Research and analysis

Heating controls: compensation and time proportional and integral (TPI) controls

Review of the available evidence on compensation (weather and load) and time proportional and integral (TPI) domestic heating controls.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 12 October 2017

Documents

Evidence gathering: compensation and TPI heating controls

PDF, 2.11 MB, 108 pages

Details

This report outlines the mechanisms by which weather compensation, load compensation and TPI controls improve the energy efficiency of heating systems. It also considers the benefits and disadvantages associated with their use, alongside discussion of the current state-of-the-art for each technology, the availability of products and barriers to deployment.

Published 12 October 2017