JP2019174105A - heat pump - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an air refrigerant heat pump that uses a part of CAES (Compressed Air Energy Storage) technology as a heat pump and can supply hot heat and cold by using only air and water.SOLUTION: A heat pump 2 includes: a motor 6 driven by input electric power; a first compressor 8 that is mechanically connected to the motor 6 and compresses air; a first heat exchanger 14 that exchanges heat between compressed air compressed by the first compressor 8 and water; a first hot water outlet 38 for taking out the water that is heat-exchanged in the first heat exchanger 14 and is raised in temperature; an expander 10 driven by the compressed air compressed by the first compressor 8; a power generator 12 mechanically connected to the expander 10; a second heat exchanger 18 that exchanges heat between the air expanded by expander 10 and water; and a cold water outlet 30 for taking out the water that is heat exchanged in the heat exchange 18 and is lowered in temperature.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat pump. More specifically, the present invention relates to a heat pump using air as a refrigerant.

Conventional heat pumps mainly use HFC (HydroFluoroCarbon) chlorofluorocarbon or CO ₂ as a refrigerant. Therefore, when the refrigerant leaks, CO ₂ increase in the greenhouse and the atmosphere is concerned. Therefore, a cooling and heating system using a natural refrigerant that does not adversely affect the global environment is being studied.

When the coefficient of performance (COP) of the current heat pump is compared under the heat supply conditions of 90 ° C. and 7 ° C., it is as follows.
Natural refrigerant (CO ₂ ) heat pump: COP3.0
Absorption heat pump: COP1.5
Adsorption heat pump: COP 0.6-0.7
Alternative CFC heat pump: COP4.5
Air refrigerant refrigerator: COP0.44

  There is an air refrigerant refrigerator for air, which is the ultimate natural refrigerant. However, the use of the air refrigerant refrigerator is not advantageous in terms of performance because its use is limited to freezing in an ultra-low temperature range and the COP is about 0.44.

  A technique called compressed air storage (CAES) is known as a technique for smoothing unstable power generation output that fluctuates irregularly such as renewable energy using air as a working fluid. The CAES power generation apparatus of Patent Document 1 stores compressed air discharged from a compressor when surplus generated power is generated, and reconverts it into electricity by an air turbine generator or the like when necessary.

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  The CAES power generation device of Patent Document 1 aims to smooth an unstable power generation output that fluctuates irregularly such as renewable energy, and has special suggestions for use as a heat pump using air as a refrigerant. It has not been.

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the air refrigerant | coolant heat pump which can supply warmth and cold using only air and water by utilizing a part of CAES technique as a heat pump. It is another object of the present invention to provide an air refrigerant heat pump with improved efficiency.

  The present invention provides a first motor that is driven by input power, a first compressor that is mechanically connected to the motor and compresses air, and that performs heat exchange between compressed air compressed by the first compressor and water. 1 heat exchanger, a first hot water outlet for taking out water heated by heat exchange in the first heat exchanger, an expander driven by compressed air compressed by the first compressor, and the expansion A load generator mechanically connected to the machine, a second heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the air expanded by the expander and water, and water that has been cooled and cooled by the second heat exchanger. A heat pump comprising a cold water outlet to be taken out is provided.

  The temperature of the air is raised by the compression heat of the first compressor, and heat is exchanged between the air and the water whose temperature has been raised by the first heat exchanger to raise the temperature of the water to make warm water. Can be taken out. Further, since the working fluid is air and water, it is harmless even if it leaks into the atmosphere. Further, the temperature of the air can be lowered by heat absorption during expansion in the expander, heat can be exchanged between the cooled air and water in the second heat exchanger, and the water can be cooled and taken out as cold water from the cold water outlet. Moreover, since not only hot water but also cold water can be taken out, COP can be increased and performance can be improved.

  The apparatus further comprises a first pressure accumulator that stores compressed air compressed by the first compressor, the expander is driven by compressed air supplied from the first accumulator, and the load generator is a generator The generator is preferably driven by the expander to generate power.

  Energy is stored as compressed air by the first accumulator, and compressed air is supplied to the expander when necessary to generate power by driving the generator, so that not only cooling and heating, but also smoothing of power is performed simultaneously. Is possible.

  It is preferable to further include a switching mechanism that switches a supply destination of the electric power generated by the generator to the electric motor or a demand destination.

  By providing the switching mechanism, the power supply destination can be switched as necessary. Specifically, the generator generates power by supplying the electric power to the motor and driving the first compressor when there is no power demand from the customer while normally supplying the power generated by the generator to the customer. Can be used effectively. In particular, when there is no power demand from the customer, the power is circulated within the system, so that the required supply power can be reduced from outside the system, thus increasing the coefficient of performance (COP) and improving the performance. It can be improved.

  The load generating unit is preferably the electric motor.

  By integrating the electric motor and the load generating unit, the components of the device can be reduced, and the device can be miniaturized. In particular, when the load generator is a generator, a motor generator may be used to mechanically connect the first compressor and the expander.

  It is preferable to have a heat recovery mechanism that recovers heat generated by the electric motor and the load generation unit, raises the temperature of the water by the recovered heat, and takes out the hot water from the second hot water outlet.

  It can be used to make hot water by recovering heat generated by electric loss and mechanical loss caused by electric motors.

  According to the present invention, in an air refrigerant heat pump, by using a part of the CAES technology as a heat pump, it is possible to supply hot and cold heat using only air and water. Moreover, efficiency can be improved conventionally.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a heat pump according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The bar graph which shows the breakdown of COP at the time of heating / cooling combined electric power generation operation | movement of the heat pump of FIG. The bar graph which shows the breakdown of COP at the time of the heating pump exclusive operation of the heat pump of FIG. The schematic block diagram of the heat pump which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The schematic block diagram of the heat pump which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a heat pump 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The heat pump 2 of the present embodiment receives input power from the power generation device 4, creates two types of hot water (hot water A and B), cold water, and cold air using air as a refrigerant, and uses them for heating and cooling. Since the working fluid is air and water, it is harmless to leak into the atmosphere.

  In the present embodiment, the power generation device 4 using renewable energy such as wind power generation or solar power generation is used in consideration of environmental properties, but the type of the power generation device 4 is not particularly limited. Alternatively, the power generation device 4 may be a power system connected to a commercial power source.

  The heat pump 2 of the present embodiment includes a motor (electric motor) 6, a first compressor 8, an expander 10, a generator (load generation unit) 12, a first heat exchanger 14, and a second heat exchanger 18. These are fluidly connected by the air pipes 20a to 20c and the water supply pipes 22a to 22g.

  First, the path | route of the air piping 20a-20c is demonstrated.

  The electric power generated by the power generation device 4 is supplied to the motor 6. Hereinafter, the power supplied from the power generation device 4 to the motor 6 is referred to as input power. The motor 6 is driven by input power.

  The first compressor 8 is mechanically connected to the motor 6 and is driven by the motor 6. The discharge port 8b of the first compressor 8 is fluidly connected to the air supply port 10a of the expander 10 through the air pipe 20b. When driven by the motor 6, the first compressor 8 sucks air from the intake port 8a, compresses and discharges it from the discharge port 8b, and pumps the compressed air to the expander 10 through the air pipe 20b. The first heat exchanger 14 is provided in the air pipe 20b.

  In the 1st heat exchanger 14, the compressed air in the air piping 20b extended from the 1st compressor 8 to the expander 10, and the water in the water supply piping 22b extended from the water supply part 28 mentioned later to the 1st warm water outlet 38 are shown. The water in the water supply pipe 22b is heated by the compression heat generated in the first compressor 8. That is, in the 1st heat exchanger 14, the temperature of compressed air falls and the temperature of water rises. The first heat exchanger 14 can be adjusted to a predetermined temperature by adjusting the amount of heat exchange. In the present embodiment, the temperature of water is raised to room temperature or higher and the temperature of compressed air is lowered to room temperature or lower. Here, the normal temperature of water refers to the temperature of industrial water, the temperature of water after heat exchange with the atmosphere using a cooling tower, etc., and generally varies between 5 and 30 ° C. depending on the region and season. To do. Moreover, the normal temperature of air is the temperature of air | atmosphere, Generally it is the range of 0-40 degreeC, and it fluctuates with an area and a season.

  The expander 10 is mechanically connected to the generator 12. The expander 10 that is supplied with compressed air from the air supply port 10a is operated by the supplied compressed air and drives the generator 12. The generator 12 is electrically connected to the power system 16 and the motor 6 via a switch 24 (see the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1). Therefore, the power generated by the generator 12 (hereinafter referred to as generated power) is supplied to the power system 16 or the motor 6. The supply destination of the generated power can be changed by switching the switch (switching mechanism) 24. The switch 24 may be switched according to demand power required from the power system 16. Specifically, when power transmission from the generator 12 to the power system 16 is not required, the switch 24 is switched to supply the generated power of the generator 12 to the motor 6 of the first compressor 8 as a dedicated cooling / heating operation. When power transmission from the generator 12 to the power system 16 is necessary, the switch 24 is switched to supply the generated power of the generator 12 to the power system 16 as a combined cooling / heating operation. In particular, when there is no power demand from the customer and power transmission from the generator 12 to the power system 16 is not necessary, the system is necessary for driving the motor 6 in order to circulate and use power in the system as a dedicated cooling / heating operation. The power supplied from the outside can be reduced, so that the coefficient of performance (COP) can be increased and the performance can be improved.

  The air expanded by the expander 10 is cooled by heat absorption during expansion, and is sent out from the exhaust port 10b into the air pipe 20c. Since the compressed air supplied to the air supply port 10a of the expander 10 is cooled to the normal temperature or lower by the first heat exchanger 14, it is cooled as the cold air at the normal temperature or lower by being further cooled by the expander 10. It is sent into the pipe 20c. A second heat exchanger 18 is provided in the air pipe 20c. The cold air that has fallen below the normal temperature is supplied to the second heat exchanger 18 through the air pipe 20c.

  In the second heat exchanger 18, heat is generated by air at a room temperature or lower in the air pipe 20 c extending from the expander 10 to the cold air outlet 26 and water in the water supply pipe 22 c extending from the diverter 36 described later to the cold water outlet 30. It is exchanged, and the water is cooled to below normal temperature. That is, in the 2nd heat exchanger 18, the temperature of air rises and the temperature of water falls. However, in the second heat exchanger 18, by adjusting the amount of heat exchange, the air is heated but maintained at room temperature or lower. After the heat exchange in the second heat exchanger 18, the air maintained at room temperature or lower, that is, the cold air is supplied to the cold air outlet 26 through the air pipe 20c, and is taken out of the heat pump from the cold air outlet 26 and used for cooling. Is done. The cooling customers include, for example, data centers that require enormous cooling for computer cooling, precision machine factories and semiconductor factories that are required to be adjusted to a certain temperature due to restrictions in the manufacturing process.

  Next, the route of the water supply pipes 22a to 22g will be described.

  The water supplied from the water supply unit 28 is pressurized and flows by the pump 32a in the water supply pipe 22a. The water supply pipe 22a is provided with a cooling tower 34, and the water in the water supply pipe 22a is cooled to a constant temperature by the cooling tower 34. The cooling temperature may be, for example, about room temperature, or may be determined based on the amount of heat exchange in the individual heat exchangers 14, 18, 40, 42. The water supply pipe 22a is divided into water supply pipes 22b to 22e at a branching portion 36 downstream of the cooling tower 34.

  One end of the water supply pipe 22 b is connected to the flow dividing portion 36 and the other end is connected to the first hot water outlet 38. The water whose temperature has been raised to normal temperature or higher in the first heat exchanger 14 provided in the water supply pipe 22b is taken out of the heat pump as hot water A from the first hot water outlet 38 and used for heating or the like.

  One end of the water supply pipe 22 c is connected to the flow dividing portion 36 and the other end is connected to the cold water outlet 30. The water that has fallen below the normal temperature in the second heat exchanger 18 provided in the water supply pipe 22c is taken out of the heat pump as cold water from the cold water outlet 30 and used for cooling or the like. Thus, since not only hot water but also cold water can be taken out, the coefficient of performance COP can be increased and the performance can be improved.

  One end of the water supply pipe 22 d is connected to the flow dividing portion 36 and the other end is connected to the second hot water outlet 44. One end of the water supply pipe 22e is joined to the flow dividing section 36 and the other end is joined to the water supply pipe 22d downstream of the third heat exchanger 40. A third heat exchanger 40 and a fourth heat exchanger 42 are provided in the water supply pipe 22d and the water supply pipe 22e, respectively, in order to raise the temperature of the internal water.

  In the present embodiment, the third heat exchanger 40 and the second heat exchanger 40 and the second heat exchanger 40 are used to recover heat that can generate hot water although it is small compared to compression heat such as electrical loss and mechanical loss caused by the motor 6 and the generator 12. A four heat exchanger 42 is provided. The electrical loss includes an inverter loss and a converter loss (not shown) caused by the motor 6 and the generator 12. In the third heat exchanger 40 and the fourth heat exchanger 42, the heat medium pipes 21a and 21b that recover heat from the water in the water supply pipe 22d and the water supply pipe 22e and the motor 6 and the generator 12 and circulate by the pumps 32b and 32c. Heat is exchanged with a heating medium such as lubricating oil inside. That is, in the 3rd heat exchanger 40 and the 4th heat exchanger 42, the temperature of water rises and the temperature of a heat carrier falls. The water whose temperature has been raised to a predetermined temperature is taken out as the hot water B from the second hot water outlet 44 to the outside of the heat pump. Therefore, the heat medium pipes 21a and 21b, the third heat exchanger 40, and the fourth heat exchanger 42 are included in the heat recovery mechanism 46 of the present invention. The hot water B taken out from the second hot water outlet 44 has a normal temperature lower than that of the hot water A taken out from the first hot water outlet 38, so that it can be used even at relatively low temperatures, a hot water pool, and an agricultural facility It is conceivable to use it for heating.

  Cold water and hot water A and B used for cooling and heating are collected from the drainage part 48 through the water supply pipes 22f and 22g. The drainage part 48 and the water supply part 28 are connected by a pipe (not shown), and the water recovered from the drainage part 48 is again supplied from the water supply part 28 through the water supply pipe 22a through the cooling tower 34 to the individual heat exchangers 14, 18, 40. , 42. That is, the water used in the present embodiment is circulated in the water supply pipes 22a to 22g.

  Preferably, the first heat exchanger 14 and the second heat exchanger 18 use plate heat exchangers capable of large-capacity heat exchange to obtain hot water A and B, cold water, and cold air having desired temperatures. Better to do.

  The types of the first compressor 8 and the expander 10 of the present embodiment are not limited, and may be a screw type, a scroll type, a turbo type, a reciprocating type, or the like. However, the screw type is preferable in order to follow linearly with high responsiveness to input power that fluctuates irregularly such as renewable energy so as to correspond to the power generation device 4 of the present embodiment. Moreover, although the number of the 1st compressor 8 of this embodiment and the expander 10 is one each, the number is not specifically limited, You may provide 2 or more units | sets in parallel.

  The performance of the heat pump 2 will be described.

  There is a coefficient of performance COP as a coefficient for evaluating the performance of an air conditioning system such as the heat pump 2. The COP is obtained by dividing the power supplied Li to the system by the amount of generated heat LQ (COP = LQ / Li). In the present embodiment, the switch 24 can switch between the cooling / heating power generation combined operation and the cooling / heating dedicated operation. Therefore, although both operation modes are demonstrated below, exemplifying each collect | recovered calorie | heat amount of the electric power Li supplied to the system, and the generated electric heat amount LQ, it does not intend to limit the range of this invention in particular about the illustrated numerical value.

  FIG. 2A is a bar graph showing the breakdown of COP in the case of the cooling / heating power generation combined operation of this embodiment, and FIG.

  First, with reference to FIG. 2A, the case of the combined cooling and heating power generation operation will be described.

  The electric power Li supplied to the system is generated by the power generation device 4 and is supplied from the power generation device 4 as about 90 kW to drive the motor 6.

  The amount of generated heat LQ is represented by adding the amount of power Lg generated by the generator 12 and supplied to the power system 16 to the total amount of heat of the extracted hot water A, hot water B, cold water, and cold air.

  Hot water A taken out from the first hot water outlet 38 is hot water heated by the first heat exchanger 14 using the compression heat in the first compressor 8. In the present embodiment, for example, hot water A of about 90 ° C. can be recovered, and the recovered heat amount is about 65 kW. The recovery temperature of the hot water A may be determined by adjusting the specifications of the first heat exchanger 14 so that the discharge air temperature of the first compressor 8 is about −10 ° C. to 60 ° C.

  The hot water B taken out from the second hot water outlet 44 was heated by the third heat exchanger 40 and the fourth heat exchanger 42 using heat generated by electric loss and mechanical loss in the motor 6 and the generator 12. Hot water. In this embodiment, for example, hot water B of about 70 ° C. can be recovered, and the recovered heat amount is about 15 kW.

  The cold air taken out from the cold air outlet 26 is cold air that has been cooled by heat absorption during expansion in the expander 10. In the present embodiment, for example, the cool air delivered from the exhaust port 10b of the expander 10 is about −50 ° C. to −110 ° C., and is then heated by the second heat exchanger 18 to finally be 10 ° C. to 17 ° C. About the amount of cold air can be recovered, and the amount of recovered heat is about 7 kW.

  The cold water taken out from the cold water outlet 30 is cold water cooled by the second heat exchanger 18 with the cold air sent from the expander 10. In this embodiment, for example, cold water of about 7 ° C. can be recovered, and the recovered heat amount is about 40 kW.

  The amount of power Lg generated by the generator 12 and supplied to the power system 16 is about 40 kw.

  Since the amount of generated heat LQ is the sum of these, LQ = 167 (= 15 + 65 + 40 + 7 + 40) kW.

  Accordingly, the coefficient of performance of the heat pump 2 during the cooling / heating power generation combined operation in the present embodiment is COP = 1.86 (= 167 kW / 90 kW).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2B, the case of the cooling / heating only operation will be described.

  The power supply Li to the system is generated by the power generation device 4 using renewable energy such as wind power generation or solar power generation, and is supplied as about 50 kW power to drive the motor 6. In order to drive the motor 6, about 90 kW of electric power is required. In the case of the cooling and heating exclusive operation, the remaining electric power of about 40 kW is circulated and supplied from the generator 12 in the system. Therefore, the power supply Li to the system is about 50 kW.

  The amount of generated heat LQ is the amount of heat taken out individually (warm water A, B, cold water, and cold air), which is the same as in the case of the combined cooling and heating operation, but the amount of power Lg generated by the generator 12 and supplied to the power system 16 Is 0 kW because it does not exist. Accordingly, since the generated electric heat amount LQ is the sum of these, LQ = 127 (= 15 + 65 + 40 + 7 + 0) kW.

  Therefore, the coefficient of performance of the heat pump 2 during the cooling / heating-only operation in this embodiment is COP = 2.54 (= 127 kW / 50 kW), which greatly improves the performance of the conventional air refrigerant heat pump, and has been difficult until now. COP = 2.0.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the heat pump 2 of the second embodiment. The heat pump 2 of this embodiment is substantially the same as the configuration of the first embodiment of FIG. 1 except that a motor generator 50 in which a motor and a generator are integrated is used. Therefore, the description of the same parts as those shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the first compressor 8 and the expander 10 are mechanically connected coaxially via a motor generator 50 in which a motor and a generator are integrated. By connecting the first compressor 8 and the expander 10 using the motor generator 50, the atmospheric expansion torque of the compressed air can be used as an auxiliary to the air compression torque, and the input power to the motor generator 50 can be reduced. . Since the generator 12 (see FIG. 1) is substantially omitted from the first embodiment, the heat recovery mechanism 46 is simplified. From the first embodiment, the heat medium pipe 21b (see FIG. 1), the pump 32c, And the 4th heat exchanger 42 (refer FIG. 1) is abbreviate | omitted. For this reason, while being able to reduce system cost, the electrical loss and mechanical loss in a generator, and also the inverter loss and converter loss for generators can be reduced.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration diagram of the heat pump 2 of the third embodiment. The heat pump 2 of the present embodiment is a compressed air storage (CAES) power generator 2. Specifically, in addition to the configuration of the heat pump 2 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the CAES power generation device 2 includes a first pressure accumulation tank (first pressure accumulation portion) 52 and a second pressure accumulation tank (second pressure accumulation portion). 54. Since the CAES power generation device 2 can store energy in the form of compressed air and can be converted into electric power as necessary, electric power generated like the power generation device 4 using renewable energy such as wind power generation or solar power generation is generated. Unstable fluctuations of unstable power generation can be smoothed. In this embodiment, since there are many parts that have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, the description of the same parts as those shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  In the CAES power generation device 2 of the present embodiment, a first pressure accumulation tank 52 that stores compressed air discharged from the first compressor 8 is provided in an air pipe 20 b that extends from the first compressor 8 to the expander 10. . That is, energy can be stored in the first accumulator tank 52 in the form of compressed air. The compressed air stored in the first pressure accumulation tank 52 is supplied to the expander 10 through the air pipe 20c. The air pipe 20c is provided with a valve 56, and the supply of compressed air to the expander 10 can be allowed or blocked by opening and closing the valve 56. The first accumulator tank 52 stores energy as compressed air, and if necessary, supplies the compressed air to the expander 10 to drive the generator 12 to generate power, thereby generating the power generation output of the power generator 4 using renewable energy. Can be smoothed.

  Further, the CAES power generation device 2 of the present embodiment has an allowable pressure accumulation value that is higher than the allowable pressure accumulation value of the second compressor 58 that compresses air to a higher pressure than the first compressor 8 and the first pressure accumulation tank 52. And a second pressure accumulation tank 54. Here, the allowable pressure accumulation value refers to the maximum operating pressure that does not lead to failure or destruction of the pressure accumulation tank.

  Similarly to the first compressor 8, the motor 7 is mechanically connected to the second compressor 58. The second compressor 58 is driven by the motor 7 and sucks air from the intake port 58a, compresses air to a pressure higher than that of the first compressor 8, and supplies compressed air to the second pressure accumulation tank 54 from the discharge port 58b. To do. Therefore, the pressure in the second pressure accumulation tank 54 is usually higher than the pressure in the first pressure accumulation tank 52. As an example of the pressure (accumulated pressure value) of the first accumulator tank and the second accumulator tank 54, the first accumulator tank 52 may be less than 0.98 MPa and the second accumulator tank 54 may be approximately 4.5 MPa.

  The second pressure accumulation tank 54 is fluidly connected to the first pressure accumulation tank 52 and the expander 10 through the air pipe 20d. Specifically, one end of the air pipe 20d is fluidly connected to the second pressure accumulation tank 54, and the other end is fluidly connected to the air pipe 20c. The air pipe 20d is provided with a flow rate adjustment valve 60. By adjusting the opening degree of the flow rate adjustment valve 60, the flow rate of air supplied to the first pressure accumulation tank 52 and the expander 10 can be adjusted. The compressed pressure stored in the first pressure accumulation tank 52 decreased by supplying the decompressed high pressure air to the expander 10 to drive the generator 12 to generate power and supplying the decompressed high pressure air to the first pressure accumulation tank 52. The amount of air can be supplemented.

  By providing the second accumulator tank 54 and the second compressor 58, it is possible to supply emergency power and cooling for a long time in an emergency such as a power failure. Specifically, the flow rate adjustment valve 60 is normally closed and the internal pressure of the second pressure accumulation tank 54 is kept high. When a power outage occurs and a large amount of power is required, or when power is generated for a long time and the internal pressure of the first pressure accumulation tank 52 decreases, the flow rate adjustment valve 60 is opened and the second pressure accumulation tank 54 is connected to the expander 10. Supply a lot of compressed air. Thereby, the fall of the electric power generation amount of the generator 12 driven by the expander 10 can be prevented, and cold air and cold water can also be taken out simultaneously. This is particularly effective for customers who require a large amount of cold heat such as data centers and large computers.

2 Heat pump (compressed air storage (CAES) power generator)
4 Power generator 6, 7 Motor (electric motor)
8 First compressor 8a Intake port 8b Discharge port 10 Expander 10a Inlet port 10b Exhaust port 12 Generator (load generating unit)
14 First heat exchanger 16 Power system 18 Second heat exchanger 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d Air piping 21a, 21b Heat medium piping 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g Water supply piping 24 Switch (switching mechanism) )
26 Cold air outlet 28 Water supply part 30 Cold water outlet 32a, 32b, 32c Pump 34 Cooling tower 36 Dividing part 38 First hot water outlet 40 Third heat exchanger 42 Fourth heat exchanger 44 Second hot water outlet 46 Heat recovery mechanism 48 Drainage section 50 Motor generator 52 First pressure accumulation tank (first pressure accumulation section)
54 2nd pressure accumulation tank (2nd pressure accumulation part)
56 Valve 58 Second compressor 58a Intake port 58b Discharge port 60 Flow rate adjustment valve

Claims (5)

An electric motor driven by input power;
A first compressor mechanically connected to the electric motor and compressing air;
A first heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the compressed air compressed by the first compressor and water;
A first hot water outlet for taking out water heated by heat exchange in the first heat exchanger;
An expander driven by compressed air compressed by the first compressor;
A load generator mechanically connected to the expander;
A second heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the air expanded by the expander and water;
A heat pump comprising: a cold water outlet for taking out water that has been cooled by heat exchange with the second heat exchanger. A first accumulator that stores the compressed air compressed by the first compressor;
The expander is driven by compressed air supplied from the first pressure accumulating unit,
The load generator is a generator,
The heat pump according to claim 1, wherein the generator is driven by the expander to generate electric power.   The heat pump according to claim 2, further comprising a switching mechanism that switches a supply destination of electric power generated by the generator to the electric motor or a demand destination.   The heat pump according to claim 1, wherein the load generation unit is the electric motor.   The heat recovery mechanism which collects the heat generated due to the electric motor and the load generation unit, raises the temperature of the water by the collected heat, and takes out the hot water from the second hot water outlet is provided from claim 2 to claim 3. 5. The heat pump according to any one of 4 above.

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