JP3607425B2 - Freezing prevention device in hot water heater - Google Patents

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JP3607425B2
JP3607425B2 JP19115096A JP19115096A JP3607425B2 JP 3607425 B2 JP3607425 B2 JP 3607425B2 JP 19115096 A JP19115096 A JP 19115096A JP 19115096 A JP19115096 A JP 19115096A JP 3607425 B2 JP3607425 B2 JP 3607425B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本願発明は温水暖房機における凍結防止装置に関する。詳しくは、凍結防止運転が必要な回路について、選択的に凍結防止運転を行うことのできる温水暖房機における凍結防止装置に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
たとえば、ガス温水暖房機は、ガスを燃焼させることにより温水を生成する暖房温水生成手段を備えるとともに、この温水を暖房回路を介して端末暖房機に循環供給するための循環ポンプを備えている。
複数の端末暖房機に温水を循環供給する暖房回路は、各端末暖房機を含む複数の循環系統回路を並列に接続して構成されており、これらの回路を介して暖房温水生成手段で生成された温水を各端末暖房機に循環供給するように構成されている。
【0003】
各端末暖房機に到る暖房回路は外気に晒されることも多く、冬季には凍結を防止する必要がある。このため、凍結危険温度以下になると、上記暖房温水生成手段を作動させて凍結防止運転が行われる。
この凍結防止運転は、暖房回路の水温、外気温度等をサーミスタ等の温度検出手段によって測定し、これによって検出された水温等が凍結防止に必要な温度以下である場合に、上記暖房温水生成手段及び上記循環ポンプを作動させることにより、凍結防止に必要な温水を各端末暖房機に循環供給することにより行われる。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
各端末暖房機は設置条件や運転条件が異なるとともに、これらの端末暖房機を含む循環系統回路の保温条件等も異なる。
一方、従来の温水暖房機における凍結防止運転は、全端末暖房機を対象として行われるため、凍結防止の必要のない端末暖房機にまで温水が循環供給されることになる。このため、エネルギ効率のよい凍結防止運転が行われているとはいえなかった。
【0005】
特に、暖房運転が行われた端末暖房機を含む循環系統回路には、暖房運転停止後に高温の温水が滞留させられる。このため、外気温度が凍結危険温度以下に低下した場合でも、長時間凍結防止運転の必要がない場合が多い。
しかも、従来の凍結防止運転は、全端末暖房機に凍結防止のための温水を一度に循環供給するように制御されているため、循環ポンプの揚程も低下し、それぞれの端末暖房機に供給される温水の量がその分減少する。このため、配管抵抗の大きい循環系統回路及び端末暖房機には、凍結防止に必要な量の温水を循環供給できない恐れもあった。
【0006】
本願発明は、上述の事情のもとで考え出されたものであって、上記従来の問題を解決し、凍結防止の必要な循環系統回路及び端末暖房機に選択的に温水を循環供給することにより、効率が良く、しかも信頼性が高い凍結防止運転を行うことができる温水暖房機における凍結防止装置を提供することをその課題とする。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するため、本願発明では、次の技術的手段を講じている。
本願発明は、暖房温水生成手段と、複数の循環系統回路を含む暖房回路と、上記暖房温水生成手段によって生成された温水を上記循環系統回路を介して端末暖房機に循環供給する循環ポンプとを備える温水暖房機における凍結防止装置であって、上記循環系統回路への通水を制御する回路開閉手段と、暖房運転を行った端末暖房機に係る各循環系統回路を記憶する記憶手段とを設けるとともに、上記回路開閉手段の作動を制御することにより、上記記憶手段に記憶されている循環系統回路以外の循環系統回路に、上記暖房温水生成手段によって生成された温水を循環させて凍結防止運転を行う制御手段を設け、上記記憶手段は、暖房運転を行った循環系統回路を所定時間記憶するように構成され、上記記憶時間を各循環系統回路によって異なる値に設定することを特徴とする。
また、上記凍結防止運転は、上記記憶手段に記憶されている循環系統回路以外の各循環系統回路の回路開閉手段を同時に作動させて、各循環系統回路に温水を同時に循環供給することにより行われるようにしてもよい。さらに、上記凍結防止運転は、上記記憶手段に記憶されている循環系統回路以外の各循環系統回路の回路開閉手段を順次に作動させて、各循環系統回路ごとに温水を循環供給することにより行われるようにしてもよい。
上記温水暖房機には、ガスを燃焼させることにより温水を生成するものの他、石油を燃焼させて温水を生成するもの、電力によって温水を生成するもの等種々の温水暖房機が含まれる。
【0008】
上記循環系統回路とは、温水暖房機本体から延出する出湯側配管及び戻り側配管に対して並列に分岐形成されるとともに、各端末暖房機を含む各循環回路をいう。なお、端末暖房機として、温風ファン装置、温水床暖房装置等の種々の機器を採用することができる。また、その数も限定されることはない。
尚、所定条件の暖房運転とは、凍結運転に入る直前に暖房運転されたものをいううばかりか、暖房運転された後時間が経過したものであっても、循環された温水の効果で凍結運転がまだ不要なような暖房運転も含む。
【0009】
更に、識別は、所定の暖房運転が行なわれた循環系統回路を順次記憶することによっても達成できるが、最初に全循環系統回路を記憶しておき、所定条件の暖房運転が行なわれた循環系統回路を順次記憶された回路から消去していき、結果として所定条件の暖房運転が行なわれていない循環系統回路を記憶するようにしても達成できる。
【0012】
暖房運転が行われた後に循環系統回路を記憶するように構成することができるだけでなく、暖房運転によって滞留する温水の凍結防止効果が持続する時間その循環系統回路を前記記憶しておいて、その時間内に行われる凍結防止運転から前記記憶されている循環系統回路を除外することもできる。なお、この場合、記憶時間を、暖房水の温度、配管の長さ、保温状態等に応じて各循環系統回路によって異ならせることもできる。
【0013】
上記凍結防止運転は、凍結危険温度以下になったことを検出することにより行われる。凍結危険温度とは、循環回路中の水分が凍結し始める温度をいい、大気温度、水温等を基準とすることができる。温水暖房機及び回路の配置場所、水質等によって実際の凍結温度は異なるが、一般に、水は摂氏0度以下になると凍結するため、摂氏0度より若干高い温度を凍結危険温度に設定して制御を行うことが望ましい。また、凍結危険温度を検出する場所は特に限定されることはなく、温水暖房機本体内、端末暖房機等において検出することができる。
【0014】
上記凍結危険温度を検出する手段として、たとえば、サーミスタ、熱電対等の種々の温度センサを採用することができる。また、水温検出手段も、上記凍結危険温度検出手段と同様に、種々の温度センサを採用することができる。
【0015】
上記回路開閉手段は、各循環系統回路への通水を制御するものであり、具体的には、熱動弁、電磁弁等を採用することができる。なお、凍結防止運転は、対象となる全ての循環系統回路に一度に温水を循環させてもよいし、また、時間をずらして順次温水を供給することもできる。
上記制御手段として、マイクロコンピュータを採用することができる。そして、これらを組み込んで制御装置を構成し、上記記憶手段、凍結危険温度検出手段、水温検出手段等からの情報に基づいて、循環ポンプ、温水生成手段等の作動を制御することができる。
【0018】
そして、上記記憶手段を、暖房運転を行った循環系統回路を所定時間記憶するように構成したものである。暖房運転が行われた循環系統回路には、高温の温水が滞留しているため、長時間凍結防止効果を期待することができる。したがって、凍結防止運転の対象から除外する循環系統回路は、凍結防止運転が行われる直前に暖房運転が行われた循環系統回路に限定する必要はない。このため、凍結防止効果が期待できる所定時間だけ、上記記憶手段に循環系統回路を記憶しておき、凍結防止運転の対象から除外することができる。
【0019】
さらに、各循環系統回路は、その長さ、保温状態等が異なる場合が考えられる。また、ファンヒータ等のような高温の温水が供給される高温側端末暖房機と、床暖房装置等の低温の温水が循環供給される低温側端末暖房機とがある。このため、暖房運転を行った場合にも、各循環系統回路によって凍結防止効果を期待できる時間が異なることが考えられる。
【0020】
このような場合、上記記憶手段に記憶される時間を、各循環系統回路によって異なる値に設定することができる。さらに、上記記憶時間を外気温度等に基づいて算出して、凍結防止運転の必要性に応じてその度に設定するように制御することもできる。
【0021】
【発明の効果】
所定条件の暖房運転を行った循環系統回路をそれ以外の循環系統回路と識別することによって、凍結運転すべき対象を定めることができる。これによって暖房水の滞留によって凍結防止効果が得られる循環系統回路を、凍結防止運転の対象から除外できる。このため、凍結防止運転において温水を循環供給する循環系統回路の数が減少し、その分ポンプ揚程が上昇して循環供給される湯量が増加し、また、温水の温度も高まる。したがって、配管抵抗の大きな循環系統回路にも十分な量の温水を供給することが可能となり、確実な凍結防止運転を行うことができる。
【0022】
一方、所定条件の暖房運転を行った循環系統回路を、暖房運転によって生成された温水を利用して凍結防止することができるため、暖房運転のエネルギを有効に利用することができる。
さらに、各循環系統回路の特性に応じて記憶時間を設定することにより、管路に滞留する暖房水の温度が低下して凍結防止が必要になった循環系統回路について、選択的に凍結防止運転を行うことが可能となる。このため、凍結防止の必要のない回路に温水が供給されることがなくなり、凍結防止運転のエネルギ効率を大幅に向上させることができるとともに、信頼性の高い凍結防止運転を行うことができる。
【0023】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本願発明の実施の形態を図に基づいて具体的に説明する。
図1に、本願発明が適用されるガス温水暖房機の概略構成を示す。
図1に示すガス温水暖房機は、蛇口や風呂に温水を供給するための給湯温水生成手段2と、端末暖房機に温水を循環供給する暖房温水生成手段3との双方を備える、いわゆる給湯温水暖房機1に本願発明を適用したものである。
【0024】
上記給湯温水生成手段2と暖房温水生成手段3は、ガス供給管4からガスが供給されて燃焼するバーナ2a、3aによって、これら温水生成手段2,3内に配置された給湯加熱回路5、暖房水加熱回路6を流れる水がそれぞれ加熱されるように構成されている。尚ファン2b,3bはバーナ2a,3aに燃焼用空気を送る。
【0025】
本実施の形態においては、上記暖房温水生成手段3によって生成される温水によって風呂水を追い焚きするように構成されており、液−液熱交換を行う追い焚き用熱交換器7が、風呂追い焚き回路8に設けられている。
上記給湯温水生成手段2の給湯加熱回路5から分岐して、上記風呂追焚き回路8を介して浴槽Bへの給湯を行うための湯張り回路9が設けられるとともに、この湯張り回路9の途中に給湯電磁弁10が設けられている。上記風呂追焚き回路8には、浴槽Bの湯を循環させるための風呂ポンプ11が設けられている。
【0026】
本実施の形態においては、温風暖房装置等の高温端末暖房機13a、13b,13cを設けた高温側端末暖房回路14と、床暖房装置等の低温端末暖房機15a,15b,15cを設けた低温側端末暖房回路16と、上記高温側端末暖房回路の上流側と下流側を連通接続して設けられ、上記風呂追焚き用熱交換器7に温水を循環供給して液−液熱交換を行うための風呂用バイパス回路12とが、上記暖房水加熱回路から分岐形成されている。
【0027】
上記高温側端末暖房回路14及び低温側端末暖房回路は16は、各端末暖房機を含む循環系統回路14a,14b,14c,16a,16b,16cを並列に接続して構成されており、これら循環系統回路を含む端末暖房回路14、16と、上記暖房水加熱回路6が暖房回路を構成している。
なお、図2に示すように、上記各端末暖房機13a、13b,13c,15a,15b,15cには、各循環系統回路14a,14b,14c,16a,16b,16cへの水の通水を制御するための熱動弁27a,27b,27c,27d,27e,27fと、室温センサ28a,28b,28c,28d,28e,28fと、端末側制御装置29a,29b,29c,29d,29e,29fと、操作部30a,30b,30c,30d,30e,30fとがそれぞれ設けられている。そして、各端末暖房機に温水を循環させる場合には、各熱動弁27a〜27fを開弁する一方、温水を循環させない場合には、閉弁するように構成されている。
【0028】
上記各回路を流れた温水はシスターン17に回収されるとともに、暖房温水生成手段3によって再び加熱され、循環ポンプ18によって各回路に循環供給されるように構成されている。
上記暖房水加熱回路6において、暖房温水生成手段3の出湯側には高温側暖房水温度検出手段19が、低温側端末暖房回路16の上流側には低温側暖房水温度検出手段20が設けられている。実施の形態においては、これら暖房水温度検出手段として、サーミスタが採用されている。
【0029】
なお、詳細な説明は省略するが、上記温水暖房機1の各回路の所定部位には、上記温度検出手段19,20の他に温度センサ21、水量センサ22等が設けられており、図示しない制御装置によって水量、加熱量等を調節して、所望温度で所望量の給湯ができるように構成されている。
本実施の形態においては、凍結危険温度検出手段として低温感知サーミスタ23が採用されている。上記低温感知サーミスタ23は、温水暖房機1の燃焼空気吸気口近傍に設けられており、上記吸気口に流入する外気の温度を検知して凍結危険温度以下になったか否かを検出するように構成されている。
【0030】
一方、風呂用バイパス回路12において、上記風呂追焚き用熱交換器7の上流側には、回路開閉手段として熱動弁24が設けられており、風呂を追焚く場合に開弁されるように構成されている。
本実施の形態に係る温水暖房機1の制御は、図2に示すように、マイクロコンピュータを組み込んだ中央制御装置25によって行われる。上記中央制御装置25は、給湯温水暖房機1の本体内において、給湯温水生成手段2、暖房温水生成手段3、水温検出手段19,20等と接続されて給湯温度、給湯量等を制御する他、各端末暖房機13a,13b,13c,15a,15b,15cに設けた各端末側制御装置29a〜29fと接続されている。そして、上記各端末側制御装置29a〜29fと中央制御装置25との間で情報う交換しあって、各端末暖房機の熱動弁27a〜27f等の開閉制御を行うことができるように構成されている。
【0031】
さらに、上記中央制御装置25には、暖房運転が行われた循環系統回路を所定時間記憶しておく記憶手段26a,26bが設けられている。この記憶手段は、半導体メモリとタイマとを備えて構成することができる。
実施の形態においては、高温側端末暖房機に係る循環系統回路を所定時間記憶しておく記憶手段26aと、低温側端末暖房機に係る循環系統回路を所定時間記憶しておく記憶手段26bとを設けている。
【0032】
たとえば、端末暖房機13aの操作部30aにより暖房開始を指示すると、端末側制御装置29aを介して、端末暖房機の熱動弁27aが開弁されるとともに、中央制御装置25に暖房開始情報が入力される。そして、この端末暖房機13aからの情報に基づいて暖房温水生成手段3等が作動させられる。また、後述する凍結防止運転モードに入ると、中央制御装置25から端末側制御装置29aを介して熱動弁27aを開弁する。
【0033】
また、上記室温センサ28aによって得られる室温情報を、上記端末側制御装置29aを介して中央制御装置25に送るとともに、上記熱動弁27aを制御し、また、凍結防止運転の開始等を中央制御装置25に指示するように、構成されている。
図3に、本実施の形態に係る制御装置によって行われる凍結防止運転のフローチャートを示す。
【0034】
図3に示すように、暖房運転が停止すると同時に、暖房運転が行われた端末暖房機に係る循環系統回路が記憶されるとともに(S101)、各記憶手段26a,26bの記憶タイマがスタートさせられる(S102)
暖房運転停止中は、低温感知サーミスタ23がガス温水暖房機内の気温を監視しており、低温感知サーミスタ23によって検出される温度が3℃以下になると(S103)、凍結防止運転モードに入る。
【0035】
まず、本実施の形態においては、循環ポンプ18を作動させるとともに(S104)、上記記憶手段26a,26bに記憶されていない循環系統回路に係る熱動弁が開弁される(S105)
3分が経過した後に(S106)、熱動弁が開弁された循環系統回路を流れる循環水の水温を高温側暖房水温度検出手段19によって測定して20℃に達しない場合には(S107)、凍結防止運転が必要であると判断し、暖房温水生成手段3を作動させて(S108)、温水を各循環系統回路に循環供給して凍結防止運転を行う。
【0036】
上記暖房水温度検出手段19によって検出される循環水の水温が60℃以上に昇温し、あるいは暖房温水生成手段の作動時間が3分を経過すると(S109)、暖房温水生成手段を停止させるとともに(S110)、循環ポンプを停止させ(S111)、各熱動弁を閉弁して(S112)凍結防止運転を終了する。
S107における水温が20℃以上である場合、凍結防止運転は必要ないものと判断して、暖房温水生成手段を作動させないまま、上記循環ポンプ18を停止させるとともに(S111)、各熱動弁を閉弁する(S112)。
【0037】
本実施の形態における凍結防止運転は、上記暖房温水生成手段3を低温でかつ間欠的に作動させることにより行われるように構成されており、上記暖房温水生成手段を停止させることにより、あらかじめ設定された凍結防止運転の休止時間に入る。この休止時間は、暖房配管内の温度変化、暖房配管の長さ、端末暖房機の数等によって、上記中央制御装置25の中にあらかじめ設定されている。
【0038】
なお、実施の形態においては、中央制御装置25内に図示しないインターバルタイマを設け、暖房温水生成手段3の運転停止と同時にタイマをスタートさせるように構成している(S113)。
上記休止時間に入った場合においても、ガス温水暖房機本体内の気温を測定して7℃以上である場合には(S115)、凍結防止運転の必要がないと判断して、凍結防止運転モードが解かれるように構成されている。これにより、必要な場合にのみ凍結防止運転を行うことが可能となり、エネルギの浪費を避けることができる。
【0039】
上述したように、本実施の形態においては、記憶手段26a,26bに記憶されている循環系統回路以外の循環系統回路に温水が供給されて凍結防止運転が行われる。各循環系統回路の記憶は、タイマで制御された時間を経過すると記憶手段26a,26bから消去される。そして、上記記憶手段から記憶が消去された循環系統回路は凍結防止運転の対象となる。
【0040】
上記記憶手段26a,26bによって記憶される記憶時間は、暖房運転が行われる際に循環供給される温水の温度、循環系統回路の長さ、保温状態等によって設定される。
本実施の形態においては、暖房運転によって供給される温水の温度が、上記高温側端末暖房回路14と低温側端末暖房回路16とで異なる。したがって、暖房運転後における滞留温水の凍結防止効果が持続する時間が異なるため、低温側端末暖房回路16の各循環系統回路を記憶しておく時間を、高温側端末暖房回路14の各循環系統回路を記憶しておく時間より短く設定している。これにより、暖房運転後の滞留温水による凍結防止効果に応じた制御を行えるように構成している。
【0041】
本実施の形態においては、暖房運転を行った循環系統回路を、暖房水の滞留によって凍結防止効果が得られる間、凍結防止運転の対象から除外できる。このため、凍結防止運転において温水を循環供給する循環系統回路の数が減少し、その分循環ポンプ18の揚程が上昇して循環供給される湯量が増加し、また、温水の温度も高まる。したがって、配管抵抗の大きな循環系統回路にも十分な量の温水を供給することが可能となり、確実な凍結防止運転を行うことができる。
【0042】
また、暖房運転を行った後の循環系統回路を、暖房運転によって生成された温水を利用して凍結防止することができるため、暖房運転のエネルギを有効に利用することができる。
さらに、低温側循環系統回路の記憶時間を高温側循環系統回路の記憶時間より短く設定することにより、管路に滞留する暖房水の温度が低下した循環系統回路について選択的に凍結防止運転を行うことが可能となる。このため、凍結防止の必要のない回路に温水が供給されることがなくなり、凍結防止運転のエネルギ効率を大幅に向上させることができるとともに、信頼性の高い凍結防止運転を行うことができる。
【0043】
本願発明の範囲は、上述した実施の形態に限定されることはない。
実施の形態に於いては、暖房運転が行なわれた端末暖房機に係る循環系統回路が記憶され、この記憶に基づいて凍結防止運転すべき循環系統回路を決定しているが、これに代えて、暖房運転に入る前に全循環系統回路を記憶しておき、暖房運転が行なわれた端末暖房機に係る循環系統回路を順次消去していき、結果として暖房運転がまだ行なわれていない循環系統回路を記憶するようにしてもよい。
【0044】
また、実施の形態においては、低温側端末暖房機に係る各循環系統回路と高温側端末暖房機に係る各循環系統回路との二通りの記憶時間を設定したが、各循環系統回路ごとに記憶時間を設定するように構成してもよい。また、暖房運転終了時の外気温等を基準にして、凍結危険性に応じた記憶時間を演算して設定することもできる。又、記憶時間は同じでも、循環系統回路毎に暖房を行なったことを記憶し、記憶されている回路以外の回路を凍結防止運転の対象としてもよい。
【0045】
また、実施の形態においては、半導体メモリとタイマとを組み合わせて記憶手段26a,26bを構成するとともに、この記憶手段を中央制御装置25に組み込んだが、各端末暖房機側ごとに記憶手段を設けて制御を行うこともできる。
また、実施の形態においては、各循環系統回路に1台の端末暖房機を含むように構成したが、2台以上の端末暖房機を含んで一つの循環系統回路を構成することもできる。また、循環系統回路の数も実施の形態に限定されることはない。
【0046】
また、風呂用バイパス回路12を、一つの循環系統回路として取り扱い、凍結防止運転の対象として取り扱うことができる。
また、実施の形態においては、各端末暖房機にそれぞれ熱動弁を設けたが、温水暖房機本体内の各循環系統回路に各熱動弁を設けて制御することもできる。
尚、上記の実施の形態においては、回路の開閉のために熱動弁を用いているが、これは、給湯温水暖房機等における耐熱性や動作信頼性の観点よる。ただし、熱動弁は応答性が高くない(例えば、開弁指示があってから約1分位で”開”となり、閉弁指示があってから約1.5〜2分位で”閉”となる)ので、上述のフロ−チャ−トで示されているようなタイミングで開閉動作するように開弁指示及び閉弁指示を出す制御をすれば良い。従って、耐熱性等を配慮すれば、熱動弁に代えて応答性の高い電磁弁を用いても良い。
【0047】
また、本実施の形態においては、凍結防止運転が必要であると判断した循環系統回路の全てについて、同時に凍結防止運転を行うように構成したが、各循環系統回路に係る熱動弁を順次開弁して、各循環系統回路ごとに温水を循環供給して凍結防止運転を行うこともできる。
また、実施の形態は、本願発明を、給湯温水生成手段2と暖房温水生成手段3の双方を備える給湯温水暖房機1に本願発明を適用したが、暖房温水生成手段のみを備える温水暖房機に適用することもできる。
【0048】
また、風呂用バイパス回路12の熱動弁24を開いたままで、各循環系統回路の水を循環させて凍結防止運転の必要性を個別に判断することもできるし、また、熱動弁24を閉弁した状態で判断してもよい。
熱動弁24を閉弁した状態で行う場合、風呂用バイパス回路12も、一つの循環系統回路として取り扱い、各循環系統回路の熱動弁27a〜27fを閉弁した状態で熱動弁24を開弁して、風呂用バイパス回路12の凍結危険性の判断及び凍結防止運転を行うことができる。この場合、風呂浴槽に水を張っていないことが好ましい。浴槽に水が張ってあると、凍結防止モードに入ることにより、風呂用循環ポンプも作動するため、風呂が沸いてしまうからである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本願発明に係る温水暖房機の概要を示す図である。
【図2】本願発明に係る温水暖房機における制御系統を示すブロック図である。
【図3】本願発明に係る凍結防止運転の一例を示すフローチャートである。
【符号の説明】
1 給湯温水暖房機
3 暖房温水生成手段
13a 高温側端末暖房機
13b 高温側端末暖房機
13c 高温側端末暖房機
14 高温側端末暖房回路
14a 循環系統回路
14b 循環系統回路
14c 循環系統回路
15a 低温側端末暖房機
15b 低温側端末暖房機
15c 低温側端末暖房機
16 低温側端末暖房回路
16a 循環系統回路
16b 循環系統回路
16c 循環系統回路
18 循環ポンプ
25 中央制御装置(制御手段)
26a 記憶手段
26b 記憶手段
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a freeze prevention device in a hot water heater. Specifically, the present invention relates to a freeze prevention device in a hot water heater that can selectively perform a freeze prevention operation for a circuit that requires a freeze prevention operation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, a gas hot water heater includes heating hot water generating means for generating hot water by burning gas, and a circulation pump for circulating and supplying this hot water to a terminal heater via a heating circuit.
A heating circuit that circulates and supplies hot water to a plurality of terminal heaters is configured by connecting a plurality of circulation system circuits including each terminal heater in parallel, and is generated by the heating and hot water generating means via these circuits. The warm water is circulated and supplied to each terminal heater.
[0003]
The heating circuit that reaches each terminal heater is often exposed to the outside air, and it is necessary to prevent freezing in winter. For this reason, when it becomes below freezing critical temperature, the said heating warm water production | generation means is operated and antifreezing operation is performed.
This anti-freezing operation measures the water temperature of the heating circuit, the outside air temperature, etc. by temperature detecting means such as a thermistor, and when the detected water temperature etc. is below the temperature necessary for anti-freezing, the heating hot water generating means And by operating the said circulation pump, it carries out by circulatingly supplying hot water required for freeze prevention to each terminal heater.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Each terminal heater has different installation conditions and operating conditions, and the heat retention conditions of the circulation system circuit including these terminal heaters are also different.
On the other hand, since the antifreezing operation in the conventional hot water heater is performed for all the terminal heaters, the hot water is circulated and supplied to the terminal heaters that do not need to be frozen. For this reason, it cannot be said that the energy-efficient freezing prevention operation is performed.
[0005]
In particular, high-temperature hot water is retained in the circulation system circuit including the terminal heater in which the heating operation is performed after the heating operation is stopped. For this reason, even when the outside air temperature falls below the freezing danger temperature, there is often no need for the freeze prevention operation for a long time.
In addition, the conventional freeze prevention operation is controlled so as to circulate and supply hot water for freezing prevention to all the terminal heaters at once, so the head of the circulation pump is also lowered and supplied to each terminal heater. The amount of hot water is reduced accordingly. For this reason, there is a possibility that the circulation system circuit and the terminal heater having a large pipe resistance cannot circulate and supply an amount of hot water necessary for preventing freezing.
[0006]
The present invention has been conceived under the above circumstances, solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and selectively circulates and supplies hot water to a circulation system circuit and a terminal heater that are required to prevent freezing. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an anti-freezing device in a hot water heater capable of performing an anti-freezing operation with high efficiency and high reliability.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.
The invention of the present application comprises a heating hot water generating means, a heating circuit including a plurality of circulation system circuits, and a circulation pump for circulating the hot water generated by the heating hot water generation means to the terminal heater through the circulation system circuit. An anti-freezing device for a hot water heater provided with circuit opening / closing means for controlling water flow to the circulation system circuit and storage means for storing each circulation system circuit related to a terminal heater that has performed heating operation. At the same time, by controlling the operation of the circuit opening / closing means, the hot water generated by the heating / warming water generating means is circulated in a circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means to perform the freeze prevention operation. Control means is provided, and the storage means is configured to store the circulation system circuit that has performed the heating operation for a predetermined time, and the storage time varies depending on each circulation system circuit. And sets the value.
Further, the freeze prevention operation is performed by simultaneously operating circuit opening / closing means of each circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means, and simultaneously supplying hot water to each circulation system circuit. You may do it. Further, the freeze prevention operation is performed by sequentially operating circuit opening / closing means of each circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means, and circulatingly supplying hot water to each circulation system circuit. You may be made to be.
The hot water heater includes various hot water heaters that generate hot water by burning gas, those that generate hot water by burning petroleum, and those that generate hot water by electric power.
[0008]
The said circulation system circuit means each circulation circuit which is branched and formed in parallel with respect to the hot water side piping and return side piping extended from a hot water heater main body, and contains each terminal heater. In addition, various apparatuses, such as a warm air fan apparatus and a warm water floor heating apparatus, are employable as a terminal heater. Also, the number is not limited.
Note that the heating operation under a predetermined condition is not only a heating operation just before entering the freezing operation, but also a freezing operation due to the effect of the circulating hot water even if the time has elapsed after the heating operation. Heating operation that does not require operation is also included.
[0009]
Further, the identification can be achieved by sequentially storing the circulation system circuit in which the predetermined heating operation has been performed. However, the entire circulation system circuit is first stored, and the circulation system in which the heating operation under the predetermined condition has been performed. This can also be achieved by erasing the circuits from the sequentially stored circuits and, as a result, storing the circulation system circuit in which the heating operation of the predetermined condition is not performed.
[0012]
Not only can the circuit be configured to store the circulation system circuit after the heating operation has been performed, but the circulation system circuit is stored for a time during which the antifreezing effect of the hot water retained by the heating operation is maintained. The stored circulation system circuit can be excluded from the freeze prevention operation performed in time. In this case, the storage time can be varied depending on each circulation system circuit according to the temperature of the heating water, the length of the pipe, the heat insulation state, and the like.
[0013]
The anti-freezing operation is performed by detecting that the temperature is below the critical freezing temperature. The critical freezing temperature refers to the temperature at which water in the circulation circuit begins to freeze, and can be based on atmospheric temperature, water temperature, or the like. Although the actual freezing temperature varies depending on the location of the hot water heater and circuit, the water quality, etc., in general, since water freezes when it falls below 0 degrees Celsius, it is controlled by setting a temperature slightly higher than 0 degrees Celsius as the freezing danger temperature. It is desirable to do. Moreover, the place which detects freezing danger temperature is not specifically limited, It can detect in a hot water heater main body, a terminal heater, etc.
[0014]
For example, various temperature sensors such as a thermistor and a thermocouple can be employed as means for detecting the danger temperature for freezing. In addition, the water temperature detecting means can employ various temperature sensors in the same manner as the freezing danger temperature detecting means.
[0015]
The circuit opening / closing means controls water flow to each circulation system circuit. Specifically, a thermal valve, an electromagnetic valve, or the like can be employed. In the anti-freezing operation, the hot water may be circulated all at once to all the circulation system circuits to be processed, or the hot water can be sequentially supplied at different times.
A microcomputer can be employed as the control means. Then, a control device can be configured by incorporating these, and the operation of the circulation pump, the hot water generating means, and the like can be controlled based on information from the storage means, the freezing danger temperature detecting means, the water temperature detecting means and the like.
[0018]
And the said memory | storage means is comprised so that the circulation system circuit which performed heating operation may be memorize | stored for predetermined time. Since high-temperature hot water is retained in the circulation system circuit in which the heating operation is performed, it is possible to expect a long-term freezing prevention effect. Therefore, it is not necessary to limit the circulation system circuit excluded from the object of the freeze prevention operation to the circulation system circuit in which the heating operation is performed immediately before the freeze prevention operation is performed. For this reason, it is possible to store the circulation system circuit in the storage means for a predetermined time in which the anti-freezing effect can be expected and exclude it from the target of the anti-freezing operation.
[0019]
Furthermore, the case where each circulation system circuit differs in the length, a heat retention state, etc. can be considered. In addition, there are a high-temperature side terminal heater that is supplied with high-temperature hot water such as a fan heater, and a low-temperature side terminal heater that is supplied with low-temperature hot water such as a floor heater. For this reason, even when the heating operation is performed, it is conceivable that the time during which the antifreezing effect can be expected varies depending on each circulation system circuit.
[0020]
In such a case, the time stored in the storage means can be set to a different value depending on each circulation system circuit. Further, the storage time can be calculated based on the outside air temperature or the like, and controlled to be set each time according to the necessity of the freeze prevention operation.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
By identifying a circulation system circuit that has performed heating operation under a predetermined condition from other circulation system circuits, it is possible to determine a target to be frozen. Accordingly, a circulation system circuit that can obtain an antifreezing effect by staying in the heating water can be excluded from the target of the antifreezing operation. For this reason, the number of circulation system circuits that circulate and supply hot water in the freeze prevention operation is decreased, the pump head is raised, the amount of hot water circulated and increased, and the temperature of the hot water is also increased. Therefore, it becomes possible to supply a sufficient amount of hot water to a circulation system circuit having a large piping resistance, and a reliable freezing prevention operation can be performed.
[0022]
On the other hand, since the circulation system circuit which performed the heating operation of the predetermined condition can be prevented from freezing using the hot water generated by the heating operation, the energy of the heating operation can be used effectively.
In addition, by setting the storage time according to the characteristics of each circulation system circuit, the freeze prevention operation can be selectively performed for the circulation system circuit where the temperature of the heating water staying in the pipe line has decreased and freeze prevention is required. Can be performed. For this reason, hot water is not supplied to a circuit that does not require anti-freezing, energy efficiency of the anti-freezing operation can be greatly improved, and highly reliable anti-freezing operation can be performed.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a gas hot water heater to which the present invention is applied.
The gas hot water heater shown in FIG. 1 includes so-called hot water hot water that includes both hot water hot water generating means 2 for supplying hot water to a faucet or bath and heating hot water generating means 3 for circulating hot water to the terminal heater. The present invention is applied to the heater 1.
[0024]
The hot water supply hot water generation means 2 and the heating hot water generation means 3 are provided with a hot water supply heating circuit 5 disposed in the hot water generation means 2, 3 by a burner 2 a, 3 a that is supplied with gas from a gas supply pipe 4 and burns, The water flowing through the water heating circuit 6 is configured to be heated. The fans 2b and 3b send combustion air to the burners 2a and 3a.
[0025]
In the present embodiment, the bath water is replenished by the hot water generated by the heating / warm water generating means 3, and the reheating heat exchanger 7 that performs liquid-liquid heat exchange includes the bath replenisher. It is provided in the firing circuit 8.
A hot water filling circuit 9 for branching from the hot water heating circuit 5 of the hot water hot water generating means 2 and supplying hot water to the bathtub B via the bath reheating circuit 8 is provided. Is provided with a hot water solenoid valve 10. The bath reheating circuit 8 is provided with a bath pump 11 for circulating hot water in the bathtub B.
[0026]
In the present embodiment, a high temperature side terminal heating circuit 14 provided with high temperature terminal heaters 13a, 13b, 13c such as hot air heaters, and low temperature terminal heaters 15a, 15b, 15c such as floor heating devices were provided. The low temperature side terminal heating circuit 16 and the upstream side and the downstream side of the high temperature side terminal heating circuit are connected in communication, and hot water is circulated and supplied to the bath-heating heat exchanger 7 for liquid-liquid heat exchange. A bath bypass circuit 12 for performing is branched from the heating water heating circuit.
[0027]
The high temperature side terminal heating circuit 14 and the low temperature side terminal heating circuit 16 are configured by connecting circulation system circuits 14a, 14b, 14c, 16a, 16b, and 16c including each terminal heater in parallel. The terminal heating circuits 14 and 16 including the system circuit and the heating water heating circuit 6 constitute a heating circuit.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, each terminal heater 13a, 13b, 13c, 15a, 15b, 15c carries the water flow to each circulation system circuit 14a, 14b, 14c, 16a, 16b, 16c. Thermal valves 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e, and 27f for controlling, room temperature sensors 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, and 28f, and terminal side control devices 29a, 29b, 29c, 29d, 29e, and 29f And operation units 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, and 30f are provided. When the hot water is circulated through each terminal heater, each of the thermal valves 27a to 27f is opened. When the hot water is not circulated, the hot water is closed.
[0028]
The hot water that has flowed through each circuit is collected by the cistern 17, heated again by the heating hot water generating means 3, and circulated and supplied to each circuit by the circulation pump 18.
In the heating water heating circuit 6, a high temperature side heating water temperature detection means 19 is provided on the outlet side of the heating hot water generation means 3, and a low temperature side heating water temperature detection means 20 is provided on the upstream side of the low temperature side terminal heating circuit 16. ing. In the embodiment, a thermistor is employed as the heating water temperature detecting means.
[0029]
In addition, although detailed description is abbreviate | omitted, the temperature sensor 21, the water quantity sensor 22, etc. other than the said temperature detection means 19 and 20 are provided in the predetermined site | part of each circuit of the said hot water heater 1, and it does not show in figure. It is configured so that a desired amount of hot water can be supplied at a desired temperature by adjusting the amount of water, amount of heating, and the like by a control device.
In the present embodiment, a low temperature sensing thermistor 23 is employed as a freezing danger temperature detecting means. The low temperature sensing thermistor 23 is provided in the vicinity of the combustion air intake port of the hot water heater 1, and detects whether or not the temperature of the outside air flowing into the intake port has become below the freezing risk temperature. It is configured.
[0030]
On the other hand, in the bath bypass circuit 12, a thermal valve 24 is provided as a circuit opening / closing means on the upstream side of the bath-heating heat exchanger 7, so that the valve is opened when chasing the bath. It is configured.
Control of the hot water heater 1 according to the present embodiment is performed by a central controller 25 incorporating a microcomputer, as shown in FIG. The central control unit 25 is connected to the hot water supply / hot water generation means 2, the heating / warm water generation means 3, the water temperature detection means 19, 20 and the like in the main body of the hot water / hot water heater 1 to control the hot water supply temperature, the amount of hot water supply, etc. The terminal heaters 13a, 13b, 13c, 15a, 15b, and 15c are connected to the terminal side control devices 29a to 29f. And it is comprised so that information can be exchanged between each said terminal side control apparatus 29a-29f and the central control apparatus 25, and opening / closing control of the thermal valve 27a-27f etc. of each terminal heater can be performed. Has been.
[0031]
Further, the central control device 25 is provided with storage means 26a and 26b for storing the circulation system circuit in which the heating operation is performed for a predetermined time. This storage means can comprise a semiconductor memory and a timer.
In the embodiment, storage means 26a for storing the circulation system circuit related to the high temperature side terminal heater for a predetermined time and storage means 26b for storing the circulation system circuit related to the low temperature side terminal heater for a predetermined time. Provided.
[0032]
For example, when the start of heating is instructed by the operation unit 30a of the terminal heater 13a, the thermal valve 27a of the terminal heater is opened via the terminal-side controller 29a, and the heating start information is sent to the central controller 25. Entered. And the heating hot water production | generation means 3 grade | etc., Is operated based on the information from this terminal heater 13a. In addition, when the freeze prevention operation mode described later is entered, the thermal control valve 27a is opened from the central control device 25 via the terminal side control device 29a.
[0033]
In addition, room temperature information obtained by the room temperature sensor 28a is sent to the central controller 25 via the terminal-side controller 29a, the thermal valve 27a is controlled, and the start of the freeze prevention operation and the like are controlled centrally. It is configured to instruct the device 25.
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the freeze prevention operation performed by the control device according to the present embodiment.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 3, at the same time that the heating operation is stopped, the circulation system circuit related to the terminal heater that has performed the heating operation is stored (S101), and the storage timers of the storage units 26a and 26b are started. (S102)
While the heating operation is stopped, the low temperature sensing thermistor 23 monitors the temperature in the gas hot water heater, and when the temperature detected by the low temperature sensing thermistor 23 is 3 ° C. or less (S103), the freeze prevention operation mode is entered.
[0035]
First, in the present embodiment, the circulation pump 18 is operated (S104), and the thermal valve related to the circulation system circuit that is not stored in the storage means 26a, 26b is opened (S105).
After the elapse of 3 minutes (S106), when the temperature of the circulating water flowing through the circulation system circuit in which the thermal valve is opened is measured by the high temperature side heating water temperature detecting means 19 and does not reach 20 ° C. (S107) ), It is determined that the freeze prevention operation is necessary, the heating / warm water generating means 3 is operated (S108), and the warm water is circulated and supplied to each circulation system circuit to perform the freeze prevention operation.
[0036]
When the temperature of the circulating water detected by the heating water temperature detection means 19 rises to 60 ° C. or more, or when the operation time of the heating hot water generation means has passed 3 minutes (S109), the heating hot water generation means is stopped. (S110), the circulation pump is stopped (S111), each thermal valve is closed (S112), and the freeze prevention operation is finished.
When the water temperature in S107 is 20 ° C. or higher, it is determined that the freeze prevention operation is not necessary, and the circulating pump 18 is stopped without operating the heating hot water generating means (S111), and each thermal valve is closed. (S112).
[0037]
The freeze prevention operation in the present embodiment is configured to be performed by operating the heating / warming water generating means 3 at a low temperature and intermittently, and is set in advance by stopping the heating / warming water generating means. Enters the freeze-free operation downtime. This pause time is set in advance in the central controller 25 according to the temperature change in the heating pipe, the length of the heating pipe, the number of terminal heaters, and the like.
[0038]
In the embodiment, an interval timer (not shown) is provided in the central controller 25, and the timer is started simultaneously with the stop of the operation of the heating / warm water generating means 3 (S113).
Even in the case of entering the resting time, if the temperature in the gas hot water heater body is measured and the temperature is 7 ° C. or higher (S115), it is determined that the freeze prevention operation is not necessary, and the freeze prevention operation mode is set. Is configured to be solved. As a result, it is possible to perform the freeze prevention operation only when necessary, and energy waste can be avoided.
[0039]
As described above, in the present embodiment, hot water is supplied to a circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means 26a, 26b, and the freeze prevention operation is performed. The memory of each circulation system circuit is erased from the memory means 26a and 26b when the time controlled by the timer elapses. And the circulation system circuit from which the memory | storage was erase | eliminated from the said memory | storage means becomes a target of freezing prevention driving | operation.
[0040]
The storage time stored by the storage means 26a, 26b is set according to the temperature of the hot water circulated and supplied when the heating operation is performed, the length of the circulation system circuit, the heat insulation state, and the like.
In the present embodiment, the temperature of the hot water supplied by the heating operation differs between the high temperature side terminal heating circuit 14 and the low temperature side terminal heating circuit 16. Therefore, since the freezing prevention effect of the staying hot water after the heating operation is different, the time for storing each circulation system circuit of the low temperature side terminal heating circuit 16 is set as each circulation system circuit of the high temperature side terminal heating circuit 14. Is set to be shorter than the time for storing. Thereby, it is comprised so that control according to the freezing prevention effect by the staying hot water after heating operation can be performed.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, the circulation system circuit that has performed the heating operation can be excluded from the target of the anti-freezing operation while the anti-freezing effect is obtained by the retention of the heating water. For this reason, the number of circulation system circuits that circulate and supply hot water in the freeze prevention operation decreases, the head of the circulation pump 18 rises accordingly, the amount of hot water circulated increases, and the temperature of the hot water also increases. Therefore, it becomes possible to supply a sufficient amount of hot water to a circulation system circuit having a large piping resistance, and a reliable freezing prevention operation can be performed.
[0042]
Moreover, since the circulation system circuit after performing the heating operation can be prevented from freezing using the hot water generated by the heating operation, the energy of the heating operation can be used effectively.
Furthermore, by setting the storage time of the low-temperature side circulation system circuit to be shorter than the storage time of the high-temperature side circulation system circuit, the freeze prevention operation is selectively performed on the circulation system circuit in which the temperature of the heating water staying in the pipeline has decreased. It becomes possible. For this reason, hot water is not supplied to a circuit that does not require anti-freezing, energy efficiency of the anti-freezing operation can be greatly improved, and highly reliable anti-freezing operation can be performed.
[0043]
The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.
In the embodiment, the circulation system circuit related to the terminal heater that has been subjected to the heating operation is stored, and the circulation system circuit to be subjected to the freeze prevention operation is determined based on this storage. Before starting the heating operation, the entire circulation system circuit is memorized, and the circulation system circuit related to the terminal heater that has performed the heating operation is sequentially deleted. As a result, the circulation system that has not yet performed the heating operation. You may make it memorize | store a circuit.
[0044]
In the embodiment, two storage times are set for each circulation system circuit related to the low-temperature side terminal heater and each circulation system circuit related to the high-temperature side terminal heater. You may comprise so that time may be set. In addition, the storage time corresponding to the risk of freezing can be calculated and set based on the outside air temperature at the end of the heating operation. Further, even if the storage time is the same, it may be stored that heating has been performed for each circulation system circuit, and circuits other than the stored circuit may be subjected to the freeze prevention operation.
[0045]
In the embodiment, the storage means 26a and 26b are configured by combining the semiconductor memory and the timer, and the storage means is incorporated in the central controller 25. However, the storage means is provided for each terminal heater side. Control can also be performed.
Moreover, in the embodiment, each circulation system circuit is configured to include one terminal heater, but one circulation system circuit may be configured to include two or more terminal heaters. Further, the number of circulation system circuits is not limited to the embodiment.
[0046]
Further, the bath bypass circuit 12 can be handled as one circulation system circuit and can be handled as an object of the freeze prevention operation.
In the embodiment, each terminal heater is provided with a thermal valve, but each thermal circuit in the hot water heater main body may be provided with each thermal valve for control.
In the above embodiment, a thermal valve is used to open and close the circuit, but this is based on the viewpoint of heat resistance and operation reliability in a hot water hot water heater or the like. However, the thermal valve is not highly responsive (for example, “open” in about 1 minute after the opening instruction is given, and “close” in about 1.5 to 2 minutes after the closing instruction is given. Therefore, the valve opening instruction and the valve closing instruction may be controlled so as to open and close at the timing shown in the above-described flowchart. Therefore, if heat resistance etc. are taken into consideration, a highly responsive electromagnetic valve may be used instead of the thermally operated valve.
[0047]
In the present embodiment, all the circulation system circuits determined to require the freeze prevention operation are configured to simultaneously perform the freeze prevention operation. However, the thermal valves related to the circulation system circuits are sequentially opened. It is also possible to circulate and supply hot water for each circulation system circuit to perform the freeze prevention operation.
Moreover, although embodiment applied this invention to the hot-water hot water heater 1 provided with both the hot-water hot-water production | generation means 2 and the heating hot-water production | generation means 3 by embodiment, this invention is applied to a hot-water heating machine provided only with a heating hot-water production | generation means. It can also be applied.
[0048]
Further, it is possible to individually determine the necessity of the freeze prevention operation by circulating the water of each circulation system circuit while keeping the thermal valve 24 of the bath bypass circuit 12 open. The determination may be made with the valve closed.
When performing with the thermal valve 24 closed, the bath bypass circuit 12 is also handled as one circulation system circuit, and the thermal valve 24 is closed with the thermal valves 27a to 27f of each circulation system circuit closed. By opening the valve, it is possible to determine the risk of freezing of the bath bypass circuit 12 and to perform the freeze prevention operation. In this case, it is preferable that the bath tub is not filled with water. This is because if the bathtub is filled with water, the bath circulation pump is also activated by entering the freeze prevention mode, so that the bath is boiled.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a hot water heater according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system in the hot water heater according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a freeze prevention operation according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Hot water hot water heater
3 Heating hot water generation means
13a High temperature side terminal heater
13b High temperature side terminal heater
13c High temperature terminal heater
14 High-temperature terminal heating circuit
14a Circulation system circuit
14b Circulation system circuit
14c Circulation system circuit
15a Low temperature side terminal heater
15b Low temperature side terminal heater
15c Low temperature side terminal heater
16 Low temperature terminal heating circuit
16a Circulation system circuit
16b Circulation system circuit
16c Circulation system circuit
18 Circulation pump
25 Central control unit (control means)
26a storage means
26b storage means

Claims (3)

暖房温水生成手段と、複数の循環系統回路を含む暖房回路と、上記暖房温水生成手段によって生成された温水を上記循環系統回路を介して端末暖房機に循環供給する循環ポンプとを備える温水暖房機における凍結防止装置であって、
上記循環系統回路への通水を制御する回路開閉手段と、暖房運転を行った端末暖房機に係る各循環系統回路を記憶する記憶手段とを設けるとともに、
上記回路開閉手段の作動を制御することにより、上記記憶手段に記憶されている循環系統回路以外の循環系統回路に、上記暖房温水生成手段によって生成された温水を循環させて凍結防止運転を行う制御手段を設け、
上記記憶手段は、暖房運転を行った循環系統回路を所定時間記憶するように構成され、上記記憶時間を各循環系統回路によって異なる値に設定することを特徴とする温水暖房機における凍結防止装置。
A hot water heater comprising a heating hot water generating means, a heating circuit including a plurality of circulation system circuits, and a circulation pump for circulating the hot water generated by the heating hot water generation means to the terminal heater through the circulation system circuit Anti-freezing device in
While providing circuit opening and closing means for controlling water flow to the circulation system circuit, and storage means for storing each circulation system circuit related to the terminal heater that has performed the heating operation,
Control for performing anti-freezing operation by circulating hot water generated by the heating hot water generating means to a circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means by controlling the operation of the circuit opening / closing means. Providing means,
The storage means is configured to store a circulation system circuit that has performed a heating operation for a predetermined time, and sets the storage time to a different value for each circulation system circuit.
上記凍結防止運転は、上記記憶手段に記憶されている循環系統回路以外の各循環系統回路の回路開閉手段を同時に作動させて、各循環系統回路に温水を同時に循環供給することにより行われるようにした請求項1に記載の温水暖房機における凍結防止装置。The freeze prevention operation is performed by simultaneously operating circuit opening / closing means of each circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means, and simultaneously supplying hot water to each circulation system circuit. The anti-freezing device in the hot water heater according to claim 1. 上記凍結防止運転は、上記記憶手段に記憶されている循環系統回路以外の各循環系統回路の回路開閉手段を順次に作動させて、各循環系統回路ごとに温水を循環供給することにより行われるようにした請求項1に記載の温水暖房機における凍結防止装置。The freeze prevention operation is performed by sequentially operating circuit opening / closing means of each circulation system circuit other than the circulation system circuit stored in the storage means and circulatingly supplying hot water to each circulation system circuit. The freeze prevention apparatus in the hot water heater according to claim 1.
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