JP5228605B2 - Water heater - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hot water supply apparatus including a hot water supply heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a heat storage fluid stored in a tank and hot water supply water, and an auxiliary heat source device that can reheat the hot water supply water.

  Conventionally, a hot water supply apparatus has a hot water supply heat exchanger for exchanging heat between hot water stored in a hot water storage tank and hot water supply water, and the temperature-controlled hot water supply water is supplied to a hot water supply terminal (bath, shower, currant, etc.). Etc.) have an indirect hot water supply device (for example, refer to Patent Document 1) and a backup water heater as an auxiliary heat source for further heating hot water heated by a heat pump cycle, etc. There is known a hybrid hot water supply apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 2) that introduces hot water, adjusts the temperature, and discharges hot water to a hot water supply terminal.

  The advantages of the indirect hot water supply device are high because the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank is not used as hot water supply water, so that the hot water supply water is hygienic and can be drunk, and the hot water storage tank does not require water supply pressure. There is a point that it is not necessary to use a pressure-resistant tank and that hot water can be discharged at a high pressure without reducing the pressure (for example, the shower pressure can be increased).

On the other hand, the hybrid hot water supply apparatus has an advantage that additional heating by a backup water heater can be performed even when the amount of hot water is insufficient, and the hot water supply requirement of the hot water supply destination can be satisfied.
JP 2001-153458 A JP 2004-125226 A

  However, the indirect hot water supply apparatus (described in Patent Document 1) has the following problems with respect to the above advantages. This is because the heat exchange efficiency decreases if the hot water temperature in the hot water tank is not sufficiently higher than the hot water supply set temperature, and the return hot water to the hot water tank after the heat exchange with the hot water heat exchanger Since the temperature is not sufficiently low, the temperature of the water supplied from the lower part of the hot water storage tank and heated by heating means such as a heat pump becomes high, and the coefficient of performance is not good.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to reduce heat exchange efficiency and increase running costs by controlling hot water supply by combining an indirect hot water supply device and an auxiliary heat source. It is in providing the hot-water supply apparatus which can be suppressed.

In order to achieve the above object, the following technical means are adopted. That is, the first invention relating to the hot water supply apparatus is the heating means (1) for heating the heat storage fluid exchanged with the hot water for hot water discharged from the hot water supply terminal, and the heat storage fluid heated by the heating means (1). A tank (2) for storing heat, a primary passage (3a) through which heat storage fluid flowing out from the upper part of the tank (2) and a secondary passage (3b) through which hot water is circulated A hot water supply heat exchanger (3) for heat exchange between the heat storage fluid and the hot water supply water when flowing through each of the secondary side passage (3a) and the secondary side passage (3b); Auxiliary heat source device (4) provided so as to further heat the hot water supply water flowing out from the secondary side passage (3b) of the hot water supply heat exchanger (3), and the upper and primary sides in the tank (2) The upstream end of the passage (3a) communicates with the downstream end of the primary passage (3a) and the tank (2) Primary side circulation circuit (8) provided so as to communicate with the lower part in the inside, and heat storage fluid driving means for forcibly circulating the heat storage fluid in the primary side circulation circuit (8) ( 9) and a control device (100) for controlling the operation of the auxiliary heat source device (4) and the heat storage fluid drive means (9),
When the heat storage fluid flowing out from the tank (2) toward the primary passage (3a) is below a predetermined temperature when the control device (100) discharges hot water to the hot water supply terminal, the flow rate of the heat storage fluid The heat storage fluid drive means (9) is controlled so as to lower the temperature, and the auxiliary heat source is activated to heat the hot water supply water.

  According to the present invention, the amount of heat of the intermediate warm water can be effectively utilized even when the amount of intermediate warm water increases in the tank by utilizing the auxiliary heat source device and the characteristic hot water supply control, thereby reducing the heat exchange efficiency and increasing the running cost. It is possible to provide a hot water supply apparatus that can suppress the problems of the indirect hot water supply apparatus and has the excellent advantages of the indirect hot water supply apparatus and the auxiliary heat source device.

When the temperature of the heat storage fluid flowing out from the tank (2) toward the primary passage (3a) is equal to or lower than the first determination temperature, the control device (100)
Heat storage fluid drive means (9) so that the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature, which is the target temperature of hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary side passage (3b), is higher by a predetermined temperature (Te, Tg) than the water supply temperature. ) Is preferably controlled.

  According to this invention, since the upper limit of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is appropriately determined, it is possible to perform control so that the ability to heat with the auxiliary heat source does not exceed the minimum heating ability of the auxiliary heat source.

  Further, the control device (100) is equal to or lower than a second determination temperature at which the temperature of the heat storage fluid flowing out from the tank (2) toward the primary passage (3a) is lower than the first determination temperature. In this case, it is preferable to control the heat storage fluid drive means (9) to a constant output.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in heat exchange efficiency and an increase in running cost by a simpler control process rather than a control based on the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature.

  Further, the control device (100) is equal to or lower than a second determination temperature at which the temperature of the heat storage fluid flowing out from the tank (2) toward the primary passage (3a) is lower than the first determination temperature. In this case, it is preferable to activate the auxiliary heat source and stop the operation of the heat storage fluid drive means (9).

  According to the present invention, when the amount of stored hot water in the tank is low and the amount of heat cannot be obtained by heat exchange by the hot water supply heat exchanger, the waste heat can be used by performing the user desired hot water by heating by the auxiliary heat source device. It can be eliminated to reduce the running cost.

  Further, when the control device (100) first reduces the flow rate of the heat storage fluid, the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature, which is the target temperature of the hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary passage (3b), is used as the auxiliary heat source. It is preferable to determine based on the minimum heating capacity of the vessel (4). According to this invention, the efficient reheating control which can fully utilize the capability of an auxiliary heat source device is obtained.

Another invention relating to a hot water supply apparatus includes a heating means (1) for heating a heat storage fluid that is heat-exchanged with hot water supplied to a hot water supply terminal, and a heat storage fluid heated by the heating means (1) inside. A primary side passage having a storage tank (2), a primary side passage (3a) through which a heat storage fluid flowing out from the upper part of the tank (2) flows, and a secondary side passage (3b) through which hot water supply water flows. (3a) A hot water supply heat exchanger (3) for heating the hot water supply water by heat exchange between the heat storage fluid and the hot water supply water flowing through each of the secondary passages (3b), and hot water supply heat An auxiliary heat source device (4) provided so as to further heat the hot water supply water flowing out from the secondary side passage (3b) of the exchanger (3), an upper portion in the tank (2), and the primary side passage (3a ) And the downstream end of the primary passage (3a) and the tank (2) A primary circulation circuit (8) provided so as to communicate with the unit, a heat storage fluid drive means (9) for forcibly circulating the heat storage fluid in the primary circulation circuit (8), and an auxiliary A control device (100) for controlling the operation of the heat source device (4) and the heat storage fluid drive means (9),
The control device (100) is a temperature obtained by subtracting the feed water temperature from the circulating return temperature of the heat storage fluid flowing out from the primary passage (3a) toward the lower part of the tank (2) when the hot water is discharged to the hot water supply terminal. When Δt) exceeds a predetermined allowable temperature (h),
In order to reduce the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature, which is the target temperature of hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary side passage (3b), the heat storage fluid drive means (9) is provided so as to reduce the flow rate of the heat storage fluid. While controlling, it heats the hot water supply water by starting an auxiliary heat source device (4), It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, by controlling Δt so as not to exceed a predetermined allowable temperature, it is possible to suppress an increase in circulation return temperature and a deterioration in heat exchange efficiency due to an increase in Δt. Reduction in efficiency can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in heat exchange efficiency and an increase in running cost, to solve the problems of the indirect hot water supply device, and to provide a hot water supply device that combines the advantages of the indirect hot water supply device and the auxiliary heat source.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a control apparatus (100) determines the heat exchanger secondary exit target temperature when it lowers initially based on the minimum heating capability which an auxiliary heat source device (4) has. According to this invention, the efficient reheating control which can fully utilize the capability of an auxiliary heat source device is obtained.

  Further, the control device (100) also sets the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature based on the minimum heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source device (4) in the control after the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is first reduced. It is preferable to determine.

  According to this invention, it can prevent that an auxiliary | assistant heat source device becomes impossible to operate | move, and can continue supplying reheating capability stably.

  Moreover, it is preferable to implement when the control apparatus (100) fills a bath tub with any of the above-mentioned inventions. According to this invention, when filling a bathtub with hot water, it is necessary to stably discharge a large amount of hot water for a relatively long time, so that the effect of suppressing a decrease in heat exchange efficiency and an increase in running cost becomes significant. .

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means is an example which shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means of embodiment mentioned later.

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

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a hot water supply apparatus applied to all the following embodiments. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control configuration relating to a hot water supply apparatus applied to all the following embodiments.

  The hot water supply apparatus of the present embodiment includes a main heat source that moves heat to hot water supplied to a hot water supply terminal and heats it, and an auxiliary heat source that further heats hot water supplied by the main heat source. . The main heat source includes heating means for heating a heat storage fluid that is heat-exchanged with hot water supplied to a hot water supply terminal, a hot water storage tank 2 that stores therein the heat storage fluid heated by the heating means, and a hot water storage tank 2 And a hot water supply heat exchanger 3 for performing heat exchange between the heat storage fluid and the hot water supply water to heat the hot water supply water.

  This hot water supply device is, for example, a hot water storage type heat pump type hot water supply device, which is mainly used for general household use, and heat storage hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 2 and hot water supply water are heated by a hot water supply heat exchanger 3. Replace and supply the heated hot water supply water to a hot water supply terminal (hand-washing faucet, currant, bath, etc.) provided in the kitchen, washroom, bathroom, etc., and when the predetermined condition is met, the auxiliary heat source 4 supplies hot water supply water. Furthermore, it has a function of adjusting the temperature by heating.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hot water supply apparatus includes a heat pump unit 1 that is a heating unit that heats and exchanges heat with a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant, a hot water storage tank 2 that stores the hot water heated by the heat pump unit 1, Heat exchange is performed between the heat storage circulation circuit 6 provided so that the low-temperature water in the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 flows out and is heated by the heat pump unit 1 and returns to the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2, and the hot water for heat storage and the hot water supply water. A hot water supply heat exchanger 3, an auxiliary heat source device 4 that can supplementarily heat the hot water supply water heated by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3, a control device 100 that controls the operation of the hot water supply device, It has.

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

  When the heat pump cycle is constituted by a supercritical heat pump, hot water having a temperature higher than that of a general heat pump cycle, for example, about 85 ° C. to 90 ° C. can be stored in the hot water storage tank 2. The heat pump cycle mainly performs a boiling operation in which hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is boiled using late-night power in the late-night time zone, which is inexpensively set.

  In the heat storage circulation circuit 6, an incoming temperature thermistor for detecting the temperature of water supplied to the water-refrigerant heat exchanger, which is a heat storage heat exchanger in the heat pump unit 1, and a water-refrigerant heat exchanger outlet A boiling temperature thermistor for detecting the boiling temperature and an electric pump are provided. Then, the detected temperature signal of each thermistor is output to the control device 100.

  The hot water storage tank 2 is a vertically long container that stores hot water, which is a heat storage fluid that heats hot water, and is made of a metal having excellent corrosion resistance, for example, stainless steel. Water can be kept warm for a long time. In addition, the heat storage fluid is mainly composed of water, and may contain a preservative, an antifreezing agent, LLC, and the like. In addition, the heat storage fluid may be a mixture of heat storage materials having cross specific heat, such as microcapsules, dispersed in water and mixed, or may be mixed in a thriller form.

  The hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is circulated by the operation of the electric pump of the heat storage circulation circuit 6. Thus, the hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 heated by the heat storage heat exchanger is sent to the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2 through the heat storage circulation circuit 6, so that the upper side in the hot water storage tank 2 is moved to the lower side. The heat is sequentially stored so as to form a plurality of temperature layers.

  The hot water supply heat exchanger 3 includes a primary side passage 3a and a secondary side passage 3b provided so that fluids flowing inside each other exchange heat. The primary side passage 3a is a flow path that communicates with the hot water storage tank 2 and through which hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 flows. The secondary side passage 3b is a flow path in which an upstream end is connected to the water supply pipe 10, and a downstream end is connected to the hot water supply pipe 13, and a flow path through which hot water supplied to the hot water supply terminal flows. is there. The primary side passage 3a and the secondary side passage 3b may have any form in which heat is exchanged between fluids flowing through the passages. For example, you may comprise by the double pipe structure in which one channel | path is formed in an inner side pipe | tube and the other channel | path is formed in the outer side pipe | tube which covers the outer side of an inner side pipe | tube. Moreover, it is preferable that the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 is an opposed heat exchanger in which the flow directions of the fluid flowing through the primary side passage 3a and the secondary side passage 3b are opposed to each other.

  The hot water storage tank 2 is connected to the primary side passage 3a so as to form a primary side circulation circuit 8 that is a circulation passage with the primary side passage 3a of the heat exchanger 3 for hot water supply. The primary side circulation circuit 8 is connected to a lead-out port provided at the uppermost part of the hot water storage tank 2, and detects the heat exchanger inlet temperature in a flow path connecting the lead-out port and the primary side passage 3a. A primary heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 18 is provided.

  Further, the primary side circulation circuit 8 is connected to an introduction port provided at the lowermost part of the hot water storage tank 2, and the hot water storage from the primary side passage 3 a is connected to a flow path connecting the introduction port and the primary side passage 3 a. A primary-side circulation return temperature thermistor 19 that detects the outlet temperature of the primary-side heat exchanger of the heat-storage fluid flowing out toward the lower part of the tank 2, and the heat-storage fluid is forcibly circulated to the primary-side circulation circuit 8. And a circulation pump 9 which is a heat storage fluid drive means. The temperature signals detected by the primary heat exchanger inlet temperature thermistor 18 and the primary circulation return temperature thermistor 19 are input to the input circuit of the control device 100.

  Upstream of the water supply pipe 10 is connected to a water pipe, and city water (tap water) is introduced into the secondary passage 3b of the heat exchanger 3 for hot water supply. The water supply pipe 10 is provided with a flow rate detector 16 and a water supply temperature thermistor 20. The flow rate detector 16 is detection means for detecting a flow rate (secondary flow rate) in the direction of the secondary passage 3b, and the feed water temperature thermistor 20 detects the temperature of city water, and the detected flow rate signal and temperature signal. Is input to the input circuit of the control device 100.

  The hot water supply pipe 13 is a pipe that connects the outlet of the secondary side passage 3b of the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and a hot water supply terminal (hand-washing faucet, currant, bath, etc.) to the kitchen, washroom, bathroom, and the like. A hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 for detecting the hot water supply temperature and a flow rate counter (not shown) are provided on the downstream side of the hot water supply pipe 13. The hot water temperature signal and the flow rate signal detected by the hot water temperature thermistor 22 and the flow rate counter are input to the input circuit of the control device 100.

  The hot water supply pipe 13 includes a secondary side outlet temperature thermistor 21 (secondary outlet temperature detection) that detects the temperature of hot water at the outlet of the secondary side passage 3b of the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 (heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature). Device). The detected heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is input to the input circuit of the control device 100. Further, the hot water supply pipe 13 includes a branch portion where the hot water supply pipe 13 branches to the auxiliary heat source passage 15 on the downstream side of the secondary side outlet temperature thermistor 21, and the heat source switching valve 11 is provided in the branch portion. Is provided. The heat source switching valve 11 is a heat source switching unit that switches between using only the main heat source and further using the auxiliary heat source when heating the hot water supply water. In the present embodiment, the heat source switching valve 11 can switch the hot water supply water that has flowed out of the secondary side passage 3b to flow through either the hot water supply pipe 13 side or the auxiliary heat source side passage 15 side.

  In the middle of the auxiliary heat source passage 15, there is provided an auxiliary heat source device 4 for reheating the hot water supply water flowing through the auxiliary heat source side passage 15, and the downstream end of the auxiliary heat source passage 15 joins the hot water supply pipe 13. ing. The auxiliary heat source device 4 has a heat generating part and a heat exchanging part that receives heat from the heat generating part, and the auxiliary heat source passage 15 passes through the heat exchanging part. The water passing through the auxiliary heat source passage 15 absorbs heat from the heat generating part when passing through the heat exchanging part. The auxiliary heat source device 4 is not particularly limited as long as it is a device capable of heating the hot water supply water passing therethrough. As the auxiliary heat source 4, for example, a small gas water heater that heats hot-water supply water that passes through the inside using a combustion flame of fuel such as gas, a device that uses a combustion part that burns kerosene as fuel, and a hot water storage tank. A heat storage fluid as a heat source, an electric heater using electricity, or the like can be employed.

  The water supply pipe 10 branches before the secondary passage 3 b of the hot water supply heat exchanger 3, and the branched pipe merges with the hot water supply pipe 13. A pipe from the branch part of the water supply pipe 10 to the junction part of the hot water supply pipe 13 is a secondary side bypass passage 14 that bypasses the hot water supply heat exchanger 3. A hot water supply mixing valve 12 is provided at the junction of the secondary bypass passage 14 and the hot water supply pipe 13.

  This hot water supply mixing valve 12 is a temperature adjustment valve that adjusts the temperature of hot water discharged to the hot water supply terminal side, and by adjusting the opening area ratio between the hot water supply pipe 13 side and the secondary side bypass passage 14 side, Control is performed to adjust the mixing ratio of the hot water supply water heated by the heat exchanger 3 and the city water to the set temperature. The control device 100 controls the hot water mixing valve 12 based on the temperature set by the remote controller 110 or the like and the temperature information detected by the feed water temperature thermistor 20, the secondary outlet temperature thermistor 21 and the hot water temperature thermistor 22. To do.

  The outer wall surface of the hot water storage tank 2 is provided with a plurality of hot water storage thermistors 17 which are water temperature sensors for detecting the amount of hot water for storing hot water and the temperature of the hot water storage. Five thermistors TH1, TH2, TH3, TH4, and TH5 are arranged in order from the top. The detected temperature signals of these five thermistors are respectively input to the input circuit of the control device 100, and can detect the temperature of the heat storage fluid and the amount of hot water at each water level. Moreover, TH1 located in the uppermost part among the plurality of hot water storage thermistors 17 can detect the temperature of hot water discharged from the hot storage fluid.

  An indirect tank 5 for supplying city water in the hot water storage tank 2 is placed on the top surface of the hot water storage tank 2. A water supply pipe through which city water flows and an escape pipe are connected to the upper part of the indirect tank 5, and a circulation pipe 7 connected to the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 is connected to the lower part of the indirect tank 5. . A water level sensor is provided in the indirect tank 5, and water is automatically supplied into the indirect tank 5 by a detection signal of the water level sensor transmitted to the control device 100. When the water flowing through the water supply pipe is stored in the indirect tank 5, the water in the indirect tank 5 flows into the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 through the circulation pipe 7, and excess water is released through the pipe for escape. It is discharged to the outside through.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 100 includes an input circuit to which signals from various switches on the remote controller 110, a flow rate detector 16, and communication signals from various thermistors 17 to 22 are input, and a signal from the input circuit. And a communication signal for controlling the heat pump unit 1, the auxiliary heat source device 4, the circulation pump 9, the heat source switching valve 11, the hot water supply mixing valve 12 and the like based on the calculation by the microcomputer. And an output circuit for outputting. The microcomputer incorporates a ROM or RAM as storage means and has a preset control program and an updatable control program.

  Next, the operation of the hot water supply apparatus having the above configuration will be described. First, boiling control of the hot water supply device will be described. When the hot water supply switch of the remote controller 110 is turned on by the user, the control device 100 mainly uses a heat pump in the late-night time zone (for example, the time zone from 23:00 on the current day to 7 o'clock on the next day) where the power rate is inexpensive. The unit 1 is operated, the heat storage fluid in the hot water storage tank 2 is heated, and a necessary amount of heat is stored.

  That is, when the hot water storage thermistor detects that the necessary amount of heat does not remain in the hot water storage tank 2 the next day in the midnight power time zone, the control device 100 instructs the heat pump unit 1 to start boiling. Upon receiving the command, the heat pump unit 1 starts driving the circulation pump of the heat storage circulation circuit 6 after starting the compressor, and the low-temperature water taken out from the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 is about 70 to 90 ° C. with a water-refrigerant heat exchanger. The hot water is returned to the hot water storage tank 2 from the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2 through the heat storage circulation circuit 6, and the hot water is stored sequentially by stacking from the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2. When the hot water storage thermistor 17 detects that the necessary amount of heat has been stored, the control device 100 instructs the heat pump unit 1 to stop boiling, and the heat pump unit 1 stops the compressor and also stops the circulation pump. Finish the boiling operation.

  Next, control when the user uses hot water at the hot water supply terminal will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a hot water supply control process of the hot water supply apparatus. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of circulation pump control in step 110 of FIG.

  First, after the processing of stopping the operation of the circulation pump 9 and the auxiliary heat source device 4 in Step 10, the control device 100 sets the temperature detected by the uppermost thermistor TH1 among the plurality of hot water storage thermistors 17 by the user. It is determined whether or not the value is equal to or higher than a value obtained by adding the first predetermined temperature Ta to the hot water supply set temperature (hot water set temperature + Ta) (step 20). The first predetermined temperature Ta is a temperature used for determining whether or not the hot water storage temperature is higher than the hot water supply set temperature to such an extent that reheating by the auxiliary heat source is not required. Ta is set to 20 ° C. When the control device 100 determines in step 20 that the detected temperature of the thermistor TH1 is high (is higher than the hot water supply set temperature + Ta), the heat source is switched so that the opening degree on the hot water supply pipe 13 side (outlet side) becomes 100%. The opening degree of the valve 11 is controlled (step 30).

  Next, in step 40, the control device 100 determines whether or not the secondary flow rate detected by the flow rate detector 16 is equal to or greater than Qx (L / min). Here, Qx is calculated using the following Equation 1 stored in advance in the microcomputer.

(Formula 1)
Qx = y / (hot-water supply set temperature-water supply temperature)
y (kcal) is the minimum heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source unit 4 and is 50 kcal here. The hot water supply set temperature is a hot water set temperature set by the user operating the remote controller 110, for example. The feed water temperature is the temperature of city water detected by the feed water temperature thermistor 20.

  If the control device 100 determines in step 40 that the secondary flow rate is less than the calculated Qx (L / min), it returns to step 20 and executes the determination process of step 20 again. However, when the control device 100 determines that the secondary flow rate is equal to or greater than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 executes a process of stopping the auxiliary heat source device 4 and the secondary side passage 3b. The rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 (of the circulation pump 9 is adjusted so that the target temperature of the secondary outlet of the heat exchanger, which is the target temperature of the hot water supply water at the outlet) becomes equal to a value obtained by adding the fourth predetermined temperature Td to the hot water supply set temperature. The drive flow rate is controlled (step 50).

  In the present embodiment, the fourth predetermined temperature Td is 0 ° C. In this case, the hot water storage temperature in the hot water storage tank 2 is sufficiently higher than the hot water supply set temperature (the detected temperature of TH1 is high), and the secondary flow rate is also large, so there is no need to rely on heating by the auxiliary heat source 4 Hot water can be discharged to the hot water supply terminal only by the amount of stored hot water in the hot water storage tank 2.

  Then, the control device 100 adjusts the opening area ratio between the hot water supply piping 13 side and the secondary bypass passage 14 side of the hot water supply mixing valve 12 so that the temperature detected by the hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 becomes the hot water supply set temperature. Thus, hot water supply water and city water are mixed as necessary, and the opening of a flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) is adjusted so that a set flow rate is obtained. Thereby, hot water of the conditions desired by the user is discharged to the hot water supply terminal.

  Next, control device 100 performs the same determination as in step 20 (step 60), and until it is determined that the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding first predetermined temperature Ta to the hot water supply set temperature, step The processing from 40 to step 60 is repeatedly executed. If it is determined in step 60 or step 20 that the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding the first predetermined temperature Ta to the hot water supply set temperature, the control device 100 further determines that the detected temperature of TH1 is the water supply temperature (water supply temperature thermistor 20). It is determined whether or not the temperature is equal to or higher than the value obtained by adding the second predetermined temperature Tb to the city water temperature detected by (step 70). In the present embodiment, the second predetermined temperature Tb is 20 ° C.

  And if the control apparatus 100 determines in step 70 that the detected temperature of TH1 is high (it is not less than the value obtained by adding Tb to the feed water temperature), the opening degree on the auxiliary heat source side passage 15 side (auxiliary heat source side) is 100%. Thus, the opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 is controlled (step 80).

  Next, the control device 100 executes the same determination process as in step 40 (step 90). When the control device 100 determines in step 90 that the secondary flow rate is less than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 returns to step 20 again and executes the determination process of step 20. On the other hand, if it is determined that the secondary-side flow rate is equal to or greater than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 executes a process for starting the auxiliary heat source unit 4 in step 100, and in advance the microcomputer. The control of the circulation pump 9 is executed according to the subroutine program stored in (Step 110). Further, the heating output of the auxiliary heat source device 4 is controlled so that the hot water supply temperature becomes equal to the hot water supply set temperature.

  The control of the circulation pump 9 in step 110 is as shown in the subroutine shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, in this subroutine, the control device 100 first calculates the value obtained by adding the fifth predetermined temperature Te to the feed water temperature, and subtracting the value obtained by dividing y by the secondary flow rate from the hot water supply set temperature. It is determined whether or not it is higher than (hot water supply set temperature−y / secondary flow rate) (step 111). In the present embodiment, the fifth predetermined temperature Te is 10 ° C.

  If the controller 100 determines in step 111 that the value obtained by adding the fifth predetermined temperature Te to the feed water temperature is greater, then the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is the fifth predetermined temperature to the feed water temperature. The rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 (drive flow rate of the circulation pump 9) is controlled so as to be equal to the value obtained by adding the temperature Te (step 112). Since the upper limit of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is appropriately determined by controlling the circulation pump 9 in this way, the ability to heat with the auxiliary heat source unit 4 exceeds the minimum heating capability of the auxiliary heat source unit 4. It is possible to control such that the auxiliary heat source device 4 can be fully utilized.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 111 that the value obtained by adding the fifth predetermined temperature Te to the feed water temperature is not greater, the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is obtained by dividing y by the secondary flow rate. The rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 (drive flow rate of the circulation pump 9) is controlled so as to be equal to a value obtained by subtracting the value from the hot water supply set temperature (hot water supply set temperature−y / secondary flow rate) (step 113).

Here, the total capacity required for hot water supply satisfying the hot water supply set temperature is expressed by Formula 2.
(Formula 2)
Total required capacity = (hot water supply set temperature−water supply temperature) × secondary flow rate The heating capacity based on the amount of stored hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is expressed by Equation 3.
(Formula 3)
Heating capacity of hot water storage amount = (heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature−water supply temperature) × secondary flow rate The heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source 4 is represented by Expression 4 obtained by subtracting Expression 3 from Expression 2.
(Formula 4)
Heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source = (hot water supply set temperature−heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature) × secondary flow rate As described above, when the minimum heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source 4 is y, the heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source is Since y must not be exceeded, the maximum value of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is when y = the heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source.

Therefore, the maximum value of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature can be expressed by Equation 5.
(Formula 5)
Maximum value of heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature = hot water supply set temperature−y / secondary flow rate Therefore, in the process of step 113, control device 100 assists heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature when it is first reduced. The determination is made based on the minimum heating capacity of the heat source unit 4.

  Since the upper limit of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is appropriately determined by controlling the circulation pump 9 in this way, the ability to heat with the auxiliary heat source unit 4 exceeds the minimum heating capability of the auxiliary heat source unit 4. It can be controlled so that there is no.

  As described above, in the control according to the subroutine shown in FIG. 4, when the hot water storage temperature in the hot water storage tank 2 is not so high and is higher than the feed water temperature by the second predetermined temperature Tb or more (the detected temperature of TH1 is the intermediate temperature), Since the desired hot water supply capacity cannot be satisfied only by the amount of stored hot water in the hot water storage tank 2, the circulation flow rate of the heat storage fluid by the circulation pump 9 is reduced, and reheating by the auxiliary heat source device 4 is executed to supplement the hot water supply capacity. On top of that, it is for hot water.

  Then, the control device 100 adjusts the opening area ratio between the hot water supply piping 13 side and the secondary bypass passage 14 side of the hot water supply mixing valve 12 so that the temperature detected by the hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 becomes the hot water supply set temperature. Thus, hot water supply water and city water are mixed as necessary, and the opening of a flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) is adjusted so that a set flow rate is obtained. Thereby, hot water of the conditions desired by the user is discharged to the hot water supply terminal.

  After executing the processing of the subroutine shown in FIG. 4, control device 100 makes the same determination as in step 70 (step 120), and the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding second predetermined temperature Tb to the hot water supply set temperature. Steps 90 to 110 are repeatedly executed until it is determined that. If it is determined in step 120 or step 70 that the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding the second predetermined temperature Tb to the hot water supply set temperature, the control device 100 further controls the auxiliary heat source side passage 15 side ( The opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 is controlled so that the opening degree of the auxiliary heat source side becomes 100% (step 300).

  And the control apparatus 100 performs the determination process similar to the said step 40 (step 310). When the control device 100 determines in step 310 that the secondary flow rate is less than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 returns to step 20 again and executes the determination process of step 20. On the other hand, when it is determined that the secondary flow rate is equal to or higher than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 executes a process for starting the auxiliary heat source device 4 and operates the circulation pump 9. Is stopped (step 320). The process of step 320 is repeatedly executed until it is determined in step 310 that the secondary flow rate is less than Qx (L / min). Also in this case, the heating output of the auxiliary heat source device 4 is controlled so that the hot water supply temperature becomes equal to the hot water supply set temperature.

  With this control, when the amount of stored hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is low and the amount of heat cannot be obtained by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3, it is possible to carry out the hot water desired by the user by placing emphasis on the heating by the auxiliary heat source device 4, and wasted Running costs can be reduced by eliminating driving.

  Further, the control device 100 adjusts the opening area ratio between the hot water supply piping 13 side and the secondary bypass passage 14 side of the hot water supply mixing valve 12 so that the temperature detected by the hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 becomes the hot water supply set temperature. Thus, hot water supply water and city water are mixed as necessary, and the opening of a flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) is adjusted so that a set flow rate is obtained. Thereby, hot water of the conditions desired by the user is discharged to the hot water supply terminal. The Ta, Tb, Td, and Te are values that change according to the amount of hot water requested by the user, and values selected according to the amount of hot water used are used for a series of controls.

  FIG. 5 is a distribution diagram of various parameters when the hot water supply control of the hot water supply apparatus according to the present embodiment is executed under a certain condition. In FIG. 5, a value obtained by subtracting the feed water temperature from Δt (circulation return temperature (primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature)) under the conditions of a tapping flow rate 20 (L / min), a tapping temperature 40 ° C., and a feed water temperature 9 ° C. Is indicated in ° C, indicated by a solid line), feed water temperature (unit is indicated in ° C, indicated by a broken line), circulation flow rate (unit is indicated by L / min, indicated by a one-dot chain line), circulation return temperature (primary side heat exchanger outlet temperature, unit is (° C, indicated by solid line), heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature (unit: ° C, indicated by broken line) and heat exchange efficiency (unit:%, indicated by solid line) This is expressed with respect to the detected temperature of TH1, in units of ° C.

  In the conventional indirect water heater, in general, the above-mentioned Δt tends to gradually increase as the hot water storage temperature decreases, and when Δt increases, the heat exchange efficiency deteriorates as the circulating return temperature increases. Then, the temperature of the water supply to the heat pump unit 1 in the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 rises due to the rise of the circulation return temperature, and the water supply that has risen in temperature is taken out by the heat storage circuit 6 and heated by the heat pump unit 1. The coefficient of performance of the unit 1 will decrease, and a sufficient amount of stored hot water cannot be stored in the hot water storage tank 2. Thus, it is necessary to take measures such as increasing the capacity of the hot water storage tank 2 and requiring additional heating during the day.

  Therefore, the hot water supply apparatus according to the present embodiment, in which the auxiliary heat source device 4 is combined with the indirect hot water supply apparatus having the hot water supply heat exchanger 3, has the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 in the hot water storage tank 2 when the hot water is discharged to the hot water supply terminal. When the heat storage fluid flowing out toward the primary passage 3a is below a predetermined temperature, the circulation pump 9 is controlled so as to reduce the flow rate of the heat storage fluid, and the auxiliary heat source device 4 is activated to supply hot water. Heat the water.

  By performing such control, as shown in FIG. 5, even if the hot water storage temperature is lowered to 60 ° C. or less, the decrease in the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is compensated by the reheating of the auxiliary heat source device 4. As a result, an increase in the circulation return temperature and Δt can be suppressed, and a decrease in heat exchange efficiency can be suppressed. Therefore, the running cost and the product cost can be reduced without increasing the capacity of the hot water storage tank 2 and performing additional heating during the daytime.

  As described above, the hot water supply apparatus according to this embodiment is applied to the hot water supply control described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, so that the hot water storage temperature reaches the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2 even when the hot water storage temperature decreases. Hot water supply operation that uses medium-temperature water without waste is possible. Furthermore, by reducing the circulating return temperature in the hot water supply control, it is possible to suppress an increase in the feed water temperature to the heat pump unit 1 and to provide an improvement in the coefficient of performance of the heat pump unit 1 and a reduction in running cost. In addition, since a good hot water supply operation can be performed without providing a medium temperature water take-out pipe and a mixing valve for collecting medium temperature water in the hot water storage tank 2, the number of parts can be reduced and the product cost can be reduced. Further, according to the present embodiment, since the amount of heat of the intermediate temperature water can be effectively utilized even when the amount of the intermediate temperature water increases in the hot water storage tank, the problem of the indirect type hot water supply apparatus is solved, and the indirect type hot water supply apparatus and the auxiliary heat source are also provided. Thus, it is possible to provide a hot water supply apparatus that has the respective advantages of the above.

  In addition, when the controller 100 first reduces the flow rate of the heat storage fluid, the auxiliary heat source device 4 has a heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature that is a target temperature of hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary passage 3b. Determine based on minimum heating capacity. Thereby, the efficient reheating control which can fully utilize the capability of the auxiliary heat source device 4 is obtained.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment, another embodiment of the hot water supply control described in the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 6, steps denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 perform the same processing, exhibit the same operational effects, and a description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the hot water supply control process according to this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of circulation pump control in step 170 of FIG. FIG. 8 is a distribution diagram of various parameters when hot water supply control is executed under certain conditions.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the hot water supply control process according to the present embodiment, the detected temperature of TH1 adds the second predetermined temperature Tb to the hot water supply set temperature in step 70 or step 120 with respect to the flowchart shown in FIG. If it is determined that the value is less than the value, the process does not skip to step 300, and whether or not the detected temperature of TH1 is equal to or higher than the value obtained by adding the third predetermined temperature Tc (Tc is smaller than Tb) to the water supply temperature. A process of determining is executed (step 130),
The difference is that the control is further executed under the condition of satisfying the water supply temperature + Tc ≦ TH1 <water supply temperature + Tb. In the present embodiment, the second predetermined temperature Tb is 20 ° C.

  Hereinafter, the newly added steps 130 to 180 will be described. When determining that the detected temperature of TH1 is equal to or higher than the feed water temperature + Tc and less than the feed water temperature + Tb in Step 130, the control device 100 causes the opening degree on the auxiliary heat source side passage 15 side (auxiliary heat source side) to be 100%. The opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 is controlled (step 140).

  Next, the control device 100 executes the same determination process as in step 40 (step 150). If the control device 100 determines in step 150 that the secondary flow rate is less than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 returns to step 20 again and executes the determination process of step 20. On the other hand, when it is determined that the secondary-side flow rate is equal to or greater than the calculated Qx (L / min), the control device 100 executes the process of starting the auxiliary heat source unit 4 in step 160, and in advance the microcomputer. The control of the circulation pump 9 is executed according to the subroutine program stored in (Step 170). Further, the heating output of the auxiliary heat source device 4 is controlled so that the hot water supply temperature becomes equal to the hot water supply set temperature.

  The control of the circulation pump 9 in step 170 is as shown in the subroutine shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, in this subroutine, the control device 100 first sets the hot water supply set temperature to a value obtained by dividing the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature detected by the secondary outlet temperature thermistor 21 by y by the secondary flow rate. It is determined whether or not it is larger than the value subtracted from (hot water supply set temperature-y / secondary flow rate) (step 171).

  If the controller 100 determines in step 171 that the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is higher, the controller 100 considers that the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is too high and stops the circulation pump 9. The process is executed (step 173), and the hot water supply water is not further heated by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 until the next hot water is discharged.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 171 that the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is not larger, the circulation pump 9 is set at a constant output so that the rotational speed f is reduced to a constant rotational speed f (for example, 1000 rpm). Control (step 172). By controlling the circulation pump 9 in this way, the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is left to the end.

  As described above, in the control of the circulation pump 9 according to the subroutine shown in FIG. 7, when the hot water storage temperature in the hot water storage tank 2 is lower than the value obtained by adding the second predetermined temperature Tb to the feed water temperature, the heat exchanger is further increased. By performing constant speed control or stopping of the circulation pump 9 in accordance with the secondary outlet temperature, reheating by the auxiliary heat source device 4 is executed by a simple process rather than control based on the secondary outlet temperature of the heat exchanger. Can supplement hot water supply capacity.

  Then, the control device 100 adjusts the opening area ratio between the hot water supply piping 13 side and the secondary bypass passage 14 side of the hot water supply mixing valve 12 so that the temperature detected by the hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 becomes the hot water supply set temperature. Thus, hot water supply water and city water are mixed as necessary, and the opening of a flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) is adjusted so that a set flow rate is obtained. Thereby, hot water of the conditions desired by the user is discharged to the hot water supply terminal.

  After executing the processing of the subroutine shown in FIG. 7, control device 100 makes the same determination as in step 130 (step 180), and the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding third predetermined temperature Tc to the hot water supply set temperature. Steps 150 to 170 are repeatedly executed until it is determined that. If it is determined in step 180 or step 130 that the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding the third predetermined temperature Tc to the hot water supply set temperature, the control device 100 further performs the processing from step 300 onward as in the first embodiment. Will continue.

  FIG. 8 is a distribution diagram of various parameters when the hot water supply control of the hot water supply apparatus according to the present embodiment is executed under the same conditions as in FIG. 5 described above. In FIG. 8, various parameters whose distribution is expressed by setting the hot water storage temperature (the detected temperature of the thermistor TH1, in units of ° C.) on the horizontal axis are the same as those in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the hot water storage temperature is reduced to 30 ° C. or lower as shown in FIG. 8 by executing the above control in an apparatus in which the auxiliary heat source device 4 is combined with the indirect hot water supply device having the hot water supply heat exchanger 3. Even so, by supplementing the decrease in the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature with the reheating amount of the auxiliary heat source device 4, it is possible to suppress the increase in the circulation return temperature and Δt and to suppress the decrease in the heat exchange efficiency. .

(Third embodiment)
In 3rd Embodiment, the other form of step 170 (subroutine) in the said hot water supply control demonstrated in 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated according to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of circulation pump control in step 170 of FIG. Since the basic flow of the hot water supply control process according to the present embodiment is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the subroutine for controlling circulation pump 9, control device 100 first sets the hot water supply to the value obtained by adding the sixth predetermined temperature Tg to the feed water temperature and the value obtained by dividing y by the secondary flow rate. It is determined whether or not it is larger than a value subtracted from the temperature (hot water supply set temperature−y / secondary flow rate) (step 175). The sixth predetermined temperature Tg is a value smaller than the fifth predetermined temperature Te, and is 5 ° C. in the present embodiment.

  When determining that the value obtained by adding the sixth predetermined temperature Tg to the feed water temperature is larger in step 175, the control device 100 regards that the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature has become too high, and circulates. The process which stops the pump 9 for hot water is performed (step 177), and heating of the hot water supply water by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 is not performed any more until the next hot water discharge.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 175 that the value obtained by adding the sixth predetermined temperature Tg to the feed water temperature is not greater, then the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature becomes the sixth predetermined temperature Tg as the feed water temperature. The rotational speed of the circulating pump 9 (the driving flow rate of the circulating pump 9) is controlled so as to be equal to the value obtained by adding (step 176). Since the upper limit of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is appropriately determined by controlling the circulation pump 9 in this way, the ability to heat with the auxiliary heat source unit 4 exceeds the minimum heating capability of the auxiliary heat source unit 4. It can be controlled so that there is no. The sixth predetermined temperature Tg is a value that changes according to the amount of hot water requested by the user, and a value selected according to the amount of hot water used is used for a series of controls.

  As described above, in the control of the circulation pump 9 according to the subroutine shown in FIG. 9, when the hot water storage temperature in the hot water storage tank 2 is lower than the value obtained by adding the second predetermined temperature Tb to the feed water temperature, the heat exchanger 2 By executing the control to reduce the rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 (drive flow rate of the circulation pump 9) so that the next outlet target temperature becomes a temperature (feed water temperature + Tg) lower than the step 112 in FIG. The amount of heating by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 is suppressed, and the amount of heat that is not sufficient by the heating by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 is replenished by reheating by the auxiliary heat source device 4.

  Then, the control device 100 adjusts the opening area ratio between the hot water supply piping 13 side and the secondary bypass passage 14 side of the hot water supply mixing valve 12 so that the temperature detected by the hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 becomes the hot water supply set temperature. Thus, hot water supply water and city water are mixed as necessary, and the opening of a flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) is adjusted so that a set flow rate is obtained. Thereby, hot water of the conditions desired by the user is discharged to the hot water supply terminal.

  As described above, by performing the hot water supply control according to the present embodiment described according to FIGS. 6 and 9, the same operational effects as the hot water control described in the first embodiment can be obtained, and the hot water storage tank 2. Even in the case where colder intermediate temperature water is stored in the interior, the hot water supply operation using the intermediate temperature water effectively can be performed.

(Fourth embodiment)
4th Embodiment demonstrates the other form of the said hot water supply control demonstrated in 2nd Embodiment according to FIG. 10 and FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the hot water supply control process according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a distribution diagram of various parameters when hot water supply control according to the present embodiment is executed under certain conditions.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the flowchart of the hot water supply control according to the present embodiment is different from the flowchart of FIG. 6 in that the steps 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120 of FIG. If NO is determined in step 20 or if NO is determined in step 60, step 130 is executed next. In FIG. 10, steps that execute the same processing as in the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description of each step is omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a distribution diagram of various parameters when the hot water supply control according to the present embodiment is executed under the same conditions as in FIG. 5 described above. In FIG. 11, various parameters whose distribution is expressed by setting the hot water storage temperature (the detected temperature of the thermistor TH1, in units of ° C.) on the horizontal axis are the same as those in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the hot water storage temperature is reduced to 60 ° C. or less as shown in FIG. 11 by executing the above control in an apparatus in which the auxiliary heat source device 4 is combined with the indirect hot water supply apparatus having the hot water supply heat exchanger 3. Even so, by supplementing the decrease in the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature with the reheating amount of the auxiliary heat source device 4, it is possible to suppress the increase in the circulation return temperature and Δt and to suppress the decrease in the heat exchange efficiency. . With the above control configuration, a hot water supply control program for effectively utilizing the medium temperature water in the hot water storage tank 2 can be constructed by a simpler algorithm.

(Fifth embodiment)
5th Embodiment demonstrates the other form of the said hot water supply control demonstrated in 4th Embodiment according to FIG. 12 and FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing hot water supply control processing according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a subroutine for controlling the circulation pump 9 in step 200 of FIG.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 12, steps denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 perform the same processing, exhibit similar effects, and will not be described. As shown in FIG. 12, in the hot water supply control process according to the present embodiment, step 60 is replaced with step 60a, step 170 is replaced with step 200, and step 180 is replaced with step 220 with respect to the flowchart shown in FIG. Is.

  The processing of each replaced step will be described. After executing the process of step 50, the control device 100 determines whether Δt (= circulation return temperature−feed water temperature) is equal to or lower than a predetermined allowable temperature h (step 60a). In this embodiment, h is 5 ° C.

  While determining that Δt is equal to or smaller than h, control device 100 repeatedly executes the processing from step 40 to step 60a. If it is determined in step 60a that Δt is larger than h, the control device 100 executes the process of step 130. Then, after sequentially executing the processes of steps 140, 150, and 160, the control device 100 executes control of the circulation pump 9 according to a subroutine program stored in advance in the microcomputer (step 200).

  The control of the circulation pump 9 in step 200 is as shown in a subroutine shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, in this subroutine, the control device 100 first determines whether or not Δt (= circulation return temperature−feed water temperature) is greater than h (step 201).

  When it is determined in step 201 that Δt is larger than h, the control device 100 causes the circulation pump 9 to reduce the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature detected by the secondary outlet temperature thermistor 21 by 1 ° C. The rotational speed is reduced (step 202). That is, when Δt is larger than h, hot water supply control is executed to suppress heat exchange by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and maintain Δt within a certain range.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 201 that Δt is equal to or lower than the predetermined allowable temperature h, the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is obtained by subtracting the value obtained by dividing y by the secondary flow rate from the hot water supply set temperature ( It is determined whether or not it is higher than (hot water supply set temperature−y / secondary flow rate) (step 203).

  When it is determined in step 203 that the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is higher, the control device 100 executes the process of step 202 and further reduces the rotational speed of the circulation pump 9. Then, the process jumps to step 201.

  The maximum value of the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature can be expressed by Equation 5 described above. Therefore, in the process of step 203, the control device 100 determines the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature when the temperature is first lowered based on the minimum heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source device 4, and the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature. Is controlled not to exceed the maximum value.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 203 that the heat exchange secondary outlet target temperature is not larger, then whether or not Δt is larger than a value (h−2) obtained by subtracting 2 (° C.) from h. Is determined (step 204). If it is determined in step 204 that Δt is larger, the process jumps to step 201, but if it is determined in step 204 that Δt is not larger, next, the control device 100 is detected by the secondary side outlet temperature thermistor 21. The rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 is increased so as to raise the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature by 1 ° C. (step 205). That is, when Δt is equal to or smaller than h−2, hot water supply control is executed to increase heat exchange by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and maintain Δt within a certain range.

In the control of the circulation pump 9 according to the subroutine shown in FIG. 13 as described above, the hot water storage temperature TH1 in the hot water storage tank 2 is
When the feed water temperature + Tc ≦ TH1 <feed water temperature + Ta is satisfied, Δt is monitored, and the circulation pump 9 is based on the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature so that Δt does not exceed a predetermined value (here, 5 ° C. or more). Control the number of revolutions. Thereby, the required hot water supply capability can be ensured by combining effective utilization of the medium temperature water in the hot water storage tank 2 and reheating of the auxiliary heat source device 4.

  Then, the control device 100 adjusts the opening area ratio between the hot water supply piping 13 side and the secondary bypass passage 14 side of the hot water supply mixing valve 12 so that the temperature detected by the hot water supply temperature thermistor 22 becomes the hot water supply set temperature. Thus, hot water supply water and city water are mixed as necessary, and the opening of a flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) is adjusted so that a set flow rate is obtained. Thereby, hot water of the conditions desired by the user is discharged to the hot water supply terminal.

  After executing the processing of the subroutine shown in FIG. 13, the control device 100 makes the same determination as in step 60a (step 220), and steps 150, 160, and 200 until Δt becomes smaller than the predetermined allowable temperature h. Each process is repeatedly executed. If it is determined in step 220 that Δt is smaller than h, or if it is determined in step 130 that the detected temperature of TH1 is less than the value obtained by adding the third predetermined temperature Tc to the hot water supply set temperature, the control device 100 further determines: The processing after step 300 similar to that of the fourth embodiment is executed.

  As described above, the control device 100 determines the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature based on the minimum heating capacity of the auxiliary heat source device 4 even in the control after the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is first reduced. To do. Thereby, it can prevent that the auxiliary | assistant heat source device 4 becomes impossible to operate | move, and can continue supplying reheating capability stably.

(Sixth embodiment)
In the sixth embodiment, another form of step 200 (subroutine) in the hot water supply control described in the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of circulation pump control in step 200 of FIG. Since the basic flow of the hot water supply control process according to the present embodiment is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The control of the circulation pump 9 in step 200 is as shown in FIG. In this subroutine, the control device 100 first determines whether or not Δt (= circulation return temperature−feed water temperature) is higher than a predetermined allowable temperature h (step 201).

  If it is determined in step 201 that Δt is greater than h, the control device 100 reduces the rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 by 50 rpm (step 206). That is, when Δt is larger than h, hot water supply control is executed to suppress heat exchange by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and maintain Δt within a certain range.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 201 that Δt is equal to or less than h, the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature detected by the secondary outlet temperature thermistor 21 is set to a value obtained by dividing y by the secondary flow rate. It is determined whether or not it is larger than a value subtracted from the temperature (hot water supply set temperature−y / secondary flow rate) (step 207).

  When it is determined in step 207 that the heat exchanger secondary outlet temperature is higher, the control device 100 performs the process of step 206 and further reduces the rotational speed of the circulation pump 9 by 50 rpm. Then, the process jumps to step 201.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 207 that the heat exchange secondary outlet temperature is not larger, next, whether or not Δt is larger than a value (h−2) obtained by subtracting 2 (° C.) from h is determined. Determination is made (step 208). If it is determined in step 208 that Δt is larger, the process jumps to step 201, but if it is determined in step 208 that Δt is not larger, the control device 100 next increases the rotation speed of the circulation pump 9 by 50 rpm. (Step 209). That is, when Δt is equal to or smaller than h−2, hot water supply control is executed to increase heat exchange by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and maintain Δt within a certain range.

In the control of the circulation pump 9 according to the subroutine shown in FIG. 14 as described above, the hot water storage temperature TH1 in the hot water storage tank 2 is
When the feed water temperature + Tc ≦ TH1 <feed water temperature + Ta is satisfied, Δt is monitored, and the circulation pump 9 is controlled based on the secondary outlet temperature of the heat exchanger so that Δt does not exceed a predetermined value (here, 5 ° C. or more). Control the number of revolutions. Thereby, the required hot water supply capability can be ensured by combining effective utilization of the medium temperature water in the hot water storage tank 2 and reheating of the auxiliary heat source device 4.

  In addition, the control device 100 determines the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature based on the minimum heating capability of the auxiliary heat source device 4 even in the control after the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature is first lowered. Thereby, it can prevent that the auxiliary | assistant heat source device 4 becomes impossible to operate | move, and can continue supplying reheating capability stably.

(Seventh embodiment)
7th Embodiment demonstrates the other form of the hot-water supply apparatus applicable to all the said embodiment according to FIG. FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an apparatus in which a floor heating circuit 30 is added to the hot water supply apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1. In the schematic diagram of the hot water supply apparatus shown in FIG. 15, the constituent elements denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the hot water supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1 are the same constituent elements and have the same operations and effects, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the hot water supply apparatus of the present embodiment further has an upstream end connected to the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2 and a downstream end of the hot water supply apparatus according to the first embodiment. The floor heating circuit 30 is provided that is connected to the lower or central portion. In the middle of the floor heating circuit 30, a floor heating panel 31, which is an example of a heat radiating terminal, a heating circulation pump 32 for circulating hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 in the circuit, and hot water in the circuit are assisted. An auxiliary heat source device 33 that can be heated automatically, and an auxiliary heat source circuit 34 that is connected to the upstream and downstream passages of the heating circulation pump 32 and in which the auxiliary heat source device 33 is arranged. Yes.

  Further, the floor heating circuit 30 includes a bypass passage 36 arranged in parallel to the floor heating panel 31 so that the hot water in the floor heating panel 31 does not flow into the hot water storage tank 2 and can circulate in the floor heating panel 31. And a mixing valve 35 provided at the junction of the bypass passage 36 and the floor heating circuit 30. The floor heating panel 31 that is a heat radiating terminal can be replaced with a hot water hot air heater, a hot water panel convector, a hot water panel radiator, or the like. Moreover, the mixing valve 35 is comprised so that control of the opening degree of two downstream channel | paths is 0 to 100% of range, respectively.

  When performing floor heating in the above configuration, the control device 100 first operates the heating circulation pump 32 and sets the mixing valve 35 so that the opening on the downstream floor heating circuit 30 side becomes 100%. Control. Then, the hot heat storage fluid in the upper part of the hot water storage tank 2 is taken out to the floor heating circuit 30 and passes through the floor heating panel 31 to dissipate heat, thereby heating the floor surface, and the floor heating circuit 30 is further connected to the hot water storage tank 2. And flows into the lower part of the hot water storage tank 2 as a medium temperature fluid.

  When the amount of stored hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 is not sufficient, the control device 100 can operate the auxiliary heat source device 33 to replenish the hot water heating amount. When it is desired to perform floor heating without using the amount of stored hot water in the hot water storage tank 2, the control device 100 operates the auxiliary heat source 33 and opens the mixing valve 35 on the downstream floor heating circuit 30 side. Control is performed so that the degree is 0% and the opening degree on the bypass passage 36 side is 100%.

  When the floor heating operation is performed, an increase in medium temperature water (for example, hot water of about 30 to 50 ° C.) in the hot water storage tank 2 may occur. However, in the hot water supply apparatus according to the present embodiment, the first to sixth embodiments. By performing the hot water supply control, it is possible to provide hot water supply control that effectively uses the medium-temperature water stored in the hot water storage tank 2. In addition, since the floor heating circuit can be configured without providing an expansion tank or a water-water heat exchanger normally required for the floor heating circuit, it is possible to reduce the product cost and the heat dissipation loss.

(Eighth embodiment)
In the eighth embodiment, a hot water supply apparatus that is another form of the hot water supply apparatus described in the first embodiment and control at the time of switching the heat source will be described. FIG. 16 clearly shows a hot water supply path for filling the bath 26 with a heat exchanger temperature sensor 28 that can detect the temperature of the water flowing through the auxiliary heat source device 4 with respect to the hot water supply apparatus shown in FIG. This is a configuration applicable to the water heater according to the eighth to eleventh embodiments. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a control configuration relating to the hot water supply apparatus. 16 and 17, the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same components, which exhibit similar operations and effects, and the description thereof is described in the first embodiment. It is as follows.

  This hot water supply apparatus includes a hot water storage tank 2 included in a main heat source and an auxiliary heat source device 4 that is another auxiliary heat source as a basic configuration. And this hot water supply apparatus switches by the heat source switching means whether the hot water supply water is allowed to pass through the auxiliary heat source device 4 according to the amount of heat of the main heat source. That is, when the amount of heat of the main heat source is insufficient (for example, when there is little hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 and a large amount of medium temperature water is stored), the heat source switching means is used to supplement the amount of heat by the auxiliary heat source device 4. Is switched to the auxiliary heat source unit 4 side. The hot water supply apparatus supplies hot water at a desired temperature to a hot water supply terminal such as a shower, a hot water tap, and a bath by performing such switching control.

  As a conventional hot water supply apparatus having such a configuration, for example, an apparatus described in JP-A-10-47764 is known. This conventional hot water supply apparatus connects a heat collector as a main heat source and a hot water storage tank through a circulation pipe through which a heat medium flows, and includes a pressurizing pump in the middle of the hot water supply pipe connected to the hot water storage tank. A branch pipe is provided on the suction side of the pressure pump via an auxiliary heat source (water heater) via a switching valve. In the operation of this conventional hot water supply apparatus, when the switching valve is switched so that the hot water from the hot water storage tank flows directly to the inlet side hot water supply pipe of the pressurizing pump, the hot water in the hot water storage tank is the auxiliary heat source. Does not flow. On the other hand, when the switching valve is switched so that hot water from the hot water storage tank flows directly to the branch pipe, the hot water in the hot water storage tank branches together with the hot water previously heated by the hot water heater of the auxiliary heat source before flowing to the pressure pump. It is sucked into the pressurizing pump via the pipe and flows to the hot water tap side which is a hot water supply terminal.

  However, when switching from hot water supply not passing through the auxiliary heat source to hot water supply passing through the auxiliary heat source, there is a problem that cold water is discharged to the hot water tap side at the initial stage of switching. This is because cold water is stopped in the piping between the hot water storage tank and the auxiliary heat source, the piping between the auxiliary heat source and the hot water tap (outlet tap), or the like. The occurrence of the cold water stoppage becomes significant when the hot water supply path via the auxiliary heat source is used in winter or when the auxiliary heat source is not used for a while. If such cold water is suddenly discharged from, for example, a shower outlet, a user who thinks that hot water will be discharged is surprised and uncomfortable for the user.

  Therefore, the invention described in the present embodiment has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a hot water supply device that prevents a user from feeling uncomfortable with cold water stopped in a pipe. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the surface of the auxiliary heat source passage 15 that passes through the heat exchange section of the auxiliary heat source device 4 is provided with a heat exchange section temperature sensor 28 that can detect the temperature of the water flowing inside the auxiliary heat source apparatus 4. Yes. A bath pipe 27 is connected to the hot water supply pipe 13 at a site downstream of the hot water supply mixing valve 12. The bath pipe 27 has an upstream end connected to the hot water supply pipe 13 and a downstream end connected to the bathtub 26. When the hot water is filled in the bathtub 26, hot water or hot water is used, a predetermined amount is set. It is a pipe that guides hot water supply water whose temperature is adjusted to the temperature. In the middle of the flow path of the bath piping 27, the temperature of the bath solenoid valve 23, which is a temperature adjusting means, the flow rate sensor 24 for detecting the amount of hot water flowing into the bathtub 26, and the temperature of the hot water filled can be detected. A bath temperature thermistor 25 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the flow rate signal and the hot water supply temperature signal detected by the flow rate sensor 24 and the bath temperature thermistor 25 are input to the input circuit of the control device 100. The bath electromagnetic valve 23 is a valve that opens and closes the flow path of the bath piping 27 and is controlled by the control device 100 when bath water is filled in the bathtub 26, hot water, hot water, or the like is used. When the flow sensor 24 detects the flow of water in the bath pipe 27, the bath electromagnetic valve 23 is opened and the bathtub 26 is filled with hot water. When the hot water is filled in the bathtub 26, the control device 100 opens the bath electromagnetic valve 23 and causes the hot water adjusted to a predetermined temperature by the hot water supply mixing valve 12 to flow into the bath piping 27 until the set hot water amount is reached. Hot water is taken into the bathtub 26.

  During winter or when the auxiliary heat source 4 has not been used for a while, water should stop in the piping between the hot water storage tank 2 and the auxiliary heat source 4 or the piping between the auxiliary heat source 4 and the hot water outlet of the hot water supply terminal. There is. When this stopped water is cold cold water and a sufficient amount of stored hot water is not secured in the hot water storage tank 2 as the main heat source, if a shower is used, the auxiliary heat source 4 Switching control of the heat source using reheating is performed. At this time, first, the low-temperature stop water flows out from the shower outlet, so the user may be exposed to cold water. In order to avoid such a situation, the hot water supply apparatus of the present embodiment switches the heat source switching valve 11 so that the hot water supply water flows through the auxiliary heat source device 4 when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied. Then, the stop water is controlled to flow out to the hot water supply terminal excluding the shower together with the hot water supply water.

  Next, an example of control when switching the heat source in the hot water supply apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of control of the heat source switching valve 11 which is a heat source switching means. When the remote controller 110 is operated and the power is turned on, the heat source switching valve 11 is open to the hot water outlet side so as to open the hot water supply pipe 13 100%, for example. Furthermore, low-temperature water stops in the auxiliary heat source passage 15 and the passage in the auxiliary heat source unit 4. Then, the control device 100 determines whether or not a predetermined switching condition for switching the heat source switching valve 11 from the state where the hot water outlet side is opened to the state where the auxiliary heat source device 4 side is opened is satisfied. As an example, the control device 100 determines whether or not hot water filling to the bathtub 26 is started (step 400). The hot water filling start command is transmitted to the control device 100 when the user instructs the hot water filling operation by operating the remote controller 110, or when the hot water filling is started by automatic operation.

  When determining that the hot water filling has been started in Step 400, the control device 100 switches the opening degree of the auxiliary heat source device 4 so as to open 100% to the auxiliary heat source passage 15 side (Step 410a). In this state, the bath solenoid valve 23 is opened. By the processing in step 410a, the water flowing through the secondary passage 3b is heat-exchanged by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 with hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 that is forcibly circulated by the circulation pump 9, and the auxiliary heat source passage. After flowing through 15, it flows into the bath piping 27 and flows out into the bathtub 26.

  At this time, the cold water retained in the auxiliary heat source passage 15, the auxiliary heat source device 4, and the like is washed away by the hot water heat-exchanged in the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and flows in the bath pipe 27 to enter the bathtub 26. To be leaked. Since the amount of hot water in the bathtub 26 is larger than that of the cold water, the temperature of the hot water is not lowered by the cold water so that even if the user enters the bathtub 26 later, the user does not feel the cold water, and the desired hot water is obtained. Tensioning can be performed.

  Next, the control apparatus 100 performs the determination process of step 420a in order to determine the timing which switches the valve opening of the heat source switching valve 11 to the hot water supply pipe 13 side. In the determination process of step 420a, the passage surface temperature in the auxiliary heat source 4 detected by the heat exchanger temperature sensor 28 is a value obtained by adding a predetermined temperature Tα to the hot water supply set temperature (hot water set temperature) (hot water set temperature + Tα). ) Determine whether it is above. The predetermined temperature Tα is a temperature used for determining whether or not the temperature of water passing through the passage in the auxiliary heat source device 4 is close to the hot water supply set temperature. In this embodiment, Tα is 1 ° C., for example. To do.

  And the control apparatus 100 maintains the heat source switching valve 11 in the state by which the auxiliary heat source side is open | released until the channel | path surface temperature in the auxiliary heat source device 4 is warmed more than the temperature prescribed | regulated by step 420a. If the controller 100 determines in step 420a that the passage surface temperature in the auxiliary heat source device 4 has become high (is equal to or higher than the hot water supply set temperature + Tα), the opening degree on the hot water supply pipe 13 side (hot water side) becomes 100%. Thus, the opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 is controlled (step 430), and the hot water filling is continued by the normal hot water supply path. By such a series of controls, the cold water staying inside the auxiliary heat source device 4 or the like is discharged into the bathtub 26 at a predetermined timing. In addition, while the heat source switching valve 11 is maintained in the auxiliary heat source side open state, the auxiliary heat source device 4 may be in either the operating state or the stopped state.

  As described above, as an embodiment for the control of flowing the stopped water to the hot water supply terminal excluding the shower, the cold water stopped inside the auxiliary heat source 4 or the like when the hot water filling is an example of the establishment of the predetermined switching condition is used in the bathtub. By performing the control to flow out into the interior 26, it is possible to prevent the user from directly hitting the low-temperature stop water.

  The effects provided by the hot water supply apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below. This hot water supply apparatus includes a main heat source that moves heat to hot water supplied to a hot water supply terminal and heats it, an auxiliary heat source device 4 that is provided to further heat hot water heated by the main heat source, and hot water supply water. A heat source switching valve 11 that is a heat source switching means for switching whether or not to pass through the auxiliary heat source device 4 when the hot water is discharged to the hot water supply terminal, and a control device 100 that controls the switching operation of the heat source switching valve 11. .

  Then, the control device 100 switches the heat source switching valve 11 so that the hot water supply water flows through the auxiliary heat source device 4 when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied, whereby the inside of the auxiliary heat source device 4 and the auxiliary heat source device 4 are switched. The water that is stopped inside the pipe connected to is discharged from the hot water supply terminal excluding the shower together with hot water.

  According to this, when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied, the user can bathe the cold water at a low temperature by causing the water to flow out of any hot water supply terminal (for example, a bathtub, various currants, etc.) other than the shower. Can be avoided. Therefore, even when the stationary water is cold water, the stationary water can be discharged so as not to cause discomfort to the user.

  Further, preferably, when a predetermined switching condition is satisfied, the control device 100 causes the water stopped in the auxiliary heat source device 4 or the like to flow into the bathtub 26 together with hot water supply water.

  According to this, when the predetermined switching condition is satisfied, the stationary water is allowed to flow into the bathtub 26, so that it is possible to prevent the user from hitting the low-temperature stationary water directly, and the user is not uncomfortable. Stop water can be discharged. Moreover, the temperature fluctuation of the hot water supplied at the time of heat source switching can be suppressed. In addition, the hot water heated by the main heat source is passed through the auxiliary heat source unit 4, so that the retained water is warmed by the hot water and flows out into the bathtub 26. In addition, if the water that has remained in the piping for a long time has deteriorated, the water will flow into the bathtub that the user will not drink, so the hygiene of the user will be deteriorated. There is nothing.

  Further, it is assumed that the predetermined switching condition is satisfied when the control device 100 detects that the hot water filling to the bathtub 26 is started. According to this, it is possible to prevent the low-temperature stop water from directly hitting the user by causing the stop water remaining inside the auxiliary heat source device or the like to flow into the bathtub 26 when the hot water is filled.

  For example, even when the stop water is first discharged into the bathtub 26 at the start of hot water filling, the user does not touch the cold water because the user is not in the bathtub 26. Alternatively, even when the stationary water is allowed to flow into the bathtub 26 during hot water filling and the user is in the bathtub 26, a relatively small amount of cold water is mixed in the warm hot water in the bathtub 26. Therefore, the user does not touch the cold water directly and does not feel uncomfortable. If the water stays in the pipe for a long time, it is not preferable for hygiene purposes. Since this is made to flow out into the bathtub which a user does not drink, hygiene can be ensured.

  In addition, the user often has a lifestyle pattern of bathing at night. In this pattern, the amount of hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 2 is insufficient, and switching of the heat source using the auxiliary heat source is necessary after the hot water filling is completed. This is the case when using a shower. Therefore, if the stationary water flows out when the hot water is filled before using the shower as in this embodiment, the stationary water is discharged toward the user even if the heat source is switched during the subsequent use of the shower. Can be avoided.

(Ninth embodiment)
In the ninth embodiment, another form of the control described in the eighth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the switching control of the heat source switching valve 11 in the present embodiment. FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example in which the determination process of step 510a is executed in another form (step 510b) in the flowchart of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when the remote controller 110 is operated and the power is turned on, the control device 100 starts counting (counting) if the open side of the heat source switching valve 11 is the hot water supply pipe 13 (the hot water side). (Step 500). Next, the control device 100 determines whether or not a predetermined switching condition of the heat source switching valve 11 is satisfied, that is, specifically, the temperature detected by the third thermistor TH3 from the top among the plurality of hot water storage thermistors 17. Is less than or equal to a value obtained by adding a predetermined temperature Tβ to the hot water set temperature set by the user (hot water set temperature + Tβ), and the time count started in step 500 is 2 hours or more. It is determined whether it is satisfied (step 510a). At this time, low-temperature water stops in the auxiliary heat source passage 15 and the passage in the auxiliary heat source unit 4. In addition, the count of timekeeping is 2 hours or more as an example, and is not limited to this time.

  The predetermined temperature Tβ is a temperature used for determining whether or not the temperature of the intermediate portion in the hot water storage tank 2 is a temperature slightly lower than the hot water supply set temperature. In the present embodiment, Tβ is 5 ℃. The predetermined condition of step 510a is that the heat storage fluid in the hot water storage tank 2 has become a predetermined temperature or lower, that is, specifically, the temperature of the intermediate part in the hot water storage tank 2 is not so high and the hot water supply heating capacity is low. A state in which a predetermined time has elapsed since the hot water supply water is discharged without going through the auxiliary heat source 4, that is, a state in which the water stays for a period of time so that the stop water becomes low in temperature. It is a condition to satisfy. In other words, if the stationary water that satisfies such conditions flows out of the faucet such as a shower toward the user, the user will feel uncomfortable. Drain water from

  Further, even if the determination processing in step 510a is determined based on the following determination criteria, the same effect can be obtained. That is, in the control device 100, the temperature detected by the second thermistor TH2 from the top among the plurality of hot water storage thermistors 17 is equal to or less than the value obtained by adding the predetermined temperature Tγ to the hot water supply set temperature set by the user (hot water set temperature + Tγ). It is determined whether or not both the conditions that the time count started in Step 500 is 2 hours or more are satisfied (Step 510a). In this case, Tγ is 15 ° C.

  Further, even if the determination processing in step 510a is determined in step 510b shown in FIG. 20, the same effect can be obtained. That is, as shown in FIG. 20, the control device 100 determines whether or not a predetermined switching condition of the heat source switching valve 11 is satisfied, that is, specifically, the time count started in step 500 is equal to or longer than a predetermined time. It is determined whether or not (step 510b). The elapse of the predetermined time in step 510b is a condition that satisfies the condition that the remaining water remains for a time that is low enough. Further, the predetermined time in step 510b is longer than 2 hours in step 510a, and is set to 4 hours, for example.

  When the control device 100 determines that the predetermined condition of Step 510a or Step 510b is satisfied, the control device 100 switches the opening degree of the auxiliary heat source device 4 to the auxiliary heat source passage 15 side so as to open 100%, and the bath solenoid valve 23 is opened (step 520). Further, in step 520, the previous timing (count) is terminated. As a result of the processing in step 520, the water flowing through the secondary passage 3b is heat-exchanged by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 with hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 circulated by the circulation pump 9, and passes through the auxiliary heat source passage 15. After flowing, it flows into the bath piping 27 and flows out into the bathtub 26. At this time, the cold water retained in the auxiliary heat source passage 15, the auxiliary heat source device 4, and the like is washed away by the hot water exchanged by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 and opened by the bath electromagnetic valve 23. It flows in the pipe 27 and flows out into the bathtub 26.

  Next, the control apparatus 100 performs the determination process of step 530 in order to determine the timing which switches the valve opening of the heat source switching valve 11 to the hot water supply pipe 13 side. In the determination process of step 530, the passage surface temperature in the auxiliary heat source 4 detected by the heat exchanger temperature sensor 28 is a value obtained by adding a predetermined temperature Tα to the hot water supply set temperature (hot water set temperature) (hot water set temperature + Tα). ) Determine whether it is above. The predetermined temperature Tα is the same temperature as Tα in step 420a in the eighth embodiment.

  And the control apparatus 100 maintains the heat source switching valve 11 in the state by which the auxiliary heat source side is open | released until the channel | path surface temperature in the auxiliary heat source device 4 is warmed more than the temperature prescribed | regulated by step 530. If the controller 100 determines in step 530 that the passage surface temperature in the auxiliary heat source device 4 has increased (is equal to or higher than the hot water supply set temperature + Tα), the opening degree on the hot water supply pipe 13 side (hot water side) becomes 100%. Thus, the opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 is controlled (step 540), and the process returns to step 500. By such a series of processes, the cold water staying inside the auxiliary heat source device 4 or the like is discharged into the bathtub 26 in a predetermined state. In addition, the process from step 520 to step 540 should just be performed for the time which can discharge all the stationary water, and is performed in a very short time with respect to the whole hot water supply time.

  As described above, the control device 100 performs control to discharge the retained water to the bathtub 26 every time the predetermined switching condition is satisfied as described above. Since the cold water does not remain in the auxiliary heat source passage 15 and the auxiliary heat source device 4 after the stop water is discharged into the bathtub 26, the user cannot touch the cold water even if a shower or a hand-washer is used thereafter. Absent. If power is turned on to the control device 100 and the hot water supply device is in a movable state, the control related to the series of waste water treatment is repeated.

  The effects provided by the hot water supply apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below. In the present embodiment, the control device 100 assumes that the predetermined switching condition is satisfied when a predetermined time has elapsed since the hot water supply water is discharged without going through the auxiliary heat source device 4. According to this, counting is started when the heat source switching valve 11 is switched to the hot water side, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, the heat source switching valve 11 is switched to the auxiliary heat source device 4 side and the retained water is discharged. For this reason, when the said stop water turns into the low temperature water of the level which gives discomfort to a user, the said stop water can flow out into the bathtub 26. Thereby, since the discharge control of the said stationary water can be performed only when needed, useless switching control can be suppressed.

  Control device 100 assumes that the predetermined switching condition is satisfied when the heat storage fluid in hot water storage tank 2 becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature (TH3 ≦ hot water supply set temperature + Tβ). According to this, since the temperature of the fluid in the hot water storage tank 2 is used as a determination criterion for switching, it is possible to allow the remaining water to flow into the bathtub 26 before the hot water in the hot water storage tank 2 becomes too low. For this reason, it becomes possible to make the said retained water flow out at the temperature a little higher than the temperature which the auxiliary heat source device 4 starts reheating. Accordingly, when the auxiliary heat source device 4 starts reheating, the low-temperature stationary water has already been discharged, so that efficient reheating can be performed and power consumption can be reduced.

(10th Embodiment)
In the tenth embodiment, another form of the control described in the eighth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 21, steps denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 18 perform the same processing, exhibit similar effects, and the description thereof is as described in the eighth embodiment. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the control of the heat source switching valve 11 according to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the control according to the present embodiment is obtained by replacing step 420a with step 420b in the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, after the process of step 410a, the control device 100 executes the determination process of step 420b to determine the timing for switching the opening of the heat source switching valve 11 from the auxiliary heat source side to the hot water supply pipe 13 side. In the determination process of step 420b, the amount of water flowing into the bathtub 26 detected by the flow sensor 24 is read, and the amount of water flowing into the bath is set to a predetermined amount of water held by the piping of the auxiliary heat source 4 and the auxiliary heat source passage 15. It is determined whether or not the value is equal to or greater than the value obtained by adding the amount of water Gα (the amount of retained water in the auxiliary heat source 4 + Gα).

  The retained water amount of the auxiliary heat source device 4 and the like is a water amount that can be retained from the volume of the auxiliary heat source device 4 and the volume of the auxiliary heat source passage 15, which is unique to the hot water supply device, and is stored in the control device 100 in advance. Value. The stored retained water amount is an experimental value measured by an evaluation experiment using a master machine that is the same machine as the hot water supply apparatus, for example. Moreover, the predetermined water amount Gα is a temperature used for determining whether or not the temperature of the water passing through the passage in the auxiliary heat source device 4 is close to the hot water supply set temperature, and in this embodiment, Gα is, for example, 5 Liters.

  And the control apparatus 100 maintains the heat source switching valve 11 in the state by which the auxiliary heat source side is open | released until the amount of water which flows in in the bathtub 26 is detected more than the predetermined amount of water prescribed | regulated by step 420b. If the controller 100 determines in step 420b that the amount of water flowing into the bath has reached a predetermined amount of water (the amount of retained water in the auxiliary heat source device 4 etc. + Gα or more), the opening degree of the hot water supply pipe 13 (the hot water side) is increased. The opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 is controlled so as to be 100% (step 430), and hot water filling is continued through a normal hot water supply path.

  By such a series of controls, the cold water staying inside the auxiliary heat source 4 or the like is discharged into the bathtub 26 at a predetermined timing, and it is possible to reliably prevent the user from directly touching the cold water. In addition, while the heat source switching valve 11 is maintained in the auxiliary heat source side open state, the auxiliary heat source device 4 may be in either the operating state or the stopped state.

(Eleventh embodiment)
In the eleventh embodiment, another form of the control described in the eighth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 22, steps denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart shown in FIG. 18 perform the same processing, exhibit similar effects, and the description thereof is as described in the eighth embodiment. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the control of the heat source switching valve 11 according to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the control according to the present embodiment is obtained by replacing step 410a with step 410b and step 420a with step 420c in the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, when determining that the hot water filling has been started in Step 400, the control device 100 switches the opening degree of the auxiliary heat source 4 to 100% open to the auxiliary heat source passage 15 side in Step 410b and Start counting time of outflow.

  Next, the control device 100 executes the determination process of step 420c in order to determine the timing for switching the opening of the heat source switching valve 11 from the auxiliary heat source side to the hot water supply pipe 13 side. In the determination process of step 420c, it is determined whether or not the outflow time of the stationary water that has started timing in step 410b has passed a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds). This predetermined time is, for example, an experimental value obtained by measuring the time required for the remaining water to completely flow out of the pipe or the like by an evaluation experiment using a master machine that is the same machine as the hot water supply apparatus. Remember. Moreover, since this predetermined time is a time that varies depending on the construction situation at the site, it may be configured to be variable after product installation by operating a dip switch or the like provided in the device.

  And the control apparatus 100 maintains the heat source switching valve 11 in the state by which the auxiliary heat source side is open | released until the outflow time of stationary water passes predetermined time (for example, 10 second). When the control device 100 determines in step 420c that a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed, the control device 100 controls the opening degree of the heat source switching valve 11 so that the opening degree on the hot water supply pipe 13 side (on the hot water side) becomes 100%. (Step 430) The hot water filling is continued by the normal hot water supply path. By such a series of controls, the cold water staying inside the auxiliary heat source 4 or the like is discharged into the bathtub 26 at a predetermined timing, and it is possible to reliably prevent the user from directly touching the cold water. In addition, while the heat source switching valve 11 is maintained in the auxiliary heat source side open state, the auxiliary heat source device 4 may be in either the operating state or the stopped state.

  As described above, by switching the heat source switching valve 11 to the hot water side by the timer mechanism with the elapse of a predetermined time, the same effects as those of the eighth embodiment and the ninth embodiment can be obtained. Furthermore, in this embodiment, even if there is no heat exchanger temperature sensor 28 and the temperature of the water in the auxiliary heat source device 4 or the auxiliary heat source passage 15 cannot be measured, the stored stored water flows out in advance. By devising the software specification using the necessary time for the determination process, the number of parts can be reduced, and a hot water supply apparatus that reliably flows cold water into the bathtub 26 can be obtained.

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

  For example, step 530 in the ninth embodiment may be replaced with the following determination process. That is, the time is measured from when the heat source switching valve 11 is switched to open the auxiliary heat source side, and it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed. When it is determined that a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) has elapsed, the control device 100 switches the heat source switching valve 11 to open the hot water side in the next step. Similar to the description in the eleventh embodiment, the predetermined time is an experimental value obtained by an evaluation experiment using a master machine that is the same machine as the hot water supply apparatus, for example, and is stored in advance in a program. The predetermined time may be variable after the product is installed by operating a dip switch or the like provided in the device.

  As described above, by switching the heat source switching valve 11 to the hot water side by the timer mechanism with the elapse of a predetermined time, the same effects as those of the eighth embodiment and the ninth embodiment can be obtained. Moreover, even when there is no heat exchange part temperature sensor 28 and the temperature of the water in the auxiliary heat source 4 or the auxiliary heat source passage 15 cannot be measured, a hot water supply device that reliably flows cold water into the bathtub 26 can be obtained. .

  Further, the step 420b of the tenth embodiment can be applied not only to the step 420a of the eighth embodiment but also to the ninth embodiment instead of the step 530. By applying step 420b to the flowchart of the ninth embodiment, the same effects as those described in the tenth embodiment can be obtained.

  Further, in the eighth to eleventh embodiments, when the heat source switching valve 11 is switched to the hot water outlet side, the hot water supply pipe 13 is opened to 100% opening, but this opening is limited. It is not a thing. For example, the heat source switching valve 11 may be controlled so that the opening degree is fixed to 50%, or the opening degree is gradually increased as time passes from the opening degree of 50%.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the heat source switching valve 11 is switched to the hot-water side when hot water is filled and the remaining water is allowed to flow into the bathtub 26, the secondary-side hot water heated by the hot water supply heat exchanger 3 is more than normal. Alternatively, the circulation pump 9 may be controlled so as to reach a higher temperature. Thereby, the temperature fall part of the bath water by the stationary water mixed in the bathtub 26 can be suppressed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, instead of switching the heat source switching valve 11 to the hot water side when the hot water is filled, the heat source switching valve 11 is switched to the hot water side and the bath electromagnetic valve 23 is opened before starting the reheating operation. Thus, the stop water may be allowed to flow into the bathtub 26.

It is the schematic diagram which showed schematic structure of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention from 6th Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the control structure of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 7th Embodiment from 1st Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the hot_water | molten_metal supply control process of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the subroutine of the circulation pump control in step 110 of FIG. It is a distribution map of various parameters at the time of performing hot water supply control of the hot water supply device concerning a 1st embodiment on a certain condition. It is the flowchart which showed the hot water supply control process of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed the subroutine of the circulation pump control in step 170 of FIG. It is a distribution map of various parameters at the time of performing hot water supply control of the hot water supply device concerning a 2nd embodiment on a certain condition. It is the flowchart which showed the other subroutine (3rd Embodiment) of the circulation pump control in step 170 of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed the hot water supply control process of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a distribution map of various parameters at the time of performing hot water supply control of the hot water supply device concerning a 4th embodiment on a certain condition. It is the flowchart which showed the hot water supply control process of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a circulation pump control subroutine in step 200 of FIG. 12. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing another subroutine (sixth embodiment) of circulation pump control in step 200 of FIG. 12. It is the schematic diagram which showed schematic structure (7th Embodiment) of the apparatus which added the floor heating circuit to the hot-water supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is the schematic diagram which showed schematic structure of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 8th Embodiment to 11th Embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the control structure of the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 8th Embodiment to 11th Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed control of the heat source switching valve in the hot water supply apparatus which concerns on 8th Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed control of the heat source switching valve which concerns on 9th Embodiment. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example in which the determination process of step 510a is executed in another form in the flowchart of FIG. It is the flowchart which showed control of the heat source switching valve which concerns on 10th Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed control of the heat source switching valve which concerns on 11th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Heat pump unit (heating means)
2 ... Hot water storage tank (tank)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Heat exchanger for hot water supply 3a ... Primary side passage 3b ... Secondary side passage 4 ... Auxiliary heat source 8 ... Primary side circulation circuit 9 ... Circulation pump (heat storage fluid drive means)
11 ... Heat source switching valve (heat source switching means)
26 ... Bathtub 100 ... Control device

Claims (9)

A heating means (1) for heating a heat storage fluid to be heat-exchanged with hot water supplied to a hot water supply terminal;
A tank (2) for storing the heat storage fluid heated by the heating means (1);
The primary side passage (3a) has a primary side passage (3a) through which the heat storage fluid flowing out from the upper part of the tank (2) flows and a secondary side passage (3b) through which the hot water supply water flows. , A hot water supply heat exchanger (3) for performing heat exchange between the heat storage fluid and the hot water supply water when flowing through each of the secondary side passages (3b) and heating the hot water supply water,
An auxiliary heat source (4) provided so as to further heat the water for hot water flowing out from the secondary passage (3b) of the heat exchanger for hot water supply (3),
The upper part in the tank (2) communicates with the upstream end of the primary passage (3a), and the downstream end of the primary passage (3a) communicates with the lower part in the tank (2). A primary circulation circuit (8) provided to
Heat storage fluid drive means (9) for forcibly circulating the heat storage fluid in the primary circuit (8);
A control device (100) for controlling the operation of the auxiliary heat source (4) and the heat storage fluid drive means (9);
With
When the controller (100) discharges hot water to the hot water supply terminal, the temperature of the heat storage fluid flowing out from the tank (2) toward the primary passage (3a) is equal to or lower than a first determination temperature. When
The hot water supply apparatus characterized by controlling the heat storage fluid drive means (9) so as to reduce the flow rate of the heat storage fluid and activating the auxiliary heat source (4) to heat the hot water supply water.   In the control device (100), the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature, which is the target temperature of the hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary passage (3b), is higher by a predetermined temperature (Te, Tg) than the water supply temperature. The hot water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the heat storage fluid drive means (9) is controlled as described above.   The hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device (100) controls the heat storage fluid drive means (9) to a constant output.   The control device (100) is configured such that a temperature of the heat storage fluid that is about to flow out from the tank (2) toward the primary passage (3a) is lower than the first determination temperature. 3. The hot water supply device according to claim 1, wherein when the temperature is equal to or lower than a determination temperature of 2, the auxiliary heat source device is started and the operation of the heat storage fluid driving means (9) is stopped.   When the control device (100) first reduces the flow rate of the heat storage fluid, the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature, which is the target temperature of the hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary passage (3b). The hot water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hot water supply device (4) is determined based on a minimum heating capacity. A heating means (1) for heating a heat storage fluid to be heat-exchanged with hot water supplied to a hot water supply terminal;
A tank (2) for storing the heat storage fluid heated by the heating means (1);
The primary side passage (3a) has a primary side passage (3a) through which the heat storage fluid flowing out from the upper part of the tank (2) flows and a secondary side passage (3b) through which the hot water supply water flows. , A hot water supply heat exchanger (3) for performing heat exchange between the heat storage fluid and the hot water supply water when flowing through each of the secondary side passages (3b) and heating the hot water supply water,
An auxiliary heat source (4) provided so as to further heat the water for hot water flowing out from the secondary passage (3b) of the heat exchanger for hot water supply (3),
The upper part in the tank (2) communicates with the upstream end of the primary passage (3a), and the downstream end of the primary passage (3a) communicates with the lower part in the tank (2). A primary circulation circuit (8) provided to
Heat storage fluid drive means (9) for forcibly circulating the heat storage fluid in the primary circuit (8);
A control device (100) for controlling the operation of the auxiliary heat source (4) and the heat storage fluid drive means (9);
With
When the control device (100) discharges hot water to the hot water supply terminal, the water supply temperature is determined from the circulation return temperature of the heat storage fluid flowing out from the primary passage (3a) toward the lower part of the tank (2). When the temperature (Δt) obtained by subtracting exceeds a predetermined allowable temperature (h),
In order to reduce the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature, which is the target temperature of the hot water supply water at the outlet of the secondary side passage (3b), heat storage fluid drive means ( A hot water supply apparatus which controls 9) and starts the auxiliary heat source device (4) to heat the hot water supply water.   The said control apparatus (100) determines the said heat exchanger secondary exit target temperature when it makes it fall initially based on the minimum heating capability which the said auxiliary heat source device (4) has. The hot water supply device described in 1.   Furthermore, the control device (100) also sets the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature to the lowest value of the auxiliary heat source device (4) in the control after the heat exchanger secondary outlet target temperature has been lowered for the first time. The hot water supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the hot water supply apparatus is determined based on a heating capacity.   The hot water supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the hot water supply to the hot water supply terminal is when a hot tub is filled in a bath tub.

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