JP2013224791A - Heat pump heat source system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat pump heat source system prevented in the overheating of a heat pump when performing a heating operation by performing heat radiation to hot water in a hot water storage tank and continuing the operation of the heat pump.SOLUTION: A heating execution prediction part 154 predicts whether or not a first heating operation is executed within a prescribed time. When it is predicted that the first heating operation is executed within the prescribed time by the heating execution prediction part 154, a boil-up temperature setting part 155 sets a heating priority temperature at which the heat radiation to the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 from a heat pump heat medium in a heat pump heat exchanger 55 can be performed to a boil-up temperature of the hot water in the hot water tank 11 in a heating-off state, and when it is not predicted that the first heating operation is executed within the prescribed time, sets the hot water prior temperature not lower than a set hot water temperature to the boil-up temperature.

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat pump heat source system having a function of heating a heat medium circulating in a heating circulation path to which a heating terminal is connected by a heat pump.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a heat source system that performs heating by using hot water as a heat medium and heating hot water circulating in a heating / warming water circulation path connected to a heating terminal such as a floor heater by a heat pump. It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The heat source system described in Patent Document 1 is a hot water supply heat exchanger connected to a tank circulation path for circulating hot water in a hot water storage tank used for hot water supply and a heat pump circulation path for circulating a heat medium pair heated by a heat pump. And a heating heat exchanger connected to the heating hot water circuit and the heat pump circuit.

  When heating the hot water in the hot water storage tank, hot water is exchanged by circulating the hot water in the hot water storage tank through the tank circulation path while operating the heat pump and circulating the heat medium in the heat pump circulation path. Heat exchange is performed in the vessel. When heating is performed by the heating terminal, heat exchange is performed by the heating heat exchanger by circulating hot water in the heating hot water circulation path in a state where the heat pump is operated and the heat medium is circulated in the heat pump circulation path.

  Here, if the heat pump is frequently started and stopped, the efficiency of the heat pump decreases. Therefore, in the heat source system described in Patent Document 1, when the room temperature becomes equal to or higher than the heating set temperature during the heating operation, the hot water circulation in the heating hot water circulation path is stopped and the hot water circulation in the tank circulation path is stopped. By doing so, heat radiation from the heating terminal is suppressed without stopping the heat pump, and when the room temperature becomes lower than the heating set temperature after that, the circulation of hot water in the tank circulation path is stopped and the hot water in the heating hot water circulation path is stopped. I try to circulate.

Japanese Patent No. 4194215

  In the heat source system described in Patent Document 1, when the room temperature becomes equal to or higher than the heating set temperature during heating operation, the heating target by the heat pump is switched from hot water in the heating hot water circulation path to hot water in the hot water storage tank. When the room temperature becomes lower than the heating set temperature, the object to be heated by the heat pump is switched from hot water in the hot water storage tank to hot water in the heating hot water circulation path.

  As described above, when the process of switching the heating target by the heat pump to the hot water in the hot water tank is frequently performed during the heating operation, the temperature of the hot water in the hot water tank rises, and the heat medium of the heat pump Heat dissipation to hot water is not possible. As a result, there is a possibility that the temperature of the heat pump rises and abnormally stops.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and a heat pump heat source that prevents the heat pump from overheating when performing heating operation by continuing the operation of the heat pump by radiating heat to the hot water in the hot water storage tank. The purpose is to provide a system.

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the heat pump heat source system of the present invention is
A hot water storage tank in which a water supply pipe is connected to the lower part and a hot water supply pipe is connected to the upper part to store water supplied from the water supply pipe,
A tank circulation path connecting the lower and upper parts of the hot water storage tank;
A tank circulation pump for circulating water stored in the lower part of the hot water storage tank to the upper part of the hot water storage tank through the tank circulation path;
When hot water having a temperature lower than a predetermined set hot water temperature is supplied from the hot water storage tank to the hot water pipe, the hot water flowing from the hot water pipe is heated to the set hot water temperature. And a hot water supply auxiliary heat source machine for discharging the hot water pipe,
A heating circuit to which a heating terminal is connected;
A heating circulation pump for circulating a heating heat medium in the heating circulation path;
A heat pump having a heat pump circuit, and heating a heat pump heat medium circulating in the heat pump circuit;
A hot water supply heat exchanger that is provided in the middle of the heat pump circulation path and the tank circulation path and performs heat exchange between a heat pump heat medium that circulates in the heat pump circulation path and hot water that circulates in the tank circulation path. When,
Heating heat that is provided in the middle of the heat pump circulation path and the heating circulation path, and exchanges heat between the heat pump heat medium that circulates in the heat pump circulation path and the heating heat medium that circulates in the heating circulation path. An exchanger,
The heating heat exchanger is heated by the heating heat exchanger with the heating heat exchanger by operating the heating circulation pump with the tank circulation pump being stopped while maintaining the heat pump in an operating state based on a predetermined condition. By switching the heating on state and operating the tank circulation pump with the heating circulation pump in a stopped state, the hot water supply heat exchanger switches between the heating off state in which heat is radiated from the heat pump heat medium to the hot water, and heating by the heating terminal It is related with the heat pump heat source system provided with the heating control part which performs the 1st heating operation which performs.

And the heat pump heat source system of this invention is
A heating execution prediction unit that predicts whether or not the first heating operation is executed within a predetermined time; and
When the first heating operation is predicted to be executed within a predetermined time by the heating execution prediction unit, heat can be radiated from the heat pump heat medium in the hot water heat exchanger to the hot water in the heating off state. When the heating priority temperature is set to the boiling temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank and the heating execution prediction unit is not predicted to execute the first heating operation within the predetermined time, the set hot water supply temperature A boiling temperature setting unit for setting the above hot water supply priority temperature to the boiling temperature,
A tank controller that performs a boiling operation for heating the hot water in the hot water storage tank to the boiling temperature by operating the tank circulation pump and the heat pump when the hot water storage tank is in a hot water condition; It is provided (first invention).

  According to the first aspect, the heating execution prediction unit predicts whether or not the first heating operation is executed within a predetermined time. When the first heating operation is predicted to be executed within a predetermined time, the boiling temperature setting unit sets the boiling temperature of the hot water storage tank to the hot water supply heat exchanger in the heating off state. The heating priority temperature at which heat can be radiated from the heat pump heat medium to hot water is set, and the hot water in the hot water storage tank is heated below the heating priority temperature by the tank control unit.

  Therefore, when the first heating operation is started within the predetermined time, heat can be radiated from the heat pump heat medium to the hot water in the hot water heat exchanger in the heating off state, and thereby the heat pump is overheated. The heat pump can be maintained in an operating state while preventing the state from being reached. In this case, the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water storage tank to the hot water supply pipe may be lower than the set hot water supply temperature. However, the hot water supply auxiliary heat source unit operates the hot water at the set hot water supply temperature to the hot water supply pipe. Can be supplied from.

  On the other hand, when the heating execution prediction unit predicts that the first heating operation is not executed within a predetermined time, the boiling temperature setting unit sets the boiling temperature of the hot water storage tank to be equal to or higher than the set hot water supply temperature. And the hot water in the hot water storage tank is heated to the heating priority temperature by the tank control unit. Therefore, the hot water at the set hot water temperature can be supplied from the hot water supply pipe by the hot water in the hot water storage tank efficiently heated by the heat pump without operating the hot water supply auxiliary heat source device.

In the first invention,
A heating history holding unit for holding heating history data indicating an execution history of the first heating operation by the heating control unit;
The heating execution prediction unit predicts whether or not the first heating operation is executed within the predetermined time based on the heating history data (second invention).

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the past use record of the first heating operation by the user can be recognized from the heating history data, the first heating operation is executed within the predetermined time based on the use record. It can be predicted whether or not.

In the first invention or the second invention,
It has an outside temperature sensor that detects the outside temperature,
The heating execution prediction unit predicts that the first heating operation is not executed within the predetermined time when the temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor is higher than a predetermined low temperature determination temperature (third) invention).

  According to the third invention, when the temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor is higher than the low temperature determination temperature (summer season, etc.), it can be predicted that the heating operation will not be executed within the predetermined time.

In any one of the first to third inventions,
A heating auxiliary heat source device that is provided in the middle of the heating circuit and heats a heating heat medium circulating in the heating circuit;
A heat pump bypass that bypasses the heating heat exchanger and communicates with the heating circuit;
A heating heating medium in the heating circulation path; a first heating circulation state in which the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path is prohibited from flowing to the heat pump bypass path and circulated through the heating heat exchanger; and the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path A heating circulation path switching unit that switches between a second heating circulation state in which circulation to the heating heat exchanger is prohibited and circulated via the heat pump bypass path,
The heating control unit
When the boiling operation is not executed, the first heating operation is executed as the first heating circulation state,
When the heating operation is being performed, the heating heating medium that is in the second heating circulation state, operates the heating circulation pump, and is supplied from the heating auxiliary heat source unit to the heating terminal by the heating auxiliary heat source unit The second heating operation for radiating heat from the heating terminal is performed by heating the heater (fourth invention).

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the heating operation is being performed, the heating control unit performs the second heating operation as the second heating circulation state, whereby the hot water supply heat exchange by the heat pump is performed. Heating with hot water is performed with priority, enabling efficient hot water supply, and heating with the heating terminal can also be performed by heating with the heating auxiliary heat source.

In any one of the first to third inventions,
A heating auxiliary heat source device that is provided in the middle of the heating circuit and heats a heating heat medium circulating in the heating circuit;
A heat pump bypass that bypasses the heating heat exchanger and communicates with the heating circuit;
A heating heating medium in the heating circulation path; a first heating circulation state in which the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path is prohibited from flowing to the heat pump bypass path and circulated through the heating heat exchanger; and the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path A heating circulation path switching unit that switches between a second heating circulation state in which circulation to the heating heat exchanger is prohibited and circulated via the heat pump bypass path,
The heating control unit
When the hot water below the heating priority temperature in the hot water storage tank is greater than a predetermined determination amount, the first heating operation is executed as the first heating circulation state,
When hot water below the heating priority temperature in the hot water storage tank is below the determination amount, the heating circulation pump is operated as the second heating circulation state, and is circulated in the heating circulation path by the heating auxiliary heat source device. A second heating operation for performing heating by the heating terminal is performed by heating a heating heat medium (fifth invention).

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the hot-pump heat medium in the heating heat exchanger in the hot water storage tank in which the hot water below the heating priority temperature is equal to or less than the determination amount and the heating heating is off in the first heating operation. When there is no room for heat absorption from the hot water into the hot water storage tank, the heating control unit executes the second heating operation as the second heating operation state. Thereby, the heat radiation from the heating terminal can be continued.

The block diagram of a heat pump heat source system. The 1st flowchart of the heating operation of a floor heating panel. The 2nd flowchart of the heating operation of a floor heating panel. Explanatory drawing of the setting table of the on-off duty in the heating operation of a floor heating panel.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Referring to FIG. 1, the heat pump heat source system of the present embodiment includes a hot water storage unit 10, a heat pump unit 50, a gas heat source unit 80, and a controller 150 that controls the overall operation of the heat pump heat source system.

  The hot water storage unit 10 includes a hot water storage tank 11, a water supply pipe 12, a hot water supply pipe 13, and the like. The hot water storage tank 11 retains hot water therein and stores tank temperature sensors 14 to 17 at substantially equal intervals in the height direction. A drain valve 18 is provided at the bottom of the hot water storage tank 11 and is opened by an operator's manual operation.

  One end of the water supply pipe 12 is connected to a water supply (not shown) through the water supply port 30, and the other end is connected to the lower part of the hot water storage tank 11 to supply water to the lower part of the hot water storage tank 11. The water supply pipe 12 is provided with a pressure reducing valve 19 for preventing the internal pressure of the hot water storage tank 11 from becoming excessive and a check valve 20 for preventing the hot water from flowing out of the hot water storage tank 11 into the water supply pipe 12. ing.

  The water supply pipe 12 communicates with the hot water supply pipe 13 via the tank mixing valve 21, and the hot water supplied from the hot water storage tank 11 to the hot water supply pipe 13 and the hot water supply pipe 12 are supplied to the hot water supply pipe by the tank mixing valve 21. The mixing ratio with water is changed. The water supply pipe 12 includes a water temperature sensor 22 that detects the temperature of the water in the water supply pipe 12, a water flow sensor 23 that detects the flow rate of the water flowing through the water supply pipe 12, and a hot water supply pipe 13 to the water supply pipe 12. A check valve 24 for preventing the outflow of hot water is provided.

  One end of the hot water supply pipe 13 is connected to the hot water supply port 31, and the other end is connected to the upper part of the hot water storage tank 11. Hot water stored in the upper part of the hot water storage tank 11 is supplied to a hot water tap (not shown) (kitchen, washroom, bathroom currant, shower, etc.) via a hot water outlet 31. A hot water pipe 13 circulates through the hot water pipe 13, a check valve 25 that prevents hot water from flowing into the hot water storage tank 11 from the hot water pipe 13, a hot water temperature sensor 26 that detects the temperature of hot water in the hot water pipe 13, and the hot water pipe 13. A hot water flow rate sensor 27 for detecting the flow rate of hot water is provided.

  Further, the hot water supply pipe 13 is provided with a bypass pipe 33 (bypass outlet pipe 33a and bypass return pipe 33b) connected to the gas heat source unit 80 on the downstream side of the connecting portion with the branch pipe of the water supply pipe 12. ing. A hot water temperature sensor 28 is provided between the connection portion of the hot water supply pipe 13 with the bypass outlet pipe 33 a and the tank mixing valve 21, and between the connection portion of the hot water supply pipe 13 with the bypass return pipe 33 b and the hot water supply port 31, A mixed hot water temperature sensor 32 is provided.

  Further, a bypass control valve 29 for adjusting the flow rate of the hot water supplied to the bypass forward pipe 33a is provided between the connection part of the hot water supply pipe 13 to the bypass forward pipe 33a and the connection part of the bypass return pipe 33b. ing. The heating circuit 40 connected to the heat pump unit 50 and the gas heat source unit 80 is heated by the heating heat pump return temperature sensor 45 that detects the temperature of the hot water returning from the heating circuit 40 to the heat pump unit 50 and the heat pump unit 50. A heating heat pump forward temperature sensor 46 that detects the temperature of hot water discharged to the heating circuit 40, a heat pump bypass circuit 42 that bypasses the heat pump unit 50, and a downstream portion of the connection part on the downstream side of the heating circuit 40 are provided. In addition, a heating and mixing temperature sensor 47 that detects the temperature of the hot water in which the hot water from the heating circuit 40 and the hot water from the heat pump bypass 42 are mixed is provided.

  Furthermore, a heating side mixing valve 48 (including the function of the heating circulation path switching unit of the present invention) is provided for adjusting the ratio of hot water flowing to the heating circulation path 40 side and hot water flowing to the heat pump bypass path 42 side. ing. The tank circulation path 41 connected to the heat pump unit 50 is provided with a tank lower temperature sensor 34 that detects the temperature of hot water supplied from the hot water storage tank 11 to the tank circulation path 41.

  Detection signals from the sensors provided in the hot water storage unit 10 are input to the controller 150. The operation of the tank mixing valve 21, the bypass control valve 29, and the heating side mixing valve 48 is controlled by a control signal output from the controller 150.

  Next, the heat pump unit 50 circulates and heats hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 via the tank circulation path 41 and heats hot water flowing in the heating circulation path 40 (corresponding to the heating heat medium of the present invention). It is for heating. The heat pump unit 50 includes an evaporator 53, a compressor 54, a heat pump heat exchanger 55 (including functions of a condenser, a hot water supply heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger according to the present invention) connected to the heat pump circuit 52, and expansion. A heat pump 51 constituted by a valve 56 is provided.

  The evaporator 53 is the air supplied by the rotation of the fan 60 and a heat medium that circulates in the heat pump circuit 52 (corresponding to the heat pump heat medium of the present invention, such as alternative fluorocarbons such as hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), carbon dioxide). Exchange heat with The compressor 54 compresses the heat medium discharged from the evaporator 53 to high pressure and high temperature, and sends it to the heat pump heat exchanger 55. The expansion valve 56 releases the pressure of the heat medium pressurized by the compressor 54.

  The defrost valve 61 is provided so as to bypass the expansion valve 56, and defrosts the evaporator 53 with a heat medium sent from the compressor 54. Heat medium temperature sensors 62, 63 for detecting the temperature of the heat medium circulating in the heat pump circuit 52 are provided upstream and downstream of the expansion valve 56 of the heat pump circuit 52 and upstream and downstream of the compressor 54. 64 and 65 are provided, respectively. Further, the evaporator 53 is provided with an outside air temperature sensor 67 for detecting the temperature of the air sucked into the evaporator 53 (outside air temperature).

  The heat pump heat exchanger 55 is connected to the tank circulation path 41, and circulates in the tank circulation path 41 by heat exchange between the heat medium that has been increased in pressure and temperature by the compressor 54 and hot water flowing in the tank circulation path 41. Heat the hot water. The tank circulation path 41 is provided with a tank circulation pump 66 for circulating hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 through the tank circulation path 41.

  Hot water stored in the lower part of the hot water storage tank 11 is guided to the tank circulation path 41 by the tank circulation pump 66, heated by the heat pump heat exchanger 55, and returned to the upper part of the hot water storage tank 11. Note that hot water temperature sensors 68 and 69 for detecting the temperature of hot water flowing in the tank circulation path 41 are provided on the upstream side and the downstream side of the heat pump heat exchanger 55 in the tank circulation path 41. The heat pump heat exchanger 55 is provided with an ambient temperature sensor 57 that detects the ambient temperature inside the heat pump heat exchanger 55.

  The heat pump heat exchanger 55 is connected to the heating circuit 40 and exchanges heat between the heat medium that has been increased in pressure and temperature by the compressor 54 and the hot water that flows through the heating circuit 40. Heat the hot water flowing through.

  Detection signals from the sensors provided in the heat pump unit 50 are input to the controller 150. Further, the operation of the compressor 54, the tank circulation pump 66, and the fan 60 is controlled by a control signal output from the controller 150.

  Next, the gas heat source unit 80 heats the hot water supplied from the bypass pipe 33 and the hot water flowing through the heating circuit 40 and is heated by the first burner 71 and the first burner 71 for hot water supply. Hot water supply auxiliary heat source device 70 having a first heat exchanger 72, a heating / reheating second burner 76, and a heating auxiliary heat source device 75 having a second heat exchanger 77 heated by the second burner 76, water supply A pipe 85, a hot water supply pipe 86, a reheating heat exchanger 87, and the like are provided.

  The first burner 71 and the second burner 76 are supplied with fuel gas from a gas supply pipe (not shown) and supplied with combustion air by a combustion fan (not shown). The controller 150 controls the combustion amount of the first burner 71 and the second burner 76 by adjusting the flow rates of the fuel gas and the combustion air supplied to the first burner 71 and the second burner 76.

  The first heat exchanger 72 communicates with the water supply pipe 85 and the hot water supply pipe 86, and heats the water supplied from the water supply pipe 85 by the combustion heat of the first burner 71 to discharge the hot water to the hot water supply pipe 86. One end of the water supply pipe 85 is connected to the hot water storage unit 10 bypass forward pipe 33a, and water is supplied via the bypass forward pipe 33a. One end of the hot water supply pipe 86 is connected to the bypass return pipe 33b of the hot water storage unit 10, and supplies hot water from the hot water supply port 31 via the bypass return pipe 33b.

  The water supply pipe 85 is provided with a water stop valve 93 and a water amount sensor 88 in order from the upstream side. The water supply pipe 85 and the hot water supply pipe 86 communicate with each other by a bypass pipe 89, and the bypass pipe 89 is provided with a water amount adjustment valve 90 for adjusting the opening degree of the bypass pipe 89. On the downstream side of the first heat exchanger 72 of the hot water supply pipe 86 and the downstream side of the connection portion with the bypass pipe 89, hot water supply temperature sensors 91 and 92 for detecting the temperature of hot water flowing through the hot water supply pipe 86 are respectively provided. Is provided.

  With this configuration, when the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water storage tank 11 to the hot water supply pipe 13 is lower than the set hot water supply temperature (hot water outage), the water supplied to the water supply pipe 85 via the bypass forward pipe 33a is the first. 1 Heated by the heat exchanger 72 to become hot water, mixed with water from the bypass pipe 89, and supplied from the hot water inlet 31 through the hot water supply pipe 86 and the bypass return pipe 33b.

  It should be noted that the hot water supply auxiliary heat source device 70 and the water amount adjustment valve 90 are opened so that hot water at the set hot water supply temperature is supplied from the hot water supply port 31 by the hot water supply auxiliary heat source device 70, the bypass pipe 89, and the water amount adjustment valve 90. The configuration for adjusting the degree corresponds to the hot water supply auxiliary heat source machine of the present invention.

  The hot water supply pipe 86 communicates with the bath circulation path 102 connected to the bathtub 101 through the hot water filled pipe 100. The hot water filling pipe 100 is provided with a hot water filling valve 103 that opens and closes the hot water filling pipe 100 and a check valve 104 that prevents inflow of hot water from the bath circulation path 102 to the hot water supply pipe 86. By opening the hot water filling valve 103, hot water can be supplied from the hot water supply pipe 86 to the bathtub 101 via the hot water filling pipe 100 and the bath circulation path 102.

  The bath circulation path 102 is provided with a bath circulation pump 105 that circulates hot water in the bathtub 101 through the bath circulation path 102 and a reheating heat exchanger 87. The follow-up heat exchanger 87 is connected to the heating circuit 40 via a follow-up outgoing pipe 107 and a follow-up return pipe 108. A tracking valve 109 for opening and closing the tracking pipe 107 is provided in the tracking pipe 107.

  The controller 150 operates the bath circulation pump 105 and opens the reheating valve 109 in a state where hot water in the bathtub 101 is circulated through the bath circulation path 102 and operates a heating circulation pump 111 described later. Then, hot water in the bathtub 101 is reclaimed by circulatingly supplying hot water from the heating circulation path 40 to the reheating heat exchanger 87 via the retrace forward pipe 107 and the retrace return pipe 108.

  The second heat exchanger 77 is provided in the middle of the heating circuit 40 and heats the hot water flowing through the heating circuit 40 by the combustion heat of the second burner 76. In addition to the second heat exchanger 77, the heating circuit 40 supplies heat from the hot water to the floor heater 200 (corresponding to the heating terminal of the present invention) and the hot air heater 210.

  The heating circuit 40 is provided with the heat pump heat exchanger 55 and the second heat exchanger 77 of the heating auxiliary heat source unit 75, a systern 110, and a heating circulation pump 111. The heating circulation path 40 is branched into a low temperature heating path 112 and a high temperature heating path 130 at a location between the heating circulation pump 111 and the second heat exchanger 77.

  A hot air heater 210 is connected to the high-temperature heating path 130, and a floor heater 200 is connected to the low-temperature heating path 112. The high temperature heating path 130 and the low temperature heating path 112 merge on the downstream side of the hot air heater 210 and the floor heater 200. A heating bypass path 113 that branches from the high temperature heating path 130 and communicates with the systern 110 is provided at a location between the connection portion of the high temperature heating path 130 and the hot air heater 210 and the second heat exchanger 77. Is provided with a heating bypass adjusting valve 114 for adjusting the opening degree of the heating bypass passage 113.

  A return hot water temperature sensor 115 for detecting the temperature of the hot water sent from the heating circulation pump 111 is provided near the outlet of the heating circulation pump 111 in the heating circulation path 40. In addition, in the vicinity of the outlet of the second heat exchanger 77 in the heating circuit 40, an outgoing hot water temperature sensor 116 that detects the temperature of the hot water sent from the second heat exchanger 77 is provided.

  The low-temperature heating path 112 is connected to the floor heater 200 via the thermal valve 120, and the supply and stop of hot water from the low-temperature heating path 112 to the floor heater 200 is switched by opening and closing the thermal valve 120. . In addition, the supply and stop of hot water from the high temperature heating path 130 to the hot air heater 210 is performed by opening and closing a thermal valve 211 provided in the hot air heater 210. A room temperature sensor 202 that detects the temperature of the room in which the floor heater 200 is installed is connected to the floor heating remote controller 201 for operating the floor heater 200.

  The floor heating remote controller 201 and the controller 150 are communicably connected, and the target heating temperature data set by the floor heating remote controller 201 and the temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 202 are transmitted to the controller 150.

  The controller 150 is an electronic circuit unit configured by a CPU, a memory, and the like (not shown). By executing a control program for the heat pump heat source system held in the memory by the CPU, an on / off duty determination unit 151, a heating control unit 152, heating history holding unit 153, heating execution prediction unit 154, boiling temperature setting unit 155, and tank control unit 156.

  The heat source remote controller 160 is communicably connected to the controller 150. The heat source remote controller 160 is provided with a display 161 that displays the operating state of the heat pump heat source system, the operating condition setting state, and the like, and an operation unit 162 that sets the operating condition of the heat pump heat source system.

  A user of the heat pump heat source system operates the operation unit 162 of the heat source remote controller 160 to instruct boiling of hot water in the hot water storage tank 11, hot water supply temperature from the hot water supply port 31 (set hot water supply temperature), and hot water supply to the bathtub 101. Temperature (set hot water temperature) and the like can be set.

  The on / off duty determining unit 151 performs the on / off shown in FIG. 4 according to the difference between the set heating temperature set by the floor heating remote controller 201 and the detected temperature of the room temperature sensor 202 during the heating operation of the floor heater 200. In accordance with the duty setting table, in one control cycle (20 minutes), the heating circulation pump 111 is operated to supply hot water of the floor heater 200 (on period), and the heating circulation pump 111 is stopped to stop the floor heater 200. The on / off duty, which is the ratio of the period during which hot water supply to the vehicle is stopped (off period), is switched to 9 stages from 1st to 9th.

  The heating control unit 152 performs a heating operation (a first heating operation and a second heating operation described later) of the floor heater 200. The heating history holding unit 153 holds heating history data indicating the past execution history of the heating operation of the floor heater 200. The boiling temperature setting unit 155 determines the boiling temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11. The heating execution prediction unit 154 predicts whether or not the heating operation of the floor heater 200 is executed within a predetermined time based on the past operation history of the floor heater 200, the detected temperature of the outside air temperature sensor 67, and the like. . The tank control unit 156 heats the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 to the boiling temperature set by the boiling temperature setting unit 155.

  The detection signal of each sensor provided in the gas heat source unit 80 is input to the controller 150. Further, according to the control signal output from the controller 150, the first burner 71, the second burner 76, the water amount adjustment valve 90, the water stop valve 93, the hot water filling valve 103, the bath circulation pump 105, the reheating valve 109, the heating circulation pump 111, heating bypass control valve 114, and thermal valve 120 are controlled.

  Next, the execution process of the heating operation (floor heating operation) of the floor heater 200 by the controller 150 will be described according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  STEP 1 in FIG. 2 is processing by the heating execution prediction unit 154. The heating execution predicting unit 154 executes the STEP1 based on the past heating operation history data of the floor heater 200 held by the heating history holding unit 153 (for example, the past one week heating operation history data). Whether or not the heating operation is executed within a predetermined time (for example, 12 hours).

  Specifically, for example, from the history of the heating operation, the actual performance of the heating operation in a time zone within a predetermined time from the execution of STEP 1 in the past seven days (the number of days the floor heating operation was executed in this time zone) / 7 × 100%) is equal to or greater than a predetermined criterion (for example, 80%), the heating execution prediction unit 154 predicts that the floor heating operation will be executed within a predetermined time. On the other hand, when the performance of the heating operation is less than the criterion, the heating execution prediction unit 154 predicts that the floor heating operation is not executed within a predetermined time.

  In addition, the prediction of whether or not the floor heating operation is performed within a predetermined time by the heating execution prediction unit 154 is based on the temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 67, weather information, etc. in addition to the case of the past floor heating operation history. You may judge based on.

  When the detected temperature of the outside air temperature sensor 67 is used, the heating execution prediction unit 154 performs the floor heating operation within a predetermined time when the detected temperature of the outside air temperature sensor 67 is equal to or lower than a predetermined low temperature determination temperature (for example, 10 ° C.). Is predicted to be executed. In addition, the heating execution prediction unit 154 predicts that the floor heating operation is not executed within a predetermined time when the temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 67 is higher than the low temperature determination temperature (summer season, etc.).

  In this case, the processing of STEP1 may be omitted, and it may be determined whether or not the detected temperature of the outside air temperature sensor 67 is equal to or lower than the low temperature determination temperature in STEP2. In addition, you may acquire the information of outside temperature from the weather information acquired by communication instead of the detection temperature of the outside temperature sensor 67. FIG.

  The next STEP 2 to STEP 3 and STEP 20 are processes by the boiling temperature setting unit 155. The boiling temperature setting unit 155 determines whether or not execution of the floor heating operation within a predetermined time is predicted by the heating execution prediction unit 154 in STEP2.

  When execution of the floor heating operation within a predetermined time is predicted, the process proceeds to STEP 3 and the boiling temperature setting unit 155 sets the boiling temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 to 45 ° C. (hot water supply heat of the present invention). It corresponds to the heating priority temperature at which heat can be radiated from the heat pump heat medium to the hot water in the exchanger).

  The temperature of 45 ° C. is determined from the heat medium in the heat pump circuit 52 in the heat pump heat exchanger 55 during the heating operation when the temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 becomes 55 ° C. or less when the floor heating operation is finished. The heat radiation to the hot water in the tank circulation path 41 is set to be maintained.

  On the other hand, when the execution of the floor heating operation within the predetermined time is not predicted, the process branches to STEP 20, and the boiling temperature setting unit 155 sets the hot water supply temperature (the set hot water temperature or the set hot water temperature) set by the heat source remote controller 160. ) Is set according to Table 1 below (corresponding to the hot water priority temperature of the present invention).

  The tank control unit 156 activates the tank circulation pump 66 and activates the heat pump 51 to heat up the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 to the temperature when the hot water storage tank 11 becomes hot. In addition, when the remaining amount of hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 equal to or higher than the hot water determination temperature (for example, the boiling temperature of −5 ° C.) becomes equal to or less than a predetermined hot water determination amount, the hot water storage tank 11 enters the hot water state. It is judged that there is. Specifically, (1) the operation of the hot water supply auxiliary heat source unit 70, (2) the temperature detected by the tank temperature sensor 17 is lowered to a hot water out determination temperature, or (3) the temperature detected by the hot water temperature sensor 26 is a hot water out determination temperature. Judgment is based on the decrease to the following.

  The following STEP 4 and subsequent steps are processing of the first heating operation by the heating control unit 152. When the heating control unit 152 recognizes an instruction to start the floor heating operation from the floor heating remote controller 201 in STEP 4, it proceeds to STEP 5 and activates the heat pump 51. In STEP 6, the heating control unit 152 prohibits the circulation of hot water to the heat pump bypass passage 42 by the heating-side mixing valve 48, and hot water circulates in the heating circulation passage 40 via the heat pump heat exchanger 55. The first heating circulation state is set.

  Here, as described above, the on / off duty determination unit 151, when the floor heating operation is performed, the difference between the floor heating set temperature and the temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 202 (corresponding to the predetermined condition of the present invention). The on / off duty is switched in 9 stages from 1st to 9th. In addition, the ON period of the ON / OFF duty in the first heating operation corresponds to the heating ON state of the present invention, and the OFF period corresponds to the heating OFF state of the present invention.

  STEP7 to STEP11 are processes in the on period. The controller 150 operates the heating circulation pump 111 in STEP 7 to the heating circulation path 40 and the low temperature heating path 112 and the heating bypass path 113 (hereinafter referred to as the heating circulation path 40) branched from the heating circulation path 40. Circulate hot water. Thereby, the hot water circulating in the heating circuit 40 and the like is heated by the heat pump heat exchanger 55.

  In STEP 8, the controller 150 stops the tank circulation pump 66 and prohibits the heating of the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11. In subsequent STEP 9, the controller 150 determines whether or not the floor heating remote controller 201 has issued an instruction to stop floor heating. When an instruction to stop floor heating is given, the process branches to STEP 30, the heat pump 51 is stopped, the heating circulation pump 111 is stopped at the next STEP 31, and the floor heating operation (first heating operation) is terminated. Return to.

  On the other hand, if the floor heating stop instruction has not been issued, the process proceeds to STEP 10, where it is determined whether or not the tank controller 156 has requested heat storage in the hot water storage tank 11. And when the heat storage request | requirement is made, it branches to STEP40, and the heating control part 152 performs "hot water supply priority control."

  Note that the heat storage request by the tank control unit 156 is that the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 is heated to a high temperature (for example, 60 to 65 ° C.) when the hot water storage tank 11 has run out and as a countermeasure against sterilization of Legionella bacteria. Made when boiling.

  In the “hot water supply priority control”, the controller 150 causes the heating-side mixing valve 48 to be in a second heating circulation state that bypasses the heat pump heat exchanger 55 (the flow of hot water from the floor heater 200 to the heat pump heat exchanger 55 is prohibited. Then, as the hot water circulates in the heating circuit 40 via the heat pump bypass 42), the second burner 76 is combusted and the second heat exchanger 77 circulates the heating circuit 40, etc. The 2nd heating operation which heats is performed. In addition, the tank control unit 156 operates the tank circulation pump 66 to perform a boiling operation in which the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 is boiled and heated to a temperature by the heat pump 51.

  In the next STEP 11, the heating control unit 152 determines whether or not it is an off period (whether or not the on / off duty determination unit 151 has switched from the on period to the off period), and when it is not the off period, returns to STEP 7. On the other hand, when it is an off period, it progresses to STEP12 of FIG. STEP 12 to STEP 18 in FIG. 3 are processes in the off period.

  The controller 150 stops the heating circulation pump 111 in STEP 12 and stops the circulation of the hot water in the heating circulation path 40 and the like. Thereby, the heat radiation from the floor heater 200 is reduced. In subsequent STEP 13, the controller 150 operates the tank circulation pump 66.

  By operating the tank circulation pump 66, in the heat pump heat exchanger 55, the heat radiation from the heat medium flowing in the heat pump circulation path 52 can be absorbed by the hot water flowing in the tank circulation path 41. Therefore, the heat pump 51 can be maintained in the operating state to reduce the number of times the heat pump is turned on / off, and thereby the efficiency of the heat pump 51 can be prevented from being lowered.

  In subsequent STEP 14, the heating control unit 152 maintains the heating amount of the heat pump 51 at the heating amount at the time when the heating circulation pump 111 is stopped in STEP 12 (the switching time from the previous ON period to the OFF period). In the next STEP 15, the heating control unit 152 adjusts the rotation speed of the tank circulation pump 66 so that the temperature of the hot water returning to the hot water storage tank 11 detected by the hot water temperature sensor 69 becomes the boiling temperature. The flow rate of hot water in the tank circulation path 41 is controlled. Thereby, the temperature of the hot water stored in the upper part in the hot water storage tank 11 can be kept at the boiling temperature.

  In subsequent STEP 16, the controller 150 determines whether or not a floor heating stop instruction has been given by the floor heating remote controller 201. When an instruction to stop floor heating is given, the process branches to STEP 50, the heat pump 51 is stopped, the tank circulation pump 66 is stopped at the next STEP 51, the floor heating operation is terminated, and the process returns to STEP 1 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the floor heating stop instruction has not been issued, the process proceeds to STEP 17 where it is determined whether or not the tank controller 156 has requested the heat storage of the hot water storage tank 11. And when the heat storage request | requirement is made, it branches to STEP60 and the heating control part 152 performs "hot-water supply priority control" similarly to STEP40 mentioned above.

  On the other hand, when the heat storage request is not made, the process proceeds to STEP 18 where the heating control unit 152 determines whether or not it is an on period (whether or not the on / off duty determination unit 151 has switched from the off period to the on period). When it is not the period, the process returns to STEP12. On the other hand, when it is the ON period, the process proceeds to STEP 7 in FIG.

  In the process of FIGS. 2 to 3, since the heat pump 51 is in an operating state by operating the tank circulation pump 66 even in the OFF period of STEP 12 to STEP 18 in FIG. 3, the heat pump 51 is operated during the floor heating operation. It can be maintained in an operating state. As a result, the amount of heat released from the floor heater 200 can be stably controlled by switching the on / off duty while increasing the efficiency of the heat pump 51 during the floor heating operation.

  In this embodiment, the heat pump heat exchanger 55 in which the heat pump circuit 52 of the heat pump 51, the tank circuit 41, and the heating circuit 40 are connected as the heating heat exchanger and hot water supply heat exchanger of the present invention. The heat exchanger connected to the heat pump circuit 52 and the tank circuit 41 (the heating heat exchanger of the present invention), and the heat exchanger connected to the heat pump circuit 52 and the heating circuit 40 (this The heat dissipation heat exchanger of the invention may be provided separately.

  Further, in this embodiment, when there is a heat storage request from the tank control unit 156 in STEP 10 of FIG. 2 or STEP 17 of FIG. 3, “hot water supply priority control” is performed and the heating auxiliary heat source device 75 performs heating inside the heating circuit 40. Although the 2nd heating operation which heats the warm water which circulates was performed, even if it is a case where "hot water supply priority control" is not performed, the effect of the present invention can be acquired.

  In the present embodiment, in STEP 13 of FIG. 3, the heat amount of the heat pump 51 during the off period is maintained at the amount of heat at the time when the heat pump 51 is switched from the on period to the off period. Even if it is not performed, the effect of the present invention can be obtained.

  Further, in this embodiment, in STEP 14 of FIG. 3, the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the tank circulation path 41 during the off period is controlled so that the temperature of the hot water returning to the hot water storage tank 11 becomes the boiling temperature. Even if this control is not performed, the effect of the present invention can be obtained.

  Further, in this embodiment, when there is a heat storage request from the tank control unit 156 in STEP 10 in FIG. 2 and STEP 17 in FIG. 3, the first heating operation is switched to the second heating operation by “hot water supply priority control”. However, the hot water in the hot water storage tank 11 below the heating priority temperature falls below a predetermined determination amount and the tank circulation path 41 from the heat medium of the heat pump 51 in the heat pump heat exchanger 55 in the heating off state in the first heating operation. Even when heat dissipation to the hot water becomes impossible or insufficient, the first heating operation may be switched to the second heating operation to prevent the heat pump 51 from overheating.

  In the second heating operation, the heat radiation amount of the floor heater 200 may be controlled by duty control that turns on (activates) / off (stops) the heating auxiliary heat source device 75 and the heating circulation pump 111.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the floor heater 200 was demonstrated to the example as a heating terminal of this invention, it is also possible to apply this invention by making the warm air heater 210 into the heating terminal of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Heat pump heat source system, 10 ... Hot water storage unit, 11 ... Hot water storage tank, 40 ... Heating circulation path, 41 ... Tank circulation path, 42 ... Heat pump bypass path, 48 ... Heating side mixing valve (heating circulation path switching part), 50 ... Heat pump unit 51 ... Heat pump 52 ... Heat pump circuit 55 ... Heat pump heat exchanger (hot water heat exchanger, heating heat exchanger), 70 ... Hot water supply auxiliary heat source machine, 75 ... Heating auxiliary heat source machine, 80 ... Gas heat source unit , 150 ... Controller, 151 ... On / off duty determination unit, 152 ... Heating control unit, 153 ... Heating history holding unit, 154 ... Heating execution prediction unit, 155 ... Boiling temperature setting unit, 156 ... Tank control unit, 200 ... Floor heating Machine.

Claims (5)

A hot water storage tank in which a water supply pipe is connected to the lower part and a hot water supply pipe is connected to the upper part to store water supplied from the water supply pipe,
A tank circulation path connecting the lower and upper parts of the hot water storage tank;
A tank circulation pump for circulating water stored in the lower part of the hot water storage tank to the upper part of the hot water storage tank through the tank circulation path;
When hot water having a temperature lower than a predetermined set hot water temperature is supplied from the hot water storage tank to the hot water pipe, the hot water flowing from the hot water pipe is heated to the set hot water temperature. And a hot water supply auxiliary heat source machine for discharging the hot water pipe,
A heating circuit to which a heating terminal is connected;
A heating circulation pump for circulating a heating heat medium in the heating circulation path;
A heat pump having a heat pump circuit, and heating a heat pump heat medium circulating in the heat pump circuit;
A hot water supply heat exchanger that is provided in the middle of the heat pump circulation path and the tank circulation path and performs heat exchange between a heat pump heat medium that circulates in the heat pump circulation path and hot water that circulates in the tank circulation path. When,
Heating heat that is provided in the middle of the heat pump circulation path and the heating circulation path, and exchanges heat between the heat pump heat medium that circulates in the heat pump circulation path and the heating heat medium that circulates in the heating circulation path. An exchanger,
The heating heat exchanger is heated by the heating heat exchanger with the heating heat exchanger by operating the heating circulation pump with the tank circulation pump being stopped while maintaining the heat pump in an operating state based on a predetermined condition. By switching the heating on state and operating the tank circulation pump with the heating circulation pump in a stopped state, the hot water supply heat exchanger switches between the heating off state in which heat is radiated from the heat pump heat medium to the hot water, and heating by the heating terminal A heat pump heat source system including a heating control unit for performing a first heating operation for performing
A heating execution prediction unit that predicts whether or not the first heating operation is executed within a predetermined time; and
When the first heating operation is predicted to be executed within a predetermined time by the heating execution prediction unit, heat can be radiated from the heat pump heat medium in the hot water heat exchanger to the hot water in the heating off state. When the heating priority temperature is set to the boiling temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank and the heating execution prediction unit is not predicted to execute the first heating operation within the predetermined time, the set hot water supply temperature A boiling temperature setting unit for setting the above hot water supply priority temperature to the boiling temperature,
A tank controller that performs a boiling operation for heating the hot water in the hot water storage tank to the boiling temperature by operating the tank circulation pump and the heat pump when the hot water storage tank is in a hot water condition; A heat pump heat source system comprising: The heat pump heat source system according to claim 1,
A heating history holding unit for holding heating history data indicating an execution history of the first heating operation by the heating control unit;
The heating execution prediction unit predicts whether or not the first heating operation is executed within the predetermined time based on the heating history data. In the heat pump heat source system according to claim 1 or 2,
It has an outside temperature sensor that detects the outside temperature,
The heating execution prediction unit predicts that the first heating operation is not executed within the predetermined time when the temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor is higher than a predetermined low temperature determination temperature. . In the heat pump heat source system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A heating auxiliary heat source device that is provided in the middle of the heating circuit and heats a heating heat medium circulating in the heating circuit;
A heat pump bypass that bypasses the heating heat exchanger and communicates with the heating circuit;
A heating heating medium in the heating circulation path; a first heating circulation state in which the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path is prohibited from flowing to the heat pump bypass path and circulated through the heating heat exchanger; and the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path A heating circulation path switching unit that switches between a second heating circulation state in which circulation to the heating heat exchanger is prohibited and circulated via the heat pump bypass path,
The heating control unit
When the boiling operation is not executed, the first heating operation is executed as the first heating circulation state,
When the boiling operation is being performed, the heating circulation pump is operated as the second heating circulation state, and the heating heat medium flowing through the heating circulation path is heated by the heating auxiliary heat source unit, thereby A heat pump heat source system, wherein a second heating operation for performing heating by a heating terminal is executed. In the heat pump heat source system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A heating auxiliary heat source device that is provided in the middle of the heating circuit and heats a heating heat medium circulating in the heating circuit;
A heat pump bypass that bypasses the heating heat exchanger and communicates with the heating circuit;
A heating heating medium in the heating circulation path; a first heating circulation state in which the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path is prohibited from flowing to the heat pump bypass path and circulated through the heating heat exchanger; and the heating heat medium in the heating circulation path A heating circulation path switching unit that switches between a second heating circulation state in which circulation to the heating heat exchanger is prohibited and circulated via the heat pump bypass path,
The heating control unit
When the hot water below the heating priority temperature in the hot water storage tank is greater than a predetermined determination amount, the first heating operation is executed as the first heating circulation state,
When hot water below the heating priority temperature in the hot water storage tank is below the determination amount, the heating circulation pump is operated as the second heating circulation state, and is circulated in the heating circulation path by the heating auxiliary heat source device. A heat pump heat source system, wherein a second heating operation for heating by the heating terminal is performed by heating a heating heat medium.

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