JP2012229883A - Hybrid water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid water heater which can improve accuracy for determining a coefficient of performance of a heat pump device and can reduce frequencies of an operation state and a stop state of the heat pump device.SOLUTION: A first control device 100 of the hybrid water heater determines the propriety of the operation of a heat pump unit 1 in order to compensate calorie supplied to a heater device 5, controls the operation, and controls a heating operation performed by heat exchange at a heat-dissipating heat exchanger 4. When there is a request for dissipating heat at the heater device 5, the first control device 100 determines the propriety of the operation of the heat pump unit 1 on the basis of a primary-side outlet temperature of a heat accumulating fluid detected by a primary-side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor 32.

Description

  The present invention relates to a hybrid hot water supply apparatus that heats a heat medium supplied to a heat radiating device with a heat storage fluid stored in a tank and that can reheat the heat medium with an auxiliary heat source device.

  As a prior art, a hybrid water heater described in Patent Document 1 is known. The hybrid water heater compares the first running cost when the heat pump unit is operated with the second running cost when the auxiliary heat source device is operated, and determines whether the heat pump unit is allowed to operate from the comparison result. When the first running cost is equal to or lower than the second running cost, the heat pump unit is operated to boil the hot water in the tank when the amount of heat in the tank is equal to or lower than the predetermined amount. If it is greater than 2 running costs, it means that the amount of heat in the tank has become a predetermined amount or less, and the operation of the heat pump unit is prohibited. The first running cost is calculated from the cost of energy consumed by the heat pump unit and the coefficient of performance (COP) that is the operation efficiency of the heat pump unit. The second running cost is calculated from the cost of energy consumed by the auxiliary heat source device and the gas combustion efficiency that is the operation efficiency of the auxiliary heat source device.

JP 2009-275957 A

In the water heater of Patent Document 1, the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump unit is estimated and calculated from the outside air temperature, the boiling temperature instruction value, and the water temperature at the bottom of the tank before boiling. As described above, the technique described in (1) and (2) below may occur in the technique of calculating the COP using the detected value of the water temperature at the bottom of the tank and determining whether the heat pump device is allowed to operate.
(1) When medium-temperature water returns to the lower part of the tank due to floor heating operation or heat exchange in the hot water heat exchanger, the tank is filled with medium-temperature water, and the COP is not good when the heat pump unit is operated It becomes driving in. In this state, when cold water enters the lower part of the tank by hot water supply hot water or the like, the water temperature in the lower part of the tank temporarily decreases. Due to this temporary drop in water temperature, it is determined that it is advantageous to operate the heat pump unit in terms of efficiency, and the operation is permitted, but the medium-temperature water due to heat exchange in the heat exchanger for hot water supply is early in the lower part of the tank. As a result, the heat pump unit is eventually operated in a state where the COP is not good.
(2) In the situation as described in (1) above, the heat pump device repeats the operation state and the stop state unnecessarily (hereinafter also referred to as “starting and stopping of the heat pump device”).

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a hybrid type hot water supply apparatus capable of improving the accuracy of the coefficient of performance determination of the heat pump device and reducing the frequency of the operation state and the stop state of the heat pump device. It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the following technical means are adopted. That is, the invention relating to the hybrid type hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1 includes a tank (3) for storing heat storage fluid used for hot water supply and heat dissipation in the heat dissipation device (5), and a heat storage fluid in the tank. A heat pump device (1) that heats the heat medium, a heat exchanger (4) that heats the heat medium by exchanging heat between the heat medium supplied to the heat radiator and the heat storage fluid in the tank, and a heat storage fluid A primary pump (41) that circulates between the tank and the heat-dissipating heat exchanger, and a primary-side outlet of the heat storage fluid after heat exchange with the heat medium by the heat-dissipating heat exchanger and before flowing into the tank The primary side outlet temperature detecting means (32) for detecting the temperature, the auxiliary heat source device (6) for heating the heat medium before flowing into the heat radiating device after flowing out from the heat radiating heat exchanger, and the heat radiating device Whether or not to operate a heat pump device to cover the amount of heat Constant to and controls the operation, comprising a control device (100) for controlling the operation of the heat medium exchanging heat radiating heat exchanger,
The control device determines whether or not the heat pump device needs to be operated on the basis of the primary side outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid detected by the primary side outlet temperature detecting means (32) when there is a heat release request in the heat radiating device. It is characterized by.

  When determining whether or not the heat pump device needs to be operated using the temperature at the bottom of the tank, when the medium temperature fluid returns to the bottom of the tank due to heat exchange in the heat dissipation heat exchanger, the medium temperature fluid fills the bottom of the tank. When the heat pump device is operated, the operation is performed with a poor coefficient of performance (COP). In this state, a low temperature fluid is supplied to the lower part of the tank by hot water supply hot water or the like, whereby the temperature of the lower part of the tank is temporarily lowered. Due to this temporary temperature drop, it is determined that it is advantageous to operate the heat pump device in terms of efficiency, and the operation is permitted, but since the intermediate temperature due to heat exchange in the heat dissipation heat exchanger returns to the lower part of the tank early, Eventually, the heat pump device will be operated with a poor coefficient of performance.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, whether or not the operation of the heat pump apparatus is necessary is determined based on the primary outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid, not the temperature of the lower tank, so that the temporary temperature due to the supply of the low temperature fluid to the lower tank It is possible to avoid a situation in which the determination of permitting the operation of the heat pump device is performed by detecting the decrease. For this reason, the driving | operation of the heat pump apparatus in the state where a coefficient of performance is not good can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hybrid hot water supply apparatus that can improve the accuracy of determination of the coefficient of performance of the heat pump apparatus and reduce the start and stop of the heat pump apparatus.

  Claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary side inlet for detecting a secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium after being radiated by the heat radiating device and before being heat exchanged by the heat radiating heat exchanger. When the temperature detection means (34) is provided and the control device (100) determines to prohibit the operation of the heat pump device continuously for a predetermined period or longer when there is a heat dissipation request in the heat dissipation device. The operation of the heat pump device is determined based on the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium detected by the secondary side inlet temperature detecting means instead of the primary side outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid. .

  When the primary pump is not operated for a long time because the determination to prohibit the operation of the heat pump device is continued, and the heat radiation is performed by the heat supply by the auxiliary heat source device, it is better to operate the heat pump device. Even if it can be determined that the efficiency is advantageous, it may be determined that the operation of the heat pump device is prohibited. Therefore, according to the present invention, when there is a heat dissipation request in the heat dissipation device, if the determination of prohibiting the operation of the heat pump device continues for a predetermined period or longer, the heat is stored in place of the primary outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid. The secondary side inlet temperature of the medium is adopted to determine whether or not the heat pump device needs to be operated. As a result, it becomes possible to detect the situation where the heat supply by the auxiliary heat source device has been carried out when the primary pump is stopped for a long time, so it is possible to extract the situation where it is advantageous to operate the heat pump device Become. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the necessity determination of the operation of the heat pump device.

  Claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary side inlet for detecting a secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium after being radiated by the heat radiating device and before being heat exchanged by the heat radiating heat exchanger. When the temperature detection means (34) is provided and the control device (100) has a secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium detected by the secondary side inlet temperature detection means that is lower than the previous value by a predetermined temperature or more. Is characterized in that the heat pump device is operated for a predetermined time.

  According to the present invention, when it is detected that the secondary side inlet temperature is lower than the previous value by a predetermined temperature or more, the heat pump device is temporarily operated for a predetermined time. With this control, if there is an act of lowering the heating set temperature before detecting that the prohibition of operation of the heat pump device has continued for a predetermined period or longer, this situation change can be extracted quickly and accurately. it can. Therefore, it is possible to detect a state in which it is better to operate the heat pump device, and it is possible to bring the heat pump device into an operating state at an early stage.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the control device has a heat dissipation request in the heat dissipation device, the control device sets the primary outlet temperature and the outside air temperature of the heat storage fluid. Based on this, it is determined whether or not the operation of the heat pump device is necessary. According to the present invention, the accuracy of the coefficient of performance determination of the heat pump device can be further improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the control device uses the primary side outlet temperature detection means (32) while the primary side pump (41) is operating. An average value of a plurality of peak values at the detected primary side outlet temperature is calculated, and whether or not the heat pump apparatus needs to be operated is determined based on the average value.

  When the primary pump is repeatedly operated and stopped, the primary outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid fluctuates greatly. Therefore, if the detected primary outlet temperature is used as it is in the heat pump device operation necessity determination, it is accurate. The necessity determination cannot be carried out. Therefore, according to the present invention, for the primary side outlet temperature detected when the primary side pump is operating, a value indicating a plurality of peaks is extracted from the fluctuating values, and an average value thereof is calculated. The value is used for the determination process. As a result, it is possible to eliminate a temperature that does not reflect the exchange of heat by heat exchange among the detected temperatures, so that the determination accuracy can be improved.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means has shown the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the hybrid type hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structure which concerns on control of the hybrid type hot water supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the heating request | requirement in the hybrid type hot water supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the operation | movement of a primary side pump, and the fluctuation | variation of a primary side exit temperature. It is an example of the time chart explaining the action | operation of the hybrid type hot-water supply apparatus in the low load conditions at the time of heating. It is an example of the time chart explaining the action | operation of the hybrid type hot water supply apparatus in the high load conditions at the time of heating. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the heating request | requirement in the hybrid type hot water supply apparatus of 2nd Embodiment.

  A plurality of modes for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each embodiment, parts corresponding to the matters described in the preceding embodiment may be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted. When only a part of the configuration is described in each mode, the other modes described above can be applied to the other parts of the configuration. Not only combinations of parts that clearly indicate that each embodiment can be specifically combined, but also combinations of the embodiments even if they are not clearly indicated unless there is a problem with the combination. Is also possible.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described below. Drawing 1 is a mimetic diagram showing composition of a hybrid type hot-water supply device concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration relating to control of the hybrid hot water supply apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hybrid hot water supply device is a hot water supply device that combines a heat pump unit 1 and an auxiliary heat source device 6 as a heating device capable of supplying heat. The hybrid hot water supply device is used, for example, for general household use, and uses hot water as a heat storage fluid stored in a tank to a hot water supply terminal to a kitchen, a washroom, a bathroom, etc. Etc.) and also has a function of exchanging heat between the hot water in the tank 3 and the heat medium of the heating device 5 by the heat exchanger 4 for heat radiation. Further, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the temperature can be adjusted by further heating the heat medium or hot water supplied to the hot water supply terminal by the auxiliary heat source device 6.

  The hybrid water heater includes a tank 3 for storing water used for hot water supply and heat dissipation in the heating device 5, a heat pump unit 1 for heating water in the tank, and a heat medium and a tank supplied to the heating device 5. The heat-dissipating heat exchanger 4 that heats the water in the heat exchanger 3 to heat the heat medium, and the auxiliary heat source device that heats the heat medium that flows out of the heat-dissipating heat exchanger 4 and then flows into the heating device 5 6 and a first control device 100 that controls the operation of each part. The tank unit 2 includes a tank 3, a heat storage circulation circuit 10, a heat dissipation heat exchanger 4, a primary side circulation circuit 40, a part of the secondary side circulation circuit 50, various pipes, and various valves. The tank unit 2 and the heat pump unit 1 are installed integrally or separated from each other at the installation site. The exterior case that houses the heat pump unit 1 is provided with an outside temperature thermistor 35 that detects the outside temperature. The temperature signal detected by the outside air temperature thermistor 35 is input to the input circuit of the first control device 100.

  The first control device 100 controls the heating capability of the heat pump unit 1 and controls the heating operation by heat exchange in the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4, and can be configured by, for example, a tank unit control device. The heating capacity of the heat pump unit 1 is set to, for example, two or more levels. The first control device 100 increases the level of the heating capacity according to the outside air temperature, the amount of hot water supplied to the hot water supply terminal, the temperature of the hot water, the amount of heat necessary for supplying the heat medium to the heat medium 4 or the like. The capacity of the heat pump unit 1 is controlled by reducing the capacity.

  The heat pump unit 1 is a heat pump device and is configured by connecting refrigeration cycle functional components such as at least a compressor, a heat / water refrigerant heat exchanger, an expansion valve, an evaporator, and an accumulator in an annular shape. The heat pump unit 1 constitutes a supercritical heat pump cycle in which, for example, carbon dioxide having a low critical temperature is used as a refrigerant, whereby the refrigerant pressure on the high pressure side becomes equal to or higher than the critical pressure of the refrigerant.

  When the heat pump cycle is constituted by a supercritical heat pump, hot water having a temperature higher than that of a general heat pump cycle, for example, about 85 ° C. to 90 ° C. can be stored in the tank 3. In the heat pump cycle, for example, a boiling operation is performed in which hot water in the tank 3 is boiled by using late-night power in an inexpensive late-night time zone. This boiling operation is performed so that the amount of heat based on the past record of the amount of heat used can be stored in the tank 3.

  Although not shown in the heat storage circulation circuit 10, an incoming temperature thermistor for detecting the temperature of water supplied to the water / refrigerant heat exchanger in the heat pump unit 1 and boiling at the outlet of the water-refrigerant heat exchanger. A boiling temperature thermistor for detecting the raised temperature and an electric pump are provided. And the detected temperature signal of each thermistor is output to the 1st control apparatus 100, and is used for control of a boiling operation.

  The tank 3 is a vertically long container that stores hot water for hot water supply and heat dissipation, and is made of a metal having excellent corrosion resistance, for example, stainless steel. Can be kept warm across. The hot water in the tank 3 circulates by operating the electric pump of the heat storage circuit 10. Thus, the hot water in the tank 3 heated by the water / refrigerant heat exchanger is sent to the upper part of the tank 3 through the heat storage circulation circuit 10, so that the upper part of the tank 3 moves from the upper side toward the lower side. Heat is stored sequentially so as to form a plurality of temperature layers.

  A plurality of tank water temperature thermistors 30 serving as water temperature sensors for detecting the amount of hot water stored and the temperature of the hot water stored are provided on the outer wall surface of the tank 3. Five thermistors TH1, TH2, TH3, TH4, and TH5 are provided. The detected temperature signals of these five thermistors are respectively input to the input circuit of the first control device 100, and can detect the temperature of the heat storage fluid and the amount of hot water at each water level. For example, when the detected temperature of a certain tank water temperature thermistor 30 exceeds a predetermined temperature that can be used as the amount of stored hot water, hot water that can be used for hot water supply is stored from the top of the tank 3 to the position of the tank water temperature thermistor 30. It will be. Moreover, the hot water temperature taken out to the hot water supply pipe 11 can be detected by the detection value of TH1 located at the top of the plurality of tank water temperature thermistors 30.

  The heat dissipation heat exchanger 4 includes a primary side passage 4a and a secondary side passage 4b provided so that fluids flowing inside each other exchange heat. The primary passage 4a is a flow path that communicates with the inside of the tank 3 and through which the hot water in the tank 3 flows. The primary side passage 4a and the secondary side passage 4b may have any form in which heat is exchanged between fluids flowing through the passages. For example, you may comprise by the double pipe structure in which one channel | path is formed in an inner side pipe | tube and the other channel | path is formed in the outer side pipe | tube which covers the outer side of an inner side pipe | tube. Moreover, it is preferable that the heat exchanger 4 for heat radiation is an opposed heat exchanger in which the flow directions of the fluid flowing through the primary side passage 4a and the secondary side passage 4b are opposed to each other.

  The tank 3 is connected to the primary-side passage 4a so as to form a primary-side circulation circuit 40 that is a circulation passage between the tank 3 and the primary-side passage 4a of the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4. The primary side circulation circuit 40 is connected to a lead-out port provided at the uppermost part of the tank 3. Further, the primary side circulation circuit 40 is connected to an introduction port provided at the lowermost part of the tank 3, and a heat storage fluid is connected to the primary side circulation circuit 40 in a flow path connecting the introduction port and the primary side passage 4 a. A primary side pump 41 for forced circulation is provided. The primary-side circulation circuit 40 includes a primary-side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor 32 that detects a heat-storage fluid outlet temperature before flowing into the lower part of the tank 3 after the heat-storage fluid flows out of the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4. Is provided. The temperature signal detected by the primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor 32 is input to the input circuit of the first control device 100.

  The heating device 5, which is an example of a heat radiating means, is connected to the secondary side passage 4 b so as to form a secondary side circulation circuit 50 that is a circulation passage with the secondary side passage 4 b of the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4. Has been. The secondary-side circulation circuit 50 is provided with a secondary-side pump 51 that forcibly circulates the heat medium to the secondary-side circulation circuit 50 in a flow path that connects the heating device 5 and the secondary-side passage 4b. The secondary-side circulation circuit 50 is provided with a secondary-side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 34 that detects the heat-medium inlet temperature before the heat medium flows out of the heating device 5 and before flowing into the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4. ing. The temperature signal detected by the secondary side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 34 is input to the input circuit of the first controller 100.

  The heat medium is, for example, water as a main component, and may contain a preservative, an antifreezing agent, LLC, and the like. Further, the heat medium may be a mixture of heat storage materials having cross heat, which is encapsulated by a method such as microcapsule, dispersed in water, or mixed in a thriller form.

  In the secondary side circulation circuit 50, an auxiliary heat source device 6 that reheats the heat medium heated by the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4 in a flow path connecting the outlet of the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4 and the heating device 5. The heating unit 62 is provided. The auxiliary heat source device 6 is not particularly limited as long as it is a device capable of heating a passing heat medium. For example, the auxiliary heat source device 6 is a small type that heats hot water supply water that passes through a combustion flame using a fuel such as gas or kerosene. A water heater, an electric heater or the like can be employed.

  Upstream of the water supply pipe 7 is connected to a water pipe, and city water (tap water) is introduced into the lowest inlet of the tank 3 and the hot water supply pipe 11. On the way to the tank 3 of the water supply pipe 7, a flow control valve 8 that can adjust the amount of water supplied into the tank 3 is provided. The first control device 100 adjusts the flow rate of the hot water discharged from the upper part of the tank 3 to the hot water supply pipe 11 by adjusting the opening of the flow control valve 8 to adjust the amount of water supplied into the tank 3. be able to.

  On the way to the hot water supply pipe 11 of the water supply pipe 7, a flow control valve 9 capable of adjusting the amount of water supplied from the upper part of the tank 3 to be mixed with the hot water is provided. The first control device 100 adjusts the amount of water to be introduced into the hot water supply pipe 11 by adjusting the opening degree of the flow regulating valve 9, and the flow rate ratio between the hot water and water from the upper part in the tank 3. To adjust the temperature of the hot water supply water. A water supply temperature thermistor 31 is provided in the water supply pipe 7. The feed water temperature thermistor 31 detects the temperature of city water, and the detected temperature signal is input to the input circuit of the first control device 100.

  The hot water supply pipe 11 is a pipe that connects the upper part of the tank 3 and a hot water supply terminal to a kitchen, a washroom, a bathroom, and the like. An electromagnetic valve 12 that opens and closes the passage of the hot water supply pipe 11 is provided in the middle of the hot water supply pipe 11 and downstream of the connecting portion with the water supply pipe 7. The upstream side and the downstream side of the electromagnetic valve 12 are connected so as to bypass the electromagnetic valve 12 by the auxiliary heating flow path 13. In the middle of the auxiliary heating channel 13, a channel unit heated by a heating unit 61 included in the auxiliary heat source device 6 is provided. The first control device 100 can discharge the hot water in the upper part of the tank 3 to the hot water supply terminal only through the hot water supply pipe 11 by controlling the electromagnetic valve 12 in the open state. In addition, the first control device 100 controls the electromagnetic valve 12 to be closed and controls the heating unit 61 to perform auxiliary heating, thereby bypassing the high-temperature water in the tank 3 from the electromagnetic valve 12. After flowing through the auxiliary heating channel 13 and heating by the heating unit 61 to add heat, the hot water can be discharged to the hot water supply terminal.

  A hot water supply temperature thermistor 33 for detecting the hot water supply temperature and a flow rate counter (not shown) are provided on the downstream side of the hot water supply pipe 11. The hot water temperature signal and the flow rate signal detected by the hot water temperature thermistor 33 and the flow rate counter are input to the input circuit of the first control device 100.

  The flow control valve 8, the flow control valve 9, and the solenoid valve 12 function as a temperature control valve that adjusts the temperature of hot water discharged to the hot water supply terminal side, and the first control device 100 or the second control device 200 is a tank. By controlling the flow rate ratio between the hot water and the feed water in the upper part of 3 and whether or not reheating is performed by the auxiliary heat source device 6, the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water supply terminal is controlled to be adjusted to the set temperature. The first control device 100 or the second control device 200 is based on the set temperature set by the remote controller 110 and the temperature information detected by the water supply temperature thermistor 31, the tank water temperature thermistor 30, and the hot water supply temperature thermistor 33. Thus, the operations of the flow control valves 8 and 9, the electromagnetic valve 12, and the auxiliary heat source device 6 are controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first control device 100 uses an input circuit to which signals from various switches on the remote controller 110 and communication signals from various thermistors 30 to 35 are input, and a signal from the input circuit. And a communication signal for controlling the operation of the heat pump unit 1, auxiliary heat source device 6, pumps 41 and 51, flow control valves 8 and 9, electromagnetic valve 12, and the like based on the calculation by the microcomputer. And an output circuit for outputting. The microcomputer incorporates a ROM or RAM as storage means and has a preset control program and an updatable control program.

  The second control device 200 has the same configuration as the first control device 100, but mainly has a function of controlling the operation of the auxiliary heat source device 6. The second control device 200 is a communication that controls the operation of the heating units 61 and 62 of the auxiliary heat source device 6 when a predetermined condition is satisfied when an operation command for the heating device 5 is input by a user's remote operation. Output a signal. The first control device 100 and the second control device 200 can share information on devices managed and controlled by communicating with each other.

  In addition, the first control device 100 and the second control device 200 may be configured by a single integrated control device. Therefore, the operation of the heating units 61 and 62 of the auxiliary heat source device 6 can be controlled by the integrated control device. Further, the remote controller 110 is provided with an operation unit related to hot water supply such as an automatic operation switch and a hot water supply set temperature switch, but a heating switch for operating the heating device 5 may be provided.

  Next, the operation of the hybrid hot water supply apparatus when there is a request for operation of the heating device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a processing procedure at the time of a heating request in the hybrid hot water supply apparatus. The primary pump 41 is operated when a heating request is made in the heating device 5 and the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 exceeds a predetermined amount. For example, when the water temperature in the upper part of the tank 3 is high, the primary pump 41 is operated to supply high-temperature water to the heat-dissipation heat exchanger 4 to heat the heat medium by heat exchange.

  In this flowchart, not the water temperature at the bottom of the tank 3 but the primary side outlet temperature detected by the primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor 32 after exchanging heat with the heat radiating heat exchanger 4 and flowing out of the primary side passage 4a. It is determined whether or not the operation of the heat pump unit 1 is to be performed by comparing the average value of the primary outlet temperature and the determination value calculated as needed. According to this determination, compared to the case where the water temperature in the lower part of the tank 3 is used for the determination process, it is possible to carry out a determination that can suppress the influence of the temperature in the tank 3 fluctuating due to the water supply action accompanying the hot water at the time of hot water supply. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the first control device 100 receives a command for an operation request for the heating device 5, first, in step 10, the first control device 100 determines whether or not the determination value is larger than the average value of the primary outlet temperature. To do. The average value of the primary side outlet temperature is a value obtained by storing the primary side outlet temperature detected during a predetermined period and obtaining the average of a predetermined number of upper-order points from the detected peak value of the primary side outlet temperature. .

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the average value of the primary side outlet temperature is extracted from the top five points indicated by white circles in the graph showing the relationship between the operation of the primary side pump 41 and the fluctuation of the primary side outlet temperature. These can be obtained by calculating the average value. While the primary side pump 41 is stopped, the primary side outlet temperature rapidly decreases as shown in FIG. 4, but heat exchange in the heat dissipation heat exchanger 4 is performed while the primary side pump 41 is operating. The temperature rises due to the above, and may fluctuate due to repeated operation and stop of the primary pump 41 (hereinafter also referred to as “pump start / stop”). The fluctuation range at this time is relatively large in the long time span, and the primary side outlet temperature shows several peak values during the pump operation. By adopting the average value of the top several points among the peak values as the determination condition in Step 10, the influence of the start / stop of the pump can be reduced and the determination accuracy in Step 10 can be ensured.

  Thus, by calculating the average value of the primary side outlet temperature, for example, immediately after starting the primary side pump 41 or at the time of stopping, the temperature when heat exchange is not performed in the heat-dissipating heat exchanger 4 is reflected in the determination value. It is possible to prevent the effective water temperature from being transferred, and the effective water temperature can be accurately extracted. Therefore, the determination accuracy can be improved.

  The determination value adopted in step 10 is a value that is newly calculated every time determination is made in step 10, and is calculated so that the heat pump unit 1 can be operated when the COP exceeds a predetermined value in consideration of the operation efficiency. . For example, the determination value is a value that is calculated using a characteristic formula stored in advance and varies according to the outside temperature detected by the outside temperature thermistor 35. That is, in the determination in step 10, the determination value is a value that is calculated and changed as needed. However, since the primary outlet temperature is an average value for a predetermined time and does not change for a certain period of time, for example, 1 Day), the same value may be adopted.

  If it is determined in step 10 that the average value of the primary side outlet temperature is equal to or higher than the determination value (NO determination), the first controller 100 stores the average value of the primary side outlet temperature in a memory or the like in step 20. The stored average value of the primary side outlet temperature is used for the determination in the next step 10. On the other hand, if YES is determined in step 10, the average value of the primary outlet temperature is not stored, and the updated average value of the primary outlet temperature is used in the determination process in step 10 next time.

  Next, in step 30, it is determined whether or not the NO determination state in step 10 continues for one week or more. If it is determined in step 30 that it has not continued for one week, the process of stopping the heat pump unit 1 is executed in step 50, and the process proceeds to step 70. If it is determined in step 30 that the operation has continued for one week or longer, in step 35, the secondary side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 34 detects a parameter to be compared with the determination value in the determination in step 10 thereafter. A process for setting the inlet temperature is executed, and the process proceeds to Step 10. Thereby, in the next step 10, it is determined whether or not the determination value is larger than the average value of the secondary side inlet temperature.

  Thus, when the stop process of the heat pump unit 1 is continued for a predetermined period or longer (1 week or longer in the example shown in Step 30), the primary pump 41 remains stopped for a long time, and the amount of heat generated by the auxiliary heat source device 6 Supply may have been implemented. In this case, it may be advantageous in terms of energy efficiency to perform heat supply by the heat pump unit 1 rather than heat supply by the auxiliary heat source device 6 originally. Since it becomes possible to detect such a situation by the process of step 30 and step 35, the situation where it is advantageous to operate the heat pump unit 1 can be extracted.

  If it is determined in step 10 that the determination value is larger than the average value of the primary outlet temperature (YES determination), the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 in step 40 is a predetermined amount (predetermined amount of heat). ) Determine whether or not. The determination process here determines whether or not the amount of hot water necessary for securing the amount of hot water necessary for heating (the above-mentioned predetermined amount) is stored in the tank 3, and if the amount is below the required amount of hot water The first controller 100 instructs the operation of the heat pump unit 1 in step 60 to execute the heating operation. In step 40, for example, if the water temperature at a predetermined height in the tank 3 is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, it may be determined that the amount of stored hot water is equal to or lower than the predetermined amount. That is, it is possible to determine whether the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 is in a state that requires the heat amount supplied by the heat pump unit 1 based on the water temperature accumulated in the upper portion of the tank 3.

  If it is determined in step 40 that the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 exceeds the predetermined amount, the amount of hot water necessary for heating is secured, and therefore the process proceeds to step 50 to execute a stop instruction process for the heat pump unit 1. After execution of the processing of step 60 or step 50, it is determined in step 70 whether or not there is a request for stopping the operation of the heating device 5. If it is determined that there is a request for stopping the operation, this flowchart is terminated and there is no request for stopping operation. In such a case, the process returns to step 10 to execute the above-described determination process.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a time chart for explaining the operation of the hybrid hot water supply device under a low load condition during heating. FIG. 6 is an example of a time chart for explaining the operation of the hybrid hot water supply device under a high load condition during heating. The low load condition is a condition in which the amount of heat necessary for heating is not continuously large, and there is an intermittent state where the heat pump unit 1 alone can cover the necessary amount of heat for heating. The high load condition is a condition in which the amount of heat necessary for heating is continuously large and the state in which the heat pump unit 1 alone cannot cover the amount of heat necessary for heating continues. At this time, the auxiliary heat source device 6 heats the heat medium. Will do.

  When the magnitude relationship between the judgment value updated at any time and the primary side outlet temperature average value is in the relation shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the judgment value is larger and it is judged as YES in Step 10. If the amount of stored hot water is smaller than the predetermined amount and it is determined YES in step 40, the heat pump unit 1 is operated. At this time, the heating by the auxiliary heat source device 6 is stopped under the low load condition of FIG. 5, and the heating by the auxiliary heat source device 6 is continuously performed under the high load condition of FIG. Conversely, even if the determination value is larger and it is determined as YES in step 10, if the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount and it is determined as NO in step 40, the heat pump unit 1 stops and the auxiliary heat source Heating by the device 6 is performed. At this time, the heating by the auxiliary heat source device 6 is stopped under the low load condition of FIG. 5, and the heating by the auxiliary heat source device 6 is continuously performed under the high load condition of FIG.

  Note that the time charts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are examples, and the auxiliary heat source device 6 does not operate if the amount of heat necessary for heating is sufficient in the heating device 5, and does not operate if the necessary amount of heat is insufficient. Then, heat is supplied to the heat medium. Moreover, even if heating is OFF, the auxiliary heat source device 6 operates and supplies heated water to the hot water supply terminal when the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 is insufficient at the time of hot water.

  Below, the effect which the hybrid type hot-water supply apparatus of 1st Embodiment brings is demonstrated. According to the hybrid hot water supply device, the first control device 100 determines whether or not the heat pump unit 1 is required to cover the amount of heat to be supplied to the heating equipment 5 and controls the operation. The operation of heating the heat medium by heat exchange in the heat exchanger 4 is controlled. The first control device 100 operates the heat pump unit 1 based on the primary side outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid detected by the primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor 32 when there is a heat release request in the heating device 5. The necessity is determined (step 10).

  When the operation necessity of the heat pump unit 1 is determined using the temperature at the lower part of the tank 3, when the medium temperature water returns to the lower part of the tank 3 by the heat exchange in the heat radiating heat exchanger 4, When the hot water is filled and the heat pump unit 1 is operated, the operation is performed in a state where the COP is not good. In this state, the low temperature water supply is supplied to the lower part of the tank 3 by hot water supply hot water or the like, so that the temperature of the lower part of the tank 3 is temporarily lowered. Due to this temporary temperature drop, it may be determined that the operation of the heat pump unit 1 is advantageous in terms of efficiency, and the operation may be permitted. However, the medium-temperature water by the heat exchange in the heat radiating heat exchanger 4 is stored in the tank 3. Since it returns to the lower part early, after all, the heat pump unit 1 will be operated in a state where the coefficient of performance is not good.

  Therefore, according to this control, whether or not the heat pump unit 1 is required to be operated is determined based on the primary outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid, not the temperature of the lower portion of the tank 3, so that it is temporarily determined by supplying the low temperature fluid to the lower portion of the tank 3. It is possible to avoid a situation where an operation permission determination of the heat pump unit 1 is performed by detecting a typical temperature drop. For this reason, the driving | operation of the heat pump unit 1 in a state with a poor coefficient of performance can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hybrid hot water supply apparatus that can improve the accuracy of the coefficient of performance determination of the heat pump unit 1 and reduce the start and stop of the heat pump unit 1. Furthermore, the reduction in the efficiency of the heat pump unit 1 can be suppressed by reducing the start and stop of the heat pump unit 1, and further the decrease in durability can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the first control device 100 determines to prohibit the operation of the heat pump unit 1 continuously for a predetermined period or longer when there is a heat release request in the heating device 5, the heat storage fluid Instead of the primary side outlet temperature, the necessity of operation of the heat pump unit 1 is determined based on the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium detected by the secondary side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 34.

  In the case where the primary pump 41 is not operated for a long time because the determination to prohibit the operation of the heat pump unit 1 is continuously performed and the heat radiation is performed by the heat supply by the auxiliary heat source device 6, the heat pump unit 1 is Even if it can be determined that it is more advantageous to operate, it may be determined that the operation of the heat pump unit 1 is prohibited. Therefore, according to this control, as described above, the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium is used instead of the primary side outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid, and the necessity of operation of the heat pump unit 1 is determined. As a result, it is possible to detect a situation in which the heat supply by the auxiliary heat source device 6 has been performed in a state where the primary pump 41 is stopped for a long time. For this reason, the situation where it is advantageous to drive the heat pump unit 1 can be extracted. Therefore, it is possible to provide an improvement in the accuracy of determining whether the heat pump unit 1 is in operation.

  In Step 10, when there is a heat release request in the heating device 5, the first control device 100 determines whether or not the heat pump unit 1 needs to be operated based on the primary side outlet temperature and the outside air temperature of the heat storage fluid. According to this determination process, further accuracy improvement can be provided for the coefficient of performance determination of the heat pump unit 1 by using the outside air temperature when obtaining the above determination value.

  The first control device 100 calculates an average value of a plurality of peak values at the primary side outlet temperature detected by the primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor 32 while the primary side pump 41 is operating, and calculates the average The necessity of operation of the heat pump unit 1 is determined based on the value (step 10). For example, when the operation and stop of the primary pump 41 are repeated (when the pump starts and stops), the primary side outlet temperature fluctuates greatly. Therefore, the detected primary side outlet temperature is used as it is in the heat pump unit 1. If it is used to determine whether or not driving is required, accurate necessity determination cannot be performed. Therefore, for the primary side outlet temperature detected when the primary side pump 41 is operating, a value indicating a plurality of peaks is extracted from the fluctuating values, the average value is calculated, and this average value is determined. Used for. Thereby, since the determination process which excluded the temperature in which heat transfer by the heat exchange in the heat exchanger 4 for thermal radiation is not reflected among the detected temperatures can be implemented, the determination accuracy can be improved.

(Second Embodiment)
2nd Embodiment demonstrates the other form with respect to the process sequence at the time of the heating request | requirement demonstrated in 1st Embodiment with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a heating request is made in the hybrid hot water supply apparatus of the second embodiment. The configuration, control, and the like that are not particularly described in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the effects thereof are also the same.

  Hereinafter, the processing procedure of this embodiment will be described with respect to differences from the processing procedure of the first embodiment. If it is determined in step 10 that the average value of the primary side outlet temperature is greater than or equal to the determination value (NO determination), the first controller 100 stores the average value of the primary side outlet temperature in a memory or the like in step 20, and step At 25, the previous detected value of the secondary inlet temperature is stored in a memory or the like. In step 30A, it is determined whether or not the secondary side inlet temperature detected by the secondary side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 34 is lower than the value stored in step 25 by 5 ° C. or more. If it is determined in step 30A that the temperature has not decreased by 5 ° C. or more (NO determination), the heat pump unit 1 does not need to supply heat into the tank 3, so in step 50, the heat pump unit 1 is instructed to stop. Proceed to 70.

  If it is determined in step 30A that the temperature has decreased by 5 ° C. or more (YES determination), it is further determined in step 30A1 whether the amount of hot water stored in the tank 3 is equal to or less than a predetermined amount (predetermined amount of heat). . The determination process here is the same determination process as step 40. In step 30A1, when the amount of stored hot water is a predetermined amount (predetermined heat amount) or less, the first controller 100 instructs the operation of the heat pump unit 1 in step 30A2, and continues the operation of the heat pump unit 1 for one day. Return to Step 10.

  As described above, by determining the magnitude of the degree of decrease in the secondary side inlet temperature in step 30A, it is possible to detect a case where the user has lowered the heating set temperature. When the heating set temperature is lowered, the secondary side inlet temperature and the secondary side outlet temperature are lowered, so that the possibility of YES determination in step 30A is increased.

  According to the present embodiment, the first control device 100 determines that the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium detected by the secondary side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 34 is a predetermined temperature (for example, the previous stored value). If the temperature has decreased by 5 ° C. or more, the heat pump unit 1 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, one day) (step 30A2).

  When such a situation is detected by the determination process in step 30A, the heat pump unit 1 is temporarily operated (for example, one day). In other words, if there is an action to lower the heating set temperature before the NO state continues for one week in the determination of step 10 (for example, continuation for a few days), this situation change is quickly and accurately extracted. can do. In this case, the operation of the heat pump unit 1 is temporarily permitted, and the heat pump unit 1 can be operated earlier in terms of energy efficiency than the control of the first embodiment. Therefore, the control which considered the efficiency side of the heat pump unit 1 can be provided.

(Other embodiments)
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  In the above first embodiment, the average value of the primary outlet temperature is used in the determination process of step 10 in FIG. 3. However, as a substitute, after the heat medium flows out of the heating device 5, the heat exchanger for heat dissipation is used. The heat medium temperature before flowing into 4, that is, the secondary inlet temperature may be used. That is, in step 10, the determination value updated from time to time is compared with the average value of the secondary side inlet temperature for determination. Since the secondary side inlet temperature is not the temperature of the fluid that returns directly into the tank 3, it can be considered that the determination accuracy in Step 10 is lower than when the primary side outlet temperature is used. As in the case of using the primary side outlet temperature as in the first embodiment, the COP determination accuracy can be improved and the start and stop of the heat pump can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide an improvement in the efficiency of the hybrid hot water supply device and a reduction in running cost.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the hybrid hot water supply device is stored in the first control device 100 when performing an operation based on the past record of the amount of heat used in the boiling operation using midnight power in the midnight time zone. The operation results for a predetermined period (for example, one week) are stored in advance as predetermined operation information (model operation information) at the time of shipment of the device from the factory, and this initial value is updated every time a use record of the hot water supply device is added. By doing so, it may be adapted to the actual usage of the user.

  Further, the working refrigerant flowing through the heat pump cycle of the heat pump unit 1 is not limited to carbon dioxide, but may be other refrigerants such as Freon.

1 ... Heat pump unit (heat pump device)
3 ... Tank 4 ... Heat exchanger for heat dissipation 5 ... Heating equipment (heat dissipation device)
6 ... auxiliary heat source device 32 ... primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature thermistor (primary side outlet temperature detection means)
34 ... Secondary side heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor (secondary side inlet temperature detection means)
41 ... Primary pump 100 ... First control device (control device)

Claims (5)

A tank (3) for storing a heat storage fluid used for hot water supply and heat dissipation in the heat dissipation device (5);
A heat pump device (1) for heating the heat storage fluid in the tank;
A heat exchanger for heat dissipation (4) that heat-exchanges the heat medium supplied to the heat dissipation device and the heat storage fluid in the tank to heat the heat medium;
A primary pump (41) for circulating the heat storage fluid between the tank and the heat dissipation heat exchanger;
Primary side outlet temperature detection means (32) for detecting a primary side outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid after heat exchange with the heat medium in the heat dissipation heat exchanger and before flowing into the tank;
An auxiliary heat source device (6) for heating the heat medium before flowing into the heat dissipation device after flowing out of the heat dissipation heat exchanger;
The operation of the heat pump device for determining the amount of heat supplied to the heat radiating device is determined, and the operation is controlled, and the operation of exchanging the heat medium with the heat radiating heat exchanger is controlled. A control device (100);
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The controller is configured to operate the heat pump device based on a primary outlet temperature of the heat storage fluid detected by the primary outlet temperature detecting means (32) when there is a heat release request in the radiator. A hybrid hot-water supply apparatus characterized by determining whether or not. Furthermore, the secondary side inlet temperature detection means (34) for detecting the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium before heat exchange with the heat dissipation heat exchanger after radiating heat with the heat radiating device,
When the control device (100) makes a determination to prohibit the operation of the heat pump device continuously for a predetermined period or longer when there is a heat dissipation request in the heat dissipation device, the control device (100) The operation necessity of the heat pump device is determined based on a secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium detected by the secondary side inlet temperature detecting means instead of the primary side outlet temperature. The hybrid hot water supply device according to 1. Furthermore, the secondary side inlet temperature detection means (34) for detecting the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium before heat exchange with the heat dissipation heat exchanger after radiating heat with the heat radiating device,
When the secondary side inlet temperature of the heat medium detected by the secondary side inlet temperature detecting means is lower than the previous value by a predetermined temperature or more, the control device (100) The hybrid hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation is performed for a predetermined time.   The said control apparatus determines the necessity of operation | movement of the said heat pump apparatus based on the primary side exit | outlet temperature and the outside temperature of the said thermal storage fluid, when there exists a heat dissipation request | requirement in the said heat radiating device. The hybrid hot water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The control device calculates an average value of a plurality of peak values at the primary side outlet temperature detected by the primary side outlet temperature detection means (32) while the primary side pump (41) is operating, The hybrid hot water supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the necessity of operation of the heat pump apparatus is determined based on the average value.

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