JP2007218525A - System using exhaust heat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system using exhaust heat capable of sufficiently using the exhaust heat from an exhaust heat source by a relatively simple facility constitution, and coping with heat shortage in winter and cold heat shortage in summer, for example, even in a facility constitution with a limited exhaust heat quantity. <P>SOLUTION: This system using exhaust heat comprises a low-temperature water supply mechanism 5 for supplying low-temperature water, a high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 recovering exhaust heat from the exhaust heat source generating the exhaust heat and obtaining high-temperature water from the low-temperature water, and a hot water storage tank 2 storing the high-temperature water obtained by the heat exchanger 1. This system further comprises a chemical heat pump, and in a heat storage process for supplying the high-temperature water stored in the hot water storage tank 2 to a reactor 6 and performing heat storage operation by the heat of the high-temperature water, condensation heat recovery operation for recovering condensation heat generated in a condenser/evaporator 7 by the low-temperature water is executed, and hot water obtained by the recovery of condensation heat is stored in the hot water storage tank. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a low-temperature water supply mechanism that supplies low-temperature water, a high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger that recovers exhaust heat from an exhaust heat source that generates exhaust heat to obtain high-temperature water from low-temperature water, and the high-temperature water recovery heat The present invention relates to an exhaust heat utilization system including a hot water storage tank for storing hot water obtained by an exchanger.

As this type of hot / cold water circulation circuit, an exhaust heat utilization system disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. This exhaust heat utilization system includes a polymer electrolyte fuel cell as an exhaust heat source, and stores exhaust heat from the fuel cell in a stratified hot water storage tank. Hot water is sequentially discharged from the hot water storage tank and used for other heat loads by heat exchange.
In this type of exhaust heat utilization system, the electric power generated from the fuel cell can be used on the consumer side, and so-called parallel supply of electric heat can be satisfactorily realized by effectively utilizing the exhaust heat.

  On the other hand, by combining the release and adsorption of gas with inorganic salt and the condensation and evaporation of the released gas, heat is stored according to a constant heat input, and in the situation where heat demand is generated, the reaction opposite to that at the time of heat storage is performed. A so-called chemical heat pump that uses heat storage by performing heat treatment is known.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the chemical heat pump includes a reactor 6 that repeats a chemical reaction that generates gas according to heat reception and a reverse reaction that dissipates heat by adsorption of the gas, and a condensation reaction in which the gas dissipates heat and condenses as a condensate. The condenser / evaporator 7 that repeats the evaporation reaction in which the condensate evaporates in accordance with the received heat is connected by a communication pipe 9 having a gate valve 8. The gas is generated in response to the heat, and the generated gas is sent to the condenser / evaporator 7 so that the gas releases heat and condenses, and the condenser / evaporator 7 receives heat from the outside to receive the condensed liquid. Is evaporated, and the generated gas is sent to the reactor 6 to generate a reverse reaction and to dissipate heat to the outside.

  As an example of using this type of chemical heat pump in a water heater, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 2. In this technique, by combining a pair of chemical heat pumps, the purpose of continuously extracting heat and setting the COP to 1 or more is achieved.

JP-A-2005-141913 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-083657

  Therefore, an exhaust heat utilization system in which a fuel cell as an exhaust heat source and a chemical heat pump are combined can be considered. In this exhaust heat utilization system, for example, hot water is stored in a hot water storage tank using exhaust heat generated during power generation at night when there is almost no heat demand (hot water supply demand), and the high temperature water is used. A heat storage process for storing heat in the chemical heat pump is executed, and the heat stored in the heat storage process is appropriately discharged at the time of heat demand, and an operation mode of responding to the heat demand in the heat dissipation process of the chemical heat pump is conceivable.

  However, in the combination of the conventional techniques as described above, two or more chemical heat pumps are required to perform continuous heat recovery. In the continuous operation state, the reactors and the condensation / evaporation that constitute each chemical heat pump. It is necessary to switch the connection state of the vessel alternately, and there is a problem that the system becomes large and the equipment cost increases.

  On the other hand, in a single chemical heat pump equipped with a reactor and a condenser / evaporator, in the heat storage process in which the chemical heat pump performs a heat storage operation, the condensation heat is discarded from the condenser / evaporator to the external environment using a cooling tower or the like. And the COP of the chemical heat pump cannot exceed 1.

  Also, each home will be equipped with, for example, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and heat utilization such as hot water supply using electricity and exhaust heat from only this fuel cell (for example, responding to heating demand in winter and cooling demand in summer) Even so, there is a problem that the technology that has reached today may cause a shortage of heat in winter, and at the same time, may not be able to adequately meet the cooling needs in summer.

  An object of the present invention is to allow exhaust heat from an exhaust heat source to be used continuously and sufficiently with a relatively simple equipment configuration. For example, even in an equipment configuration where the amount of exhaust heat is limited, the external environment has The object is to provide an exhaust heat utilization system that can recover heat and cope with the lack of heat in winter and the lack of cold in summer.

The low temperature water supply mechanism for supplying the low temperature water and the high temperature water recovery heat for recovering the exhaust heat from the exhaust heat source that generates the exhaust heat to obtain the high temperature water from the low temperature water according to the present invention for achieving the above object A feature configuration of the exhaust heat utilization system including an exchanger and a hot water storage tank for storing hot water obtained by the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger is as follows:
A reactor that repeats a chemical reaction that generates gas according to heat reception and a reverse reaction that dissipates heat by adsorption of the gas, a condensation reaction in which the gas releases heat and condenses as a condensate, and an evaporation reaction in which the condensate evaporates according to heat reception And a condenser / evaporator that repeats the above are connected by a communication pipe provided with a partition valve. In the reactor, the gas is generated by receiving heat from the outside, and the generated gas is condensed. A heat storage operation in which the gas is radiated and condensed by being sent to the evaporator, and in the condenser / evaporator, the condensate evaporates by receiving heat from the outside, and the generated gas is sent to the reactor, It is equipped with a chemical heat pump that can switch operation between heat dissipation operation that generates reverse reaction and dissipates heat to the outside,
Condensation that recovers the heat of condensation generated in the condenser / evaporator with the low-temperature water in a heat storage process in which the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank is sent to the reactor and the heat storage operation is performed by the heat of the high-temperature water. A heat recovery operation is executed, and hot water obtained by recovering the condensation heat is configured to be stored in the hot water storage tank.

In the exhaust heat utilization system having this configuration, exhaust heat generated from an exhaust heat source is recovered as high temperature water by a high temperature water recovery heat exchanger and stored in a hot water storage tank.
On the other hand, the system includes a chemical heat pump, and high-temperature water obtained by exhaust heat recovery is used in a heat storage process in which the chemical heat pump performs a heat storage operation. Furthermore, in this heat storage process, the low-temperature water supplied from the low-temperature water supply mechanism is sent to a condenser / evaporator that forms a chemical heat pump, and recovers heat generated by the condensation of gas in this equipment.
Therefore, with the technology related to a normal chemical heat pump, heat that has been discarded to the outside during heat storage can be recovered to the hot water storage tank side.

As a result, in addition to using heat in the reactor at the time of heat demand during heat dissipation, which is the normal operation of chemical heat pumps, it is possible to recover heat even during heat storage, enabling continuous heat recovery to hot water storage tanks Become.
Furthermore, in this system, since it is possible to configure the system with a single chemical heat pump, problems such as an increase in equipment size and an increase in equipment cost can be avoided.

  In this system configuration, in order to store hot water obtained by collecting the condensed heat in the hot water storage tank, if a first return path is provided for returning the hot water directly to the hot water storage tank, the hot water is recovered by the condenser / evaporator. Heat can be kept in the tank as hot water storage.

  Furthermore, in order to store hot water obtained by collecting the condensed heat in the hot water storage tank, a second return path is provided for raising the temperature of the hot water via the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger and returning it to the hot water storage tank. And while recovering heat with a condenser / evaporator, the generated hot water can be converted to high-temperature water, and in the exhaust heat utilization system, high-temperature water that is the driving heat source of the chemical heat pump can be stably obtained. It can contribute to the stable increase of the function as an exhaust heat utilization system.

The above is description regarding the operation | movement regarding the thermal storage process in the exhaust-heat utilization system which concerns on this application, However, In order to respond | correspond to a heat load in the thermal radiation process which makes this thermal storage process, the following operation | movement shall be performed.
That is, in the heat dissipation process for performing the heat dissipation operation, the low temperature water is guided to the reactor, the heat generated in the reactor is recovered by the low temperature water, and the obtained hot water is supplied to the hot water storage tank.
By doing in this way, the stored heat can be used in the heat dissipation operation of the chemical heat pump.

Now, in the condenser / evaporator, a chilled water circulation circuit capable of recovering the heat generated by the evaporation of the condensate is provided.
The chilled water circulation circuit is provided with one or more of a cold heat storage tank, a cooling unit that takes heat from the external environment and cools the external environment, or a heat collection unit that collects heat given from the external environment. It is preferable.

In the condenser / evaporator, cold heat can be applied to the outside in the heat dissipation operation of the chemical heat pump. Therefore, if a cold water circulation circuit is provided and a cold heat storage tank is provided in the circuit, the cold heat that can be obtained in the heat radiation operation can be stored for later use.
On the other hand, if a cooling unit is provided, for example, cooling generated in summer can be used in the cooling unit for cooling the external environment. If the heat collection unit is provided, for example, the cold generated in winter can be used for heat recovery from the external environment, and the heat recovered in this way can be used on the exhaust heat utilization system side. .

  In the exhaust heat utilization system that has been described so far, if a configuration is provided in which a low-temperature water direct supply path that supplies the low-temperature water directly from the low-temperature water supply mechanism to the hot water storage tank is employed, for example, In a situation where the tank is not full, such as at startup, water supply into the hot water storage tank can be performed directly and quickly.

  The hot water storage tank described so far is a stratified hot water storage tank, and an intermediate hot water inlet for the first return path is provided for the high temperature water inlet for returning the high temperature water obtained by the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger to the hot water storage tank. By adopting the configuration provided on the lower side in the vertical direction, the stratified state in the tank can be satisfactorily formed or maintained.

  Further, a return path for returning hot water in the tank is provided from the bottom of the hot water storage tank to the low temperature water supply mechanism, and a cooling device for reducing the temperature of the hot water flowing in the path is provided in the return path. If the hot water storage tank is full, for example, it is meaningless to receive the supply of low-temperature water into the exhaust heat utilization system, and the low-temperature water required for the heat dissipation operation of the chemical heat pump Can be obtained in a state cooled by the cooling device via the return path, and the heat storage process and the paired heat dissipation process of the exhaust heat utilization system can be executed smoothly.

Now, the reactor is equipped with a heat exchanger,
It is preferable that the heat exchanger is commonly used for receiving heat from the high temperature water in the heat storage step and radiating heat to the low temperature water in the heat radiating step performing the heat radiating operation.
By adopting this configuration, the heat storage step and the heat release step can be performed using the same heat exchanger provided in the reactor, which simplifies the equipment configuration and reduces the equipment cost. Can be reduced.

On the other hand, regarding the condenser / evaporator, the condenser / evaporator is equipped with a heat exchanger,
It is preferable that the heat exchanger is shared by heat transfer to the low-temperature water in the heat storage process and heat reception from the cold water flowing in the cold water circulation circuit in the heat dissipation process in which the heat dissipation operation is performed.
Even in this configuration, the heat storage process and the heat release process can be performed using the same heat exchanger provided in the condenser / evaporator, which simplifies the equipment configuration and reduces the equipment cost. Can be reduced.

The exhaust heat utilization system 100 according to the present application will be described with reference to FIG.
The exhaust heat utilization system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a solid oxide fuel cell SOFC as an exhaust heat source, a high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 that recovers exhaust heat from the solid oxide fuel cell SOFC, and the high temperature A hot water storage tank 2 for storing hot water obtained by the water recovery heat exchanger 1 is provided. The hot water storage tank 2 is used for hot water supply by discharging hot water, and is also used for heating etc. by exchanging heat with circulating water flowing in the heat load circulation circuit 4 such as heating.
On the other hand, the exhaust heat utilization system 100 includes a low-temperature water supply mechanism 5 that supplies low-temperature water such as tap water.

  In this example, the exhaust heat from the solid oxide fuel cell SOFC is about 230 ° C., and the temperature of the high-temperature water obtained from the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 is about 95 to 100 ° C. The temperature after heat recovery is about 40 ° C.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the exhaust heat utilization system 100 includes a chemical heat pump. The low-temperature water supply mechanism 5, the reactor 6 and the condenser / evaporator 7 included in the chemical heat pump, high-temperature water recovery heat exchange. By providing a predetermined pipeline network between the container 1 and the hot water storage tank 2, each operation described below can be executed. P on the figure indicates a pump.

  The chemical heat pump is in accordance with the configuration described so far, and the reactor 6 that repeats the chemical reaction that generates gas according to heat reception and the reverse reaction that dissipates heat by adsorption of the gas, and the gas releases heat as a condensed liquid. A condenser / evaporator 7 that repeats a condensation reaction to condense and an evaporation reaction in which the condensate evaporates according to heat reception is connected by a communication pipe 9 having a partition valve 8.

In the reactor 6, a reaction material such as calcium chloride hydrate is accommodated, and this reaction material generates water vapor as a gas according to heat reception and dissipates heat by adsorbing the water vapor.
In order to enable this chemical reaction and reverse reaction, a heat exchanger 6hc in which a medium from the outside of the reactor flows is provided in the reactor 6. In this example, this medium is high temperature water or low temperature water.

  The condenser / evaporator 7 is provided with a heat exchanger 7hc through which a medium from the outside of the condenser / evaporator flows to allow condensation of water vapor introduced into the condenser or evaporation of condensed water. ing. In this example, this medium is low-temperature water or cold water flowing in the cold water circulation circuit 10.

The chemical heat pump repeats the following heat storage operation and heat dissipation operation.
In the heat storage operation, high-temperature water flows in the heat exchanger 6hc in the reactor 6 to generate water vapor by receiving heat from the outside, and the generated water vapor is transferred to the condenser / evaporator 7 for condensation / evaporation. In the vessel 7, the advected water vapor is condensed and dissipated to the low temperature water via the heat exchanger 7hc. In this heat storage operation, as shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the reactor 6 is about 70 ° C., and the inside of the heat storage / evaporator 7 is about 30 ° C.

  In the heat radiating operation, in the condenser / evaporator 7, cold water flows through the heat exchanger 7 hc, so that water as a condensate is evaporated by receiving heat from the outside, and the generated water vapor is transferred to the reactor 6. Then, an adsorbing reaction of the transferred water vapor, which is the reverse reaction, occurs, and heat generated by the reverse reaction is given to the low-temperature water flowing in the heat exchanger 6hc (dissipates heat). In this heat radiation operation, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inside of the reactor 6 is about 30 ° C., and the inside of the heat storage / evaporator 7 is about 10 ° C.

The high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 is configured as a heat exchanger capable of recovering the exhaust heat from the solid oxide fuel cell SOFC by AC-type heat exchange. Low temperature water heated via D can be introduced. On the other hand, the intermediate temperature part 1M provided between the low temperature part 1L and the high temperature part 1H is configured such that high temperature water whose temperature has been reduced can be introduced through the switching valve J.
The high temperature water generated by the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 is configured to be supplied into the hot water storage tank 2 from a high temperature water inlet 2a provided at the top (top surface portion) of the hot water storage tank 2. ing.

A hot water outlet 2b for discharging hot water stored in the hot water tank 2 is provided near the top of the hot water tank 2 and below the hot water inlet 2a. It is possible to send water to the chemical heat pump side.
An intermediate hot water receiving port 2 c that receives hot water sent from the chemical heat pump via the switching valve D is provided at an intermediate portion of the hot water storage tank 2.
The hot water storage tank 2 is provided with a low-temperature water direct supply path 11 for supplying low-temperature water directly from the low-temperature water supply mechanism 5. The temperature of the low temperature water supplied from the mechanism 5 is 5 to 25 ° C.
On the other hand, a return path 12 for returning the hot water in the tank to the low temperature water supply mechanism 5 is provided from the bottom of the hot water storage tank 2, and cooling that lowers the temperature of the hot water flowing in the path 12 is provided in the return path 12. A device 13 is provided. The temperature is lowered to the temperature range of the low-temperature water described above.

  In the heat exchanger 7hc provided in the condenser / evaporator 7, low-temperature water from the low-temperature water supply mechanism 5 can be directly introduced, and in the heat exchanger 7hc, condensation / The evaporator 7 is configured to be connected to a chilled water circulation circuit 10 capable of recovering heat generated by the generation of condensate or evaporation of the condensate. The cold water circulation circuit 10 is provided with a cold heat storage tank 14, a cooling unit 15 for taking heat from the external environment and cooling the external environment in series with the cold heat storage tank 14, and an external environment A heat collecting panel 16 serving as a heat collecting unit for collecting applied heat is provided in parallel.

In the heat storage process, low-temperature water from the low-temperature water supply mechanism 5 is allowed to flow into the heat exchanger 7hc, and heat generated with the condensation of water vapor is recovered.
On the other hand, in the heat dissipation process, a part of the cold water circulation circuit 10 is composed of a flow path in the heat exchanger 7hc, and cold water cooled by the condenser / evaporator 7 is used to cool the cold water in the cold heat storage tank 14. In addition to storing heat, in the summer, cold water can be circulated in the cooling unit 15 and used for cooling the external environment. On the other hand, in winter, cold water is circulated in the heat collection panel 16, heat is recovered from the external environment by the heat collection panel 16, and heat is used for evaporation in the condenser / evaporator 7. In addition to the heat stored during operation, heat recovered from the external environment can also be used for the production of hot water in the reactor 6.

  The above is the description of the configuration and operation of each device constituting the exhaust heat utilization system 100 according to the present application. As shown in FIG. 1, the system 100 includes a plurality of switching valves A to J. Yes. Hereinafter, the operation of each switching valve A to J will be described in order.

  The switching valve A is provided at the end portion of the low-temperature water supply mechanism 5, and the flow path inlet (this portion includes the low-temperature water sent to the heat exchanger 6 hc provided in the reactor 6 is provided. The switching valve B is provided) and the flow path inlet (the switching valve E is provided in this part) to be sent to the heat exchanger 7hc provided in the condenser / evaporator 7. Switch to one.

  The switching valve B is provided at the flow path inlet to the heat exchanger 6hc provided in the reactor 6, and is the low temperature water sent from the reactor switching valve A guided to the heat exchanger 6hc? The hot water (usually high-temperature water) in the hot water storage tank 2 sent from the switching valve I, which will be described later, is switched between being guided into the heat exchanger 6hc.

  The switching valve C performs switching between sending hot water returned from the heat exchanger 6hc provided in the reactor 6 through heat exchange to the switching valve D or to the switching valve J. In the present application, the flow path from the switching valve D to the intermediate hot water inlet 2c is referred to as a first return path, and the flow path to the hot water storage tank 2 via the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 is referred to as a second return path. Call.

  The switching valve D adjusts whether the hot water reaching the switching valve D via the switching valve C or the switching valve F is sent to the intermediate hot water inlet 2c on the hot water storage tank 2 side or to the hot water recovery heat exchanger 1. Do. That is, the switching valve D is configured to perform an alternative selection on the entry side, but on the delivery side, regarding the delivery, the flow rate to the delivery side can be adjusted between the delivery side. Yes.

  The switching valve E is provided at the flow path inlet of the heat exchanger 7hc provided in the condenser / evaporator 7, and the low temperature water sent from the switching valve A is sent into the heat exchanger 7hc, Switching between whether the cold water flowing in the cold water circulation circuit 10 is sent into the heat exchanger 7hc is performed.

  The switching valve F is a pair with the switching valve E, and is substantially provided at the outlet of the heat exchanger 7hc provided in the condenser / evaporator 7 to exchange heat. Switching is made between sending the low-temperature water, which has been heated after finishing the heat exchange through the vessel 7hc, to the switching valve D side or returning the chilled water cooled by the heat exchange into the cold water circulation circuit 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the switching valves G and H switch whether the cold water flowing in the cold water circulation circuit 10 flows through the cooling unit 15 side or the heat collection panel 16 side.

  The switching valves I and J are provided on the outward path 17a side of the high-temperature water circulation circuit 17 provided between the hot water storage tank 2 and the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1, and hot water flowing in the outward path 17a is supplied to the reactor 6 as a result. It is led to the heat exchanger 6hc provided in the interior to transfer heat to the reactor 6, and further returned to the high-temperature water circulation circuit 17 to switch whether or not to perform an operation of receiving heat by exhaust heat from the exhaust heat source SOFC. When hot water is sufficiently stored in the hot water storage tank 2, when hot water is sent from the switching valve I to the heat exchanger 6 hc of the reactor 6, the temperature is 95 ° C. in the forward path and 85 ° C. in the return path. It will be about.

The above is the configuration of the exhaust heat utilization system 100 according to the present application. Hereinafter, the operation process of the system 100 will be described based on the operation state of the chemical heat pump.
Heat storage process FIG. 2 is a drawing showing a heat storage process in which the chemical heat pump performs a heat storage operation in the exhaust heat utilization system 100, wherein a flow path in which hot water flows is shown by a solid line, and a non-flowing flow path is shown by a broken line, In the switching valve, white indicates a “communication state” and solid black indicates a “non-communication state” (hereinafter the same in FIGS. 3 and 4).
This heat storage process is performed in the summer and winter, for example, at night. In the exhaust heat utilization system 100 according to the present application, the condensed heat that can be recovered by the condenser / evaporator is recovered by low-temperature water even in this heat storage process.

  The low-temperature water supplied from the low-temperature water supply mechanism 5 is guided to the heat exchanger 7hc in the condenser / evaporator 7 through the switching valves A and E, and recovers heat generated by condensation of water vapor generated in the container 7. (Ie, the temperature is raised). The low-temperature water whose temperature has been raised is sent to the switching valve D through the switching valve F, partly sent to the hot water storage tank 2 as it is, and partly sent to the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1. The amount sent to the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 at this time is adjusted by the amount of hot water flowing through the high temperature water circulation circuit 17 side.

Hot water in the vicinity of the top surface of the hot water storage tank 2 (usually high temperature water) is discharged from the hot water storage tank 2 through the high temperature water circulation circuit 17. This high-temperature water is introduced into the heat exchanger 6hc in the reactor 6 via the switching valve I and the switching valve B, and the heat storage operation is generated in the reactor 6.
The hot water that has given the heat necessary for the reaction is sent to the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 via the switching valve C and the switching valve J to recover the exhaust heat, and then is returned via the return path 17b of the high-temperature water circulation circuit 17. It is returned to the hot water storage tank 2.

  In this operation state, water vapor is generated in the reactor 6 by receiving heat, the water vapor is sent to the condenser / evaporator 7, condensed, and condensed heat is recovered into the low-temperature water via the heat exchanger 7 hc. As a result, heat is stored by the chemical reaction accompanied by the generation of water vapor in the reactor 6, and the heat of condensation is recovered by the low-temperature water and returned to the hot water storage tank 2 side, so that the heat can be effectively used. As a result, the COP can be 1 or more.

Heat Dissipation Process FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a heat dissipation process in which the chemical heat pump performs a heat dissipation operation in the exhaust heat utilization system 100 in the summer, and FIG. 4 shows a heat dissipation operation in the exhaust heat utilization system 100 in the winter. It is drawing which shows a thermal radiation process.
For example, in the summer, this heat radiation process is performed during a time when there is a cooling demand in the room equipped with the cooling unit 15, and in the summer in the summer when the cold heat storage tank 14 is required to store heat. Is called. In the winter, it is performed in the daytime and in a situation where energy from sunlight can be recovered using the heat collecting panel 16.
In the exhaust heat utilization system 100 according to the present application, heat is recovered from the external environment via the condenser / evaporator 7 in this heat dissipation step, and the recovered heat is also sent to the heat exchanger 6hc on the reactor 6 side. It can be recovered with cold water.

  The low-temperature water supplied from the low-temperature water supply mechanism 5 is led to the heat exchanger 6hc in the reactor 6 through the switching valves A and B, and recovers the heat generated by the adsorption of water vapor in the vessel 6hc (that is, Temperature rise). The low-temperature water whose temperature has been raised is sent to the switching valve D, a part thereof is sent as it is to the hot water storage tank 2, and a part is sent to the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1. The amount sent to the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger 1 at this time depends on the amount of hot water flowing through the high-temperature water circulation circuit 17 so that the exhaust heat recovery in the high-temperature water heat exchanger 1 can be performed satisfactorily. It is adjusted with.

  Hot water in the vicinity of the top surface of the hot water tank 2 (usually hot water) is discharged from the hot water tank 2 through the high temperature water circulation circuit 17. This high-temperature water circulates through the high-temperature water circulation circuit 17 as it is through the switching valve I and the switching valve J, and executes the exhaust heat recovery operation.

  In a situation where the hot water storage tank 2 is full, low temperature water is not supplied from the low temperature water supply mechanism 5, the hot water is removed from the bottom surface of the hot water storage tank 2, and the reactor 6 is used to ensure the operation of the chemical heat pump. Therefore, the temperature of the hot water extracted by the cooling device 13 is set below the temperature at which the reverse reaction can be caused in the reactor 6 and sent to the reactor 6 side. In a situation where the hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is substantially entirely hot water, it is necessary to sufficiently operate the cooling device 13 in order to ensure the heat radiation operation by the chemical heat pump.

  On the other hand, with regard to the condenser / evaporator 7, a cold water circulation circuit 10 is formed by switching selection of the switching valve E and the switching valve F. In this circuit 10, the cold water circulates from the heat exchanger 7 hc in the condenser / evaporator 7 to the cold heat storage tank 14 and either the cooling unit 15 or the heat collection panel 16. In summer, cold water flows through the cooling unit 15 by selecting the switching valve G and the switching valve H. In winter, cold water flows through the heat collecting panel 16 by selecting the switching valve G and the switching valve H.

In this operation state, the heat recovered by the cooling unit 15 or the heat collecting panel 16 promotes the evaporation of the condensed water existing in the condenser / evaporator 7, and the water vapor is transferred to the reactor 6 side, and the reactor 6 adsorbs to the reaction material (causes a reverse reaction). The heat generated by the reverse reaction is recovered by low-temperature hot water (including low-temperature water) flowing in the heat exchanger 6hc and used for hot water storage in the hot water storage tank 2.
As a result, it is possible to meet the cooling demand in summer and to use the heat pumped up from the external environment for the shortage of heat in winter.

[Another embodiment]
(1) In the above embodiment, the reaction material used in the chemical heat pump is selected from manganese chloride, magnesium chloride, nickel chloride, sodium carbonate, and calcium sulfate in addition to calcium chloride. The above can be mentioned.
For manganese chloride, water and ammonia are gases that cause the chemical reaction referred to herein. For magnesium chloride, water, methanol, and ammonia are gases that cause the chemical reaction referred to herein. For nickel chloride, ammonia is a gas that causes the chemical reaction referred to in the present application. For sodium carbonate, water is a gas that causes the chemical reaction referred to in the present application. For calcium sulfate, water is a gas that causes the chemical reaction referred to in the present application.
(2) In the above embodiment, the example of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is shown as the exhaust heat source. However, any type may be used as long as exhaust heat is generated. For example, in addition to a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), a fuel cell such as a solid polymer fuel cell, a gas engine, a gas turbine, or the like can be used.
(3) In the above embodiment, an example of tap water is shown as the supply source of low-temperature water, but in this exhaust heat recovery system, condensation heat recovery in the condenser / evaporator in the heat storage operation is performed. Water having a temperature that does not hinder the occurrence of a reverse reaction in the reactor in the heat radiation operation may be used.
Accordingly, preheated water preheated by exhaust heat recovery or the like can be used separately.
(4) The equipment provided in the chilled water circulation circuit may be provided with one or more of them, and may be configured to generate cold consumption in the circuit.
(5) The switching valve D includes a return path (first return path) that directly returns to the hot water storage tank and a return path (second return path) that returns to the hot water storage tank via the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger. However, a configuration in which all of the hot water sent to the switching valve D is returned to the hot water storage tank through one of the return paths may be adopted.

  The exhaust heat from the exhaust heat source can be fully utilized with a relatively simple equipment configuration, for example, the amount of exhaust heat is limited, and it is possible to cope with the lack of heat in winter and the lack of cold in summer We were able to provide a waste heat utilization system.

The figure which shows the structure of the waste heat utilization system which concerns on this application Operation explanatory diagram of heat storage process in which chemical heat pump performs heat storage operation Explanatory diagram of summer operation of heat dissipation process where chemical heat pump performs heat dissipation operation Explanatory drawing of winter operation of heat dissipation process where chemical heat pump performs heat dissipation operation

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High temperature water recovery heat exchanger 2 Hot water storage tank 5 Low temperature water supply mechanism 6 Reactor 7 Condenser / Evaporator 10 Cold water circulation circuit 11 Low temperature water direct supply path 12 Return path 13 Cooling device 14 Cold heat storage tank 15 Cooling unit 16 Heat collecting unit 17 High-temperature water circulation circuit 100 Waste heat utilization system SOHC solid oxide fuel cell (waste heat source)

Claims (10)

A low-temperature water supply mechanism that supplies low-temperature water, a high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger that recovers exhaust heat from an exhaust heat source that generates exhaust heat to obtain high-temperature water from the low-temperature water, and the high-temperature water recovery heat exchanger An exhaust heat utilization system comprising a hot water storage tank for storing hot water obtained,
A reactor that repeats a chemical reaction that generates gas according to heat reception and a reverse reaction that dissipates heat by adsorption of the gas, a condensation reaction in which the gas releases heat and condenses as a condensate, and an evaporation reaction in which the condensate evaporates according to heat reception And a condenser / evaporator that repeats the above are connected by a communication pipe provided with a partition valve. In the reactor, the gas is generated by receiving heat from the outside, and the generated gas is condensed. A heat storage operation in which the gas is radiated and condensed by being sent to the evaporator, and in the condenser / evaporator, the condensate evaporates by receiving heat from the outside, and the generated gas is sent to the reactor, It is equipped with a chemical heat pump that can switch operation between heat dissipation operation that generates reverse reaction and dissipates heat to the outside,
Condensation that recovers the heat of condensation generated in the condenser / evaporator with the low-temperature water in a heat storage process in which the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank is sent to the reactor and the heat storage operation is performed by the heat of the high-temperature water. An exhaust heat utilization system configured to perform a heat recovery operation and store hot water obtained by recovering the condensed heat in the hot water storage tank. The exhaust heat utilization system according to claim 1, further comprising a first return path for returning the hot water directly to the hot water storage tank in order to store hot water obtained by collecting the condensed heat in the hot water storage tank. The hot water obtained by collecting the condensed heat is stored in the hot water storage tank with a second return path for raising the temperature of the hot water through the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger and returning the hot water to the hot water storage tank. Or the waste heat utilization system of 2. The heat dissipation step of performing the heat dissipation operation, wherein the low temperature water is guided to the reactor, heat generated in the reactor is recovered by the low temperature water, and the obtained hot water is supplied to the hot water storage tank. The exhaust heat utilization system according to any one of claims. In the condenser / evaporator, provided with a chilled water circulation circuit capable of recovering heat generated by the condensate evaporation.
The cold water circulation circuit includes at least one of a cold heat storage tank, a cooling unit that takes heat from the external environment and cools the external environment, or a heat collection unit that collects heat given from the external environment. The exhaust heat utilization system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The exhaust heat utilization system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a low-temperature water direct supply path for supplying the low-temperature water directly from the low-temperature water supply mechanism to the hot water storage tank. The hot water storage tank is a stratified hot water storage tank, and the intermediate hot water inlet of the first return path is perpendicular to the high temperature water inlet that returns the high temperature water obtained by the high temperature water recovery heat exchanger to the hot water storage tank. The exhaust heat utilization system according to claim 2, which is provided on the lower side in the direction. A return path for returning hot water in the tank from the bottom of the hot water storage tank to the low-temperature water supply mechanism is provided, and a cooling device for reducing the temperature of the hot water flowing in the path is provided in the return path. Item 8. The exhaust heat utilization system according to Item 7. The reactor comprises a heat exchanger;
The exhaust according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the heat exchanger is commonly used for receiving heat from the high-temperature water in the heat storage step and releasing heat to the low-temperature water in the heat dissipation step for performing the heat dissipation operation. Heat utilization system. The condenser / evaporator is equipped with a heat exchanger,
The exhaust heat utilization according to claim 5, wherein the heat exchanger is shared by heat transfer to the low-temperature water in the heat storage step and heat reception from the cold water flowing in the chilled water circulation circuit in the heat release step for performing the heat release operation. system.

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