JP2009216266A - Heat pump water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat pump type water heater performing reheating and recovering heat from hot water remaining in a bathtub. <P>SOLUTION: This heat pump water heater comprises: a heat pump circuit; a heat exchanger for hot water supply disposed in the heat pump circuit; a hot water storage tank for storing the hot water boiled by the heat exchanger for hot water supply; and a reheating circuit for heating the hot water in the bathtub by the reheating heat exchanger. The water exchanging heat with the hot water remaining in the bathtub by the reheating heat exchanger, flows into a bottom portion of the hot water storage tank. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat pump hot water supply apparatus, and more particularly to a heat pump hot water supply apparatus provided with a reheating circuit for reheating hot water in a bathtub.

  Conventionally, in a heat pump type hot water supply apparatus, a hot water supply apparatus that can replenish bathtub water using hot water stored in a hot water storage tank is often used. In this type of hot water supply apparatus, various energy saving measures have been taken.

  For example, in the reheating operation, the hot water after the heat exchange by the external heat exchanger is returned to the heat pump without returning to the hot water storage tank, and the hot water storage tank has a low temperature by the reheating operation. The heated hot water does not flow into the hot water tank, so hot water is not generated in the hot water tank. And a heat pump type hot water supply device that improves the boiling efficiency at night has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, in the heat pump hot water supply apparatus of Patent Document 1, the remaining hot water of the bathtub water is drained, and heat is not recovered from the remaining hot water (drainage) of the bathtub.

  In addition, a three-way valve with one side opened to the atmosphere is provided downstream of the heat exchanger of the bath circulation circuit, and this three-way valve is switched so that the heat exchanger communicates with the atmosphere, so that the temperature of the heat exchanger passes through the heat exchanger. Since the lowered hot water is not returned to the bathtub, there has been proposed a heat pump type hot water supply device that can efficiently recover the hot water of the bathtub to the water of the tank without lowering the hot water temperature of the bathtub for heat exchange (for example, Patent Documents) 2).

However, the heat pump hot water supply apparatus of Patent Document 2 can recover heat from the remaining hot water in the bathtub, but cannot reheat it.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-113836 JP 2006-105529 A

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a heat pump type hot water supply apparatus that can be reheated and can recover heat from the remaining hot water in a bathtub.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a heat pump hot water supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a heat pump circuit, a heat exchanger for hot water provided in the heat pump circuit, and a hot water storage tank for storing hot water boiled by the heat exchanger for hot water supply. In the heat pump hot water supply apparatus provided with a reheating circuit that reheats the hot water in the bathtub and heats it with the heat exchanger, the water heat-exchanged with the remaining hot water in the bathtub in the reheating heat exchanger flows into the bottom of the hot water storage tank It is characterized by that.

  The heat pump hot water supply apparatus according to the present invention also follows a heat pump circuit, a hot water supply heat exchanger provided in the heat pump circuit, a hot water storage tank for storing hot water boiled by the hot water supply heat exchanger, and hot water in a bathtub. In the heat pump hot water supply apparatus provided with a reheating circuit that heats with a fired heat exchanger, the remaining heat of the bathtub and the water at the bottom of the hot water storage tank are subjected to heat exchange with the reheating heat exchanger, and the hot water storage tank after the heat exchange is performed. Hot water is allowed to flow into the hot water heat exchanger.

  The heat pump hot water supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a heat pump hot water supply apparatus including a heat pump circuit, a hot water storage tank for storing hot water boiled by the heat pump circuit, and a reheating circuit for reheating the hot water in the bathtub and heating it with a heat exchanger. The apparatus includes a heat recovery heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the remaining hot water in the bathtub and the water flowing into the hot water supply heat exchanger.

  According to the heat pump hot water supply apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a heat pump hot water supply apparatus that can be reheated and can recover heat from the remaining hot water in the bathtub.

  A heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The first embodiment is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a heat pump type water heater according to the first embodiment.

  The heat pump type hot water heater 1 according to the first embodiment includes a heat pump unit 10 including a heat pump circuit 11 and a hot water storage tank 21 that stores hot water generated by a hot water supply heat exchanger 12 provided in the heat pump circuit 11. And a hot water storage unit 20. The bathtub unit 51 includes a bathtub 51 that receives supply of hot water from the hot water storage unit 20.

  The heat pump unit 10 includes a heat pump circuit 11 in which a compressor 13, a hot water supply heat exchanger (refrigerant side) 12, an expansion valve 14 for adjusting the refrigerant flow rate, and an air heat exchanger 15 are sequentially connected by piping.

  The hot water storage unit 20 is connected in parallel with a hot water supply heat exchanger (water side) 12, a hot water supply pump 22 connected to the water heat exchanger 12, the water heat exchanger 12 and the hot water supply pump 22, and performs water heat exchange. A hot water storage tank 21 for storing hot water generated by the vessel 12 is provided.

  Furthermore, a hot water supply circuit 25 including a three-way valve 23 and a hot water supply mixing valve 24 is provided in parallel with the hot water storage tank 21, that is, in parallel with the water heat exchanger 12 and the hot water supply pump 22.

  The hot water supply circuit 25 is provided with an intermediate temperature hot water collecting pipe 26 that communicates the intermediate portion 21 b of the hot water storage tank 21 with the three-way valve 23. In addition, between the tank bottom 21c of the hot water storage tank 21 and the joining position p1 between the three-way valve 23 and the hot water supply mixing valve 24, a reheating pump 27 provided in series and a reheating heat recovery heat exchange for reheating and heat recovery. A container 28 is provided.

  Further, a heat recovery circuit 30 provided with a heat recovery switching valve 29 is provided in parallel with the hot water storage tank 21, and one end side of the heat recovery switching valve 29 is between the position p 1 of the reheating heat recovery heat exchanger 28 and the hot water supply circuit 25. The other end is in communication with the water supply circuit 35.

  A hot water filling pipe 32 provided with a hot water filling mixing valve 31 is provided in parallel with the hot water storage tank 21, and the hot water filling pipe 32 branches at the hot water filling mixing valve 31, and the hot water filling valve 33 and the hot water filling branch pipe 34 are connected. And communicated with the bathtub 51.

  Further, tap water is supplied to the hot water supply circuit 25 by a water supply circuit 35.

  In addition, the hot water storage unit 20 is provided with a recirculation circuit 36, which recirculates the hot water reheated by the recuperation heat recovery heat exchanger 28 through the hot water branch pipe 34. 51, and returns to the recuperating heat recovery heat exchanger 28 via the circulation pump 37.

  The bathtub unit 50 is provided with a hot water supply pipe 52 communicating with the hot water supply mixing valve 24, a hot water tap 53 located above the bathtub 51, and a shower head 54 located above the washing area, and further, A drain pipe 55 is communicated.

  Next, the operation of the heat pump type water heater according to the first embodiment will be described for each operation mode.

"Bath bathing operation"
The bath bathing operation will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the refrigeration cycle 11, in the heat pump hot water supply apparatus 1, the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 13 flows into the hot water supply heat exchanger 12 and is condensed while dissipating heat to the hot water supply circuit 25. The heat radiated from the refrigerant is supplied to the water in the hot water supply circuit 25 to generate hot water.

  The generated hot water is stored in the hot water storage tank 21, and the hot water temperature is about 90 ° C. at the tank upper portion 21a or the tank intermediate portion 21b and about 10 ° C. at the tank bottom portion 21c.

  In such a hot water state, when there is a hot water filling request, the hot water in the tank upper portion 21a having a hot water temperature of about 90 ° C. is transferred to the hot water filling mixing valve 31 via the three-way valve 23, the hot water supply circuit 25 and the hot water filling pipe 32. Send hot water. On the other hand, tap water is supplied to the hot water mixing valve 31 via the water supply circuit 35 and mixed with the hot water mixing valve 31 to obtain a predetermined temperature. The hot water filling valve 33 and the hot water branch pipe 34 are used for the bathtub 51. And fill with hot water. The hot water temperature at this time is about 43 ° C.

  Due to this hot water filling, the hot water is discharged from the hot water storage tank 21 and the amount of hot water in the hot water storage tank 21 is reduced, so that tap water is supplied from the water supply circuit 35 to the hot water storage tank 21.

"Bath insulation or chasing operation"
Explain bath warming or chasing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the temperature of the hot water in the bathtub 51 is lowered to about 35 ° C., for example, the circulation pump 37 is operated, and the hot water in the bathtub 51 is reheated and sent to the heat recovery heat exchanger 28. On the other hand, high-temperature hot water of about 90 ° C. is sent from the tank upper portion 21a to the recuperating heat recovery heat exchanger 28 through the junction position p1, and is heat-exchanged with the low-temperature hot water from the bathtub 51. The temperature of the hot water is raised to about 43 ° C. again. At this time, the heat recovery switching valve 29 is closed. Further, the hot water that has become low temperature by exchanging heat with the low temperature hot water returns to the hot water storage tank 21 from the tank bottom 22 c via the reheating pump 27.

"Heat recovery operation"
The heat recovery operation will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the use of the bath is completed and the heat recovery operation mode is set, the heat recovery switching valve 29 is opened and the three-way valve 23 is closed.

  Further, the reheating pump 27 is operated, and low-temperature hot water of about 10 ° C. is sent to the water supply circuit 35, the heat recovery switching valve 29, and the reheating heat recovery heat exchanger 28.

  On the other hand, the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51 having a relatively high temperature of about 35 ° C. is sent to the recuperation heat recovery heat exchanger 28 via the circulation pump 37 and exchanged with hot water having a low temperature of about 10 ° C. The hot water is heated to about 15 ° C. The hot water heated to about 15 ° C. returns to the hot water storage tank 21 from the tank bottom 21 c via the reheating pump 27. The relatively hot water is heat-exchanged and returned to the bathtub 51 and falls to about 30 ° C.

  Unlike the conventional use of a reheating heat recovery heat exchanger only for reheating heat exchangers, it has two functions used for reheating and heat recovery, thus simplifying the water heater, It will be cheaper.

  By performing such a heat recovery operation, the hot water in the hot water storage tank 21 is heated using the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51, so that the amount of heat stored in the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51 can be recovered effectively.

"Midnight power hot water storage operation"
The midnight power hot water storage operation will be described.

  The midnight power hot water storage operation is continuously performed after the heat recovery operation is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the heat recovery operation is continued, the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51 is lowered to a temperature of about 20 ° C., and the hot water in the tank intermediate portion 21b or the tank bottom portion 21c in the hot water storage tank 21 is The temperature rises to about 20 degrees, which is the same as the temperature of the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51.

  On the other hand, at midnight, the operation of the heat pump unit 10 is started, and the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant compressed by the compressor 13 is sent to the hot water supply heat exchanger 12 and sent from the tank bottom 21c. Heat is exchanged with hot water at 20 ° C., heated to about 90 ° C., and stored in the tank upper portion 21a.

  In such a midnight power hot water storage operation, after the temperature of the hot water in the tank intermediate portion 21b or the tank bottom portion 21c is raised to about 20 degrees using the hot water in the bathtub 51 that has been lowered to about 30 ° C. in advance in the heat recovery operation. Since the operation of the heat pump unit 10 is started, the power consumption of the midnight power hot water storage operation can be reduced.

  Moreover, the heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The second embodiment is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1.

  The second embodiment is provided with a heat recovery drain circuit that branches off from the recirculation circuit of the first embodiment.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a recuperation circulation valve 36 is provided in the recirculation circulation circuit 36, and a heat recovery drainage circuit 40 including a heat recovery drainage valve 39 provided in parallel to the recirculation circulation valve 38. In this heat recovery hot water discharge circuit 40, the outlet of the heat recovery heat exchanger 28 and the drain pipe 55 are communicated with each other.

  Accordingly, in the heat recovery operation, when the use of the bath is completely completed and the heat recovery operation mode is set, the heat recovery switching valve 29 and the recirculation circulation valve 38 are opened, and the three-way valve 23 is closed.

  Further, the reheating pump 27 is operated, and the hot water in the lower part of the tank is heated by being reheated through the reheating heat recovery heat exchanger 28, and returns to the hot water storage tank 21 from the lower part of the tank through the reheating pump 27. .

  In addition, since another structure is not different from the heat pump type hot water supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In this heat recovery operation, the rotation speed of the circulation pump 37 is set so that the temperature difference between the outlet temperature of the circulation circuit 36 and the inlet temperature of the heat recovery circuit 30 in the reheating heat recovery heat exchanger 28 becomes a predetermined temperature, for example, 2 ° C. Be controlled. Thereby, the hot water discharge temperature of the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51 can be lowered to near the hot water temperature in the lower part of the tank, and the heat recovery amount is further increased.

A heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The third embodiment is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2.

  In the third embodiment, the second heat recovery switching valve is provided in the hot water storage circuit that communicates the tank bottom and the hot water supply circuit in the first embodiment.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a second heat recovery switching valve 40 is provided in the hot water storage circuit 39 that communicates the tank bottom 21c and the hot water supply circuit 25, and the inlet side of the heat recovery circuit 30 is directly connected to the tank bottom 21c. Communicated.

  Therefore, in the heat recovery hot water storage operation, when the use of the bath is completely finished and the heat recovery hot water storage operation mode is set, the heat recovery switching valve 29 is opened, the second heat recovery switching valve 40 and the three-way valve 23 are closed, Further, the reheating pump 27 is operated, and the hot water in the lower part of the tank passes through the reheating heat recovery heat exchanger 28 and is heated by exchanging heat with the remaining hot water in the bathtub 51 having a high temperature of about 43 ° C. Then, the hot water is supplied to the hot water heat exchanger 12 via the hot water supply pump 22.

  On the other hand, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant compressed by the compressor 13 of the heat pump unit 10 is sent to the hot water supply heat exchanger 12 to exchange heat with the remaining hot water in the high-temperature bathtub 51 to exchange heat with the heated hot water. And is stored in the tank upper portion 21a as hot water of about 90 ° C.

  During normal hot water storage operation, the heat recovery switching valve 29 and the three-way valve 23 are closed, the operation of the reheating pump 27 is stopped, the second heat recovery switching valve 40 is opened, and the hot water supply pump 22 is turned on. The hot water in the lower part of the tank is sent to the hot water supply heat exchanger 12 through the second heat recovery switching valve 40, exchanged with the refrigerant, heated to a high temperature, and heated to about 90 ° C. Store in 21a.

  Thereby, effective heat recovery can be performed by using hot water that has been wasted in the past for preheating during hot water storage operation.

  Moreover, the heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The fourth embodiment is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 3.

  In the third embodiment, a heat recovery heat exchanger is provided between the hot water supply heat exchanger and the hot water supply pump of the hot water supply circuit in the first embodiment.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a heat recovery heat exchanger 41 is provided between the hot water supply heat exchanger 12 and the hot water supply pump 22 of the hot water supply circuit 25, and the inlet side of the heat recovery heat exchanger 41 is connected to the heat recovery circuit 42. The recirculation circuit 36 is connected to the recirculation circuit 36 through the provided heat recovery switching valve 43, the outlet side communicates with the drain pipe 55, and the recirculation circuit 44 is provided with the recirculation circuit 44.

  During hot water storage operation at midnight time, the recirculation circuit 36 is closed, the heat recovery switching valve 43 is opened, the circulation pump 37 is operated, and the low temperature hot water from the lower part of the tank and the high temperature remaining from the bathtub 51 are left. The hot water is heat-exchanged by the heat recovery heat exchanger 41, the hot water from the lower part of the tank is heated in advance, and the hot water supply heat exchanger 12 is heated by exchanging heat with the refrigerant to obtain about 90 ° C. hot water as the tank upper part 21a. To store.

  On the other hand, the remaining hot water from the bathtub 51, which has been cooled by the heat recovery heat exchanger 41, is discharged to the drain pipe 55.

  At this time, the rotation speed of the circulation pump 37 is controlled so that the difference between the refrigerant outlet temperature in the heat recovery heat exchanger 41 and the inlet temperature of the heat recovery circuit 42 is constant, and the hot water level of the bathtub 51 is below a predetermined level. Then, the circulation pump 37 is stopped, and if the hot water storage operation is stopped first, the circulation pump 37 is also stopped.

  Thereby, effective heat recovery can be performed by using the hot water of the bathtub 51 that has been wasted in the past for preheating during the hot water storage operation. Further, by controlling the difference between the refrigerant outlet temperature in the heat recovery heat exchanger 41 and the inlet temperature of the heat recovery circuit 42 to be constant, the hot water temperature can be brought close to cold water, and the amount of heat recovered from the remaining hot water. Further, it is possible to alleviate the decrease in efficiency of the heat pump circuit 11 due to the temperature of the hot water at the inlet of the heat exchanger 12 for hot water supply becoming too high.

  Moreover, the heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The fifth embodiment is an embodiment of the invention according to claim 3.

  In the fifth embodiment, the outlet side of the heat recovery heat exchanger is communicated with the circulation circuit while the outlet side of the heat recovery heat exchanger is communicated with the drain pipe in the fourth embodiment.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the outlet side of the heat recovery heat exchanger 41 is connected between the hot water filling valve 33 of the recirculation circuit 36 and the bathtub 51.

  Thereby, effective heat recovery can be performed by using hot water that has been wasted in the past for preheating during hot water storage operation.

  According to the heat pump hot water supply apparatus of each embodiment described above, a heat pump hot water supply apparatus that can be reheated and can recover heat from the remaining hot water in the bathtub is realized.

The lineblock diagram of the heat pump type hot water heater concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. Operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of bath hot water filling operation of the heat pump type hot water heater which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. Operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of the bath heat insulation or the reheating operation of the heat pump type water heater which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. Operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of the heat recovery driving | operation of the heat pump type hot water heater which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. Operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of the midnight electric power hot water storage driving | operation of the heat pump type hot water heater which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the heat pump type water heater based on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the heat pump type water heater based on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the heat pump type water heater which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the heat pump type water heater which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Heat pump type hot water supply machine, 10 ... Heat pump unit, 11 ... Heat pump circuit, 12 ... Heat exchanger for hot water supply, 13 ... Compressor, 14 ... Expansion valve, 15 ... Air heat exchanger, 20 ... Hot water storage unit, 21 ... Hot water storage Tank, 21a ... tank upper part, 21b ... tank intermediate part, 21c ... tank bottom part, 22 ... hot water supply pump, 23 ... three-way valve, 24 ... hot water supply mixing valve, 25 ... hot water supply circuit, 26 ... intermediate temperature hot water pipe, 27 ... Reheating pump, 28 ... Reheating heat recovery heat exchanger, 29 ... Heat recovery switching valve, 30 ... Heat recovery circuit, 31 ... Hot water mixing valve, 32 ... Hot water pipe, 33 ... Hot water valve, 34 ... Hot water Tightening branch pipe, 35 ... water supply circuit, 36 ... reheating circulation circuit, 37 ... circulation pump, 38 ... reheating circulation valve, 39 ... hot water storage circulation circuit, 40 ... second heat recovery switching valve, 41 ... heat recovery heat exchange , 42 ... Heat recovery circuit 43 ... heat recovery switching valve, 44 ... Reheating Setsu valve, 50 ... tub unit, 51 ... bath, 52 ... hot water supply pipe, 53 ... water tap, 54 ... Shower head, 55 ... water discharge pipe.

Claims (3)

A heat pump circuit;
A heat exchanger for hot water supply provided in the heat pump circuit;
A hot water storage tank for storing hot water boiled by this heat exchanger for hot water supply,
In a heat pump hot water supply device equipped with a reheating circuit that reheats hot water in a bathtub and heats it with a heat exchanger,
A heat pump hot water supply apparatus, characterized in that water that has exchanged heat with the remaining hot water in the bathtub by the reheating heat exchanger flows into the bottom of the hot water storage tank. A heat pump circuit;
A heat exchanger for hot water supply provided in the heat pump circuit;
A hot water storage tank for storing hot water boiled by this heat exchanger for hot water supply,
In a heat pump hot water supply device equipped with a reheating circuit that reheats hot water in a bathtub and heats it with a heat exchanger,
A heat pump hot water supply device that heat-exchanges the remaining hot water in the bathtub and the hot water at the bottom of the hot water storage tank in the reheating heat exchanger, and flows the hot water from the hot water storage tank after the heat exchange into the hot water heat exchanger . A heat pump circuit;
A hot water storage tank for storing hot water boiled by this heat pump circuit,
In a heat pump hot water supply device equipped with a reheating circuit that reheats hot water in a bathtub and heats it with a heat exchanger,
A heat pump hot water supply apparatus comprising a heat recovery heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the remaining hot water in the bathtub and the water flowing into the hot water supply heat exchanger.

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