EP2902714A1 - Hot-water supply system - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a hot water supply system capable of instantly supplying hot water to a hot water outlet terminal, such as a faucet or a shower.
- A typical heat pump hot water supply device includes a refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a radiator, an expansion valve, and a heat absorber which are sequentially connected to each other by refrigerant pipes. In the hot water supply device, heat is exchanged between water and a refrigerant, such as carbon dioxide, to generate hot water. The hot water generated by the hot water supply device is supplied from a hot water storage tank through a hot water supply pipe to a hot water outlet terminal, such as a faucet or a shower.
- For business purposes in, for example, commercial facilities such as hotels, hot water supply pipes are very long in terms of characteristics of the facilities. In such a facility, therefore, a person who wants to use hot water may fail to immediately use hot water. Hot water supply systems have recently been proposed to allow instant supply of hot water (refer to, for example,
Patent Literatures 1 and 2). In each system disclosed inPatent Literatures -
- Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent No.
4943258 Fig. 1 ) - Patent Literature 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
2012-32078 - In each hot water supply system disclosed in
Patent Literatures - The present invention has been made to solve the above-described disadvantage, and aims to provide a hot water supply system capable of reducing a variation in pressure inside a water distributing pipe while achieving instant hot water supply.
- The present invention provides a hot water supply system including a hot water storage tank, a hot water supply pipe, a circulation pipe, and a circulation pump. The hot water storage tank stores hot water. The hot water supply pipe supplies the hot water in the hot water storage tank to a hot water outlet terminal. The circulation pipe is connected to the hot water supply pipe and the hot water storage tank, and returns, to the hot water storage tank, the hot water flowing through the hot water supply pipe. The circulating pump is disposed in the hot water supply pipe. The circulating pump draws by suction the hot water in the hot water storage tank and discharges the hot water toward the hot water outlet terminal and the circulation pipe. Advantageous Effects of Invention
- In the hot water supply system according to the present invention, since the circulating pump is disposed upstream of the hot water outlet terminal in the direction in which hot water flows, it applies a pressure for hot water discharge to the hot water outlet terminal. For example, even if water supply is cut off, the circulating pump draws by suction no water in a water distributing pipe connected to the hot water outlet terminal. Advantageously, the system reliably prevents a variation in pressure inside the water distributing pipe while achieving instant hot water supply. Brief Description of Drawings
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Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hot water supply system according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. - [
Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a graph illustrating a pressure distribution in a circulation circuit inEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. - [
Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a conventional hot water supply system. - [
Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is a graph illustrating a variation in pressure inside a water distributing pipe during water supply cutoff in each of the hot water supply system ofFig. 1 and the hot water supply system ofFig. 3 . -
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hot water supply system according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. A hotwater supply system 100 shown inFig. 1 includes, for example, a hotwater supply device 1, a hotwater storage tank 2, a hotwater supply pipe 11, a circulatingpump 12, and acirculation pipe 14. The hotwater supply device 1 is implemented in a heat pump hot water supply device that uses, for example, carbon dioxide as a refrigerant, and connected to the hotwater storage tank 2 via connectingpipes water supply device 1 heats low-temperature water, stored in a lower portion of the hotwater storage tank 2 and supplied from the hotwater storage tank 2 through the connectingpipe 3a, and then supplies the heated water or hot water to the hotwater storage tank 2 through the connectingpipe 3b. - The hot
water storage tank 2, which is connected to the hotwater supply device 1 by the connectingpipes water supply device 1. The lower portion of the hotwater storage tank 2 is connected to a water distributing pipe (clean water distributing pipe) 41 via afeed pipe 4, a check valve 6, and a pressure reducer 7. For example, when hot water is consumed in any of hotwater outlet terminals 22, and the amount of hot water stored in the hotwater storage tank 2 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, water is supplied from thewater distributing pipe 41 to the hotwater storage tank 2 through thefeed pipe 4, the check valve 6, and the pressure reducer 7. - When the hot water in the hot
water storage tank 2 reaches a predetermined temperature or below, low-temperature water is supplied from the lower portion of the hotwater storage tank 2 to the hotwater supply device 1 through the connectingpipe 3a. The water is heated to a high temperature by the hotwater supply device 1 and the high-temperature hot water is again supplied to the hotwater storage tank 2 through the connectingpipe 3b. The hotwater supply device 1 and the hotwater storage tank 2 form a heat source circuit which circulates low-temperature water and high-temperature hot water. - The pressure reducer 7 has a predetermined preset value. When water discharged from the pressure reducer 7 has a pressure lower than the set value, a valve included in the pressure reducer 7 is operated to be open. On the other hand, when water discharged from the pressure reducer 7 reaches a pressure equal to or higher than the set value, the valve in the pressure reducer 7 is operated to be closed. The set value of the pressure reducer 7 can be externally changed. To save water, the set value need only be lowered to reduce the amount of water fed to the hot
water storage tank 2. Although the pressure in the hotwater storage tank 2 lowers with a decrease in set value, the circulatingpump 12 can provide a pressure high enough to supply hot water to the hotwater outlet terminals 22. Consequently, hot water can be stably supplied to the hotwater outlet terminals 22. - When hot water is used in any of the hot
water outlet terminals 22, the pressure in the hotwater storage tank 2 lowers, and the pressure at a discharge outlet of the pressure reducer 7 also lowers. This generates a difference between the pressure in thewater distributing pipe 41 and that at the discharge outlet of the pressure reducer 7 (the latter pressure is on the side of the hot water storage tank). In this case as well, the valve in the pressure reducer 7 is opened so that the pressure at the discharge outlet of the pressure reducer 7 reaches the set value. Consequently, water is supplied from thewater distributing pipe 41 and thefeed pipe 4 to the pressure reducer 7, so that the pressure at the discharge outlet of the pressure reducer 7 rises. When the pressure reaches the set value or more, the valve in the pressure reducer 7 is closed to stop water feed to the hotwater storage tank 2. - The hot
water supply pipe 11 is connected to the upper portion of the hotwater storage tank 2. Hot water in the hotwater storage tank 2 is supplied through the hotwater supply pipe 11 to the hotwater outlet terminals 22. The circulatingpump 12 is disposed in the hotwater supply pipe 11. The circulatingpump 12 draws hot water by suction from the hotwater storage tank 2 through the hotwater supply pipe 11, and discharges it toward the hotwater outlet terminals 22. The operation of the circulatingpump 12 is controlled by acirculation controller 33. - The circulating
pump 12 is connected in parallel with acheck valve 13. Thecheck valve 13 permits hot water to flow only in the direction from the hotwater storage tank 2 to the hotwater outlet terminals 22. If the circulatingpump 12 is stopped or broken, or if the circulatingpump 12 used is a small-capacity pump that keeps the pump power low, hot water will pass through thecheck valve 13 depending on the pressure in the hotwater storage tank 2 and be supplied to the hotwater outlet terminals 22. - The circulating
pump 12 and thecheck valve 13 are spaced apart from the hotwater storage tank 2 by a distance smaller than that by which the circulatingpump 12 and thecheck valve 13 are spaced apart from the hotwater outlet terminals 22. In particular, the circulatingpump 12 and thecheck valve 13 are preferably arranged near the hotwater storage tank 2. That is, the pressure at asuction inlet 12a of the circulatingpump 12 is reduced in proportion to the length of the pipe between the hotwater storage tank 2 and the circulatingpump 12. If this pressure reduction generates bubbles (cavitation), the circulatingpump 12 may break or reduce in life due to factors associated with the bubbles. Thesuction inlet 12a of the circulatingpump 12 in the hotwater supply pipe 11 is therefore set on the side of the hotwater storage tank 2, thus preventing the circulatingpump 12 from breaking. - The hot
water supply pipe 11 is connected to passages individually branching from the hotwater supply pipe 11 to the hotwater outlet terminals 22 and thecirculation pipe 14. Each hotwater outlet terminal 22 is implemented using, for example, a shower or a faucet, and is connected to the hotwater supply pipe 11 with a corresponding one of mixingfaucets 21. Each mixingfaucet 21 is connected to the hotwater supply pipe 11, and also connected to thewater distributing pipe 41 via acheck valve 8, a pressure reducer 9, and a feed pipe 5. The mixingfaucet 21 mixes hot water supplied from the hotwater supply pipe 11 and water supplied from thewater distributing pipe 41, so that hot water with an optimum temperature is provided by the hotwater outlet terminal 22. In the hotwater supply system 100, the hotwater supply pipe 11, the circulatingpump 12, thecheck valve 13, the mixingfaucets 21, and the hotwater outlet terminals 22 form a hot water circuit with the above-mentioned arrangement. - The
circulation pipe 14 branches from the hotwater supply pipe 11 and connects to the lower portion of the hotwater storage tank 2. Hot water discharged from the circulatingpump 12 is returned through thecirculation pipe 14 to the hotwater storage tank 2. With the above-mentioned arrangement, in the hotwater supply system 100, the hotwater storage tank 2, the hotwater supply pipe 11, the circulatingpump 12, thecheck valve 13, and thecirculation pipe 14 form acirculation circuit 10 through which hot water is returned to the central or lower portion of the hotwater storage tank 2. - The hot
water supply system 100 further includes apressure detecting unit 31, atemperature detecting unit 32, and thecirculation controller 33. Thepressure detecting unit 31 detects the pressure of hot water flowing through thecirculation circuit 10. Thepressure detecting unit 31 is disposed on, for example, the hotwater supply pipe 11. Thecirculation controller 33 activates the circulatingpump 12 when a pressure P detected by thepressure detecting unit 31 becomes equal to or less than a preset pressure Pref. The activation of the circulatingpump 12 enables supply of a large amount of hot water without any increase in pressure inside the hotwater storage tank 2. If the pressure P is above the set pressure, thecirculation controller 33 stops the circulatingpump 12. - The
temperature detecting unit 32 detects a temperature T of hot water circulated through thecirculation circuit 10. Thecirculation controller 33 stops the operation of the circulatingpump 12 when the temperature T detected by thetemperature detecting unit 32 becomes equal to or more than a preset temperature Tref. This prevents wasteful heat radiation from hot water caused by circulation through thecirculation circuit 10. Thus, the system efficiently achieves instant hot water supply to instantly supply high-temperature hot water. -
Fig. 2 is a graph illustrating the pressure at each position in the hotwater supply system 100 shown inFig. 1 . The flow of hot water in the hotwater supply system 100 will now be described with reference toFigs. 1 and2 . As illustrated inFig. 2 , assume that the pressure in the hotwater storage tank 2 is kept at a predetermined pressure, and the circulatingpump 12 is operated under the control of thecirculation controller 33, as described above. Hot water is drawn by suction into thesuction inlet 12a of the circulatingpump 12 from the upper portion of the hotwater storage tank 2. The pressure at thesuction inlet 12a is reduced in proportion to the length of the pipe between the hotwater storage tank 2 and the circulatingpump 12. - The hot water drawn by suction through the
suction inlet 12a of the circulatingpump 12 is discharged from adischarge outlet 12b of the circulatingpump 12 toward the hotwater outlet terminals 22. The hot water is also discharged from thecheck valve 13. At this time, the operation of the circulatingpump 12 increases the pressure inside the hotwater supply pipe 11. The hot water flowing through the hotwater supply pipe 11 is divided into streams flowing to the hotwater outlet terminals 22 and a stream flowing to thecirculation pipe 14. The amount of hot water stream flowing to thecirculation pipe 14 depends on the amount of hot water used in the hotwater outlet terminals 22. The hot water flowing through thecirculation pipe 14 is returned to the hotwater storage tank 2. - As described above, the circulating
pump 12 disposed in the hotwater supply pipe 11 prevents a variation in pressure inside thewater distributing pipe 41 if water supply through thewater distributing pipe 41 is cut off due to, for example, the stop of apressure pump 40. That is, in a conventional hotwater supply system 200 as illustrated inFig. 3 , a circulatingpump 212 is disposed in acirculation pipe 14. In this system, therefore, the circulatingpump 212 draws by suction hot water through asuction inlet 212a on the side of a hotwater supply pipe 11 and hotwater outlet terminals 22. When water supply is cut off in the above-described way in this system, the circulatingpump 212 will draw water by suction not only from a feed pipe 5 through mixingfaucets 21, but also from awater distributing pipe 41 through acheck valve 8. Disadvantageously, this will cause a variation in pressure not only in the feed pipe 5 but also in thewater distributing pipe 41. -
Fig. 4 is a graph illustrating a variation in pressure inside thewater distributing pipe 41 during water supply cutoff in each of the hotwater supply system 100 ofFig. 1 and the conventional hotwater supply system 200 ofFig. 3 . Referring toFig. 4 , assume that thepressure pump 40 disposed upstream of thewater distributing pipe 41 in the direction in which water flows allows thewater distributing pipe 41 to be filled with water at all times and to maintain a high pressure state. The water in thewater distributing pipe 41 is supplied to the hotwater outlet terminals 22 through thecheck valve 8, the pressure reducer 9, and the feed pipe 5. When the circulating pump 12 (212) is OFF as illustrated inFig. 4 during water supply cutoff caused by, for example, an interruption of power supply to thepressure pump 40, the high pressure state is maintained without any significant variation in pressure. - On the other hand, when the circulating pump 12 (212) is ON during the water supply cutoff, water is supplied to the hot
water outlet terminals 22 only by a residual pressure in the feed pipe 5, and the residual pressure in the feed pipe 5 falls upon the use of the water in the hotwater outlet terminals 22. In the conventional hotwater supply system 200 shown inFig. 3 , since thesuction inlet 212a of the circulatingpump 212 is connected to the passages extending to the hotwater outlet terminals 22, the circulatingpump 212 draws water by suction not only from the feed pipe 5 but also from thewater distributing pipe 41 through the mixingfaucets 21, thecheck valve 8, and the pressure reducer 9. Consequently, a variation in pressure inside thewater distributing pipe 41 is significantly greater than a reduction in pressure inside thewater distributing pipe 41 caused by power supply cutoff. - In the hot
water supply system 100 ofFig. 1 , the hotwater outlet terminals 22 are connected to the passages extending to thedischarge outlet 12b of the circulatingpump 12. When the circulatingpump 12 is operated upon water supply cutoff caused by stopping thepressure pump 40, hot water discharged from the circulatingpump 12 will apply a discharge pressure to the feed pipe 5 through the hotwater supply pipe 11 and the mixingfaucets 21. Thecheck valve 8, which is disposed in the feed pipe 5, interrupts water pressurized by the circulatingpump 12. Consequently, a variation in pressure inside thewater distributing pipe 41 can be minimized in the hotwater supply system 100 in which the circulation of hot water through thecirculation circuit 10 by the circulatingpump 12 enables hot water in the hot water circuit to be maintained at a high temperature and accordingly achieves instant hot water supply. In other words, the circulatingpump 12 is disposed in the hotwater supply pipe 11 located upstream of the hotwater outlet terminals 22 in the direction in which hot water flows, thus allowing a variation in pressure inside the feed pipe 5 to be minimized even when water supply is cut off by power supply cutoff or the like. - When a large amount of hot water is used in any hot
water outlet terminal 22, the pressure at the suction inlet of the circulatingpump 12 is reduced in proportion to the distance or length of the pipe between the hotwater storage tank 2 and the circulatingpump 12. Since the pressure reduction generates bubbles, the circulatingpump 12 is disposed in the hotwater supply pipe 11 on the side of the hotwater storage tank 2. This can prevent the pump from being broken by bubbles. - In the conventional hot
water supply system 200 ofFig. 3 , the pressure in the hotwater supply pipe 11 has to be high enough to prevent the above-described cavitation. Additionally, the pressure in the hotwater storage tank 2 has to be high enough to supply a large amount of hot water. The hotwater storage tank 2 accordingly needs a high strength. Disadvantageously, this results in an increase in cost. On the other hand, the installation of the circulatingpump 12 near the hotwater storage tank 2, as illustrated inFig. 1 , prevents generation of a negative pressure at thesuction inlet 12a of the circulatingpump 12 even when the pressure in the hotwater storage tank 2 is set low. This prevents cavitation and enables stable circulation of hot water. - When the pressure detected by the
pressure detecting unit 31, which is disposed on the side of thedischarge outlet 12b of the circulatingpump 12, lowers to the preset value or below, thecirculation controller 33 operates the circulatingpump 12. This allows the supply of a large amount of hot water without any increase in pressure inside the hotwater storage tank 2. - Controlling the operation of the circulating
pump 12 based on a temperature detected by thetemperature detecting unit 32 prevents wasteful heat radiation from hot water caused by circulation through thecirculation circuit 10. Thus, the system efficiently achieves instant hot water supply to instantly supply high-temperature hot water. - The pressure reducer 7, including the valve switched to be open or closed based on the set value which can be externally changed, is disposed in the
feed pipe 4 connected to the hotwater storage tank 2. This allows intentional supply of a small amount of hot water (water saving). - The present invention is not limited to
Embodiment 1 described above. For example, althoughFig. 1 illustrates the arrangement of the single hotwater storage tank 2, a plurality of hotwater storage tanks 2 may be arranged in parallel or in series. - Although
Fig. 1 illustrates the arrangement of the circulatingpump 12 and thecheck valve 13 separated from the hotwater storage tank 2, the circulatingpump 12 and thecheck valve 13 may be integrated with the hotwater storage tank 2. This facilitates installation as well as suppression of the above-described bubbles. Furthermore, the diameter of the pipe connecting the hotwater storage tank 2 and the circulatingpump 12 can be reduced. - In
Fig. 1 , thepressure detecting unit 31 and thetemperature detecting unit 32 need only be arranged in either the hotwater supply pipe 11 or thecirculation pipe 14 in thecirculation circuit 10. The arrangement of these units is not limited to that inEmbodiment 1 described above. - 1 hot
water supply device 2 hotwater storage tank 3b connecting pipe 4, 5 feed pipe 6 check valve 7pressure reducer 8 check valve 9pressure reducer 10circulation circuit 11 hotwater supply pipe pump suction inlet 212b discharge outlet 13check valve 14 circulation pipe 15feed pipe 21 mixingfaucet 22 hotwater outlet terminal 31pressure detecting unit 32temperature detecting unit 33circulation controller 40pressure pump 41water distributing pipe
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- A hot water supply system comprising:a hot water storage tank configured to store hot water;a hot water supply pipe configured to supply the hot water in the hot water storage tank to a hot water outlet terminal;a circulation pipe connected to the hot water supply pipe and the hot water storage tank, and configured to return, to the hot water storage tank, the hot water flowing through the hot water supply pipe; anda circulating pump disposed in the hot water supply pipe, and configured to draw by suction the hot water in the hot water storage tank and discharge the hot water toward the hot water outlet terminal and the circulation pipe.
- The hot water supply system of claim 1, further comprising:a check valve parallelly connected to the circulating pump.
- The hot water supply system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the circulating pump is spaced apart from the hot water storage tank by a distance smaller than a distance by which the circulating pump is spaced apart from the hot water outlet terminal.
- The hot water supply system of any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:a pressure detecting unit configured to detect a pressure in the circulation pipe; anda circulation controller configured to activate the circulating pump when a pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit reaches not more than a preset pressure.
- The hot water supply system of any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:a temperature detecting unit configured to detect a temperature in the circulation pipe; anda circulation controller configured to stop the circulating pump when a temperature detected by the temperature detecting unit reaches not less than a preset temperature.
- The hot water supply system of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:a feed pipe configured to supply water to the hot water storage tank; anda pressure reducer disposed in the feed pipe, the pressure reducer having a variable pressure reduction value.
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