EP2853839B1 - Système d'alimentation en eau chaude et son procédé de commande - Google Patents

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EP2853839B1
EP2853839B1 EP14186060.1A EP14186060A EP2853839B1 EP 2853839 B1 EP2853839 B1 EP 2853839B1 EP 14186060 A EP14186060 A EP 14186060A EP 2853839 B1 EP2853839 B1 EP 2853839B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
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    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
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    • F24D19/1054—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for water heating systems for domestic hot water the system uses a heat pump
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
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    • F24H15/20—Control of fluid heaters characterised by control inputs
    • F24H15/212—Temperature of the water
    • F24H15/215—Temperature of the water before heating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H15/00—Control of fluid heaters
    • F24H15/20—Control of fluid heaters characterised by control inputs
    • F24H15/212—Temperature of the water
    • F24H15/219—Temperature of the water after heating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24H—FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H15/00—Control of fluid heaters
    • F24H15/30—Control of fluid heaters characterised by control outputs; characterised by the components to be controlled
    • F24H15/375—Control of heat pumps
    • F24H15/38—Control of compressors of heat pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D17/00—Domestic hot-water supply systems
    • F24D17/02—Domestic hot-water supply systems using heat pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D2220/00—Components of central heating installations excluding heat sources
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
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    • F24D2240/26—Vertically distributed at fixed positions, e.g. multiple sensors distributed over the height of a tank, or a vertical inlet distribution pipe having a plurality of orifices

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  • the present invention relates to a hot water supply system including at least one hot water storage tank that sequentially stores high-temperature water produced in a heat source machine while forming temperature stratification from an upper portion side, and a control method thereof.
  • a heat retaining operation for maintaining warm water in the hot water storage tank at a given temperature is performed after completion of 100% storage in the hot water storage tank.
  • the additional boiling operation insufficiently-heated low-temperature warm water may be spouted from the heat source machine under startup.
  • PTL 1 proposes a system in which when warm water spouted from a heat source machine has a low temperature at the initiation of a heat retaining operation, the warm water is discharged to the outside of the system, or bypassed to a low-temperature water system via a bypass circuit by a switch valve, and when the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine reaches a set temperature or more, the switch valve is switched to cause the high-temperature water from the heat source machine to flow into an upper portion of a hot water storage tank.
  • PTL 2 proposes a system in which when heat is stored forming temperature stratification in a heat storage tank by using water as a medium, the Archimedes number Ar of water returning to the heat storage tank is calculated, and a water feed amount by a water feed pump to an air conditioner is controlled such that the Archimedes number Ar approaches a preset reference Archimedes number, so that the heat storage is enabled while preventing a disturbance of the temperature stratification of the water in the heat storage tank.
  • PTL 3 discloses a hot water supply system according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method according to the preamble of claim 4.
  • the switch valve is switched to cause the high-temperature water from the heat source machine to flow into the upper portion of the hot water storage tank. Accordingly, a disturbance of the temperature stratification can be avoided, and a decrease in the warm water temperature in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank can be prevented. In this case, however, before the temperature of the warm water from the heat source machine reaches the set temperature or more, the warm water whose temperature has been increased close to the set temperature is bypassed to the low-temperature water system side via the bypass circuit.
  • the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a hot water supply system which can minimize the respective influences on the temperature stratification in a hot water storage tank, and the COP of a heat source machine at the initiation of a heat retaining operation (an additional boiling operation), stably spout high-temperature water, and maintain a high COP for the heat source machine, and a control method thereof.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is a hot water supply system as defined by claim 1.
  • the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine is bypassed to the low-temperature water system via the bypass circuit, and is mixed with low-temperature water in the low-temperature water system without forming stratification in a region having a large R value. Accordingly, a temperature increase in the low-temperature water system is suppressed, and mixture of the warm water having a low temperature into the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank is prevented so as to avoid a disturbance of the temperature stratification.
  • the warm water bypassed to the bypass circuit side is switched to the hot water storage tank side by using the R value, which is the mixture characteristic value of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank, as the index (a region where the R value is equal to or less than a predetermined value).
  • the temperature stratification by the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank is thereby maintained, so that high-temperature water having a given temperature or more can be always spouted to a load side at the time of spouting. Therefore, at the initiation of the heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation), the influences on the temperature stratification in the hot water storage tank and the COP of the heat source machine can be respectively minimized.
  • the high-temperature water can be stably spouted to the load side, and a high COP can be maintained for the heat source machine.
  • bypass circuit may be connected to any one of the water supply pipe leading to the hot water storage tank, a low-temperature water region in a lower portion of the hot water storage tank, and the low-temperature water pipe leading from the hot water storage tank to the heat source machine, which constitute the low-temperature water system.
  • the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine is injected into and mixed with the low-temperature water in any one of the water supply pipe leading to the hot water storage tank, the low-temperature water region in the lower portion of the hot water storage tank, and the low-temperature water pipe leading from the lower portion of the hot water storage tank.
  • a temperature increase in the low-temperature water system can be thereby suppressed. Accordingly, a decrease in efficiency caused when the low-temperature water having a high temperature is supplied to a water/refrigerant heat exchanger in the heat source machine, particularly, a heat pump-type heat source machine, is suppressed, so that a high COP can be maintained for the heat source machine.
  • the switch valve may be switched to the hot water storage tank side at a point where an R value of a case in which the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank from the lower portion, and an R value of a case in which the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank from the upper portion cross each other in a state in which low-temperature water is stored in the lower portion of the hot water storage tank, and high-temperature water having a set temperature is stored in the upper portion.
  • the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine is low, and the warm water having a low temperature from the heat source machine and the low-temperature water in the low-temperature water system are mixed together without forming stratification in the region having a large R value.
  • the switch valve is switched at a point where the above R value, and an R value obtained when the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine increases high enough to form the temperature stratification without being mixed with the high-temperature water in the hot water storage tank cross each other.
  • the warm water spouted from the heat source machine is thereby caused to flow into the upper portion of the hot water storage tank, so that a disturbance of the temperature stratification can be avoided. Therefore, the switch valve can be switched at a timing at which the influence caused when the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank from the upper portion, and the influence caused when the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank from the lower portion can be minimized at the initiation of the heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation). Accordingly, the high-temperature water can be stably spouted to the load side while maintaining the temperature stratification by the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank. A high COP can be also maintained for the heat source machine.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling a hot water supply system as defined in claim 4.
  • the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine is bypassed to the low-temperature water system via the bypass circuit, and is mixed with low-temperature water in the low-temperature water system without forming stratification in a region having a large R value. Accordingly, a temperature increase in the low-temperature water system is suppressed, and mixture of the warm water having a low temperature into the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank is prevented so as to avoid a disturbance of the temperature stratification.
  • the warm water bypassed to the bypass circuit side is switched to the hot water storage tank side by using the R value, which is the mixture characteristic value of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank, as the index (a region where the R value is equal to or less than a predetermined value).
  • the temperature stratification by the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank is thereby maintained, so that high-temperature water having a given temperature or more can be always spouted to a load side at the time of spouting. Therefore, at the initiation of the heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation), the influences on the temperature stratification in the hot water storage tank and the COP of the heat source machine can be respectively minimized.
  • the high-temperature water can be stably spouted to the load side, and a high COP can be maintained for the heat source machine.
  • the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine is bypassed to the low-temperature water system via the bypass circuit, and is mixed with the low-temperature water in the low-temperature water system without forming stratification in the region having a large R value. Accordingly, a temperature increase in the low-temperature water system is suppressed, and mixture of the warm water having a low temperature into the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank is prevented so as to avoid a disturbance of the temperature stratification.
  • the warm water bypassed to the bypass circuit side is switched to the hot water storage tank side by using the R value, which is the mixture characteristic value of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank, as the index (the region where the R value is equal to or less than a predetermined value).
  • the temperature stratification by the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank is thereby maintained, so that the high-temperature water having a given temperature or more can be always spouted to the load side at the time of spouting. Therefore, at the initiation of the heat retaining operation, the influences on the temperature stratification in the hot water storage tank and the COP of the heat source machine can be respectively minimized.
  • the high-temperature water can be stably spouted to the load side, and a high COP can be maintained for the heat source machine.
  • Fig. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a hot water supply system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a supercritical cycle heat pump using a CO2 refrigerant is used as a heat source machine 2 as an example.
  • the heat source machine 2 is not limited to the heat pump of the present embodiment, and, of course, may be other components such as a boiler and a fuel cell.
  • the heat pump-type heat source machine (the heat source machine) 2 includes a closed-cycle refrigerant circuit 9 in which a compressor 3, a water/refrigerant heat exchanger (a gas cooler) 4, a decompressing means 5, and an evaporator 7 are sequentially connected through a refrigerant pipe 8.
  • the compressor 3 compresses a refrigerant.
  • the water/refrigerant heat exchanger 4 functions as a gas cooler, and performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and water.
  • the decompressing means 5 is composed of an electronic expansion valve or the like for decompressing the refrigerant.
  • the evaporator 7 evaporates the refrigerant by heat exchange with outside air drawn by a fan 6. While the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 is the supercritical cycle heat pump filled with the CO2 refrigerant as a working medium, a known technique may be used as the heat pump itself.
  • the water/refrigerant heat exchanger (the gas cooler) 4 generates high-temperature water by performing heat exchange between a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas flowing through a refrigerant flow channel 4A, and water flowing through a water flow channel 4B.
  • the refrigerant gas flowing through the refrigerant flow channel 4A, and the water flowing through the water flow channel 4B flow in a countercurrent manner to be heat-exchanged.
  • a hot water supply unit 10 includes a hot water storage tank 11 with a required volume that stores warm water produced in the heat pump-type heat source machine 2, and a water circuit 12 that conveys water to the water flow channel 4B of the water/refrigerant heat exchanger 4 of the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 via the hot water storage tank 11.
  • the hot water storage tank 11 is configured to store water so as to form temperature stratification by removing and supplying low-temperature water from a bottom portion of the tank to the heat source machine 2, and sequentially supplying high-temperature water produced in the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 from an upper portion of the tank.
  • the hot water storage tank 11 may be also composed of a plurality of relatively small tanks with a small volume connected in series with each other through a connection pipe.
  • a hot water storage tank to which a high-temperature water pipe leading from the heat source machine 2 is connected, is employed as a most upstream tank.
  • a hot water spout pipe leading to a load side is connected to an upper portion of the hot water storage tank, and a bottom portion of the hot water storage tank and an upper portion of a downstream hot water storage tank are connected through a connection pipe.
  • the plurality of hot water storage tanks are thereby sequentially connected in series.
  • a low-temperature water pipe leading to the heat source machine 2, and a water supply pipe are connected to a bottom portion of a most downstream hot water storage tank.
  • a known technique may be employed as the hot water storage tank 11.
  • the water circuit 12 includes a low-temperature water pipe 13, a water pump 14, a high-temperature water pipe 15, a water supply pipe 16, a hot water spout pipe 17, a bypass pipe 18, a thermostatic mixing valve 19, and an air vent 20.
  • the low-temperature water pipe 13 supplies the low-temperature water from the bottom portion of the hot water storage tank 11 to the water flow channel 4B of the water/refrigerant heat exchanger 4.
  • the water pump 14 is provided in the low-temperature water pipe 13.
  • the high-temperature water pipe 15 supplies the high-temperature water generated in the water/refrigerant heat exchanger 4 to the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11.
  • the water supply pipe 16 supplies water to the hot water storage tank 11.
  • the hot water spout pipe 17 spouts the high-temperature water stored in the hot water storage tank 11 to the load side.
  • the bypass pipe 18 is provided between the water supply pipe 16 and the hot water spout pipe 17.
  • the thermostatic mixing valve 19 mixes the water from the bypass pipe 18 and the high-temperature water from the hot water storage tank 11 to obtain warm water having a predetermined temperature, and supplies the warm water to the load side.
  • the air vent 20 discharges air mixed into the water circuit 12 to the outside.
  • a plurality of temperature sensors 21A, 21B, and 21N are also provided in the hot water storage tank 11 along its vertical direction.
  • the temperature sensor 21A is a first temperature sensor provided at a 100% storage position
  • the temperature sensor 21B is a second temperature sensor provided at, for example, a 60% storage position
  • the temperature sensor 21N is a third temperature sensor provided at, for example, a 20% storage position.
  • the detection values of the respective temperature sensors 21A, 21B, and 21N are input to a control unit 22.
  • the number of the temperature sensors is not limited to three, and two to N temperature sensors may be provided at an appropriate interval.
  • the control unit 22 controls a warm water production capacity to produce high-temperature water having a set temperature by controlling the rotational speeds of the compressor 3 of the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 and the water pump 14 based on the detection values of temperature sensors 23 and 24 installed in the low-temperature water pipe 13 and the high-temperature water pipe 15 during the operation of the hot water supply system 1.
  • the control unit 22 also performs control to stop the operations of the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 and the water pump 14 to perform a so-called boiling operation and additional boiling operation based on the detection values of the temperature sensors 21A, 21B, and 21N during the operation of the hot water supply system 1.
  • the high-temperature water having a set temperature is stored in the hot water storage tank 11 up to the 100% storage position by performing the boiling operation at nighttime by use of midnight power that is generally inexpensive.
  • the high-temperature water is consumed by spouting the high-temperature water to the load side through the hot water spout pipe 17 during a consumption period.
  • a heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation) is performed according to need.
  • the water pump 14 is started first, and the rotational speed is gradually increased so as to discharge the water in the water circuit 12 to the outside at the time of operation initiation (startup) as shown in Fig. 2A .
  • the compressor of the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 is delay-started, and the rotational speed is increased to a target value as shown in Fig. 2B .
  • the spouting temperature from the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 is gradually increased, and reaches a target temperature as shown in Fig. 2C .
  • a three-way switch valve (a switch valve) 25 is provided in the high-temperature water pipe 15 leading from the heat source machine 2 such that the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine 2 can be bypassed to the water supply pipe 16 via the three-way switch valve (the switch valve) 25 and a bypass circuit 26.
  • the bypass circuit 26 may be also connected to a low-temperature water region in a lower portion of the hot water storage tank 11, or the upstream side of the water pump 14 in the low-temperature water pipe 13 leading from the hot water storage tank 11 to the heat source machine 2.
  • Switching of the three-way switch valve 25 from the bypass circuit 26 to the hot water storage tank 11 is not performed simply by detecting that the temperature of the warm water reaches a set temperature. Instead, a valve control section 27 is provided in the control unit 22 such that the three-way switch valve 25 is switched to the hot water storage tank 11 by using an R value, which is a mixture characteristic value for determining the formation of the temperature stratification in the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank 11, as an index.
  • the R value is a characteristic value obtained when hot water is caused to flow into water in the tank from the upper portion as shown in Fig. 3 .
  • the R value is calculated by the following expression (1) indicating the ratio of a complete mixture region depth L to a depth Lo of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank 11.
  • the complete mixture region depth L is calculated by the following expression (2).
  • m is the parameter depending on a pipe connection structure (for example, in the case of a circular pipe horizontal connection type, the parameter is 0.7, in the case of a circular pipe vertical connection type, the parameter is 1.3, and in the case of a horizontal disk (baffle plate) type, the parameter is 1.8)
  • Ar is the Archimedes number
  • ds is the pipe diameter or the distance between disks.
  • the Archimedes number Ar is expressed by the following expression (3).
  • Ar ds ⁇ g ⁇
  • g is the gravitational acceleration (m/s 2 )
  • ⁇ is the inflowing low-temperature water density (kg/m 3 )
  • po is the water temperature density in the hot water storage tank (kg/m 3 )
  • A is the tank inlet sectional area (m 2 )).
  • the inflowing water is mixed with the water in the tank.
  • the inflowing water is not mixed with the water in the tank, and forms the temperature stratification.
  • the high-temperature water of, for example, 80°C is stored in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11, and the low-temperature water of, for example, 10°C is stored in the lower portion.
  • the low-temperature water in the lower portion is supplied to the heat source machine 2 at the initiation of the heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation).
  • the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2 has a low temperature, the warm water is caused to flow into the low-temperature water region of the hot water storage tank 11 from the lower portion via the bypass circuit 26.
  • the three-way switch valve 25 is switched at a point where an R value of a case in which the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank 11 from the lower portion, and an R value of a case in which the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank 11 from the upper portion cross each other as shown in Fig. 4B by using an R value, which is a mixture characteristic value of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank 11 based on the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2, as an index.
  • the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 and the water pump 14 are operated to convey the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas to the refrigerant flow channel 4A of the water/refrigerant heat exchanger (the gas cooler) 4, and convey the low-temperature water from the hot water storage tank 11 to the water flow channel 4B.
  • the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas and the low-temperature water are thereby heat-exchanged with each other to heat the low-temperature water by the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant gas. Accordingly, the high-temperature water can be generated.
  • the high-temperature water can be stored in a required amount.
  • the storage amount of the high-temperature water it can be determined that the warm water having a set temperature (e.g., 80°C) has been stored up to the installation positions of the plurality of temperature sensors 21N, 21B, and 21A provided along the vertical direction of the hot water storage tank 11 when the temperature sensors sequentially detect the set temperature (80°C).
  • the first temperature sensor 21A provided at the 100% storage position detects the set temperature, the boiling is determined to be completed. The operations of the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 and the water pump 14 are thereby stopped.
  • the system After completion of the boiling, the system assumes a heat retention state.
  • the heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation) is performed.
  • the compressor 3 of the heat source machine 2 is delay-started at the initiation of the heat retaining operation, and the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2 remains low until the rotational speed reaches a target speed as shown in Figs. 2 .
  • the valve control section 27 of the control unit 22 switches the three-way switch valve 25 to the bypass circuit 26 so as to bypass the warm water having a low temperature to a low-temperature water system.
  • the warm water is thereby bypassed to the low-temperature water region in the lower portion of the hot water storage tank 11 through the water supply pipe 16. Accordingly, the warm water having a low temperature is prevented from flowing into the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11.
  • the warm water having a low temperature bypassed to the low-temperature water region in the lower portion of the hot water storage tank 11 has a low temperature, and has a large R value, the warm water is mixed well with the water in the hot water storage tank 11 without forming stratification, and suppresses a temperature increase in the low-temperature water region as much as possible.
  • the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2 increases over time after the operation initiation as shown in Fig. 2C .
  • the tree-way switch valve 25 is switched to the hot water storage tank 11 at the point where the R value of the case in which the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank 11 from the lower portion, and the R value of the case in which the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank 11 from the upper portion cross each other as shown in Fig. 4B by using the R value, which is the mixture characteristic value of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank 11 based on the temperature of the warm water, as the index.
  • the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2 is thereby caused to flow into the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11.
  • the three-way switch valve 25 is preferably switched before the initiation of the spouting temperature control as shown in Figs. 2 , the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the three-way switch valve 25 may be also switched after the initiation of the spouting temperature control.
  • the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine 2 is bypassed to the low-temperature water system via the bypass circuit 26, and is mixed with low-temperature water in the low-temperature water system without forming stratification in a region having a large R value. Accordingly, a temperature increase in the low-temperature water system is suppressed, and mixture of the warm water having a low temperature into the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11 is prevented so as to avoid a disturbance of the temperature stratification.
  • the warm water bypassed to the bypass circuit 26 by the three-way switch valve 25 is switched to the hot water storage tank 11 by using the R value, which is the mixture characteristic value of the temperature-stratified hot water storage tank 11, as the index (a region where the R value is equal to or less than a predetermined value).
  • the temperature stratification by the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11 is thereby maintained, so that high-temperature water having a given temperature or more can be always stably spouted to the load side at the time of spouting.
  • the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 is low, and the warm water having a low temperature from the heat source machine 2 and the low-temperature water in the low-temperature water system are mixed together without forming stratification in the region having a large R value.
  • the switch valve 25 is switched at a point where the above R value, and an R value obtained when the temperature of the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2 increases high enough to form the temperature stratification without being mixed with the high-temperature water in the hot water storage tank 11 cross each other.
  • the warm water spouted from the heat source machine 2 is thereby caused to flow into the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11, so that a disturbance of the temperature stratification can be avoided.
  • the switch valve 25 can be switched at a timing at which the influence caused when the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine 2 is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank 11 from the upper portion, and the influence caused when the warm water is caused to flow into the hot water storage tank 11 from the lower portion can be minimized at the initiation of the heat retaining operation (the additional boiling operation). Accordingly, the high-temperature water can be stably spouted to the load side while maintaining the temperature stratification by the high-temperature water in the upper portion of the hot water storage tank 11. A decrease in efficiency on the heat source machine side caused when the low-temperature water whose temperature has been increased is supplied to the heat source machine 2 can be also prevented, so that a high COP can be maintained for the heat source machine 2.
  • the bypass circuit 26 leading from the three-way switch valve 25 is connected to any one of the water supply pipe 16 leading to the hot water storage tank 11, the low-temperature water region in the lower portion of the hot water storage tank 11, and the low-temperature water pipe 13 leading from the hot water storage tank 11 to the heat source machine 2, which constitute the low-temperature water system.
  • the warm water having a low temperature spouted from the heat source machine 2 is injected into and mixed with the low-temperature water in any one of the water supply pipe 16 leading to the hot water storage tank 11, the low-temperature water region in the lower portion of the hot water storage tank 11, and the low-temperature water pipe 13 leading from the lower portion of the hot water storage tank 11.
  • a temperature increase in the low-temperature water system can be thereby suppressed.
  • a two-stage compression-type heat pump machine may be employed as the heat pump-type heat source machine 2 so as to improve the capacity
  • an instant hot water supply-type unit may be employed as the hot water supply unit 10.
  • the switch valve 25 is not limited thereto.
  • the three-way switch valve may be replaced by two electromagnetic valves.

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  1. Système d'alimentation en eau chaude (1) comportant :
    une machine de source de chaleur (2) qui chauffe de l'eau à basse température pour produire de l'eau à haute température et qui délivre de l'eau à haute température,
    une conduite d'eau à basse température (13) et une conduite d'eau à haute température (15),
    au moins une cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) qui est reliée à la machine de source de chaleur (2) par l'intermédiaire de la conduite d'eau à basse température (13) et de la conduite d'eau à haute température (15), et stocke de manière séquentielle de l'eau à haute température produite dans la machine de source de chaleur (2) tout en formant une stratification de température depuis un côté de partie supérieure, et configurée pour maintenir une température de consigne après la fin du stockage de l'eau à haute température ayant la température de consigne dans la cuve de stockage chaud (11),
    le système comportant en outre :
    un système d'eau à basse température comprenant une conduite d'alimentation en eau (16) menant à la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11),
    une soupape de commutation (25) prévue dans la conduite d'eau à haute température (15),
    un circuit de dérivation (26) qui est relié au système d'eau à basse température et à la soupape de commutation (25) de façon à détourner de l'eau à haute température qui sort de la machine de source de chaleur (2) vers le système d'eau à basse température grâce à la soupape de commutation (25) quand l'eau à haute température a une basse température au début d'une opération de conservation de la chaleur pour maintenir l'eau à haute température stockée dans la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) à une température donnée ; et
    une section de commande de soupape (27) configurée pour commuter la soupape de commutation (25) pour diriger de l'eau à haute température qui sort de la machine de source de chaleur (2) vers la conduite à haute température (15) ou le circuit de dérivation (26),
    le système d'alimentation en eau chaude étant caractérisé en ce que
    la section de commande de soupape (27) est configurée pour commuter la soupape de commutation (25) sur la base d'une valeur R, la valeur R étant une valeur caractéristique de mélange pour déterminer la formation de la stratification de température dans la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude stratifiée en température (11) et calculée par la formule R = L/Lo, indiquant le rapport d'une profondeur de zone de mélange complet (L) sur une profondeur Lo de la cuve de stockage chaud stratifiée en température (11), dans laquelle L = m x Ar-0,5 x ds, où m est le paramètre dépendant d'une structure de connexion de tuyau, Ar est le nombre d'Archimède, et ds est le diamètre de conduite.
  2. Système d'alimentation en eau chaude selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le circuit de dérivation (26) est relié à n'importe lequel de la conduite d'alimentation en eau (16) menant à la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11), d'une zone d'eau à basse température dans une partie inférieure de la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11), et de la conduite d'eau à basse température (13) menant de la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) à la machine de source de chaleur (2) qui constituent le système d'eau à basse température.
  3. Système d'alimentation en eau chaude selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la section de commande de soupape (27 est configurée pour commuter la soupape de commutation (25) à un point où une valeur R d'un cas dans lequel l'eau à haute température ayant une basse température sort de la machine de source de chaleur (2) est amenée à s'écouler dans la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) depuis la partie inférieure, et une valeur R d'un cas dans lequel l'eau à haute température est amenée à s'écouler dans la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) depuis la partie supérieure correspondent l'une avec l'autre dans un état dans lequel de l'eau à basse température est stockée dans la partie inférieure de la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11), et de l'eau à haute température ayant une température de consigne est stockée dans la partie supérieure.
  4. Procédé destiné à commander un système d'alimentation en eau chaude (1) comportant :
    une machine de source de chaleur (2) qui chauffe de l'eau à basse température pour produire de l'eau à haute température et qui délivre de l'eau à haute température, une conduite d'eau à basse température (13) et une conduite d'eau à haute température (15), au moins une cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) qui est reliée à la machine de source de chaleur (2) par l'intermédiaire de la conduite d'eau à basse température (13) et de la conduite d'eau à haute température (15), et stocke de manière séquentielle l'eau à haute température produite dans la machine de source de chaleur (2) tout en formant une stratification de température depuis un côté de partie supérieure, et maintient une température de consigne après la fin du stockage de l'eau à haute température ayant la température de consigne dans la cuve de stockage chaud (11), un système d'eau à basse température comprenant une conduite d'alimentation en eau (16) menant à la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11), une soupape de commutation (25) prévue dans la conduite d'eau à haute température (15), et un circuit de dérivation (26) qui est relié au système d'eau à basse température et à la soupape de commutation (25) de façon à détourner de l'eau à haute température qui sort de la machine de source de chaleur (2) vers le système d'eau à basse température grâce à la soupape de commutation (25) quand l'eau à haute température a une basse température au début d'une opération de conservation de la chaleur pour maintenir l'eau à haute température stockée dans la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude (11) à une température donnée, et une section de commande de soupape (27) configurée pour commuter la soupape de commutation (25) pour diriger de l'eau à haute température qui sort de la machine de source de chaleur (2) vers la conduite à haute température (15) ou le circuit de dérivation (26), le procédé étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte le fait de : diriger un écoulement de sortie de l'eau à haute température qui sort vers la conduite à haute température (15) ou vers le circuit de dérivation (26) en commutant la soupape de commutation (25) sur la base d'une valeur R qui est une valeur caractéristique de mélange pour déterminer la formation de la stratification de température dans la cuve de stockage d'eau chaude stratifiée en température (11) et calculée par la formule R = L/Lo, indiquant le rapport d'une profondeur de zone de mélange complet (L) sur une profondeur Lo de la cuve de stockage chaud stratifiée en température (11), dans laquelle L = m x Ar-0,5 x ds, où m est le paramètre dépendant d'une structure de connexion de tuyau, Ar est le nombre d'Archimède, et ds est le diamètre de conduite.
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