EP3734192B1 - Klimaanlagensystem - Google Patents

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EP3734192B1
EP3734192B1 EP18893890.6A EP18893890A EP3734192B1 EP 3734192 B1 EP3734192 B1 EP 3734192B1 EP 18893890 A EP18893890 A EP 18893890A EP 3734192 B1 EP3734192 B1 EP 3734192B1
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Fei Wang
Yu Fu
Rongbang LUO
Wenming XU
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B13/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B40/00—Subcoolers, desuperheaters or superheaters
    • F25B40/02—Subcoolers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B40/00—Subcoolers, desuperheaters or superheaters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B47/00—Arrangements for preventing or removing deposits or corrosion, not provided for in another subclass
    • F25B47/02—Defrosting cycles
    • F25B47/022—Defrosting cycles hot gas defrosting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2313/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with reversible cycle not otherwise provided for
    • F25B2313/021—Indoor unit or outdoor unit with auxiliary heat exchanger not forming part of the indoor or outdoor unit
    • F25B2313/0211—Indoor unit or outdoor unit with auxiliary heat exchanger not forming part of the indoor or outdoor unit the auxiliary heat exchanger being only used during defrosting
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2313/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with reversible cycle not otherwise provided for
    • F25B2313/021—Indoor unit or outdoor unit with auxiliary heat exchanger not forming part of the indoor or outdoor unit
    • F25B2313/0213—Indoor unit or outdoor unit with auxiliary heat exchanger not forming part of the indoor or outdoor unit the auxiliary heat exchanger being only used during heating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/09—Improving heat transfers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/25—Control of valves
    • F25B2600/2501—Bypass valves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/25—Control of valves
    • F25B2600/2513—Expansion valves

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  • the present invention belongs to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly relates to an air conditioner system.
  • An existing air conditioner system usually consists of a condenser, a throttling device, an evaporator, and a compressor to form a cooling/heating circulating loop.
  • a high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant discharged from the compressor is condensed into low-temperature and high-pressure liquid in the condenser, and is throttled into low-temperature and low-pressure liquid through the throttling device. Then, the liquid enters the evaporator to absorb heat and be evaporated, thus completing one cooling/heating cycle.
  • Prior art document CN 106796045 (A ) discloses an air conditioning system (100) according to the preamble of claim 1, with an internal heat exchanger (20) for exchanging heat between a refrigerant flowing through refrigerant piping between an outdoor heat exchanger (3) and an expansion device (4), and a refrigerant flowing through refrigerant piping between the expansion device (4) and an indoor heat exchanger (5), a pressure detection device (31), a first temperature detection device (32) for detecting the temperature of a refrigerant flowing into the expansion device (4) during cooling operation, and a control unit (51) configured so that, during cooling operation, the control unit (51) controls the degree of opening of the expansion device (4) on the basis of the results of detection by the pressure detection device (31) and the first temperature detection device (32).
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a cycle during heating operation of a traditional air conditioner.
  • an actual operation temperature point of the air conditioner for the heating operation is generally that: at point A, a high-temperature (70°C) gaseous refrigerant enters an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor environment being 20°C for heat exchange. After the temperature is reduced to 30°C, the high-temperature gaseous refrigerant flows through an online pipe, and then enters the throttling device. The temperature (about 30°C) between point B and the throttling device is much higher than the temperature (7°C) of an outdoor environment, so after heat is wasted. If the after heat is absorbed and used, the degree of supercooling of the system cycle would be increased.
  • an air conditioner system according to the present invention comprises the features of claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structure diagram of embodiment I of an air conditioner system not according to the present invention.
  • the air conditioner system includes a compressor 1, an indoor heat exchanger 2, a first throttling device 3, and an outdoor heat exchanger 4 which are connected in series in a main loop.
  • a heat exchanger 5 is further disposed in the main loop.
  • a pipeline between the first throttling device 3 and the indoor heat exchanger 2 is used as a first pipeline M
  • a pipeline between the first throttling device 3 and the outdoor heat exchanger 4 is used as a second pipeline N.
  • a connection mode as shown in FIG. 1 is that: the first pipeline M passes through one side of the heat exchanger 5, and the second pipeline N passes through the other side of the heat exchanger N. Furthermore, a refrigerant passing through the first pipeline M and a refrigerant passing through the second pipeline N may exchange heat in the heat exchanger 5.
  • a bypass defrosting loop P is further disposed between the compressor 1 and the outdoor heat exchanger 4. The bypass defrosting loop P is used for defrosting the outdoor heat exchanger 4 in a heating cycle process of an air conditioner.
  • a throttling valve 7 is disposed on the bypass defrosting loop P.
  • the throttling valve 7 is opened to enable the refrigerant to defrost the outdoor heat exchanger 4 through the bypass defrosting loop P.
  • the throttling valve 7 is closed.
  • a high-temperature and high-pressure gaseous refrigerant discharged from the compressor 1 flows to the indoor heat exchanger 2 to exchange heat in the indoor heat exchanger 2, and then becomes a low-temperature and high-pressure liquid refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant reaches a point C along the first pipeline M.
  • the temperature of the refrigerant is about 20°C (the heat here is after heat which is not fully used).
  • the refrigerant enters the second pipeline N after being throttled by the first throttling device 3.
  • the temperature of the refrigerant at a point D (the throttled refrigerant) is about 5°C.
  • the refrigerant in the first pipeline M and the refrigerant in the second pipeline N have a temperature difference, and the two refrigerants both pass through the heat exchanger 5.
  • the refrigerant in the first pipeline M and the refrigerant in the second pipeline N exchange heat in the heat exchanger 5, thereby not only effectively increasing the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant in the first pipeline M (i.e., the refrigerant from the point C to the first throttling device 3 continues to release heat for cooling), but also promoting the evaporation of the refrigerant in the second pipeline N (i.e., the low-temperature refrigerant at the point D may be evaporated to absorb the after heat at the point C, and this is equivalent to enlarging the evaporation area, which effectively improves the heat exchange capacity), thus improving the heating capacity of the system.
  • the refrigerant in the first pipeline M exchanges heat in the heat exchanger 5, then enters the first throttling device 3, so as to form a low-temperature and low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase region at the point D, and flows back to the compressor 1 through the outdoor heat exchanger 4.
  • the after heat may be reused to improve the heating capacity of the whole system.
  • the heat exchanger 5 above may be a water tank with water, or may be in any other suitable forms, as long as the refrigerants at the upper reach and the lower reach of the first throttling device 3 may exchange heat.
  • the foregoing design may effectively improve the heating capacity for a heating cycle, and may lower the cooling capacity for a cooling cycle.
  • the mode switching device is used for switching the air conditioner system between a cooling mode and a heating mode.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structure diagram of embodiment II of an air conditioner system of the present invention.
  • a second throttling device 6 is further disposed in the main loop of the air conditioner system of the present invention, and is located in a zone of the first pipeline M between the heat exchanger 5 and the indoor heat exchanger 2.
  • the second throttling device 6 is in a full open state, and the first throttling device 3 is used for throttling the refrigerant.
  • the principle is the same as the principle of the air conditioner system in embodiment I.
  • the first throttling device 3 When the air conditioner system is switched into cooling operation through the four-way valve Q, the first throttling device 3 is in a full open state, and the second throttling device 6 is used for throttling the refrigerant. At this time, the refrigerants on two sides of the heat exchanger 5 nearly have no temperature difference. That is, the heat exchanger 5 does not exert the effect in the cooling cycle process.
  • the whole cooling cycle is a conventional cooling cycle, thereby avoiding the lowering of the cooling capacity during the cooling operation.
  • the compressor 1 is provided with a gas-liquid separator 11.
  • a gaseous refrigerant entering the compressor 1 firstly passes through the gas-liquid separator 11, and then is absorbed by the compressor, so as to start the next cycle.
  • the heat exchanger is added in the air conditioner system of the present invention, and the two sides of the heat exchanger are connected with the first pipeline and the second pipeline.
  • the refrigerant in the first pipeline and the refrigerant in the second pipeline may exchange heat in the heat exchanger, thereby effectively increasing the degree of supercooling of the refrigerant in the first pipeline and promoting the evaporation of the refrigerant in the second pipeline, thus improving the heating capacity of the system.
  • the bypass defrosting loop is further added in the present invention.
  • the refrigerant In the defrosting process of the air conditioner, the refrigerant would continue to enter the indoor heat exchanger for heating, i.e., the refrigerant may enable the air conditioner to be still maintained in a heating working condition, thus achieving the objective of non-stop defrosting of the air conditioner.
  • the second throttling device when the air conditioner is switched into the cooling mode, the second throttling device is used to replace the first throttling device (at this time, the first throttling device is in the full open state) to throttle the refrigerant, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of the lowering of the cooling capacity in the cooling cycle.

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  1. Klimaanlagensystem, umfassend einen Kompressor (1), einen Innenraum-Wärmetauscher (2), eine erste Drosseleinrichtung (3) und einen Außenraum-Wärmetauscher (4), die in einer Hauptschleife in Reihe geschaltet sind,
    wobei ferner ein Wärmetauscher (5) in der Hauptschleife angeordnet ist, wobei eine Seite des Wärmetauschers (5) mit einer ersten Leitung (M) zwischen der ersten Drosseleinrichtung (3) und dem Innenraum-Wärmetauscher (2) verbunden ist und eine andere Seite des Wärmetauschers (5) mit einer zweiten Leitung (N) zwischen der ersten Drosseleinrichtung (3) und dem Außenraum-Wärmetauscher (4) verbunden ist, sodass ein Kältemittel, das durch die erste Leitung fließt, und ein Kältemittel, das durch die zweite Leitung fließt, im Wärmetauscher Wärme austauschen,
    wobei die erste Leitung (M) eine Seite des Wärmetauschers durchläuft und die zweite Leitung (N) die andere Seite des Wärmetauschers (5) durchläuft,
    wobei das Klimaanlagensystem ferner eine Moduswechseleinrichtung umfasst, die ein Vierwegeventil (Q) ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Umgehungs-Abtauschleife (P) zwischen dem Kompressor und dem Außenraum-Wärmetauscher angeordnet ist, die dazu eingerichtet ist, den Außenraum-Wärmetauscher in einem Heizvorgang des Klimaanlagensystems abzutauen,
    wobei ferner eine zweite Drosseleinrichtung (6) in der Hauptschleife angeordnet ist und sich in einem Bereich der ersten Leitung zwischen dem Wärmetauscher und dem Innenraum-Wärmetauscher befindet und
    die Moduswechseleinrichtung dazu eingerichtet ist, das Klimaanlagensystem zwischen einem Kühlmodus, in dem die erste Drosseleinrichtung (3) in einem vollständig geöffneten Zustand ist und die zweite Drosseleinrichtung (6) dazu eingerichtet ist, das Kältemittel zu drosseln, und einem Heizmodus, in dem die zweite Drosseleinrichtung (6) in einem vollständig geöffneten Zustand ist und die erste Drosseleinrichtung (3) dazu eingerichtet ist, das Kältemittel zu drosseln.
  2. Klimaanlagensystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei ein Drosselventil (7) in der Umgehungs-Abtauschleife angeordnet ist und derart eingerichtet ist, dass:
    wenn ein Abtauen des Außenraum-Wärmetauschers nötig ist, das Drosselventil geöffnet wird, um dem Kältemittel, das aus dem Kompressor fließt, zu ermöglichen, den Außenraum-Wärmetauscher durch die Umgehungs-Abtauschleife abzutauen; und,
    wenn kein Abtauen des Außenraum-Wärmetauschers nötig ist, das Drosselventil geschlossen ist.
  3. Klimaanlagensystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2, wobei der Kompressor mit einem Gas-Flüssigkeit-Trenner (11) versehen ist und das Kältemittel nach dem Durchlaufen des Gas-Flüssigkeit-Trenners zurück in den Kompressor fließt.
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