CN206919480U - Air-cooled heat pump automates energy management platform - Google Patents
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Air-cooled heat pump provided by the utility model automates energy management platform, including background computer and Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit, background computer are connected with Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit by WIFI module；Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit includes air-cooled heat pump machine, the water inlet pipe being connected with air-cooled heat pump machine, outlet pipe, the water pump being arranged on water inlet pipe, is arranged on filter, the ultraviolet sterilization apparatus of water pump side, some valves being arranged on water inlet pipe and outlet pipe；Air-cooled heat pump machine includes housing and is arranged on compressor, condenser, choke valve, evaporator, magnetic valve and the heating tube of enclosure interior；Heat energy monitoring system, electrical energy monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system, warning system are provided with Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.Air-cooled heat pump provided by the utility model automates energy management platform, and background computer is counted and analyzed to data, and warning system is directed to unit exception, rapid prompting, saves cost of labor, avoids the occurrence of error.
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Technical field
It the utility model is related to automation technical field of energy management, and in particular to a kind of air-cooled heat pump automation can source capsule
Platform.
Background technology
Air-cooled heat pump, it is a kind of air-conditioner set that cooling by wind is different from air conditioner industry.Except possessing wind-cooled cold-water
Unit is produced outside the function of cold water, and Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit can also be switched to heating condition hot water preparing.The original substantially of air-cooled heat pump
Reason is circulated based on compression-type refrigeration, using refrigerant as carrier, is changed by refrigerant gas-liquid phase transition, the draw heat from air
Or discharge heat, to reach the demand of refrigeration or heating.
Air-cooled heat pump unit can consume the energy while producing heat or cold in the process of running, staff need to be to production
Raw heat or cold, the energy of consumption are recorded and analyzed, and to realize the comprehensive assessment to system operation situation, are made air-cooled
The operation of source pump rationally, stable.But at present to air-cooled heat pump unit energy monitoring and management, there is automatic degree is relatively low
The problem of, the monitoring of energy is completed mainly by manual metering, and operating efficiency is low, easily occurs error during analysis；And wind
There is a link to go wrong in cold and hot pumping system, need staff voluntarily to carry out data analysis, could be found after inspection equipment different
Often.
Documents 1：CN2016204136185 discloses a kind of energy management platform of earth-source hot-pump system, including heat
Can acquisition system, electric energy collection system and background computer；Background computer leads to heat energy acquisition system and electric energy collection system
Cross different computer serial interface connections, the data gathered to heat energy acquisition system and electric energy collection system carry out statistics and
Analysis, and complete other automatically-monitored tasks as defined in system.A kind of energy of earth-source hot-pump system disclosed in this documents
The energy resource consumption of source capsule platform source heat pump system over the ground carries out Data acquisition and issuance, but the management platform is not provided with alarming
Device, in time the abnormal conditions occurred in earth-source hot-pump system can not be proposed with warning, and background computer is with heat energy collection
System is connected with electric energy collection system by different computer serial interfaces, and information transfer rate is slow.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of air-cooled heat pump automation energy management platform, realized to air-cooled heat pump
The automation energy management of system, save cost of labor.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the utility model provides following technical scheme：
Air-cooled heat pump automates energy management platform, including background computer and Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit, the hind computation
Machine is connected with the Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit by WIFI module；The Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit includes air-cooled heat pump machine, with air-cooled heat
Water inlet pipe, the outlet pipe of pump machine connection, the water pump being arranged on water inlet pipe, are arranged on filter, the ultraviolet of water pump side
Sterilizing unit, some valves being arranged on water inlet pipe and outlet pipe；The air-cooled heat pump machine includes housing and is arranged on shell
Compressor, condenser, choke valve, evaporator, magnetic valve and the heating tube in internal portion；The heating tube is arranged on the bottom of evaporator
Portion, magnetic valve are arranged on heating tube side；Gauze screen is provided with outside the housing.Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is provided with WIFI module.
Filter is filtered to entering the water in water inlet pipe, and ultraviolet sterilization apparatus is sterilized to the water after being filtered in water inlet pipe
Sterilization.Valve includes shutoff valve, sewage draining valve.Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is when temperature is relatively low in the winter time, easy frosting, after frosting,
Heat supply need to be stopped to be defrosted, reduce heating effect.After magnetic valve and heating tube are installed, magnetic valve is opened, installed in evaporation
The heating tube of device bottom is heatable, improves temperature, prevents that evaporimeter frosting is serious while heat supply is not stopped, and improves heating effect
Fruit.The iron sand net that air-cooled heat pump machine hull outside is set, prevents mosquito from entering.
The heat energy monitoring system being connected with background computer by WIFI module, electricity are provided with the Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Can monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system and warning system；Warning system respectively with heat
Can monitoring system, electrical energy monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system connection.Background computer
To the data of heat energy monitoring system, electrical energy monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system and pressure monitor system collection
Statistics and analysis is carried out, completes automation energy management task, background computer is connected with Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit by WIFI module
Connect, realize data information transfer between the two.Heat energy monitoring system realizes heat caused by Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit and cold monitoring；
Electrical energy monitoring system, which is realized, consumes monitoring of the equipment of electric energy on electric energy in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit；Temperature monitoring system realization pair
EAT and the monitoring for passing in and out coolant-temperature gage；Noise monitoring system is realized makes an uproar to caused in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running
Sound is monitored；Pressure monitor system is realized and caused pressure in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running is monitored；Alarm system
System is connected with each monitoring system, if exception occur in the data of each monitoring system monitoring, monitoring system sends information to alarm system
System, warning system send warning.The data that background computer gathers to each monitoring system carry out statistics and analysis, are tied according to analysis
Fruit, Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is adjusted, makes the operation of Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit rationally, stable.
Further, the temperature monitoring system is arranged on Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit side, and temperature monitoring system includes air intake
Temperature meter, inflow temperature measuring appliance and leaving water temperature measuring appliance.EAT measuring appliance is arranged on air-cooled heat pump machine side,
It is EAT for measurement；Inflow temperature measuring appliance is arranged on water inlet pipe, for measuring inflow temperature；Leaving water temperature measures
Device is arranged on outlet pipe, for measuring leaving water temperature.If exception occur in the data of temperature monitoring system, warning system will be carried out
There is alarm in alarm, background computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting.
Further, the noise monitoring system includes ambient noise automonitor.Provided according to GB22337-2008,
Noise monitoring point is typically selected in 1m outside Noise source border, more than height 1.2m, ambient noise automonitor and air-cooled heat
The distance of pump machine is 1m, and ambient noise automonitor is connected by support bar with outlet pipe.Ambient noise automonitor is used
In monitoring the noise that is sent in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running, when noise is higher than arranges value or less than arranges value, alarm system
System is alarmed, and alarm occurs in background computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
Further, the pressure monitor system includes pressure-measuring device.Pressure-measuring device is arranged in air-cooled heat pump machine
Portion is used to monitor the pressure in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running, and when pressure is higher or lower than normal range (NR), warning system is entered
There is alarm in row alarm, background computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
Further, the electrical energy monitoring system includes some multifunctional electric meters.Multifunctional electric meter and electric energy
The electric major loop connection of equipment is consumed, when Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is run, to the voltage, electric current, electricity of each power consuming devices
Source frequency and power factor are monitored, and when multifunctional electric meter display data exception, warning system is alarmed, after
There is alarm in platform computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
Further, the heat energy monitoring system includes being arranged on Intelligent hot gauge and the intelligence on the outside of Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Can cold meter.Water inlet pipe one end and outlet pipe one end are equipped with Intelligent hot gauge and intelligent cold meter, are transported in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
During row, caused heat or cold are monitored, when data is abnormal, warning system is alarmed, background computer
There is alarm in interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the advantages that：
1st, air-cooled heat pump automation energy management platform provided by the utility model, is provided with monitoring system, realizes to phase
Close the monitoring of module.
2nd, air-cooled heat pump automation energy management platform provided by the utility model, is provided with warning system, different in appearance
Chang Shi, staff can be prompted abnormal part occur, help staff fast and accurately to find unusual part and examined
Repair.
3rd, air-cooled heat pump automation energy management platform provided by the utility model, the hull outside of air-cooled heat pump machine are set
There is thin iron sand net, prevent mosquito from entering in air-cooled heat pump casing body.
4th, air-cooled heat pump provided by the utility model automation energy management platform, be provided with water inlet pipe filter and
Ultraviolet sterilization apparatus, sewage is avoided to enter in air-cooled heat pump machine.
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, below will be to embodiment in order to illustrate more clearly of the utility model embodiment or technical scheme of the prior art
Or the required accompanying drawing used is briefly described in description of the prior art, it should be apparent that, drawings in the following description are only
It is some embodiments of the utility model, for those of ordinary skill in the art, is not paying the premise of creative work
Under, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is that the utility model air-cooled heat pump automates energy management platform schematic diagram
Fig. 2 is that the utility model air-cooled heat pump automates energy management platform Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit schematic diagram
Reference：
1 air-cooled heat pump machine, 2 water inlet pipes, 3 outlet pipes, 4 EAT measuring appliances, 5 ambient noise automonitors, 6 water outlets
Temperature meter, 7 inflow temperature measuring appliances, 8 thin iron sand nets, 9 filters, 10 ultraviolet sterilization apparatus, 11 shutoff valves, 12
Sewage draining valve, 13 water pumps, 14 Intelligent hot gauge, 15 intelligent cold meters
Embodiment
In order that technological means, creation characteristic, reached purpose and effect that the utility model is realized are easy to understand, under
Face is in conjunction with the embodiments and accompanying drawing further illustrates to the utility model, but is not limited to the scope of the utility model.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, air-cooled heat pump automation energy management platform, including background computer and air-cooled heat pump machine
Group, the background computer are connected with the Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit by WIFI module；The Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit includes air-cooled
Heat pump machine 1, the water inlet pipe 2 being connected with air-cooled heat pump machine 1, outlet pipe 3, the water pump 13 being arranged on water inlet pipe, it is arranged on water pump
Filter 9, the ultraviolet sterilization apparatus 10 of 13 sides, some valves being arranged on water inlet pipe 2 and outlet pipe 3；The wind
Cold and hot pump machine includes housing and is arranged on compressor, condenser, choke valve, evaporator, magnetic valve and the heating of enclosure interior
Pipe；The heating tube is arranged on the bottom of evaporator, and magnetic valve is arranged on heating tube side；Wire gauze is provided with outside the housing
Net.Specifically, Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is provided with WIFI module.Filter 9 filters to entering the water in water inlet pipe 2, purple
Outside line sterilizing unit 10 carries out sterilizing to the water after being filtered in water inlet pipe 2.Valve includes shutoff valve 11, sewage draining valve
12.Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit easy frosting, after frosting, need to stop heat supply and be defrosted, reduce heating when temperature is relatively low in the winter time
Effect.After magnetic valve and heating tube are installed, magnetic valve is opened, the heating tube installed in base of evaporator is heatable, improves temperature,
Prevent that evaporimeter frosting is serious while heat supply is not stopped, improving heating effect.The iron that air-cooled heat pump machine hull outside is set
Sand net 8, prevents mosquito from entering.
The heat energy monitoring system being connected with background computer by WIFI module, electricity are provided with the Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Can monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system and warning system；Warning system respectively with heat
Can monitoring system, electrical energy monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system connection.After specifically,
Platform computer is adopted to heat energy monitoring system, electrical energy monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system and pressure monitor system
The data of collection carry out statistics and analysis, complete automation energy management task, and background computer passes through with Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
WIFI module connects, and realizes data information transfer between the two.Heat energy monitoring system realizes heat caused by Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Monitored with cold；Electrical energy monitoring system, which is realized, consumes monitoring of the equipment of electric energy on electric energy in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit；Temperature is supervised
The monitoring of coolant-temperature gage is realized to outdoor temperature and passed in and out to examining system；Noise monitoring system is realized to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running
In caused noise be monitored；Pressure monitor system is realized and caused pressure in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running is supervised
Survey；Warning system is connected with each monitoring system, if exception occur in the data of each monitoring system monitoring, monitoring system sends information
To warning system, warning system sends warning.The data that background computer gathers to each monitoring system carry out statistics and analysis, root
According to analysis result, Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is adjusted, makes the operation of Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit rationally, stable.
The temperature monitoring system is arranged on Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit side, and temperature monitoring system includes EAT measuring appliance
4th, inflow temperature measuring appliance 7 and leaving water temperature measuring appliance 6.Specifically, EAT measuring appliance 4 is arranged on air-cooled heat pump machine 1 one
Side, for measuring EAT；Inflow temperature measuring appliance 7 is arranged on water inlet pipe 2, for measuring inflow temperature；Leaving water temperature
Measuring appliance 6 is arranged on outlet pipe 3, for measuring leaving water temperature.If there is abnormal, warning system in the data of temperature monitoring system
It will be alarmed, alarm occurs in background computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting.
The noise monitoring system includes setting ambient noise automonitor 5.Specifically, advised according to GB22337-2008
Fixed, noise monitoring point is typically selected in 1m outside Noise source border, more than height 1.2m, ambient noise automonitor 5 and wind
The distance of cold and hot pump machine 1 is 1m, and ambient noise automonitor 5 is connected by support bar with outlet pipe 3.Ambient noise is supervised automatically
Instrument 5 is surveyed to be used to monitor the noise sent in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running, when noise is higher than arranges value or less than arranges value,
Warning system is alarmed, and alarm occurs in background computer interface, and staff enters according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Row adjustment.
The pressure monitor system includes pressure-measuring device.Specifically, pressure-measuring device is arranged on inside air-cooled heat pump machine 1
For monitoring the pressure in Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit running, when pressure is higher or lower than normal range (NR), warning system is carried out
There is alarm in alarm, background computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
The electrical energy monitoring system includes some multifunctional electric meters.Specifically, multifunctional electric meter disappears with electric energy
The electric major loop connection of equipment is consumed, when Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit is run, to the voltage, electric current, power supply of each power consuming devices
Frequency and power factor are monitored, and when multifunctional electric meter display data exception, warning system is alarmed, backstage
There is alarm in computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
The heat energy monitoring system includes being arranged on Intelligent hot gauge 14 and the intelligent cold meter on the outside of Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
15.Specifically, the one end of water inlet pipe 2 and the one end of outlet pipe 3 are equipped with Intelligent hot gauge 14 and intelligent cold meter 15, in air-cooled heat pump
During unit operation, caused heat or cold are monitored, when data is abnormal, warning system is alarmed, backstage
There is alarm in computer interface, and staff is adjusted according to prompting to Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
Air-cooled heat pump provided by the utility model automates energy management platform, and different prisons is provided with for disparate modules
Examining system, monitoring system are connected with warning system, background computer, and background computer is counted and analyzed to data, alarm
System is directed to unit exception, and rapid prompting, air-cooled heat pump provided by the utility model automates energy management platform, realized to wind
The automation energy management of cold and hot pumping system, cost of labor is saved, avoids the occurrence of error.
The advantages of general principle and principal character of the present utility model and the utility model has been shown and described above, one's own profession
The technical staff of industry is it should be appreciated that the utility model is not restricted to the described embodiments, described in above-described embodiment and specification
Simply illustrate principle of the present utility model, on the premise of the spirit and scope of the utility model is not departed from, the utility model is also
Various changes and modifications are had, these changes and improvements are both fallen within claimed the scope of the utility model, the utility model
Claimed scope is by appended claims and its equivalent thereof.
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1. air-cooled heat pump automates energy management platform, it is characterised in that described including background computer and Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Background computer is connected with the Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit by WIFI module；The Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit includes air-cooled heat pump machine,
Water inlet pipe, the outlet pipe being connected with air-cooled heat pump machine, the water pump being arranged on water inlet pipe, the filtering for being arranged on water pump side fill
Put, ultraviolet sterilization apparatus, some valves being arranged on water inlet pipe and outlet pipe；The air-cooled heat pump machine include housing and
It is arranged on compressor, condenser, choke valve, evaporator, magnetic valve and the heating tube of enclosure interior；The heating tube is arranged on steaming
The bottom of device is sent out, magnetic valve is arranged on heating tube side；Gauze screen is provided with outside the housing；
The heat energy monitoring system being connected with background computer by WIFI module, electric energy prison are provided with the Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit
Examining system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system and warning system；Warning system is supervised with heat energy respectively
Examining system, electrical energy monitoring system, temperature monitoring system, noise monitoring system, pressure monitor system connection.
2. air-cooled heat pump according to claim 1 automates energy management platform, it is characterised in that the temperature monitoring system
System is arranged on Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit side, and temperature monitoring system includes EAT measuring appliance, inflow temperature measuring appliance and water outlet
Temperature meter.
3. air-cooled heat pump according to claim 1 automates energy management platform, it is characterised in that the noise monitoring system
System includes ambient noise automonitor.
4. air-cooled heat pump according to claim 1 automates energy management platform, it is characterised in that the pressure monitoring system
System includes pressure-measuring device.
5. air-cooled heat pump according to claim 1 automates energy management platform, it is characterised in that the energy monitor system
System includes some multifunctional electric meters.
6. air-cooled heat pump according to claim 1 automates energy management platform, it is characterised in that the heat energy monitoring system
System includes being arranged on Intelligent hot gauge and the intelligent cold meter on the outside of Air-Cooled Heat Pump Unit.
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