JP5745882B2 - Heat supply system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat supply system capable of supplying heat collected by a solar heat collector to a plurality of consumers.

  There has been proposed a heat supply system that collectively supplies heat stored in a common heat storage device to a plurality of consumers living in an apartment house. In particular, a heat supply system has been proposed in which a shared solar heat collector is provided in an apartment house, and heat collected by the solar heat collector can be supplied to a plurality of consumer facilities. For example, a heat supply system described in Patent Document 1 includes a solar heat collector (2) that collects solar heat, and a heat storage device that stores heat collected by the solar heat collector (2) using a stored heat medium. (1) and a heat medium circulation path (10) for circulating the heat medium stored in the heat storage device (1) toward a plurality of consumer facilities.

JP-A-63-238342

  In patent document 1, the measure required in order to utilize effectively the heat collected with the solar heat collector in each consumer is not taken. In particular, in this type of heat supply system, when operating the heat supply system, heat radiation naturally occurs when the heat medium is passed through the heat medium circulation path that requires relatively long heat transfer, and No consideration has been given to the problem that the time zone in which the solar heat collector collects solar heat differs from the time zone in which a plurality of consumers consume a large amount of heat. That is, normally, a solar heat collector collects solar heat in the daytime, and the heat is supplied to the heat storage device. On the other hand, consumers consume the most heat during the day from the evening to the night when bathing is performed. Therefore, if the heat collected by the solar heat collector is stored in the heat storage device during the daytime, and the heat medium is constantly circulated from the heat storage device to the heat medium circuit, the heat is stored during the night time. Until the consumption is performed, the heat medium circulating through the heat medium circulation path is merely dissipated without being consumed by the consumer. As a result, the heat collected by the solar heat collector cannot be effectively used by each consumer.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said subject, The objective is to provide the heat supply system which can suppress heat dissipation loss, performing the heat supply to a consumer.

The characteristic configuration of the heat supply system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows:
A solar collector that collects solar heat,
A heat storage device for storing a heat medium and storing the heat collected by the solar heat collector using the heat medium;
The heat medium the thermal storage apparatus is stored, the heating medium circulation path for circulating the respective consumer equipment of a plurality of consumers having a heat consuming device,
A circulation state adjusting device for adjusting a circulation state of the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path;
An operation control device for controlling the operation of the circulation state adjusting device, and a heat supply system comprising:
The consumer equipment has a heat exchanger capable of exchanging heat between a heat medium flowing through the heat medium circulation path and a low-temperature water supply supplied inside the consumer equipment,
The operation control device controls the operation of the circulation state adjusting device when the heat medium circulation start timing is reached, circulates the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path, and stores the heat medium before the circulation start timing or in the heat storage device. If the temperature of the heating medium is less than a predetermined temperature, the operation of the circulation state adjusting device is controlled and the heating medium is not circulated in the heating medium circulation path ,
The operation control device further controls the operation of the circulation state adjusting device when the temperature of the heat medium supplied from the heat storage device and circulated becomes less than a set temperature after circulating the heat medium. Thus, the circulation of the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path is stopped .

According to the above characteristic configuration, the operation control device does not circulate the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path before the circulation start timing, and circulates the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path at the circulation start timing. That is, by providing a time zone during which the heat medium is not circulated in the heat medium circulation path, heat dissipation of the heat medium that can occur in the heat medium circulation path can be suppressed. In addition, when the heat medium circulation start timing comes, the heat medium can be reliably supplied to each consumer by circulating the heat medium through the heat medium circulation path. As a result, the heat collected by the solar heat collector is effectively utilized by each consumer.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a heat supply system capable of suppressing heat dissipation loss while supplying heat to consumers.

  Another characteristic configuration of the heat supply system according to the present invention is that the circulation start timing corresponds to a timing at which a total heat consumption amount by the plurality of consumers increases to a set amount or more.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the heat medium is circulated in the heat medium circulation path in correspondence with the timing at which the total heat consumption by the plurality of consumers increases to a set amount or more. That is, the heat collected by the solar heat collector from the heat storage device can be reliably supplied at the timing when each consumer tries to consume a large amount of heat.

Still another characteristic configuration of the heat supply system according to the present invention is a heat consumption information collection unit that collects information on past heat consumptions of the plurality of consumers, and the heat consumption information collection unit collects the heat consumption information collection unit. Heat consumption information storage means for storing information on heat consumption,
The operation control device derives a total predicted heat consumption amount by the plurality of consumers with reference to information on the heat consumption amount of the plurality of consumers stored in the heat consumption amount information storage unit. The timing at which the total predicted heat consumption increases beyond the set amount is determined as the circulation start timing.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the circulation start timing is derived by referring to information on past heat consumption of a plurality of consumers, and the total predicted heat consumption by the plurality of consumers is increased more than a set amount. The timing is determined. In this way, by referring to information on past heat consumption of a plurality of consumers, it is possible to accurately grasp the timing at which the heat consumption of the plurality of consumers actually increases. As a result, the heat collected by the solar heat collector from the heat storage device can be reliably supplied at the timing when each consumer tries to consume a large amount of heat.

Still another characteristic configuration of the heat supply system according to the present invention includes: setting information collecting means for collecting setting information related to a reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus in the plurality of consumers; and the setting collected by the setting information collecting means. Setting information storage means for storing information,
The operation control device refers to the setting information in the plurality of consumers stored in the setting information storage means, and the reserved operation of the heat consuming device in the plurality of consumers is executed. A total predicted heat consumption amount by a plurality of consumers is derived, and a timing at which the total predicted heat consumption amount increases to the set amount or more is determined as the circulation start timing.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the circulation start timing is derived with reference to setting information related to the reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus in the plurality of consumers, and the total predicted heat consumption by the plurality of consumers is equal to or more than the set amount It is determined at the timing to increase. Since the setting information related to the reserved operation of the heat consuming device for a plurality of consumers is an intention display of how each consumer operates the heat consuming device, the setting information related to the reserved operation of the heat consuming device for a plurality of consumers By referring to the setting information, it is possible to accurately grasp the timing at which the heat consumption of a plurality of consumers actually increases. As a result, the heat collected by the solar heat collector from the heat storage device can be reliably supplied at the timing when each consumer tries to consume a large amount of heat.

It is a figure explaining the structure of a heat supply system. It is a graph which shows the example of the heat collecting amount in a solar heat collector. It is a graph which shows the example of the total estimated heat consumption per unit time (1 hour) by a plurality of consumers. It is a graph which shows the example of the total estimated heat consumption per unit time (1 hour) by a plurality of consumers. It is a figure explaining the structure of another heat supply system.

<First Embodiment>
Drawing 1 is a figure explaining the composition of heat supply system S1 (S) of a 1st embodiment.
A heat supply system S1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a solar heat collector 1, a heat storage device 2, a heat medium circulation path 3, a circulation state adjustment device C, and an operation control device 4 that controls the operation of each of these devices. It is a system that supplies heat to a plurality of consumers living in the city. In particular, the heat supply system S <b> 1 of the present embodiment aims to make effective use of heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 by a plurality of consumers.

  The solar heat collector 1 is a device that collects solar heat (heat energy from the sun). The heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 is stored in the heat storage device 2. Between the solar heat collector 1 and the heat storage device 2, a heat collecting heat medium circulation path 7 through which water or antifreeze as a heat medium circulates is provided. The pump P2 provided in the middle of the heat collecting heat medium circulation path 7 is operated to circulate the heat medium inside the heat collecting heat medium circulation path 7. The heat medium flows into the solar heat collector 1 and is heated by the solar heat collector 1, and then flows out of the solar heat collector 1 and reaches the heat storage device 2. In addition, in the heat exchange part 2a inside the heat storage device 2, the heat medium flowing through the heat collecting heat medium circulation path 7 and the heat medium stored in the heat storage device 2 are configured to be able to exchange heat. . As a result, the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 is stored in the heat storage device 2.

  FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of the amount of heat collected by the solar heat collector 1. In FIG. 2, a line graph indicates the amount of heat collected per unit time (1 hour). In FIG. 2, a bar graph indicates a value obtained by integrating the amount of heat collected per hour indicated by a line graph in one day. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the solar heat collector 1 collects solar heat from around the sunrise time to around the sunset time. The integrated value of the heat collection amount indicated by the bar graph is substantially the amount of heat stored in the heat storage device 2.

  The heat storage device 2 stores heat using a heat medium such as water. As shown in FIG. 1, the heat storage device 2 is connected to a heat medium circulation path 3 that allows stored water (hot water) to flow outside the heat storage device 2. In the following description, the heat medium stored in the heat storage device 2 and supplied to the heat medium circulation path 3 from the heat storage device 2 and circulated is referred to as “hot water”. Since a plurality of consumer equipments 10 are sequentially connected in the middle of the heat medium circulation path 3, hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 is circulated and supplied to the plurality of consumer equipments 10 through the heat medium circulation path 3. become. Each consumer equipment 10 corresponds to, for example, equipment provided in each house of the apartment house. That is, the heat-medium circulation path 3 circulates the hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 to a plurality of consumer equipments 10 each provided in each door of the apartment house. Specifically, the heat medium circulation path 3 includes a forward path 3a that flows until the hot water discharged from the heat storage device 2 flows into each consumer facility 10, and the hot water discharged from each consumer facility 10 is stored in the heat storage device 2. It is divided into a return path 3b that flows until it returns. A constant flow valve V1 that adjusts the flow rate of hot water to a set value is provided in the forward path 3a of the heat medium circulation path 3. Since each consumer equipment 10 is connected to the heat medium circulation path 3 on the downstream side of the constant flow valve V1, the flow rate of hot water flowing into each consumer equipment 10 is adjusted by the constant flow valve V1. As described above, the pump P <b> 1 and the constant flow valve V <b> 1 function as the circulation state adjustment device C that adjusts the circulation state of the hot water and the water in the heat medium circulation path 3, and receive operation control of the operation control device 4.

  The temperature of the hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 is measured by the temperature sensor T1. The measurement result of the temperature sensor T1 can be collected using the collecting means 5 and stored in the storage means 6 so that the operation control device 4 can read it. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the hot water does not form a temperature stratification inside the heat storage device 2 and is substantially uniform. Therefore, the temperature measured by the temperature sensor T1 is the temperature of the heat medium that is supplied from the heat storage device 2 to the heat medium circulation path 3 and circulated.

Next, the configuration of the consumer equipment 10 will be described.
The consumer equipment 10 has a heat exchanger 13 that can exchange heat between hot water flowing through the heat medium circulation path 3 and low-temperature water supplied inside the consumer equipment 10. Specifically, the forward path 3 a of the heat medium circulation path 3 is drawn into the heat exchanger 13, and the part exiting from the heat exchanger 13 becomes the return path 3 b of the heat medium circulation path 3. Hot water obtained after the feed water is heated by the heat exchanger 13 is supplied to the heat consuming device 11 of the consumer facility 10. At that time, if necessary, the hot water obtained after being heated by the heat exchanger 13 is added to the hot water by the mixing unit 14 or the hot water after being heated by the heat exchanger 13. After being further heated by the heat source unit 12, it is supplied to the heat consuming device 11. As the heat source unit 12, for example, a water heater that uses combustion heat when a fuel such as gas is burned can be used.

  In the consumer facility 10, an inflow temperature sensor Tin that measures the inflow temperature of hot water and a flow meter M that measures the flow rate of hot water are provided in the forward path 3 a portion of the heat medium circulation path 3 drawn into the heat exchanger 13. An outflow temperature sensor Tout for measuring the outflow temperature of the hot water is provided in a portion of the return path 3b of the heat medium circulation path 3 drawn out from the heat exchanger 13. The measurement results of the inflow temperature sensor Tin, the flow meter M, and the outflow temperature sensor Tout are collected by the collection unit 5 at each set timing. Here, when the product of the temperature difference between the inflow temperature and the outflow temperature of hot water to the heat exchanger 13 and the flow rate is derived, the hot water flowing through the heat medium circulation path 3 is converted into the heat exchanger 13 of the consumer equipment 10. This is the amount of heat lost in the process, that is, the heat consumption of the consumer. That is, the measurement results of the inflow temperature sensor Tin, the flow meter M, and the outflow temperature sensor Tout collected by the collection unit 5 at each set timing can be said to be information regarding heat consumption. Furthermore, the operation control device 4 can store in the storage unit 6 information related to the heat consumption collected by the collection unit 5 at each set timing. The operation unit 15 is for operating and inputting setting information related to the reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus 11 (for example, bathing time, hot water temperature, hot water amount, etc.).

The operation control device 4 stores the information related to the heat consumption collected by the collecting means 5 at each set timing in the storage means 6 as it is (that is, as measured by the inflow temperature sensor Tin, the flow meter M, and the outflow temperature sensor Tout). Alternatively, the heat consumption amount of the consumer can be sequentially derived as described above, and the result can be stored in the storage unit 6. The operation control device 4, the collection unit 5, and the storage unit 6 can be realized using an information processing device such as a computer.
As described above, the collection unit 5 shown in FIG. 1 functions as a heat consumption information collection unit that collects information on past heat consumption of a plurality of consumers. The storage unit 6 shown in FIG. 1 functions as a heat consumption information storage unit that stores information on the heat consumption collected by the heat consumption information collection unit. In addition, it is also possible to collect the information regarding the past heat consumption in several consumers using other well-known methods.

  FIG. 3 is a graph showing an example of the total predicted heat consumption per unit time (1 hour) by a plurality of consumers. As described above, the operation control device 4 derives the product of the temperature difference between the inflow temperature and the outflow temperature of the hot water to the heat exchanger 13 of each consumer facility 10 and the flow rate, and thereby the flow rate of each consumer. You can know past heat consumption. Therefore, the operation control device 4 can derive the predicted future heat consumption of each consumer by, for example, a value per unit time with reference to the information on the past heat consumption collected at each set timing, The total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers can be derived, for example, as a value per unit time. As shown in FIG. 3, the total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers appears greatly between time 6 o'clock and 7 o'clock, between time 12 o'clock and 14 o'clock, and between time 18 o'clock and time 23 o'clock. Of these, the predicted heat consumption between time 6 o'clock and 7 o'clock and the predicted heat consumption between time 12 o'clock and 14 o'clock are less than the set amount shown in the figure, but between time 18 o'clock and time 23 o'clock The predicted heat consumption is over the set amount in all time zones. The operation control device 4 can appropriately set the level of the set amount. For example, this set amount is a level that is a set ratio with respect to the total predicted heat consumption amount per day by a plurality of consumers, or per unit time that occurs when hot water is circulated through the heat medium circulation path 3. It can be set to a predetermined level (for example, a value obtained by multiplying a heat dissipation amount per unit time by a predetermined coefficient) larger than the heat dissipation amount. With this setting, the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 from the heat storage device 2 can be reliably supplied at the timing when each consumer tries to consume a large amount of heat during the day. Alternatively, this set amount may be set to a level comparable to the amount of heat released per unit time generated when hot water is circulated through the heat medium circulation path 3. With this setting, the amount of heat radiated without being consumed by each consumer facility 10 during circulation in the heat medium circulation path 3 can be made equal to or less than the amount of heat actually consumed during the circulation. The collected heat can be effectively used in each consumer facility 10.

Next, operation control of the circulation state adjusting device C (pump P1 and constant flow valve V1) for adjusting the circulation state of the heat medium (hot water) in the heat medium circulation path 3 performed by the operation control device 4 will be described.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the solar heat collector 1 usually collects solar heat during the daytime (morning to evening), and the heat is supplied to the heat storage device 2 to be stored. On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the consumer usually consumes a large amount of heat from the evening to the night. Therefore, when the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 during the daytime is stored in the heat storage device 2 and at the same time, the hot water is constantly circulated from the heat storage device 2 to the heat medium circulation path 3. Until the consumer consumes heat during the night time, the hot water circulating through the heat medium circulation path 3 is merely dissipated without being consumed.

[Circulation start timing]
In the heat supply system S1 of the present embodiment, the operation control device 4 controls the operation of the circulation state adjusting device C to circulate hot water in the heat medium circulation path 3 at the hot water circulation start timing, and before the circulation start timing. The operation of the circulating state adjusting device C is controlled so that hot water is not circulated in the heat medium circulation path 3 (that is, circulation is stopped). This circulation start timing corresponds to the timing at which the total heat consumption by a plurality of consumers increases to a set amount or more. That is, the circulation start timing for starting the hot water circulation in the heat medium circulation path 3 is derived by referring to the information on the past heat consumption of the plurality of consumers, and the total predicted heat consumption by the plurality of consumers Is determined at a timing when the value increases beyond the set amount. In this way, by referring to the information on the past heat consumption of a plurality of consumers, it is possible to accurately grasp the timing at which the heat consumption of the plurality of consumers actually increases.
In the example shown in FIG. 3, the total predicted heat consumption amount by a plurality of consumers increases beyond the set amount at the timing of 18:00. Therefore, the operation control device 4 starts the hot water circulation in the heat medium circulation path 3 by controlling the operation of the circulation state adjusting device C at time 18:00.

[Circulation stop timing]
As described above, the circulation start timing for starting the hot water circulation in the heating medium circulation path 3 has been described, but the circulation stop timing for stopping the hot water circulation in the heating medium circulation path 3 can be set as appropriate. For example, when the operation control device 4 is measured by the temperature sensor T1 and the temperature of the hot and cold water supplied to the heat medium circulation path 3 from the heat storage device 2 and circulated becomes less than the set temperature, it is the circulation stop timing. The hot water circulation may be stopped by determining and using the circulation state adjusting device C (pump P1 and constant flow valve V1). This set temperature can be set to a temperature that is higher than the feed water temperature by a predetermined temperature, for example. If such a setting is made, the temperature of the hot water supplied to the heat medium circulation path 3 and flowing into the heat exchanger 13 of the consumer equipment 10 is almost predetermined than the temperature of the feed water flowing into the heat exchanger 13. Above temperature, it becomes high. That is, in the heat exchanger 13, the effect that heating of water supply is performed reliably is exhibited. On the other hand, when the temperature of the hot water supplied to the heat medium circulation path 3 and flowing into the heat exchanger 13 of the consumer equipment 10 is not higher than the temperature of the feed water flowing into the heat exchanger 13 by a predetermined temperature or more, In the exchanger 13, heating of the feed water with hot water flowing through the heat medium circulation path 3 is substantially not performed. In this way, the operation control device 4 can stop the heat medium circulation so as not to substantially supply heat to the consumer equipment.

In this example, the information collected using the collecting means 5 is used as the measurement result of the temperature sensor T1. Here, in the normal case, the temperature of hot water supplied and circulated from the heat storage device 2 to the heat medium circulation path 3 at the circulation start timing is supplied from the heat storage device 2 to the heat medium circulation path 3 at the circulation stop timing. It is higher than the temperature of the circulating hot water. For example, when the temperature of the entire hot water of the heat storage device 2 is about 60 ° C. at the circulation start timing, when the hot water is supplied to the heat medium circulation path 3 and circulated, the heat exchanger 13 of each consumer facility 10 After the heat is taken, the temperature of the hot water returning to the heat storage device 2 through the return path 3b of the heat medium circulation path 3 may be lowered to about 20 ° C. Thus, after the hot water circulation in the heat medium circulation path 3 is started at the circulation start timing, the temperature of the hot water supplied and circulated from the heat storage device 2 to the heat medium circulation path 3 tends to decrease with time. .
Alternatively, in addition to the method for determining the circulation stop timing as described above, the operation control device 4 determines that the circulation stop timing is reached after a certain period of time has elapsed from the circulation start timing, or the circulation is performed when a predetermined time is reached. It is also possible to determine that it is a stop timing.

  As described above, hot water is circulated in the heat medium circulation path 3 only in a specific time zone, that is, by providing a time zone in which no hot water is circulated in the heat medium circulation path 3, it can be generated in the heat medium circulation path 3. Heat dissipation from hot water can be suppressed. Moreover, hot water can be reliably supplied to each consumer equipment 10 by circulating hot water in the heat medium circulation path 3 when the hot water circulation start timing comes. In particular, the total heat consumption by multiple consumers has increased beyond the set amount by making the above circulation start timing correspond to the timing at which the total heat consumption by the plurality of consumers increases beyond the set amount. Sometimes, heat can be reliably supplied from the heat storage device 2 to the consumer equipment 10.

Second Embodiment
The heat supply system of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the method of determining the circulation start timing for starting hot water circulation in the heat medium circulation path 3. Although the heat supply system of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, setting information (for example, bath filling time, hot water temperature, hot water amount, etc.) regarding the reserved operation of the heat consuming device 11 input by the consumer himself using the operation unit 15 is collected at each setting timing. Collected by means 5. When the setting information regarding the reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus 11 is the bath hot water filling time, the hot water temperature, and the hot water volume, the product of the temperature difference between the set hot water temperature and the feed water temperature and the set hot water volume is derived. Can determine the predicted heat consumption consumed during bathing. In addition, since the bathing time is set, it can be determined that the predicted heat consumption occurs at that time.

The operation control device 4 stores the setting information relating to the reserved operation of the heat consuming device 11 collected by the collecting means 5 at every setting timing in the storage means 6 as it is (for example, with the bath hot water filling time, hot water temperature, and hot water amount). Alternatively, as described above, the predicted heat consumption amount of the consumer can be sequentially derived, and the result (a combination of the predicted heat consumption amount and the generation time thereof) can be stored in the storage unit 6.
As described above, in the second embodiment, the collecting unit 5 illustrated in FIG. 1 functions as a setting information collecting unit that collects setting information regarding the reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus 11 by a plurality of consumers. The storage unit 6 shown in FIG. 1 functions as a setting information storage unit that stores setting information collected by the setting information collection unit.

  FIG. 4 is a graph showing an example of the total predicted heat consumption per unit time (1 hour) by a plurality of consumers. As described above, the operation control device 4 refers to the setting information related to the reserved operation of the heat consuming device 11 input by each consumer himself / herself, and each consumer's predicted heat consumption event (predicted heat consumption amount and generation time thereof). ) Can be determined. Therefore, the operation control device 4 can derive the future predicted heat consumption input by each consumer by using, for example, a value per unit time, and further calculate the total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers, for example, per unit time. It can be derived with the value of. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, a total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers appears greatly between time 18:00 and time 22:00 when bathing is performed. And the predicted heat consumption amount from 18:00 to 22:00 is more than a set amount in all the time zones.

  In the present embodiment, the operation control device 4 refers to the setting information of the plurality of consumers stored in the storage unit (setting information storage unit) 6, and the reserved operation of the heat consuming device 11 by the plurality of consumers. The total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers when the process is executed is derived, and the hot water circulation in the heat medium circulation path 3 is started at the timing when the total predicted heat consumption increases to a set amount or more. It is determined as the circulation start timing. Specifically, in the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the operation control device 4 determines the time 18:00 at which the predicted heat consumption is equal to or greater than the set amount as the circulation start timing, and when the time 18:00 is reached, the circulation state adjustment device. The operation of C (pump P1 and constant flow valve V1) is controlled to circulate hot water in the heat medium circulation path 3.

  Thus, since the setting information regarding the reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus 11 by a plurality of consumers is an indication of how each consumer operates the heat consuming device, the heat consumption by the plurality of consumers. By referring to the setting information related to the reserved operation of the device 11, it is possible to accurately grasp the timing at which the heat consumption amounts of a plurality of consumers actually increase. As a result, the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 from the heat storage device 2 can be reliably supplied at the timing when each consumer tries to consume a large amount of heat.

<Another embodiment>
<1>
In the said embodiment, you may modify | change so that heat other than the heat which the solar heat collector 1 collected may be stored in the thermal storage apparatus 2. FIG. For example, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of another heat supply system S2 (S). The heat supply system S2 shown in FIG. 5 includes a heat / electric supply device 20 that generates both heat and electricity as a heat source device, and the heat generated by the heat / electric supply device 20 is stored in the heat storage device 2. ing. Specifically, in the heat supply system S2 illustrated in FIG. 5, the heat medium path 21 is branched from the heat medium circuit 3 by providing the three-way valve 8 in the middle of the heat medium circuit 3. Hot water can be supplied from the heat storage device 2 to the combined heat and power supply device 20 by connecting the combined heat and power supply device 20 to the heat medium passage 21. In addition, by providing a heat medium path 22 that connects the combined heat and power supply device 20 and the heat storage device 2, hot water heated by the combined heat and power supply device 20 returns to the heat storage device 2. The hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 flows into the combined heat and power supply device 20 and then flows back to the heat storage device 2, and the flow of hot water is formed by the pump P3 provided in the heat medium passage 22. . As the combined heat and power unit 20, a fuel cell, a device combining a prime mover and a generator, or the like can be employed. Moreover, you may provide other apparatuses, such as a heat pump apparatus and a gas boiler, for example instead of the cogeneration apparatus 20 as a heat source apparatus. Alternatively, instead of a single heat source device, a plurality of heat source devices (combination of a combined heat and power supply device 20, a heat pump device, a gas boiler, etc.) may be provided.
As described above, the heat supply system S <b> 2 stores heat other than the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 in the heat storage device 2, thereby ensuring a large amount of heat storage in the heat storage device 2. As a result, it becomes a heat supply system that can also accommodate larger-scale apartment houses.

  Furthermore, the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 is stored in the heat storage device 2 in advance, and the heat that is insufficient in view of the total predicted heat consumption of each consumer is stored in other heat and power supply devices 20 such as the above combined heat and power supply device 20. It may be configured to collect from the device. That is, for example, the amount of heat collected in the heat storage device 2 from the solar heat collector 1 by 16:00 is derived from the temperature measured by the temperature sensor T1 and the amount of hot water stored in the heat storage device 2, When the amount of heat is insufficient in view of the total predicted heat consumption of each consumer, an operation mode is also possible in which the combined heat and power supply device 20 is operated and heat is stored in the heat storage device 2 additionally. In this case, for example, at the time of the circulation start timing at 18:00, it is possible to prevent the heat storage amount in the heat storage device 2 from being deficient when viewed from the sum of the predicted heat consumption amount of each consumer. In this case, the operation control device 4 refers to the operation state of the combined heat and power supply device 20 and derives the amount of heat collected from the combined heat and power supply device 20 into the heat storage device 2, thereby converting the heat stored in the heat storage device 2 into solar heat. It can also be distinguished apparently from the heat collected by the heat collector 1 and the heat collected by operating the combined heat and power supply device 20. And it can also be set that the heat collected by the solar heat collector 1 is apparently consumed by each consumer facility 10 in preference to the heat collected by operating the combined heat and power supply device 20.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the hot water flowing into the combined heat and power supply device 20 is not configured to branch from the three-way valve 8 in the middle of the heat medium circulation path 3, but separately from the heat medium circulation path 3. You may modify | change to the structure which provides independently the circulation path through which hot water is circulated between the heat and electric power supply apparatus 20. Further, an additional heat exchanger is provided inside the heat storage device 2, and the heat medium is circulated between the combined heat and power supply device 20 and the additional heat exchanger inside the heat storage device 2. It is also possible to make a modification that causes heat exchange between the hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 (that is, heating of the hot water stored in the heat storage device 2).

<2>
In the said embodiment, various kinds of solar-heat collector 1 and the thermal storage apparatus 2 can be used. For example, in FIG. 1, a diagram assuming a forced circulation type flat plate collector as the solar collector 1 is drawn. However, various types of solar collectors 1 currently used are used in the heat of the present invention. Available in the supply system S. Moreover, although the figure which assumed the open type water storage tank as the heat storage apparatus 2 is drawn in FIG. 1, you may use a sealed type water storage tank. And hot water may be stored so that temperature stratification may be formed inside the heat storage device 2. In that case, the hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 is supplied to the heat medium circuit 3, and the temperature sensor T <b> 1 determines the temperature of the hot water supplied from the heat storage device 2 to the heat medium circuit 3. It is preferable to provide at a position where measurement is possible.

<3>
In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the example in which the total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers, which is referred to when determining the circulation start timing, is managed in units of one hour has been described. The time unit can be changed as appropriate. For example, the total predicted heat consumption by a plurality of consumers may be managed in units of 10 minutes or 30 minutes, and it may be determined in time units whether or not it is the circulation start timing.

<4>
In the said embodiment, although the operation control apparatus 4 demonstrated the example which controls operation | movement of the circulation state adjustment apparatus C at the said circulation start timing, and circulates hot water in the heat-medium circulation path 3, it becomes the said circulation start timing. However, a condition that does not circulate hot water in the heat medium circulation path 3 (that is, keep the circulation stopped) may be added. For example, if the temperature of hot water stored in the heat storage device 2 measured by the temperature sensor T1 is lower than a predetermined temperature, the operation control device 4 operates the circulation state adjusting device C even when the circulation start timing is reached. It is also possible to control such that hot water is not circulated in the heat medium circulation path 3 by controlling the above.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a heat supply system that can supply heat collected by a solar heat collector to a plurality of consumers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Solar thermal collector 2 Thermal storage apparatus 3 Heat-medium circulation path 4 Operation control apparatus 5 Collection means (heat consumption information collection means, setting information collection means)
6 Storage means (heat consumption information storage means, setting information storage means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Consumer equipment 11 Heat consumption apparatus C Circulation state adjustment apparatus S Heat supply system

Claims (4)

A solar collector that collects solar heat,
A heat storage device for storing a heat medium and storing the heat collected by the solar heat collector using the heat medium;
The heat medium the thermal storage apparatus is stored, the heating medium circulation path for circulating the respective consumer equipment of a plurality of consumers having a heat consuming device,
A circulation state adjusting device for adjusting a circulation state of the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path;
An operation control device for controlling the operation of the circulation state adjusting device, and a heat supply system comprising:
The consumer equipment has a heat exchanger capable of exchanging heat between a heat medium flowing through the heat medium circulation path and a low-temperature water supply supplied inside the consumer equipment,
The operation control device controls the operation of the circulation state adjusting device when the heat medium circulation start timing is reached, circulates the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path, and stores the heat medium before the circulation start timing or in the heat storage device. If the temperature of the heating medium is less than a predetermined temperature, the operation of the circulation state adjusting device is controlled and the heating medium is not circulated in the heating medium circulation path ,
The operation control device further controls the operation of the circulation state adjusting device when the temperature of the heat medium supplied from the heat storage device and circulated becomes less than a set temperature after circulating the heat medium. A heat supply system for stopping circulation of the heat medium in the heat medium circulation path .   The heat supply system according to claim 1, wherein the circulation start timing corresponds to a timing at which a total heat consumption amount by the plurality of consumers increases to a set amount or more. Heat consumption information collecting means for collecting information on past heat consumption of the plurality of consumers;
Heat consumption information storage means for storing information on the heat consumption collected by the heat consumption information collection means,
The operation control device derives a total predicted heat consumption amount by the plurality of consumers with reference to information on the heat consumption amount of the plurality of consumers stored in the heat consumption amount information storage unit. The heat supply system according to claim 2, wherein a timing at which the total predicted heat consumption increases to the set amount or more is determined as the circulation start timing. Setting information collecting means for collecting setting information related to a reserved operation of the heat consuming apparatus in the plurality of consumers;
Setting information storage means for storing the setting information collected by the setting information collection means,
The operation control device refers to the setting information in the plurality of consumers stored in the setting information storage means, and the reserved operation of the heat consuming device in the plurality of consumers is executed. The heat supply system according to claim 2, wherein a total predicted heat consumption amount by a plurality of consumers is derived, and a timing at which the total predicted heat consumption amount exceeds the set amount is determined as the circulation start timing.

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