EP4735806A1 - Heating system for the generation of domestic hot water and heat transfer fluid - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a heating system for the generation of domestic hot water and heat transfer fluid. According to the invention, the system includes a sonic generator set up to generate sonic waves, an electric power supply system serving to supply power to the sonic generator and to set it in motion, a unit for the transfer of the thermal energy generated by the sonic waves toward a fluid, in order to obtain the hot fluid, which includes at least one sonic resistor, an accumulator for the transfer and storage of thermal energy, one or more cylinders serving to regulate the pressure generated by the sonic generator in the system, a thermal energy transport network in fluid communication with the accumulator for the transfer and storage of thermal energy, serving to transport the fluid to one or more places, and monitoring and control equipment regulating the generation process depending on the requirements of transport to one or more places; thus, the system can be associated efficiently with other systems for the generation of thermal energy (solar system or heat pumps) and, where these investments do exist, they will allow interconnection with the sonic system and, thus, increase the end efficiency of the investment but also decrease the costs of conversion of the system for the generation of the heat transfer fluid.

Description

HEATING SYSTEM FOR THE GENERATION OF DOMESTIC HOT WATER AND HEAT TRANSFER FLUID

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a heating system for the generation of domestic hot water (DHW) and heat transfer fluid, by using a sonic thermal energy generation system.

STATE OF THE ART

Currently, several types of heating systems are used for the preparation of DHW and for the heating of residential or indoor spaces. These systems are included in 2 broad categories:

A) Central heating system;

B) Individual heating system.

A) The central heating system

The central heating system is the one most widely used in the urban areas of the world, and it has advantages in the form of small thermal energy generation costs, while also showing significant disadvantages, e.g. the large maintenance network and the considerable investments.

The central heating system is divided in 2 broad categories from the environmental viewpoint of thermal energy generation: Geothermal heating (which is sustainable energy), strictly linked with the presence of geothermal springs in the area in question; (Gas- or coal-based) thermal power stations, which are considerably polluting and whose cost of thermal energy generation is highly sensitive to the energy market’s movement.

B) Individual heating system

This is the most widespread system in the rural areas, as well as in many residential areas around large conurbations. Its use has also increased in urban areas, where the central thermal grid is outdated and where the population has sought not to depend on the central heating system.

Several types of heat transfer fluid generation systems are known with respect to the individual heating system:

1) Conventional wood-burning stoves, mainly used in rural areas where there is no gas supply network, and gas stoves where there is a gas supply network;

2) Individual heating systems using gas, electric power, wood, pellets, heat pumps.

1) CONVENTIONAL WOOD-BURNING SYSTEMS (STOVES, FIREPLACES) AND GAS STOVES The disadvantages of these heating systems, some of the first to be used, are:

- Large wood storage space needed. The large volume of stored wood depends on the area and size of the house;

- Such a system requires tedious maintenance, with regular cleaning and servicing of the chimney to prevent accidents caused by smoke released indoors, which can lead to the asphyxiation of those in the house;

- Fire hazards resulting from inadequate or incorrect supervision of stoves;

- Daily cleaning of cinders resulting from the burning of wood;

- The need for more than one stove in the household, depending on the size of the living space;

- Moreover, stoves do not deliver DHW.

This would also include gas stoves, which have the same disadvantages as wood-burning stoves, except for the daily cleaning of cinders and the storage space requirement.

2) GAS, ELECTRIC POWER, WOOD, PELLET, HEAT PUMP HEATING SYSTEMS

2.1. The use of gas power plants is the most widespread around the world; they can supply both DHW and hot water for heating. In Europe, approximately 65 million gas power plants are being used.

The advantages of a gas power plant include the small space needed and the fact that they can bring water to a high temperature within a relatively short time; on the other hand, this means high energy demand. The most efficient gas power plants are condensing power lants, with 90% efficiency.

The disadvantages of a gas power plant include:

- Availability of a gas supply network in close vicinity;

- Installing the power plant in a well-ventilated space;

- A hole needs to be drilled in a wall in order to allow pulling out the exhaust stack;

- Installation requirements. The gas power plant needs to be installed and commissioned by certified companies;

- Regular inspections of the gas system as well as of the thermal power plant;

- The potential for gas leaks, which can lead either to explosions or to asphyxiation if not detected and contained in time;

- The energy used to generate heat is a polluting energy and is one of the main factors driving global warming, along with gas and coal-fired vehicles and factories.

Gas power plants are products requiring average to above-average investment, depending on the size of the system.

2.2. Electric power plants are a superior alternative to gas power plants. They are becoming more popular, especially in areas where there is no gas supply network. They can deliver both DHW and heat. The advantages of an electric power plant are:

- It can be installed in any space, without the need for a well-ventilated room;

- The energy used for the generation of heat is clean energy.

The disadvantages of an electric power plant are:

- The long time it takes to raise the temperature of water in the boiler, which is done with high power demand, depending on the resistor used.

- Relatively low efficiency, in order to generate 1 kilowatt of calorific energy, 1 kilowatt of electricity is needed, which translates into an efficiency index of 1 ;

- High electricity demand in order to satisfy the electricity requirements of a household for 1 year, which means that for this type of power plant, the cost of thermal energy generation depends heavily on the price of electricity on the energy market, which can fluctuate, at times uncontrollably, etc.

- The need for an electric power grid in the area or, if there is none, the need for a costly investment in a dedicated electric power generation system.

2.3. Wood-burning or pellet fuel-based plants are systems whose efficiency is better than that of gas or electric power plants; They are different in terms of the raw material (wood or patent fuel/ pellets). A wood or pellet fuel-based power plant can generate for DHW and heat transfer fluid.

The disadvantages of a wood-burning or pellet fuel-based plant are:

- The first big issue is maintaining a stock of wood or pellets, which means a dedicated storage space is needed;

- Another disadvantage is the need for a special place - the plant room - which should be large enough, meaning that this type of heating system is useful only for spacious residential premises and cannot be used in apartment blocks;

- Last but not least, another significant drawback is that the cleaning of ash resulting from the burning process has to be done regularly.

The lower cost of raw materials makes it more efficient than the previously mentioned plants, but it does not exceed the efficiency of heat pumps.

2.4. Heat pumps are, currently, the most efficient sources supplying DHW and HTF (heat transfer fluid). They can supply both DHW and the heat transfer fluid, for heat, while, during summer, they could also ensure air conditioning (AC). These pumps are divided in 4 broad categories: air-to-water, ground-to- water, water-to-water, air-to-air.

All 4 categories of heat pumps are highly efficient and definitely superior to the other systems generating thermal energy, but they required a large initial investment, as well as ample space for installation (especially for ground-to-water and water-to-water heat pumps). For the best heat pumps, the coefficient of performance (COP) may even amount to 6, i.e. 1 Kw electric power may ensure up to 6 kW of useful heat. This coefficient decrease if the outdoor temperature drops below -8°C, and it can go down to COP 2, but even in these conditions, the efficiency of a heat pump stays clearly superior to the other heating systems.

The major disadvantage of this heating system is the large investment required from the beneficiary, in excess of 8000 Euro, and the space needed to install such a system, which makes it manageable only by residential homes and customers with above-average incomes. For the ground-to-water and water-to- water options, in some areas (such as Bucharest), a drilling permit is required, which carries additional costs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem this invention seeks to solve is the supply of DHW and heat transfer fluid with reduced costs, reduced use of resources, and increased efficiency, in areas where gas supply or electric power grids are not available (less developed areas, hard-to-reach mountain areas, etc.), without the need for ample (pellet or wood) storage rooms, without constant supply of raw materials (wood, coal, pellets), without the need for a spacious plant room (as in the case of the pellet-based plant) or of a considerable investment (heat pumps), accessible not only to large residential buildings (as in the case of heat pumps) but to all spaces small and large, without the drawback of the requirement to obtain prior approvals and conduct subsequent regular inspections (gas power plants), and without the need for constant disposal of residues (wood-burning or pellet fuel-based systems or wood burning stoves). The invention also seeks to solve issues related to pollution (gas or coal-based plants in the central heating system), to the fluctuating cost of natural gas or of electric power, as well as to the people’s safety and health (gas power plants).

This invention solves the above-listed issues by offering a heating system for the generation of a hot fluid, like hot water and/or heat transfer fluid, characterized by the fact that it is designed to generate thermal energy by using sonic waves; this system including:

- a sonic generator set up to generate sonic waves,

- an electric supply system that will power and set in motion the sonic generator;

- a unit for the transfer of the thermal energy generated by the sonic waves to a fluid, in order to produce the hot fluid; this unit includes at least one sonic resistor;

- an accumulator for the transfer and storage of thermal energy;

- one or more cylinders serving to regulate the pressure generated by the sonic generator in the systems;

- a heat transport network, which has a fluid communication with the accumulator for the transfer and storage of thermal energy, serving to carry the fluid to one or more places; and - monitoring and control equipment to regulate the production depending on the requirements of distribution toward a place or places.

The heating system for the preparation of the hot fluid also includes a stainless steel corrugated coil for the generation of DHW, and an expansion vessel 34) needed to contain and regulate water pressure in the accumulator (boiler).

In the heating system generating the above-mentioned hot fluid, the first cylinder serves to regulate the pressure generated by the sonic generator and it has a volume of at least 750 cc, while the second cylinder regulating the pressure generated by the sonic generator has a volume of at least 500 cc.

Preferably, in the heating system generating the above-mentioned fluid, the sonic generator includes a brushless electric motor of 2800 W, but which can be reduced to at least 1500 W, of 24V-48V tied via a reductor or an elastic coupling to a crank gear at the end of which there is a piston designed to slide inside a cylinder in order to generate sonic waves.

The piston diameter should preferably be at least 10 mm, and the length of the piston stroke inside the cylinder should preferably be at least 5 mm.

The brushless electric motor of 2800 W, which can be reduced to at least 1500 W, can be powered by a switch-mode power supply with a single output and an electric controller of 24V - 48V, for the version of power supply from the 220V electric supply network. In another example of execution, the brushless electric motor of 2800 W, which can be reduced to at least 1500 W, can be powered by an accumulator at 24V-48V tied to a solar panel and an electric controller of 24V-48V, for the version of power supply from an individual electric supply network (e.g., solar panel).

The electric motor tied to the crank gear system via a reductor or elastic coupling sets in motion the sonic generator that sends sonic waves in the equipment, which leads to the increase of pressure; this pressure is controlled by capacitors which allow that the pressure in the plant is constant. Because of the high speed of sonic waves through the liquid environment and because of the high pressures, the alternating passage of the sonic waves through the resistor leads to the release of heat.

In one example of execution, in the heating system for the generation of a hot fluid, inside the accumulator there are the sonic resistor and a stainless steel corrugated coil for the generation of domestic how water. Such a system is easy to use in its small version, where DHW is needed more than heat, or both, with power supply based on batteries tied to the solar panel or with supply straight from the electric power supply network, via a switched-mode source. The system can be used mainly for small or “instant” sonic power plants.

Furthermore, the possibility of battery-based power supply, with batteries tied to a solar panel, allows the use of the system together with the heat pick-up solar system, which allows the system to become a multivalent system with heat transfer fluid buffer-accumulator, with integrated stratification equipment connected to the solar system, while the sonic resistor replaces the electric resistor in such a system. For another example of execution, in the heating system for the generation of a hot fluid, the thermal energy transfer unit is a stratification equipment where the resistor is inside a stainless steel cylinder filled with oil and where the stainless steel cylinder filled with oil is inside the accumulator together with a stainless steel corrugated coil for domestic hot water. Preferably, the system should be used mainly for medium- and large-sized power plants.

The system can also be used associated with heat pumps, which will turn it into a multivalent system with heat transfer fluid buffer-accumulator, with integrated stratification equipment connected to the sonic system generating the thermal energy. Preferably, the system should be used mainly for high capacity plants, for large areas where a high volume of DHW and heat transfer fluid is necessary.

The equipment is filled with oil by using a filling pump or an exhaustion and filling pump similar to the one in the air conditioning systems, which is known to specialists.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Below there are several examples of execution of the invention, which are described for the better understanding of the same and which do not restrict in any whatsoever its extent, regarding the following figures illustrating:

Figure 1 - simplified diagram of a sonic generator according to the invention

Figure 2 - simplified diagram of the electric supply system (B) and of the monitoring and control system (C), according to the invention

Figure 3 - diagram of the first example of execution of the sonic system according to the invention Figure 4 - diagram of the first example of execution of the sonic system according to the invention, also including additional elements

Figure 5 - simplified diagram of a second example of execution of the sonic system according to the invention

Figure 6 - diagram of the second example of execution of the sonic system according to the invention, also including additional elements

The sonic system for the generation of thermal energy includes a sonic generator (A) the diagram of which is shown in fig. 1 , a sonic resistor 25 made from a copper pipe having an inner diameter of 2 4 mm (other diameters are also possible, depending on the sizing of the plant’s power), of variable length depending on the initially set parameters; this sonic resistor is seen in version 1 (fig. 3 and fig. 4) inside a thermally insulated accumulator 27 acting as a boiler, or in version 2 (fig. 5 and fig. 6) inside a stainless steel cylinder filled with mineral oil 29, this cylinder being found inside a thermally insulated accumulator 27 serving as a hot water stratification system; then follows a stainless steel corrugated coil for the generation of domestic hot water 28, an expansion vessel 34 with a volume depending on the boiler volume, and a monitoring and control system (C). As shown in fig. 1, the sonic generator (A) has a brushless electric motor 01 of 2800 W which can be reduced to at least 1500 W, 24V-48V, an elastic gearing acting as a reductor or elastic coupling 02,03), a crank gear system 07, 08, 09, a piston 11 , and a cylinder 12. The motor 01 is tied via a reductor or elastic coupling 02, 3 in a 1 :2 ratio to a crank gear 07, 08, 09 at the end of which there is a piston 11 sliding inside a cylinder 12.

The electric power supply system (B) has a switch-mode source with a single output or an accumulator at 24V-48 V 16 and an electric controller 15 of 24 V-48 V.

The electric motor 01 is supplied from the source or the accumulator 16 and controlled via the controller 15.

The sonic generator (A) continues with a cylinder 21 having a defined volume, i.e. at least 750 cc (for the conducted experiment, 750 cc), and this cylinder 21 serves to accumulate and compensate high pressures generated in the equipment during the operation. It has the same role of a capacitor in an electric circuit. From the large cylinder having the role of a capacitor 21 there is a short pipe 23 sticking out and it has the same diameter as the one used in the sonic generator’s cylinder 12; its purpose is to create the connection with the sonic resistor 25. On this pipe segment 23 a pressure sensor 24 can be installed, which will check and control the pressure in the equipment.

The sonic resistor 25 can be made from a copper pipe having an inner diameter of 2 4 mm and a wall thickness of 1 mm, with a variable length defined based on a number of parameters listed below. The sonic resistor 25 connects to the second cylinder 22 via another pipe segment 23. The second cylinder’s 22 volume is smaller, i.e. at least 500 cc (for the conducted experiment, 500 cc), than the first cylinder 21 . To increase the heat transfer surface, the resistor may also be ribbed or winged.

The role of the small cylinder 22 is the same as the role of the large cylinder 21 , i.e. compensation and regulation of high pressures in the equipment, pressures generated by the sonic generator (A), during the operation.

The accumulator (boiler) 27 is made from a tubular, thermally insulated tank whose volume is defined according to the DHW and heat demand. For version 1 (resistor in an open system - fig. 3 and fig 4), inside the boiler there are the sonic resistor 25 and a stainless steel corrugated coil for the generation of DHW 28. For version 2 (fig. 5 and fig. 6), with water stratification system, the sonic resistor 25 is no longer free inside the accumulator 27, but it is inside a stainless steel cylinder filled with mineral oil 29, which is inside the Accumulator 27 and serves for the stratification of water inside. In this version, too, there is a stainless steel corrugated coil for domestic hot water 28. To the accumulator, for both version, several sensors are attached: pressure and temperature sensors connected to the command-control panel 20, for the purpose of controlling the necessary temperature. To this accumulator 27 an expansion vessel 34 is attached, for the purpose of compensating the increase/decrease variations of the water volume in the boiler 27. The equipment is controlled via a monitoring and control system (C) including a command-control panel 20 with the purpose of controlling:

- The motor rotation speed, by using the revolution reader 06;

- The temperature in the accumulator (boiler) 27;

- Control of the pressure in the equipment 24 and inside the accumulator 27.

HOW THE SONIC POWER PLANT OPERATES

Depending on the power sought for the power plant, several parameters must be defined; some of these parameters are:

- Diameter of the piston 11 of the sonic generator (A) should preferably be at least 10 mm. While it could also have other diameters, larger diameters have a higher electric power demand and, instead of the crank gear, we will use an eccentric. This model with eccentric is better suited to very high capacity plants and it does not change essentially the concept of the sonic system for the generation of thermal energy;

- Length of the piston stroke 11 for the sonic generator (A) in the cylinder 12 of the sonic generator (A) should preferably be at least 5 mm, more preferably 10-30 mm, e.g. 20-30mm. . Shorter strokes are allowed, but they are closely linked with the diameter of the piston and the rotation speed. Longer strokes are not efficient, because they use up a large amount of energy;

- The volume size of the 2 cylinders 21 and 22, at least 750 cc for the former 21 and at least 500 cc for the latter 22;

- Motor rotation speed 01.

All the above-mentioned elements dictate the length of the sonic resistor 25 and the pressure on the resistor, as well as the heating time for the water in the accumulator 27.

The equipment is filled with mineral oil, at a pressure of 0.5 - 5.0 bar, by using a filling pump or an exhaust and filling equipment.

When the equipment is commissioned, 24V-48V brushless electric motor 01 starts and goes to the speed set via the command panel 20, by gearing with the reductor 02, 03 in a 1 :2 ratio or with the elastic coupling the crank gear system 07, 08, 09, a system which pushes the piston 11 (having a defined diameter) inside the generator’s cylinder 12. In the equipment, the liquid (mineral oil) moves (compresses then expands) and sonic waves appear and increase the pressure in the equipment (according to the theory of sonics discovered and formulated by the great Romanian scientist Gogu Constantinescu). When the sonic waves pass through the resistor 25, the very high accumulated pressures will generate a release of heat, because of friction. The two cylinders 21 and 22 serve to compensate and balance the pressure in the equipment. Because of the pressure increase, the water/oil evaporation point increase, which means that, for a pressure of approx. 40 atm, the water boiling point climbs to 250°C, while for 85 atm, the water evaporation temperature climbs to 300°C. This means that this system is clearly superior in terms of efficiency as compared with any system existing on the market and described in the previous chapter. For the mineral oil, the characteristics depend on the manufacturer’s specifications, but the oil is considered more than water for a number of reasons:

1) It contributes to the adequate greasing of the piston 11 inside the cylinder 12 of the sonic generator (A);

2) Because of the oil specific heat as compared with the water specific heat, the oil heats up 2.5 times faster than water, which means that the resistor 25 heating time decreases considerably.

The remaining system depends on the sizing to be established: the selected system (version 1 with the free resistor or version 2 with water stratification system); boiler volume.

According to this invention, the sonic system for the generation of thermal energy can be associated efficiently with other thermal energy generating systems (solar power system or heat pumps), and, where such systems exists, it will be possible to interconnected them with the sonic system and, thus, to increase the equipment’s final efficiency but also to reduce the costs with the conversion of the system generating the heat transfer fluid.

By the different setting of some parameters (motor rotation speed, piston diameter, piston stroke length, cylinder 21 , 22 sizes, volume of the accumulator 27), several models of sonic power plants can be set up:

- Small sonic power plants, which act for the quick and efficient heating of the DHW. They could be used in vans or trailers, for areas where a heating system is not necessary (warm areas in the world), but where a DHW heating system is required;

- Medium-sized sonic power plants - used as apartment plants, they are efficient and do not require considerable space;

- Large-sized sonic power plants: - used alone or together with other heating systems (solar power systems or heat pump) and having a high capacity of heat transfer fluid generation.

ADVANTAGES OF THE SONIC POWER PLANT

Against the current backdrop of the energy crisis, the sonic power plants is the solution for the future. By the total elimination of natural gas and owing to a very low use of electric power, this invention is the solution for the current energy crisis. This invention appears to be the only reliable one solving the issue of natural gas, which is a finite resource becoming increasingly scarce and expensive to extract.

The other energy solutions (electric power or heat pumps) offer only a partial solution to the issue of the energy future; their efficiencies are low, and their costs are high. While the electric solution required medium investment, heat pumps require high investments which exceed considerably the population’s purchase power. Last but not least, their efficiency does not act in their favor either, given the electric power plant’s efficiency index of 1 and the heat pumps’ COP of 6, which drops to 2 when the outdoor temperature drops below -8°C.

As compared with the other types of (gas, electric, pellet, heat pumps, etc.) power plants, the sonic power plant has high efficiency owing to the fact that, in a short time 15-20 minutes) it can raise the temperature of the resistor to more than 100°C (the pressure in the equipment quickly reaches more than 25 bar), with low use of electric power (approx. 100 - 200 W/h), depending on the type of liquid that is issued and on the initially set parameters: the rotation speed, the piston stroke, the piston diameter, the cylinder sizes, the inner diameter of the sonic resistor). The estimated efficiency index is at least 20 but the index value will allow precise calculation after the power plant is used for operation.

Another advantage is that the sonic power plant (size similar to one of a gas power plant) can be installed anywhere; it does not need a gas exhaust chimney or a special plant room, nor does it require a large space, as heat pumps do, or investments that can hardly be made back in time.

Another great advantage is the version supplied by 24V-48V batteries that can be charged via a solar panel, which allows the installation of such a system for the generation of DHW and/or heat in areas where the electricity and/or natural gas supply grid barely reaches; the power plant that is the object of the invention only needs a single solar panel in order supply power to the batteries; it also needs a source of water. This will allow the installation of a sonic power plant in hardly conceivable places until now (mountain and even mountain summit cabins, isolated areas far from the energy and natural gas supply grids, such as mountain sheep yards or remote settlements, e.g. in the Danube Delta).

Another advantage is the maintenance of such a thermal power generation system; the system’s operating mechanism is not complicated. Furthermore, the elimination of the control by ISCIR (State Inspection for Control of Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Hoisting) is an advantage; the necessity of notices and approval will be eliminated completely; the user’s sole obligation will be a regular inspection and maintenance without high costs.

The installation of an electronic control module, connected to a server, a remote technical inspection could be performed, in exchange for a cost based on a subscription; no need to go on site, unless technical failures cannot be repaired by using software.

Another advantage of the sonic power plant according to the invention relates to the heating system’s environmental, social, and macroeconomic impact.

The most important environmental (ecological) impact is the phasing out of gas-intensive power plants in the first place, which will lead to a reduction in the harmful effects of gas on the environment. As we know, the European Union has adopted a European Green Deal, which seeks to curb greenhouse effects, with an intermediate target of a minimum net reduction of 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990. With this invention, this target could be achieved even earlier. The total replacement of the apartment central heating systems will depend solely on the production capacity of the sonic central heating systems in Europe or throughout the world. The replacement of an apartment heating plant (gas or electric boiler) is not complicated where there is already an apartment heating plant. Problems will arise where there is no stand-alone heating system but one connected to the local network. In principle, the implementation of this new heat generation system in households is quite simple and fast, which means that the environmental objectives can be achieved even faster. The only issue will be the generation capacity at European and global level, as the conversion of thermal power plants (gas or electric) is relatively straightforward, without major changes in the generation flow.

Another positive impact on the environment is the elimination, within the shortest possible time, of the heating of households with wood as an energy source, which will lead to the end of the use of wood as a source of heat (leaving wood logging only for the furniture and construction industries), thus saving the “lungs of the planet” from uncontrolled exploitation with negative effects on the climate and the environment.

Moreover, the high efficiency of this heating system for the generation of thermal energy means that the economic (social) impact on human beings is readily apparent, knowing that for a low or medium-income family, maintenance costs represent a “major stress”, since people are forced to either save on thermal energy or to forego other expenses in order to meet the high costs of heating their homes. By implementing this new type of thermal energy, DHW and heating costs will be considerably reduced, so people can allocate the “earned” money to either better nutrition, education or health care. Certainly, the impact this power plant will have on humankind can be compared to the discovery of fire by the early man. Time will probably prove that, with this revolutionary new heating system, the monthly heating cost of an average 50 sqm home will be the equivalent of 2-3 packs of cigarettes.

Last but not least, even if, at a first glance, the implementation of this new type of thermal energy will have a negative impact son national budgets (because of the loss of natural gas exploitation taxation) the macroeconomic advantage will be a major one, in time. First of all, the reduced implementation costs will allow governments to support the population in choosing this new type of heating plant, so that they will no longer have to spend considerable budgets on stopping the negative effects of rising energy prices, but actually solve the problem. Another major impact on the macro-economy will be a considerable reduction in the inflation rate, which has had a major negative impact on the world economy and, consequently, on the population as a result of the global energy crisis.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

A. SONIC GENERATOR DIAGRAM

01 . 24V-48V electric motor of 2800 W, but which can be reduced to at least 1500 W

02. Reductor (small wheel + big wheel) Reduction transmission belt Wheel axis Bearings Revolution reader wheel Crank gear wheel Rod with bearings Fork Linear bearing Rod piston Piston cylinder Motor connection cable with controller

(power supply + motor control cable) Sonic Generator bedplate

B. DIAGRAM FOR ELECTRIC SUPPLY SYSTEM Electric controller Switched-mode source with a single output or 24V-48V accumulator Controller connecting cable with switched-mode source or 24V-48V accumulator Plug power or solar panel supplied cable Cabe connecting controller with the command panel

C. MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM Command and control panel Equipment pressure sensor Water temperature sensor in the accumulator (boiler) Accumulator (boiler) pressure sensor Large cylinder (large capacitor) Small cylinder (small capacitor) Short pipes for transport of liquid (oil), to connect the cylinders 21 , 22 and the resistor 25 Resistor Capacitor 21 and 22 fastening system Accumulator (boiler) Stainless steel corrugated coil for domestic hot water

Claims

1. Heating system for the generation of a hot fluid, i.e. domestic hot water and/or heat transfer fluid, characterized by the fact that it is set up to generate thermal energy by using sonic waves; this system includes: - a sonic generator (A) set up to generate sonic waves,

- an electric power supply system (B) which supplies power to the sonic generator (A) and sets it in motion,

- a unit for the transfer of the thermal energy generated by the sonic waves, to a fluid, in order to obtain the hot fluid; this unit includes at least one sonic resistor (25);

- an accumulator (27) for the transfer and storage of thermal energy;

- one or more cylinders (21 , 22) that regulate the pressure generated by the sonic generator (A) in the system;

- a heat transport network in fluid communication with the accumulator (27) for the transfer and storage of thermal energy, serving to transport the hot fluid to one or more places; and

- monitoring and control equipment (C) regulating the generation process, depending on the requirements of transport to one or more places.

2. The heating system for the generation of a hot fluid according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that it also includes a stainless steel corrugated coil for domestic hot water (28) and an expansion vessel (34).

3. The heating system for the generation of a hot fluid according to claim 1 or 2 characterized by the fact that the first cylinder serving to regulate the pressure generated by the sonic generator (A) has a volume of at least 750 cc, and the second cylinder serving to regulate the pressure generated by the sonic generator (A) has a volume of at least 500 cc.

4. The heating system for the generation of a hot fluid according to any of the previous claims characterized by the fact that the sonic generator (A) includes a brushless electric motor of 2800 W, preferably which can be reduced to at least 1500 W (01 ), of 24V-48V tied via a reductor or elastic coupling (02)(03) to a crank gear (07)(08)(09) at the end of which there is a piston (11) set up to slide inside a cylinder (12) to generate sonic waves.

5. The heating system for the generation of a hot fluid according to claim 4 characterized by the fact that the piston (11) diameter is at least 10 mm and the piston (11) stroke length inside the cylinder (12) is at least 5 mm.

6. The heating system for the generation of a hot fluid according to any of the previous claims characterized by the fact that, inside the accumulator (27), there are the sonic resistor (25) and a stainless steel corrugated coil for domestic hot water (28).

7. The heating system for the generation of a hot fluid according to any of the claims from 1 to 5 characterized by the fact that the heat transfer unit is a stratification plant where the resistor (25) is inside a stainless steel cylinder filled with oil (29), and where the stainless steel cylinder filled with oil is inside the accumulator (27), together with a stainless steel corrugated coil for domestic hot water (28).