Disclosure of Invention
the invention aims to provide a solution for remotely controlling the hot water temperature of a constant-temperature gas water heater, namely a method for remotely controlling the temperature given value of the constant-temperature gas water heater.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a temperature setting method for a constant temperature gas water heater, comprising:
the constant temperature gas water heater comprises a controller, a first flow sensor, a second flow sensor, a first hot water outlet, a second hot water outlet and a heat exchanger. The constant-temperature gas water heater is connected between the cold water inlet and the heat exchanger through a cold water pipe; one end of the first hot water pipe is connected to the first hot water outlet, and the other end of the first hot water pipe is communicated to the water outlet end of the main hot water pipe; one end of the second hot water pipe is connected to the second hot water outlet, and the other end of the second hot water pipe is communicated to the water outlet end of the main hot water pipe; the water inlet end of the main hot water pipe is connected to the heat exchanger.
the first flow sensor is arranged in front of the first hot water outlet and used for detecting the outlet hot water flow of the first hot water outlet; and the second flow sensor is arranged in front of the second hot water outlet and is used for detecting the outlet hot water flow of the second hot water outlet. The first flow sensor and the second flow sensor are water flow sensors of the same type and the same measuring range.
The first flow sensor is electrically connected with the controller and is used for transmitting an outlet hot water flow signal of the first hot water outlet to the controller; and the second flow sensor is electrically connected with the controller and is used for transmitting an outlet hot water flow signal of the second hot water outlet to the controller.
the temperature setting method comprises the steps that the temperature setting value of the constant-temperature gas water heater is controlled by the relative sizes of the hot water flow of the outlets of the first hot water outlet and the second hot water outlet; when the outlet hot water flow of the first hot water outlet is relatively increased and the outlet hot water flow of the second hot water outlet is relatively decreased, the given temperature value is increased; when the outlet hot water flow of the first hot water outlet is relatively reduced and the outlet hot water flow of the second hot water outlet is relatively increased, the given temperature value is reduced.
The given temperature value is according to the formula
And calculating, wherein T is a given temperature value, Q1 and Q2 are outlet hot water flow rates of the first hot water outlet and the second hot water outlet respectively, T0 is a given central temperature value, and K is a temperature adjusting range coefficient.
The step of calculating the given temperature value by the controller is as follows:
Step S1, initialization;
Step S2, sampling the hot water flow of the first hot water outlet and the second hot water outlet;
Step S3, calculating the temperature set value of the constant temperature gas water heater;
Step S4, performing other processing and waiting; when the next sampling timing arrives, the process proceeds to step S2.
The relative sizes of the hot water flow of the outlets of the first hot water outlet and the second hot water outlet are adjusted and changed by the water mixing valve; 2 water inlets of the water mixing valve are respectively connected to a first hot water outlet and a second hot water outlet of the constant-temperature gas water heater through water pipes. The relative sizes of the hot water flow at the outlets of the first hot water outlet and the second hot water outlet are adjusted and changed by a first adjusting valve and a second adjusting valve; the water inlet of the first regulating valve is connected to a first hot water outlet of the constant-temperature gas water heater through a water pipe, and the water inlet of the second regulating valve is connected to a second hot water outlet of the constant-temperature gas water heater through a water pipe; the water outlets of the first regulating valve and the second regulating valve are communicated to form a water outlet end.
The constant-temperature gas water heater further comprises a heat exchanger, a cold water inlet, a water pipe, a power supply module, a hot water temperature detection module, a gas flow control driving module, a fan control driving module and an ignition control and flame detection module.
The invention has the advantages that a wired or wireless remote controller is not needed, the method of controlling the flow of two paths of hot water by the water valve is adopted, the remote control of the hot water temperature set value of the water heater is realized, and the control result is stable and reliable.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples and drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
A structural block diagram of a system embodiment 1 of a temperature setting method of a constant-temperature gas water heater is shown in fig. 1, and the system embodiment 1 comprises a heat exchanger 101, a first flow sensor 201, a second flow sensor 202, a first hot water outlet 203, a second hot water outlet 204, a cold water inlet 205, a mixing valve 301, a cold water pipe 401, a main hot water pipe 402, a first hot water pipe 403, a second hot water pipe 404, a first connecting water pipe 405, a second connecting water pipe 406, a mixed hot water pipe 407 and a water outlet nozzle 302.
the constant-temperature gas water heater is provided with 1 cold water inlet and 2 hot water outlets, and a cold water pipe 401 is connected between the cold water inlet 205 and the heat exchanger 101; one end of the first hot water pipe 403 is connected to the first hot water outlet 203, and the other end is connected to the water outlet end of the main hot water pipe 402; one end of the second hot water pipe 404 is connected to the second hot water outlet 204, and the other end is connected to the water outlet end of the main hot water pipe 402; the water inlet end of the main hot water pipe 402 is connected to the heat exchanger 101.
The first flow sensor 201 is arranged in front of the first hot water outlet 203 and is used for detecting the outlet hot water flow of the first hot water outlet; the second flow sensor 202 is installed in front of the second hot water outlet 204 and is used for detecting the outlet hot water flow of the second hot water outlet. Specifically, the first flow sensor 201 is mounted on the first hot water pipe 403, and the second flow sensor 202 is mounted on the second hot water pipe 404.
2 water inlets of the water mixing valve 301 are respectively connected to a first hot water outlet 203 and a second hot water outlet 204 of the constant-temperature gas water heater through a first connecting water pipe 405 and a second connecting water pipe 406; the water outlet of the mixing valve 301 is connected to the water outlet nozzle 302 by a mixing hot water pipe 407. When the mixing valve 301 is a cold water and hot water mixing valve, the first connecting water pipe 405 is connected to a hot water inlet of the mixing valve 301, and the second connecting water pipe 406 is connected to a cold water inlet of the mixing valve 301.
A structural block diagram of a system embodiment 2 of a temperature setting method of a constant-temperature gas water heater is shown in fig. 2, and the difference from the embodiment 1 is that a first regulating valve 303 and a second regulating valve 304 are used for replacing a water mixing valve 301; the water inlet of the first adjusting valve 303 is connected to the first hot water outlet 203 of the constant temperature gas water heater through a first connecting water pipe 405, and the water inlet of the second adjusting valve 304 is connected to the second hot water outlet 204 of the constant temperature gas water heater through a second connecting water pipe 406. The water outlets of the first regulating valve 303 and the second regulating valve 304 are communicated to form a water outlet end which is connected with a mixed hot water pipe 407.
The constant temperature gas water heater further comprises a controller 210, a flow detection circuit of which is shown in a schematic block diagram in fig. 3, the first flow sensor 201 is provided with a first flow signal output end OUT1 for detecting the outlet hot water flow of the first hot water outlet 203, the first flow signal is an electric signal, and the signal type is pulse frequency, or voltage, or current. The second flow sensor 202 is provided with a second flow signal output end OUT2 for detecting the hot water flow at the outlet of the second hot water outlet 204, and the second flow signal is an electric signal with a pulse frequency, or a voltage, or a current.
The controller 210 has a first flow signal input IN1, a second flow signal input IN 2; the first and second flow signal inputs IN1 and IN2 are connected to the first and second flow signal outputs OUT1 and OUT2, respectively.
The principle of temperature setting of the constant-temperature gas water heater is as follows:
Adjusting the water mixing valve 301, or adjusting the first adjusting valve 303 and the second adjusting valve 304 to change the outlet hot water flows of the first hot water outlet 203 and the second hot water outlet 204, and controlling the given temperature value of the constant-temperature gas water heater according to the relative sizes of the outlet hot water flows of the first hot water outlet 203 and the second hot water outlet 204; setting the outlet hot water flow rates of the first hot water outlet 203 and the second hot water outlet 204 to be Q1 and Q2 respectively, and setting the temperature given value of the constant-temperature gas water heater to be T, wherein the temperature given value T is increased when Q1 is relatively increased and Q2 is relatively decreased; when the Q1 is relatively reduced and the Q2 is relatively increased, the temperature set point T is reduced. The controller 210 obtains the hot water flow Q1 and Q2 at the outlet of the first hot water outlet 203 and the outlet of the second hot water outlet 204 by the first flow sensor 201 and the second flow sensor 202 according to the formula
And calculating a temperature set value T of the constant-temperature gas water heater, wherein T0 is a central temperature set value, and K is a temperature adjusting range coefficient. The flow rates Q1, Q2 are in L/min.
The water temperature control interval of a water heater is usually between 30 ℃ and 80 ℃. For example, if T0 ═ 50 ℃ and K ═ 15 are selected, the temperature setpoint T is controlled to 35 ℃ to 65 ℃.
The controller 210 is composed of a microcontroller and peripheral circuits. The microcontroller is preferably a single chip microcomputer or other devices such as ARM, DSP and the like are selected. When the signal types of the first flow signal and the second flow signal are pulse frequencies, the first flow signal input terminal IN1 and the second flow signal input terminal IN2 are counting input terminals of a counter inside the microcontroller. When the signal types of the first flow signal and the second flow signal are voltage or current, the first flow signal input terminal IN1 and the second flow signal input terminal IN2 are analog signal input terminals of the a/D converter. The a/D converter is controlled by and reads data from the microcontroller, preferably included within the microcontroller.
The constant-temperature gas water heater further comprises a hot water temperature detection module, a gas flow control driving module, a fan control driving module, an ignition control and flame detection module and the like. Further, the constant temperature gas water heater also selectively comprises a part of or all of the modules in the cold water temperature detection module, the temperature value display module, the wind pressure detection module and the buzzer module.
The constant-temperature gas water heater also comprises a power supply module which is used for supplying power to the controller 210, the first flow sensor 201, the second flow sensor 202 and other modules.
The flow of the controller 210 calculating the given temperature value is shown in fig. 4, and includes the following steps:
Step S1, initialization;
Step S2, sampling the outlet hot water flow Q1 and Q2 of the first hot water outlet 203 and the second hot water outlet 204; step S3, calculating a temperature given value T of the constant-temperature gas water heater;
Step S4, performing other processing and waiting; when the next sampling timing arrives, the process proceeds to step S2.
the controller 210 calculates the temperature set value T of the constant temperature gas water heater, and performs other control of the constant temperature gas water heater. The other processing and waiting include water temperature sampling, water temperature control, gas flow control driving, fan control driving, ignition control, and the like, which need to be completed by the controller 210, and waiting. After the controller 210 calculates the temperature given value T, a proper control algorithm is adopted to control the heating power of the gas water heater by controlling the gas flow, so that the temperature of the hot water of the outlet water of the gas water heater can be controlled within an allowable error range near the temperature given value T, and a constant temperature function is realized.
The control of the next sampling time is realized by software delay or timer timing by the controller 210.
The first flow sensor 201 and the second flow sensor 202 are preferably water flow sensors of the same type and the same range. Further, the first flow sensor 201 and the second flow sensor 202 are preferably low-cost hall water flow sensors with pulse frequency output signals.
The above description is only an example of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.