EP2385169A1 - Machine à laver avec système de pompe à chaleur et procédé de fonctionnement de la machine à laver - Google Patents
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- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
- D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers
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- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
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- the present invention relates to a laundry machine with heat pump system according to the preamble of claim 1. Further, the present invention relates to a method for operating the laundry machine according to the preamble of claim 13.
- the heat pump technology is an efficient way to save energy in a laundry machine for example in tumble dryers, washer-dryers or washing machines.
- the following description will refer particularly to a tumble dryer but the invention is clearly applicable to other household appliances.
- the tumble dryer comprises an open or closed air stream circuit and a closed refrigerant circuit.
- the air stream circuit and the refrigerant circuit are coupled by at least two heat exchangers, e.g. an evaporator and a condenser.
- the refrigerant In the refrigerant circuit the refrigerant is compressed and heated by a compressor. Then the refrigerant condenses and is cooled down in the condenser, in which the air stream is heated up. Between the condenser and the evaporator the refrigerant passes an expansion device, in which said refrigerant is cooled down. In the evaporator the refrigerant is heated up and the air stream is cooled down, wherein the water vapour of the air stream condenses. Then the refrigerant is compressed and heated up again by the compressor.
- a capillary device e.g. an expansion valve or a throttling device.
- the safe work of the compressor may not be impeded by the capillary tube design.
- the necessary superheating at the outlet of the evaporator must be realized and maintained.
- the efficiency is not optimum, because a portion of the evaporator is dedicated to overheat instead of dehumidify the air stream.
- the object of the present invention is achieved by the heat pump system according to claim 1.
- the heat pump system includes at least one additional heat exchanger between the refrigerant coming from an outlet of the condenser, the refrigerant coming from an outlet of the evaporator and air in a further air stream.
- the core of the present invention is the exchange of heat between two different points of the refrigerant circuit on the one hand and between the further air stream and at least one of said points on the other hand.
- the additional heat exchanger has a double function. A part of the additional heat exchanger act as an auxiliary condenser. Another part of the additional heat exchanger act as a regenerative heat exchanger.
- the auxiliary condenser is provided for that refrigerant, which comes from the outlet of the condenser.
- the regenerative heat exchanger is provided for that refrigerant, which comes from the outlet of the evaporator.
- the auxiliary condenser keeps the superheating phase out of the evaporator.
- the expansion device may be reduced, e.g. a shorter capillary tube can be used.
- the present invention improves the heat pump performances.
- the regenerative heat exchanger preserves the compressor from failure due to entering of liquids. The time for drying the laundry is reduced. The energy consumption is also reduced.
- the additional heat exchanger comprises a first refrigerant channel interconnected between an outlet of the condenser and an inlet of the expansion device.
- the first refrigerant channel within the further air stream works as the auxiliary condenser.
- the additional heat exchanger may comprise a second refrigerant channel interconnected between an outlet of the evaporator and an inlet of the compressor.
- the second refrigerant channel is thermally coupled to the first refrigerant channel so as to works as the regenerative heat exchanger.
- the expansion device is or includes a capillary tube and/or an expansion valve.
- the condenser comprises a serpentine pipe for the refrigerant, wherein said serpentine pipe is arranged within the air stream circuit.
- the evaporator may comprise a serpentine pipe for the refrigerant, wherein said serpentine pipe is arranged within the air stream circuit.
- the first refrigerant channel may comprise a serpentine pipe for the refrigerant, wherein said serpentine pipe is arranged within the further air stream.
- the second refrigerant channel may comprise a serpentine pipe for the refrigerant, wherein said serpentine pipe is thermally coupled to the first refrigerant channel.
- the further air stream is generated by at least one fan.
- the present invention relates to a corresponding tumble dryer with the heat pump system as described above.
- the object of the present invention is further achieved by the method for operating the heat pump system according to claim 13.
- the main idea of the present invention is the exchange of heat between two different points of the refrigerant circuit and the air stream.
- the additional heat exchanger acts as an auxiliary condenser as well as a regenerative heat exchanger.
- the auxiliary condenser is provided for that refrigerant coming from the outlet of the condenser.
- the regenerative heat exchanger is provided for that refrigerant coming from the outlet of the evaporator.
- the auxiliary condenser keeps the superheating phase out of the evaporator.
- the expansion device may be reduced, so that a shorter capillary tube can be used.
- the present invention improves the heat pump performances.
- the regenerative heat exchanger preserves the compressor from failure due to a liquid entering.
- the time for drying the laundry is reduced, so that the energy consumption is also reduced.
- the method is performed by the heat pump system and/or the tumble dryer as described above.
- FIG 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a heat pump system for a tumble dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the heat pump system comprises an air stream circuit 10 and a refrigerant circuit 12.
- the air stream circuit 10 includes a drum, a condenser 18 and an evaporator 20.
- the drum is not shown in FIG 1 .
- the drum is integrated within the air stream circuit 10 and provided for receiving laundry to be dried. Additionally, the air stream circuit 10 may include a fan.
- the air stream circuit 10 may be formed as a closed or an open loop. FIG 1 shows only a portion of the air stream circuit 10.
- the condenser 18 and the evaporator 20 are air-fluid heat exchangers and form the interconnections between the air stream circuit 10 and the refrigerant circuit 12.
- the condenser 18 is provided for heating up the air stream in the air stream circuit 10.
- the evaporator 20 is provided for cooling down the air stream in the air stream circuit 10 for condensing the water vapour in said air stream.
- the refrigerant circuit 12 includes a compressor 14, the condenser 18, an additional heat exchanger 22, an expansion device 16 and the evaporator 20.
- the refrigerant circuit 12 forms a closed loop.
- the air stream circuit 10 and the refrigerant circuit 12 are thermally coupled by the condenser 18 and the evaporator 20.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 is also an air-fluid heat exchanger.
- a refrigerant flows in the refrigerant circuit 12.
- the refrigerant is compressed and heated by the compressor 14. Then, the heated refrigerant reaches the condenser 18.
- the condenser 18 the refrigerant condenses and is cooled down. At the same time, the air stream in the air stream circuit 10 is heated up.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 comprises a first refrigerant channel 24 fluidly connecting the outlet of the condenser 18 to the inlet of the expansion device 16.
- the refrigerant is additionally cooled down by the air in the air stream 28 and by the refrigerant coming from the evaporator 20.
- the refrigerant is expanded and cooled down by the expansion device 16.
- the evaporator 20 the refrigerant is heated up and the air stream in the air stream circuit 10 is cooled down.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 comprises a fan 30 generating the air stream 28. At least the first refrigerant channel 24 is arranged within the air stream 28.
- the fan 30 takes the air from outside the apparatus. It is not necessary that the air stream 28 requires an air-tight channel.
- the only channel of the heat pump system can be the air stream circuit 10 which is preferably a closed circuit, in which the condenser 18, the evaporator 20 and the drum are arranged. In this example, the fan 30 blows only at the first refrigerant channel 24, but not at the second refrigerant channel 26.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 comprises a second refrigerant channel 26 fluidly connecting the outlet of the evaporator 20 to the inlet of the compressor 14.
- the refrigerant is additionally heated up by the refrigerant coming from the condenser 18.
- the refrigerant is compressed and heated up again by the compressor 14.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 removes heat from the first refrigerant channel 24, whereas due to the arrangement of the first refrigerant channel 24 and the second refrigerant channel 26 a superheating of the outlet of the evaporator 20 is improved.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 comprises a plurality of fins 32 allowing a heat exchange between the first refrigerant channel 24 and the second refrigerant channel 26.
- a first heat exchange between the first refrigerant channel 24 and the air blown by the fan 30 is performed.
- a second heat exchange between the first refrigerant channel 24 and the second refrigerant channel 26 is performed in the additional heat exchanger 22.
- FIG 2 illustrates a schematic view of the additional heat exchanger 22 for the heat pump system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 is an air-fluid heat exchanger and is arranged within the air stream 28.
- FIG 2 clarifies the arrangement of the first refrigerant channel 24, the second refrigerant channel 26 and the fins 32.
- the fins 32 allow the heat exchange the first refrigerant channel 24 and the second refrigerant channel 26.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 comprises a first refrigerant channel 24 and a second refrigerant channel 26.
- the first refrigerant channel 24 and the second refrigerant channel 26 are formed as serpentine pipes in the additional heat exchanger 22.
- the first refrigerant channel 24 comprises a plurality of straight channel sections (preferably five) and the second refrigerant channel 26 comprises a plurality of straight channel sections (preferably two).
- the auxiliary condenser keeps the superheating phase out of the evaporator.
- the additional heat exchanger 22 improves the heat pump performances.
- the regenerative heat exchanger preserves the compressor from failure due to the entering of liquids. The time for drying the laundry and the energy consumption are reduced.
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