motivation for savings, insulation, or energy efficiency technologies. Until recently, it was impossible to install apartment-based heat metering in buildings with vertical heating systems (around 90% of multi-apartment buildings). However, with the adoption of the "Law on Commercial Metering of Heat Energy and Water Supply" in 2018 (Law No. 2454-VIII of June 7, 2018), distributed metering systems began to be actively implemented in Ukraine.
Using heat energy distribution devices allows:
- Reducing heating costs by up to 70%
- Paying only for the heat actually consumed in your apartment
- Controlling heat consumption and adjusting comfort levels in each room
- Fairly distributing heat costs among all building residents
The heat energy distribution system relies on the use of special allocation devices installed on radiators in each apartment. These devices measure radiator temperature, comparing it to room temperature. Based on this data, the radiator’s heat output is calculated in conditional units. The greater the temperature difference, the higher the heat output. These units are then used for proportionally distributing building-wide heat among consumers, in line with the "Methodology for distributing consumed public utility volumes among building consumers" (Order of the Ministry of Regional Development, November 22, 2018, No. 315).
Main Implementation Steps:
- Installing Individual Heating Points (IHP)
- Balancing the heating system
- Installing radiator thermostats
- Installing heat energy distribution devices
- Setting up an automatic data collection system
- Connecting to the billing center and implementing energy management
Installation of Individual Heating Points (IHP)
Individual Heating Points (IHP) are systems that automatically regulate the heat supply to individual buildings or apartments. They adapt heating to changing weather conditions, reducing energy costs by optimizing heat supply through modern technologies that adjust pressure, temperature, and coolant flow rate, improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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Email: odessa@tt.ks.ua
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