GB2596245A - Domestic heating apparatus and method - Google Patents

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GB2596245A
GB2596245A GB2113002.6A GB202113002A GB2596245A GB 2596245 A GB2596245 A GB 2596245A GB 202113002 A GB202113002 A GB 202113002A GB 2596245 A GB2596245 A GB 2596245A
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Nicholas Watson James
William Laidlaw James
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • F24D11/0214—Central heating systems using heat accumulated in storage masses using heat pumps water heating system
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
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    • F24D11/02—Central heating systems using heat accumulated in storage masses using heat pumps
    • F24D11/0214—Central heating systems using heat accumulated in storage masses using heat pumps water heating system
    • F24D11/0235—Central heating systems using heat accumulated in storage masses using heat pumps water heating system with recuperation of waste energy
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
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    • F24D15/04—Other domestic- or space-heating systems using heat pumps
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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    • H05K7/20—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
    • H05K7/20709—Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating for server racks or cabinets; for data centers, e.g. 19-inch computer racks
    • H05K7/20836—Thermal management, e.g. server temperature control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D2200/00—Heat sources or energy sources
    • F24D2200/12—Heat pump
    • F24D2200/123—Compression type heat pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D2200/00—Heat sources or energy sources
    • F24D2200/16—Waste heat
    • F24D2200/29—Electrical devices, e.g. computers, servers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D2220/00—Components of central heating installations excluding heat sources
    • F24D2220/08—Storage tanks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D2220/00—Components of central heating installations excluding heat sources
    • F24D2220/10—Heat storage materials, e.g. phase change materials or static water enclosed in a space
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to G06F1/04 - G06F1/32
    • G06F2200/20—Indexing scheme relating to G06F1/20
    • G06F2200/201—Cooling arrangements using cooling fluid
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/70—Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B30/00—Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]
    • Y02B30/52—Heat recovery pumps, i.e. heat pump based systems or units able to transfer the thermal energy from one area of the premises or part of the facilities to a different one, improving the overall efficiency

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Abstract

A domestic heating unit comprises: a heat exchanger device comprising an air source heat pump (ASHP);a domestic heat storage device configured to store heat output by the ASHP for future use;a configurable manifold configured to operate in at least two operating modes, each operating mode comprising a different flow of heat through at least part of the configurable manifold; anda controller configured to control the configurable manifold so as to switch between at least one of the operating modes and a further at least one of the operating modes, thereby providing different flows of heat between the heat exchanger device and/or domestic heat storage device and/or a domestic dwelling heated by the domestic heating device. (Figure 1)

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CLAIMS:
1. A domestic heating unit comprising: a heat exchanger device comprising an air source heat pump (ASHP); a domestic heat storage device configured to store heat output by the ASHP for future use; a configurable manifold configured to operate in at least two operating modes, each operating mode comprising a different flow of heat through at least part of the configurable manifold; and a controller configured to control the configurable manifold so as to switch between at least one of the operating modes and a further at least one of the operating modes, thereby providing different flows of heat between the heat exchanger device and/or domestic heat storage device and/or a domestic dwelling heated by the domestic heating device.
2. A unit according to Claim 1 , wherein: a first one of the at least two operating modes is configured to direct heat from the ASHP to the domestic dwelling, and a second one of the at least two operating modes is configured to direct heat from the domestic heat storage device to the domestic dwelling.
3. A unit according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein a further one of the at least two operating modes is configured to direct heat from the ASHP to the domestic heat storage device without directing heat to the domestic dwelling.
4. A unit according to any of Claims 1 to 3, further comprising: computing equipment configured to provide a distributed computing resource, wherein, in operation, the computing equipment outputs heat; and a computing equipment heat storage device configured to store heat that is output by the computing equipment, so as to provide asynchronous heat transfer between the computing equipment and the heat exchanger device.
5. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the domestic heat storage device and heat exchanger device are housed within a common enclosure.
6. A unit according to Claim 5 as dependent on Claim 4, wherein the computing equipment and computing equipment heat storage device are housed within the common enclosure.
7. A unit according to Claim 5 or Claim 6, wherein the common enclosure is configured to be mounted to the outside of a domestic dwelling.
8. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the ASHP is configured to convert heat from the computing equipment heat storage device into domestic heat by using the heat from the computing equipment heat storage device to pre-heat a refrigerant employed by the ASHP.
9. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the heat exchanger device comprises a high temperature ASHP.
10. A unit according to Claim 4 or any of Claims 5 to 9 as dependent on Claim 4, wherein the computing equipment heat storage device is a single heat storage device that is common to a process of cooling the computing equipment and a process of providing the domestic heat.
11. A unit according to Claim 4 or any of Claims 5 to 10 as dependent on Claim 4, further comprising a cold storage device, wherein the computing equipment heat storage device is configured to be used in a process of cooling the computing equipment, and the cold storage device is configured to be used in the process of providing domestic heat by pre-heating the refrigerant of the ASHP.
12. A unit according to Claim 11 , wherein the computing equipment heat storage device and the cold storage device are coupled by a control loop.
13. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the domestic heat storage device comprises a phase transition heat transfer device and/or the computing equipment heat storage device comprises a phase transition heat transfer device.
14. A unit according to any preceding claim, further comprising a hot water outlet configured to supply hot water for domestic use, wherein the heat exchanger device is configured to heat water passing into the hot water outlet.
15. A unit according to any preceding claim, further comprising at least one ambient environment heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with the ambient environment.
16. A unit according to Claim 15, further comprising a switch for switching the ambient temperature heat exchanger in and out of operation.
17. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the or a controller is configured to control operation of the unit in dependence on at least one of: cooling needs of computing equipment, domestic heating needs, sensor data, pre-defined coefficients.
18. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the or a controller is further configured to control operation of the unit in dependence on at least one of: electricity grid supply, electricity grid demand, computing resource supply, computing resource demand.
19. A unit according to Claim 4 or any of Claims 5 to 18 as dependent on Claim 4, wherein the computing equipment comprises at least one of a GPU array, a CPU array.
20. A unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the unit is configured to be powered by a single domestic power supply.
21. A unit according to any preceding claim, further comprising an electrical storage device configured to store electrical energy for use in operation of the domestic heating unit and/or for resale.
22. A distributed network comprising a plurality of the units of any of Claims 1 to 21 and further comprising at least one central controller configured to control operation of the plurality of units.
23. A distributed network according to Claim 22, wherein the at least one central controller is configured to match computing loads to at least one of: energy grid supply, energy grid demand, computing resource supply, computing resource demand.
24. A method of providing domestic heat, the method comprising: control by a controller a configurable manifold to operate in each of the at least two operating modes, thereby providing different flows of heat between a heat exchanger device and/or a domestic heat storage device and/or a domestic dwelling heated by the domestic heating device, wherein the heat exchanger device comprises an ASHP; the domestic heat storage device is configured to store heat output by the ASHP for future use; and the configurable manifold configured to operate in at least two operating modes, each operating mode comprising a different flow of heat through at least part of the configurable manifold.
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