EP3115707B1 - Heat source device - Google Patents
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- the heat source unit takes in a heat-transfer medium (water or brine) by the operation of a pump, and heats or cools the taken-in heat-transfer medium by the operation of a heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle.
- a heat-transfer medium water or brine
- Each of the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n exchanges the heat of the water flowing from the water pipe 2a with the heat of indoor air sent from an indoor fan, and discharges the water after this heat exchange to the water pipe 2b.
- a flow sensor (a flow detect section) 5 is arranged in the water pipe 2b.
- the flow sensor 5 detects the amount (total volume) of water flowing from the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n as an amount (total volume) of water Qt which flows into the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n.
- bypass pipe 6 causes the water flowing from the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... In toward the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n to bypass the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n, and be returned to the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n.
- a flow control valve (a second flow control valve) 7 the degree of opening of which is variable, is provided.
- the flow control valve 7 is also called a bypass valve, and the amount of water which flows into the bypass pipe 6 can be controlled by a change in the degree of opening of the flow control valve 7.
- a differential pressure sensor 8 which is a first differential pressure detect section, is connected.
- the differential pressure sensor 8 detects a difference P between the pressure of water on one end of the bypass pipe 6 and the pressure of water on the other end of the same (i.e., a difference P between water pressures at both ends of the bypass pipe 6).
- FIG. 2 shows the structure of a heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle mounted in the heat source unit 1a. Note that each of the heat-pump-type refrigerating cycles mounted in the heat source units 1b, ... 1n also has a similar structure.
- the direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and the air heat exchangers 23a and 23b serve as condensers, and the first refrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as an evaporator.
- a cooling operation a cold-water generation operation
- the channel of the four-way valve 22 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the first refrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as the condenser, and the air heat exchangers 23a and 23b serve as the evaporators.
- a first heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the compressor 21, the four-way valve 22, the air heat exchangers 23a and 23b, the electronic expansion valves 24a and 24b, the first refrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger 30, and the accumulator 25.
- the direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and the air heat exchangers 43a and 43b serve as condensers, and the second refrigerant channel 30b of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as an evaporator.
- a cooling operation a cold-water generation operation
- the channel of the four-way valve 42 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the second refrigerant channel 30b of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as the condenser, and the air heat exchangers 43a and 43b serve as the evaporators.
- the direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and the air heat exchangers 53a and 53b serve as condensers, and the first refrigerant channel 60a of the water heat exchanger 60 serves as an evaporator.
- a cooling operation a cold-water generation operation
- the air heat exchangers 53a and 53b serve as condensers
- the first refrigerant channel 60a of the water heat exchanger 60 serves as an evaporator.
- the channel of the four-way valve 52 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the first refrigerant channel 60a of the water heat exchanger 60 serves as the condenser, and the air heat exchangers 53a and 53b serve as the evaporators.
- a third heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the compressor 51, the four-way valve 52, the air heat exchangers 53a and 53b, the electronic expansion valves 54a and 54b, the first refrigerant channel 60a of the water heat exchanger 60, and the accumulator 55.
- the direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and the air heat exchangers 73a and 73b serve as condensers, and the second refrigerant channel 60b of the water heat exchanger 60 serves as an evaporator.
- a cooling operation a cold-water generation operation
- the channel of the four-way valve 72 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the second refrigerant channel 60b of the water heat exchanger 60 serves as the condenser, and the air heat exchangers 73a and 73b serve as the evaporators.
- a fourth heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the compressor 71, the four-way valve 72, the air heat exchangers 73a and 73b, the electronic expansion valves 74a and 74b, the second refrigerant channel 60b of the water heat exchanger 60, and the accumulator 75.
- a pump 80 is provided in the water pipe 101.
- the pump 80 draws the water within the water pipe 2b into the water pipe 101, and sends the drawn water to the water pipe 2b through the water heat exchanger 60, the water pipe 102, the water heat exchanger 30, and a water pipe 103.
- the pump 80 has a motor which operates by an alternating voltage supplied from an inverter 81, and the power (lifting height) is changed in accordance with a speed of rotation of the motor.
- the inverter 81 rectifies a voltage of a commercial alternating-current power supply 82, converts a direct-current voltage after the rectification into an alternating voltage of a predetermined frequency by switching, and supplies the converted alternating voltage as power to drive the motor of the pump 80.
- a frequency (output frequency) F of an output voltage of the inverter 81 the speed of rotation of the motor of the pump 80 is changed.
- a differential pressure sensor 90 which is a second differential pressure detect section, is connected.
- the differential pressure sensor 90 detects a difference Pw between the pressure of water which flows into the water heat exchanger 60 and the pressure of water which flows out of the water heat exchanger 30.
- the amount of water which flows into the water heat exchangers 60 and 30, that is, an amount of water Wa which flows into the heat source unit 1a, can be detected based on the pressure difference Pw detected by the differential pressure sensor 90.
- a controller 10 is connected to the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n, the flow control valves 4a, 4b, ... 4n, the flow sensor 5, the flow control valve 7, and the differential pressure sensor 8.
- a heat source apparatus is constituted by the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n, the water pipes 2a and 2b, the flow control valves 4a, 4b, ... 4n, the flow sensor 5, the bypass pipe 6, the flow control valve 7, the differential pressure sensor 8, and the controller 10.
- the controller 10 controls the operation of the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n, the degree of opening of the flow control valves 4a, 4b, ... 4n, and the degree of opening of the flow control valve 7.
- the controller 10 includes a first detect section 11, a second detect section 12, a first control section 13, a second control section 14, a third control section 15, and a memory 16.
- the second control section 14 controls the degree of opening of the flow control valve (bypass valve) 7 in accordance with the flow rate Qt detected by the flow sensor 5, and the load-side pipe resistance characteristic detected by the first detect section 11, so that an optimum amount of water which is commensurate with the total sum of the required power of each of the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n flows into the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n.
- the third control section 15 divides (for example, equally divides) the flow rate Qt detected by the flow sensor 5 and allocates the divided flow rate to the heat source units in operation of the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n as a necessary flow rate Wt. In this way, the third control section 15 controls the power of the pump 80 (the capability of supplying the heat-transfer medium) of each of the heat source units in operation so that each of the flow rates W detected by the second detect section 12 agrees with the allocated flow rate Wt.
- the air heat exchangers 3n As the air heat exchanger having the greatest pipe resistance, the air heat exchangers 3n, for example, which is located at a distal end position where the distance of the pipe from the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n is the greatest, is selected in advance.
- the air heat exchanger 3b for example, which is closer to the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n than from the air heat exchanger 3n at the distal end position, may be selected in advance as the air heat exchanger having the greatest pipe resistance for the fact that the branch pipes 2ab and 2bb connected to the water pipes 2a and 2b are narrower than the branch pipes of the other air heat exchangers. Selection of the air heat exchanger having the greatest pipe resistance is carried out based on an empirical rule or measurement of an operator in the installation of the heat source apparatus. A result of this selection is stored in the memory 16 of the controller 10.
- the controller 10 controls the number of heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n to be operated, and the degree of opening of each of the flow control valves 4a, 4b, ... 4n (step S3).
- the amount (total volume) of water Qt which actually flows into the air heat exchangers 3a, 3b, ... 3n is detected by the flow sensor 5.
- the controller 10 obtains a target pressure difference Pt which is the target difference between water pressures at both ends of the bypass pipe 6 corresponding to the flow rate Qt detected by the flow sensor 5 from the load-side pipe resistance characteristic shown in FIG. 4 which has been detected and stored at the time of test operation (step S4). Further, the controller 10 controls the degree of opening of the flow control valve 7 (the bypass amount of water) such that the pressure difference P detected by the differential pressure sensor 8 (difference P between water pressures at both ends of the bypass pipe 6) is equivalent to the target pressure difference Pt obtained as described above (step S5).
- step S7 By a computation based on the pressure difference Pw detected by the differential pressure sensor 90 of one or more heat source units in operation and the heat exchanger resistance characteristic of the water heat exchangers (the water heat exchangers 60 and 30) of the one or more heat source units in operation, the amount of water W which flows into the one or more heat source units in operation individually is detected (step S7).
- the controller 10 when two heat source units, i.e., the heat source units 1a and 1b, are in operation, the controller 10 reads a pressure difference Pwa detected by the differential pressure sensor 90 of the heat source unit 1a and a pressure difference Pwb detected by the differential pressure sensor 90 of the heat source unit 1b, and also reads the heat exchanger resistance characteristic of the heat source unit 1a and the heat exchanger resistance characteristic of the heat source unit 1b from the memory 16. Then, the controller 10 detects an amount of water Wa which flows into the heat source unit 1a and an amount of water Wb which flows into the heat source unit 1b by a computation based on the detected pressure differences Pwa and Pwb and each of the heat exchanger resistance characteristics.
- the controller 10 controls the output frequency F of each of the inverters 81 of the heat source units 1a and 1b such that each of the detected flow rates Wa and Wb agrees with the necessary flow rates Wt allocated to the heat source units 1a and 1b (step S8).
- the controller 10 increases the output frequency F of the inverter 81 of the heat source unit 1a. As a result, the power of the pump 80 of the heat source unit 1a is increased, and the amount of water Wa which flows into the heat source unit 1a changes to be increased.
- the controller 10 reduces the output frequency F of the inverter 81 of the heat source unit 1a. As a result, the power of the pump 80 of the heat source unit 1a is reduced, and the amount of water Wa which flows into the heat source unit 1a changes to be reduced.
- the controller 10 maintains the output frequency F of the inverter 81 of the heat source unit 1a at that time.
- FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the amounts of water Wa and Wn which flow into the heat source units 1a and 1n and the power (pumping power) of each of the pumps 80 of the heat source units 1a and 1n, when, for example, two heat source units 1a and 1n are operated, with the heat exchanger resistances Ra and Rn of the heat source units 1a and 1n given as the parameters.
- the operating frequency F of the pump 80 of the heat source unit 1a may be set to a predetermined value Fa.
- the above embodiment was described by referring to the heat source units 1a, 1b, ... 1n each comprising four heat-pump-type refrigerating cycles and two water heat exchangers as an example.
- the numbers of heat-pump-type refrigerating cycles and water heat exchangers of each heat source unit can be selected as required.
- the unit on the load side is an air heat exchanger.
- the present embodiment can similarly be put into practice in a case where the unit on the load side is, for example, a hot-water storage tank.
- an amount of water which flows to the load side is detected, the detected flow rate is evenly divided, and the divided flow rate is allocated to each of the heat source units in operation.
- the division may not necessarily be even, but may be such a division that each of the pumps 80 can operate continuously without slowing down.
- the load-side pipe resistance characteristic is detected through a test operation after installation of the heat source apparatus.
- detecting the load-side pipe resistance characteristic is not limited to the above occasion, and may be carried out at the time of a test operation which takes place after the air heat exchangers on the load side have been increased or decreased.
- the heat source apparatus of the present embodiment can be used for an air conditioner, a hot-water supply apparatus, etc.
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- Embodiments described herein relate generally to a heat source apparatus comprising a plurality of heat source units.
- A heat source apparatus which comprises a plurality of heat source units, and supplies heat or cold energy which can be obtained by the operation of these heat source units to a load side (a use side) is known.
- The heat source unit takes in a heat-transfer medium (water or brine) by the operation of a pump, and heats or cools the taken-in heat-transfer medium by the operation of a heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle.
- The heat source units are connected in parallel with each other via a heat-transfer medium pipe, and the number of these heat source units to be operated is controlled in accordance with the load.
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JP 2008-224182 A - Patent Literature 2
JP 2011-58660 A JP 2011-58660 A claim 1. - Patent Literature 3
US 2012/0029707 A1 relates to a supply water temperature control apparatus for controlling a supply water temperature of cold/hold water supplied from a heat source device to a load device through a circulation pump. The apparatus comprises an actual value collection and accumulation device and an optimal supply water temperature determination device. - When a plurality of heat source units are to be operated, the power of a pump of each of the heat source units is controlled in accordance with required capability from the load side.
- However, if pipe resistances of the heat source units to be operated are different from each another, there will be a difference in the flow rate of the heat-transfer medium flowing into each of the heat source units, and a pump of the heat source unit on the
side having a lower flow rate may slow down and stop abnormally. - The present invention aims to provide a reliable heat source apparatus which does not cause the pump of a heat source unit to stop abnormally, and which can supply an appropriate amount of heat or cold energy to the load side.
- The problem is solved by a heat source apparatus according to
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire structure of an embodiment. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a refrigerating cycle of each heat source unit according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing control of a controller according to the embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is a graph showing a load-side pipe resistance characteristic of the embodiment. -
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between a flow rate of water and a pumping power in each heat source unit of the embodiment. - An embodiment of a heat source apparatus of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 , a plurality ofair heat exchangers heat source units heat source units water pipes air heat exchangers water pipes - The
water pipe 2a includes a plurality of branch pipes 2aa, 2ab, ... 2an which are connected to water inlets of theair heat exchangers water pipe 2b includes a plurality of branch pipes 2ba, 2bb, ... 2bn which are connected to water outlets of theair heat exchangers - The
heat source units water heat exchangers 60, 30 which will be described later), a heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle, and a pump (apump 80 which will be described later). Water (a heat-transfer medium) within thewater pipe 2b which has passed through the load side is introduced into the heat-transfer medium heat exchanger by the inlet pressure of the pump, the water within the heat-transfer medium heat exchanger is heated or cooled by an operation of the heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle, and the heated or cooled water is supplied to thewater pipe 2a by a discharge pressure of the pump. - Each of the
air heat exchangers water pipe 2a with the heat of indoor air sent from an indoor fan, and discharges the water after this heat exchange to thewater pipe 2b. - Flow control valves (first flow control valves) 4a, 4b, ... 4n, the respective degrees of opening of which are variable, are provided in the branch pipes 2ba, 2bb, ... 2bn of the
water pipe 2b, respectively. Theflow control valves air heat exchangers flow control valves - In the
water pipe 2b, at a point downstream from the branch pipes 2ba, 2bb, ... 2bn, a flow sensor (a flow detect section) 5 is arranged. Theflow sensor 5 detects the amount (total volume) of water flowing from theair heat exchangers air heat exchangers - At a point between where the
heat source units water pipe 2a and where theair heat exchangers water pipe 2a, an end of abypass pipe 6 is connected. The other end of thebypass pipe 6 is connected to a point downstream from theflow sensor 5 in thewater pipe 2b. Thebypass pipe 6 causes the water flowing from theheat source units air heat exchangers air heat exchangers heat source units bypass pipe 6, a flow control valve (a second flow control valve) 7, the degree of opening of which is variable, is provided. Theflow control valve 7 is also called a bypass valve, and the amount of water which flows into thebypass pipe 6 can be controlled by a change in the degree of opening of theflow control valve 7. - When the
flow control valve 7 is fully closed, water within thepipe 2a does not flow into thebypass pipe 6, but flows to the load side. When theflow control valve 7 is opened, of the water within thepipe 2a, an amount of water in proportion to the degree of opening of theflow control valve 7 flows into thepipe 2b through thebypass pipe 6. Water which did not flow into thebypass pipe 6 of the water within thepipe 2a flows to the load side. - At a point between both ends of the
bypass pipe 6, adifferential pressure sensor 8, which is a first differential pressure detect section, is connected. Thedifferential pressure sensor 8 detects a difference P between the pressure of water on one end of thebypass pipe 6 and the pressure of water on the other end of the same (i.e., a difference P between water pressures at both ends of the bypass pipe 6). - As described above, the
heat source units water heat exchangers 60, 30 which will be described later) and a pump (thepump 80 which will be described later) which circulates water between the heat-transfer medium heat exchanger and the load side. Theheat source units -
FIG. 2 shows the structure of a heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle mounted in theheat source unit 1a. Note that each of the heat-pump-type refrigerating cycles mounted in theheat source units 1b, ... 1n also has a similar structure. - A refrigerant discharged from a
compressor 21 flows intoair heat exchangers way valve 22, and the refrigerant which has passed through theair heat exchangers refrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger (heat-transfer medium heat exchanger) 30 viaelectronic expansion valves refrigerant channel 30a is suctioned into thecompressor 21 through the four-way valve 22 and anaccumulator 25. The direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and theair heat exchangers refrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as an evaporator. At the time of a heating operation (a hot-water generation operation), the channel of the four-way valve 22 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the firstrefrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as the condenser, and theair heat exchangers - A first heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the
compressor 21, the four-way valve 22, theair heat exchangers electronic expansion valves refrigerant channel 30a of the water heat exchanger 30, and theaccumulator 25. - A refrigerant discharged from a
compressor 41 flows intoair heat exchangers way valve 42, and the refrigerant which has passed through theair heat exchangers electronic expansion valves compressor 41 through the four-way valve 42 and anaccumulator 45. The direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and theair heat exchangers way valve 42 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the second refrigerant channel 30b of the water heat exchanger 30 serves as the condenser, and theair heat exchangers - A second heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the
compressor 41, the four-way valve 42, theair heat exchangers electronic expansion valves accumulator 45. - A refrigerant discharged from a
compressor 51 flows intoair heat exchangers way valve 52, and the refrigerant which has passed through theair heat exchangers refrigerant channel 60a of the water heat exchanger (heat-transfer medium heat exchanger) 60 viaelectronic expansion valves refrigerant channel 60a is suctioned into thecompressor 51 through the four-way valve 52 and anaccumulator 55. The direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and theair heat exchangers refrigerant channel 60a of thewater heat exchanger 60 serves as an evaporator. At the time of a heating operation (a hot-water generation operation), the channel of the four-way valve 52 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the firstrefrigerant channel 60a of thewater heat exchanger 60 serves as the condenser, and theair heat exchangers - A third heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the
compressor 51, the four-way valve 52, theair heat exchangers electronic expansion valves refrigerant channel 60a of thewater heat exchanger 60, and theaccumulator 55. - A refrigerant discharged from a
compressor 71 flows intoair heat exchangers way valve 72, and the refrigerant which has passed through theair heat exchangers refrigerant channel 60b of thewater heat exchanger 60 viaelectronic expansion valves refrigerant channel 60b is suctioned into thecompressor 71 through the four-way valve 72 and anaccumulator 75. The direction in which the refrigerant flows as above corresponds to one at the time of a cooling operation (a cold-water generation operation), and theair heat exchangers refrigerant channel 60b of thewater heat exchanger 60 serves as an evaporator. At the time of a heating operation (a hot-water generation operation), the channel of the four-way valve 72 is switched and the flowing direction of the refrigerant is reversed. That is, the secondrefrigerant channel 60b of thewater heat exchanger 60 serves as the condenser, and theair heat exchangers - A fourth heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle is constituted by the
compressor 71, the four-way valve 72, theair heat exchangers electronic expansion valves refrigerant channel 60b of thewater heat exchanger 60, and theaccumulator 75. - Water in the
water pipe 2b flows into awater channel 60c of thewater heat exchanger 60 through awater pipe 101. The water flowing from thewater channel 60c flows into a water channel 30c of the water heat exchanger 30 through awater pipe 102. The water flowing from the water channel 30c flows into thewater pipe 2a. Thewater channel 60c of thewater heat exchanger 60 and the water channel 30c of the water heat exchanger 30 are connected in series via thewater pipe 102. - A
pump 80 is provided in thewater pipe 101. Thepump 80 draws the water within thewater pipe 2b into thewater pipe 101, and sends the drawn water to thewater pipe 2b through thewater heat exchanger 60, thewater pipe 102, the water heat exchanger 30, and awater pipe 103. Thepump 80 has a motor which operates by an alternating voltage supplied from aninverter 81, and the power (lifting height) is changed in accordance with a speed of rotation of the motor. Theinverter 81 rectifies a voltage of a commercial alternating-current power supply 82, converts a direct-current voltage after the rectification into an alternating voltage of a predetermined frequency by switching, and supplies the converted alternating voltage as power to drive the motor of thepump 80. By changing a frequency (output frequency) F of an output voltage of theinverter 81, the speed of rotation of the motor of thepump 80 is changed. - At a point between the
water pipe 101 and the water pipe 103 (i.e., between an end of thewater heat exchanger 60 and an end of the water heat exchanger 30), adifferential pressure sensor 90, which is a second differential pressure detect section, is connected. Thedifferential pressure sensor 90 detects a difference Pw between the pressure of water which flows into thewater heat exchanger 60 and the pressure of water which flows out of the water heat exchanger 30. The amount of water which flows into thewater heat exchangers 60 and 30, that is, an amount of water Wa which flows into theheat source unit 1a, can be detected based on the pressure difference Pw detected by thedifferential pressure sensor 90. - Meanwhile, a
controller 10 is connected to theheat source units flow control valves flow sensor 5, theflow control valve 7, and thedifferential pressure sensor 8. A heat source apparatus is constituted by theheat source units water pipes flow control valves flow sensor 5, thebypass pipe 6, theflow control valve 7, thedifferential pressure sensor 8, and thecontroller 10. - The
controller 10 controls the operation of theheat source units flow control valves flow control valve 7. As the main function, thecontroller 10 includes a first detectsection 11, a second detectsection 12, afirst control section 13, asecond control section 14, athird control section 15, and a memory 16. - At the time of a test operation after the heat source apparatus has been installed (i.e., after installation), the first detect
section 11 detects a load-side pipe resistance characteristic (also referred to as a secondary pipe resistance characteristic) representing the relationship between an amount Q of water which flows to the load side and a difference P between water pressures at both ends of thebypass pipe 6 while operating each of thepumps 80 of theheat source units - The second detect
section 12 detects an amount of water W which flows into each of the heat source units in operation by a computation based on the pressure difference Pw detected by each of thedifferential pressure sensors 90 of theheat source units heat source units water heat exchangers 60 and 30, and is measured in advance and stored in the memory 16 of thecontroller 10. - In accordance with a total sum of the required power of each of the
air heat exchangers first control section 13 controls the number ofheat source units flow control valves - The
second control section 14 controls the degree of opening of the flow control valve (bypass valve) 7 in accordance with the flow rate Qt detected by theflow sensor 5, and the load-side pipe resistance characteristic detected by the first detectsection 11, so that an optimum amount of water which is commensurate with the total sum of the required power of each of theair heat exchangers air heat exchangers - The
third control section 15 divides (for example, equally divides) the flow rate Qt detected by theflow sensor 5 and allocates the divided flow rate to the heat source units in operation of theheat source units third control section 15 controls the power of the pump 80 (the capability of supplying the heat-transfer medium) of each of the heat source units in operation so that each of the flow rates W detected by the second detectsection 12 agrees with the allocated flow rate Wt. - Next, referring to a flowchart of
FIG. 3 , the control executed by thecontroller 10 will be described. - At the time of a test operation after the heat source apparatus has been installed (Yes in step S1), the
controller 10 detects the load-side pipe resistance characteristic by a next process (step S2). - First, the
controller 10 fully closes theflow control valve 7 of thebypass pipe 6, and fully opens only the flow control valve corresponding to an air heat exchanger having the greatest pipe resistance of theflow control valves controller 10 operates each of thepumps 80 of theheat source units flow sensor 5 and a value Pn of the pressure difference P detected by thedifferential pressure sensor 8 at this time as a first characteristic point Sn as shown inFIG. 4 in the memory 16. In this case, since theflow control valve 7 is fully closed, all of the water which flows out from theheat source units - As the air heat exchanger having the greatest pipe resistance, the
air heat exchangers 3n, for example, which is located at a distal end position where the distance of the pipe from theheat source units air heat exchanger 3b, for example, which is closer to theheat source units air heat exchanger 3n at the distal end position, may be selected in advance as the air heat exchanger having the greatest pipe resistance for the fact that the branch pipes 2ab and 2bb connected to thewater pipes controller 10. - Next, the
controller 10 fully opens all of theflow control valves flow control valve 7 of thebypass pipe 6. In this state, thecontroller 10 operates each of thepumps 80 of theheat source units flow sensor 5 and a value Pm of the pressure difference P detected by thedifferential pressure sensor 8 at this time as a second characteristic point Sm as shown inFIG. 4 in the memory 16. - Further, the
controller 10 detects a quadratic approximation curve which approximately represents the relationship between the amount of water Q which flows to the load side and the difference P between water pressures at both ends of thebypass pipe 6 by connecting the stored first characteristic point Sn and second characteristic point Sm as the load-side pipe resistance characteristic. Thecontroller 10 stores it in the memory 16 as the detected load-side pipe resistance characteristic. - Meanwhile, at the time of a normal operation after the test operation has been finished (No in step S1), in accordance with a total sum of the required power of each of the
air heat exchangers controller 10 controls the number ofheat source units flow control valves - That is, the greater the total sum of the required power of each of the
air heat exchangers controller 10 increases the number ofheat source units air heat exchangers heat source units air heat exchanger 3a is, the more thecontroller 10 increases the degree of opening of theflow control valve 4a (i.e., increases the flow). In contrast, the smaller the required power of theair heat exchanger 3a is, the smaller the degree of opening of theflow control valve 4a is (i.e., the flow is reduced). The degree of opening of each of theflow control valves 4b, ... 4n corresponding to theair heat exchangers 3b, ... 3n is also similarly controlled. - In accordance with execution of the control of the number of heat source units to be operated and the control of the degree of opening, the amount (total volume) of water Qt which actually flows into the
air heat exchangers flow sensor 5. - The
controller 10 obtains a target pressure difference Pt which is the target difference between water pressures at both ends of thebypass pipe 6 corresponding to the flow rate Qt detected by theflow sensor 5 from the load-side pipe resistance characteristic shown inFIG. 4 which has been detected and stored at the time of test operation (step S4). Further, thecontroller 10 controls the degree of opening of the flow control valve 7 (the bypass amount of water) such that the pressure difference P detected by the differential pressure sensor 8 (difference P between water pressures at both ends of the bypass pipe 6) is equivalent to the target pressure difference Pt obtained as described above (step S5). - By setting the pressure difference P detected by the
differential pressure sensor 8 to the target pressure difference Pt, an optimum amount of water which is commensurate with the total sum of the required power of each of theair heat exchangers air heat exchangers air heat exchangers bypass pipe 6. - The
controller 10 equally divides the flow rate Qt detected by theflow sensor 5, and allocates the divided flow rate to one or more heat source units in operation as the necessary flow rate Wt (step S6). For example, if the flow rate Qt detected by theflow sensor 5 is 1000 l/hr, and the number of heat source units in operation of theheat source units flow sensor 5 is 1200 l/hr, and the number of heat source units in operation of theheat source units - By a computation based on the pressure difference Pw detected by the
differential pressure sensor 90 of one or more heat source units in operation and the heat exchanger resistance characteristic of the water heat exchangers (thewater heat exchangers 60 and 30) of the one or more heat source units in operation, the amount of water W which flows into the one or more heat source units in operation individually is detected (step S7). - For example, when two heat source units, i.e., the
heat source units controller 10 reads a pressure difference Pwa detected by thedifferential pressure sensor 90 of theheat source unit 1a and a pressure difference Pwb detected by thedifferential pressure sensor 90 of theheat source unit 1b, and also reads the heat exchanger resistance characteristic of theheat source unit 1a and the heat exchanger resistance characteristic of theheat source unit 1b from the memory 16. Then, thecontroller 10 detects an amount of water Wa which flows into theheat source unit 1a and an amount of water Wb which flows into theheat source unit 1b by a computation based on the detected pressure differences Pwa and Pwb and each of the heat exchanger resistance characteristics. - The
controller 10 controls the output frequency F of each of theinverters 81 of theheat source units heat source units - More specifically, when the detected flow rate Wa is less than the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to the
heat source unit 1a, thecontroller 10 increases the output frequency F of theinverter 81 of theheat source unit 1a. As a result, the power of thepump 80 of theheat source unit 1a is increased, and the amount of water Wa which flows into theheat source unit 1a changes to be increased. When the detected flow rate Wa is more than the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to theheat source unit 1a, thecontroller 10 reduces the output frequency F of theinverter 81 of theheat source unit 1a. As a result, the power of thepump 80 of theheat source unit 1a is reduced, and the amount of water Wa which flows into theheat source unit 1a changes to be reduced. When the detected flow rate Wa is equal to the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to theheat source unit 1a, thecontroller 10 maintains the output frequency F of theinverter 81 of theheat source unit 1a at that time. - Similarly, when the detected flow rate Wb is less than the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to the
heat source unit 1b, thecontroller 10 increases the output frequency F of theinverter 81 of theheat source unit 1b. When the detected flow rate Wb is more than the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to theheat source unit 1b, thecontroller 10 reduces the output frequency F of theinverter 81 of theheat source unit 1b. When the detected flow rate Wb is equal to the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to theheat source unit 1b, thecontroller 10 maintains the output frequency F of theinverter 81 of theheat source unit 1b at that time. - Note that the amounts of water Wa, Wb, ... Wn which flow into the
heat source units heat source units heat source unit 1n located at a distal end position that is farthest from the load side is great, and the amount of water Wn which flows into theheat source unit 1n is therefore somewhat reduced. The pipe resistance of theheat source unit 1a which is closer to the load side is small, and thus, the amount of water Wa which flows into theheat source unit 1a is somewhat increased. -
FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the amounts of water Wa and Wn which flow into theheat source units pumps 80 of theheat source units heat source units heat source units heat source unit 1a agree with the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to theheat source unit 1a, the operating frequency F of thepump 80 of theheat source unit 1a may be set to a predetermined value Fa. In order to make the amount of water Wn which flows into theheat source unit 1n at the distal end position agree with the necessary flow rate Wt allocated to theheat source unit 1n, the operating frequency F of thepump 80 of theheat source unit 1n may be set to a predetermined value Fn (> Fa). - Accordingly, as described above, by detecting the amount (total volume) of water Qt which flows into the
air heat exchangers heat source units pumps 80 of theheat source units heat source units heat source units heat source unit 1a is different from the pipe resistance of theheat source unit 1n. - Since the amounts of water Wa and Wn which flow into the
heat source units pumps 80 of theheat source units air heat exchangers air heat exchangers - Since the operating frequency F of each of the
pumps 80 needs only to be increased or reduced so as to obtain the necessary flow rate Wt, there is no need to detect the so-called heat-source-unit-side pipe resistance characteristic (a primary pipe resistance characteristic) or the characteristic of each of thepumps 80 in advance. Even in an installation environment in which theheat source units - The above embodiment was described by referring to the
heat source units - The above embodiment was described by referring to a case where the unit on the load side is an air heat exchanger. However, the present embodiment can similarly be put into practice in a case where the unit on the load side is, for example, a hot-water storage tank.
- In the above embodiment, an amount of water which flows to the load side is detected, the detected flow rate is evenly divided, and the divided flow rate is allocated to each of the heat source units in operation. However, the division may not necessarily be even, but may be such a division that each of the
pumps 80 can operate continuously without slowing down. - In the above embodiment, the load-side pipe resistance characteristic is detected through a test operation after installation of the heat source apparatus. However, detecting the load-side pipe resistance characteristic is not limited to the above occasion, and may be carried out at the time of a test operation which takes place after the air heat exchangers on the load side have been increased or decreased.
- The embodiment and modifications described herein have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the inventions. Indeed, the novel embodiments described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms; furthermore, various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the embodiment described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the claims.
- The heat source apparatus of the present embodiment can be used for an air conditioner, a hot-water supply apparatus, etc.
- 1a, 1b, ... 1n···heat source unit, 2a, 2b···water pipe (heat-transfer medium pipe), 3a, 3b, ... 3n···air heat exchanger (unit on a load side), 4a, 4b, ... 4n···flow control valve (first flow control valve), 5···flow sensor (flow detect section), 6···bypass pipe, 7···low control valve (second flow control valve), 8···differential pressure sensor (first differential pressure detect section), 10···controller, 11···first detect section, 12···second detect section, 13···first control section, 14···second control section, 15···third control section, 21, 41, 51, 71···compressor, 30, 60···water heat exchanger (heat-transfer medium heat exchanger), 80···pump, 81···inverter, 82···commercial alternating-current power supply, 90···differential pressure sensor (second differential pressure detect section)
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- A heat source apparatus comprising:a plurality of heat source units (1a, 1b,...1n) each includes a heat-transfer medium heat exchanger (60), and configured to heat or cool a heat-transfer medium by the heat-transfer medium heat exchanger (60) and supply the heat-transfer medium which has heated or cooled to a load side;a first flow control valve (4a) configured to control an amount of the heat-transfer medium which flows to the load side;a flow detect section (5) configured to detect the amount (Qt) of the heat-transfer medium which flows to the load side;a bypass pipe (6) configured to bypass the heat-transfer medium which flows to the load side;a second flow control valve (7) configured to control an amount of the heat-transfer medium which flows into the bypass pipe (6); characterised in that the heat source apparatus further comprises:a first differential pressure detect section (8) configured to detect a pressure difference (P) between the pressures of the heat-transfer medium at both ends of the bypass pipe (6);second differential pressure detect sections (90) configured to detect pressure differences (Pw) between the pressures of the heat-transfer medium at both ends of the heat-transfer medium heat exchangers (60); anda controller (10) includes a first detect section (11), a second detect section (12), a first control section (13), a second control section (14), and a third control section (15);the first detect section (11) detects a load-side pipe resistance characteristic representing a relationship between an amount (Q) of the heat-transfer medium which flows to the load side and a pressure difference (P) between pressures of the heat-transfer medium at both ends of the bypass pipe (6);the second detect section (12) detects an amount (W) of the heat-transfer medium which flows into each of the heat source units (1a, 1b,...1n) in operation on the basis of the pressure difference (Pw) detected by each of the second differential pressure sections (90);the first control section (13) controls the number of the heat source units (1a, 1b,...1n) to be operated and the amount of adjustments of the flow control valve (4a) in accordance with required capability from the load side;the second control section (14) controls the amount of adjustments of the second flow control valve (7) in accordance with a flow rate (Qt) detected by the flow detect section (5) and the load-side pipe resistance characteristic detected by the first detect section (11); andthe third control section (15) divides the flow rate (Qt) detected by the flow detect section (5) and allocates the divided flow rate to the heat source units (1a, 1b,...1n) in operation as a necessary flow rate (Wt), and controls a capability of supplying the heat-transfer medium in each of the heat source units (1a, 1b,...1n) in operation in accordance with the allocated necessary flow rate (Wt).
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 1, characterized in that each of the heat source units includes:a heat-pump-type refrigerating cycle configured to heat or cool the heat-transfer medium within the heat-transfer medium heat exchanger (60); anda pump (80) configured to draw in the heat-transfer medium which has passed through the load side and send the drawn heat-transfer medium to the load side through the heat-transfer medium heat exchanger (60).
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 2, characterized in that:the first flow control valve (4a) controls the amount of the heat-transfer medium which flows to the load side by a change in a degree of opening;the bypass pipe (6) bypasses the heat-transfer medium flowing from each of the heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n)toward the load side, and returns the bypassed heat-transfer medium to each of the heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n); andthe second flow control valve (7) controls the amount of the heat-transfer medium which flows into the bypass pipe (6) by a change in a degree of opening.
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 3, characterized in that:the first control section (13) controls the number of the heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n) to be operated and the degree of opening of the first flow control valve (4a) in accordance with the required capability from the load side; andthe second control section (13) controls the degree of opening of the second flow control valve (7) in accordance with the flow rate (Qt) detected by the flow detect section (5) and the load-side pipe resistance characteristic detected by the first detect section (11).
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 1, characterized in that the heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n) are connected in parallel with each other by a pipe.
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 1, characterized in that the first detect section (11) detects the load-side pipe resistance characteristic at a test operation.
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 1, characterized in that the second detect section (12) detects the amount W (W) of the heat-transfer medium which flows into each of the heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n) in operation, on the basis of the pressure difference (Pw) detected by each of the second differential pressure detect section (90) and a heat exchanger resistance characteristic of each of the heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n).
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 1, characterized in that:the flow detect section (5) detects a total amount of the heat-transfer medium which flows into a plurality of units (3a, 3b, ..., 3n) connected in parallel with each other by a pipe on the load side; andthe first flow control valve (4a) is a plurality of first flow control valves (4a, 4b, ..., 4n), the plurality of first flow control valves (4a, 4b, ..., 4n) control the amount of the heat-transfer medium which flows into the plurality of units (3a, 3b, ..., 3n) individually by changes in their degrees of opening.
- The heat source apparatus of Claim 8, characterized in that the first detect section (11) is configured to:fully close the second flow control valve (7) in a test operation of the heat source apparatus, fully open only one of the first flow control valves (4a, 4b, ..., 4n) corresponding to a unit having the greatest pipe resistance of the plurality of units (3a, 3b, ..., 3n) and fully close the other one or more first flow control valves (4a, 4b, ..., 4n), operate the pumps (80) of the respective heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n) at their rated power in this state, and store a corresponding point of a value (Qn) of the flow rate (Qt) detected by the flow detect section (5) and a value (Pn) of the pressure difference (P) detected by the first differential pressure detect section (8) at this time as a first characteristic point (Sn);have all of first flow control valves (4a, 4b, ..., 4n) opened subsequently while having the second flow control valve (7) fully closed, operate the pumps (80) of the respective heat source units (1a, 1b, ..., 1n) at their rated power in this state, and store a corresponding point of a value (Qm) of the flow rate (Qt) detected by the flow detect section (5) and a value (Pm) of the pressure difference (P) detected by the first differential pressure detect section (8) at this time as a second characteristic point (Sm); anddetect a quadratic approximation curve which approximately represents a relationship between an amount of water (Q) which flows to the load side and a difference (P) between water pressures at both ends of the bypass pipe (6) by connecting the stored first characteristic point (Sn) and second characteristic point (Sm) as the load-side pipe resistance characteristic.
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