JPH05149567A - Tap-controlled hot water supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce energy loss by reducing a set temperature automatically when the using frequency of hot water is low while a circulating pump is put ON/OFF. CONSTITUTION:When the stopping condition of supplying hot water is elapsed for a predetermined period of time, a controller 13 effects save operation, circulating hot water while reducing a warm-keeping set temperature by a predetermined value. When the stopping condition of hot water supplying, in which a hot water supplying cock 24 is being closed until a time when the save operations of a predetermined time are finished, is continued, the hot water supplying cock 24 is decided that it is not opened for a long period of time and circulating and warm-keeping operation is stopped. Accordingly, the circulating and warm-keeping operation in accordance with the employing frequency of hot water supplying can be effected. In this case, the circulating and warm-keeping operation, in which a warm-keeping set temperature is high, is effected when the employing frequency of hot water supplying is high to permit the tap-controlled supplying of high-temperature hot water while the warm- keeping set temperature in the circulating and warm-keeping operation is reduced when the frequency is low whereby unnecessary combustion is restrained. According to this method, energy loss can be reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a circulation circuit for heat insulation of a pipe provided with a circulation pump, and by circulating hot water in the pipe, it is possible to immediately open hot water taps and immediately discharge hot water. Regarding vessels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, by having a circulation circuit for heat insulation of a pipe equipped with a circulation pump, and circulating hot water in the pipe,
Immediate hot water heaters that can constantly discharge hot water at the same time when the hot water tap is opened are known. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-61461 discloses a hot water outlet and a water inlet connected to both ends of a heat exchanger. A hot water supply pipe connected to the hot water supply pipe, a hot water supply unit having one end connected to the hot water supply pipe and the other end connected to the return pipe and having an appropriate number of hot water taps, a circulation pump, and a water supply pipe. A circulation circuit is formed by communicating with the connected return pipeline, the water supply pipeline is connected to the downstream side of the circulation pump, and the return pipeline between the water supply pipeline connection part and the circulation pump and the water supply pipeline. Describes an immediate hot water heater provided with a check valve.

In the instant hot water supply water heater, when the hot water discharge operation switch is manually turned on while heating by the combustor, when the hot water tap is opened, the amount of circulating water in the circulation circuit and the amount of water entering the heat exchanger. , The circulation pump operation is stopped by detecting the opening of the hot water supply tap, and the hot water outlet temperature control of the normal hot water heater that controls the gas pressure based on the water input temperature to the heat exchanger, the water input amount, and the hot water output temperature. When the hot water tap is closed, the hot water discharged from the heat exchanger is passed through the hot water outlet, hot water supply pipe, hot water supply section, return pipe, and water intake passage by detecting the closing of the hot water tap and driving the circulation pump. It is returned to the heat exchanger, and hot water is always flowing through the hot water supply part, so when the hot water tap is always opened, hot water is immediately obtained and at the same time cold water is supplied from the water supply line to the return line. ..

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional quick hot water heater, the circulation pump is stopped by manually turning on / off the quick hot water operation switch. If you want to, you have to keep the immediate hot water operation switch on, and there is a problem that a large energy loss occurs when the hot water usage frequency, that is, the frequency of opening and closing the hot water tap is low. It was

An object of the present invention is to provide an immediate hot water heater capable of reducing energy loss by automatically lowering the set temperature and turning the circulation pump on and off when the hot water supply frequency is low. Is to provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an instant hot water supply water heater according to the present invention is provided with a predetermined number of hot water supply water in a water inlet passage and a hot water outlet passage connected to a heat exchanger heated by a combustor or the like. It connects the both ends of the circulation path with a stopper, installs a circulation pump in the circulation path, and connects a water supply channel to the downstream side of the circulation pump, and circulates when the hot water supply is stopped with the hot water supply plug closed during combustion operation. Immediate hot water heaters that perform circulating heat retention operation by circulating high temperature hot water that has been maintained at a predetermined heat retention temperature in the circulation path when the hot water supply is stopped for a predetermined time and the heat retention temperature is decreased by a predetermined value. It is determined that the hot-water tap will not be opened for a long time when the hot-water tap is closed and the hot-water tap is closed until the predetermined number of save-operations are completed. Circulation heat insulation The circulation warming operation can be performed according to the frequency of hot water use.If the hot water usage frequency is high, the circulation warming operation with a higher warming set temperature is performed to immediately release hot water. When the frequency of hot water supply is low, it is possible to suppress unnecessary combustion and reduce energy loss by lowering the heat retention set temperature in the circulation heat retention operation.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the hot water supply device will be described as an example of the immediate hot water supply device. The hot water supply device 1 includes a heat exchanger 2 arranged above.
The combustor 3 arranged below the combustor 3 and the combustion fan 4 arranged in the intake passage below the combustor 3 are provided in a casing 5 having an exhaust port 51 in the upper part. A spark plug 6 and a flame rod 7 for detecting ignition are arranged in the vicinity of 3.

A water inlet 21 and a hot water outlet 22 are connected to the heat exchanger 2, and the water inlet 21 has a water inlet temperature sensor 8 for detecting a water inlet temperature T ₁ into the heat exchanger 2, and the heat exchanger 2 Amount of water entering Q
A water quantity sensor 9 for detecting ₁ is provided, and a hot water temperature sensor for detecting a hot water temperature T ₂ from the heat exchanger 2 is provided in the hot water passage 22.
10 is provided, one end of a circulation path 23 provided with a circulation pump 11 is connected to the hot water outlet path 22, and the other end of the circulation path 23 is connected to the water inlet path 21 at a position upstream of the water temperature sensor 8 and the water amount sensor 9. The water supply passage 25 is joined together, and the circulation passage 23 is provided with a circulation water amount sensor 12 for detecting the amount of water passing through the circulation passage 23, that is, a circulation water amount Q ₂ , and an appropriate number of hot water taps 24.

The detection signals from the incoming water temperature sensor 8, the incoming water amount sensor 9, the hot water temperature sensor 10 and the circulating water amount sensor 12 are composed of a microcomputer and the like, and the controller 13 is composed of a timer section 16, a set temperature adjusting section 17 and a control section 18. Control unit
18 is input to the control unit 18 based on these detection signals.
Outputs a control signal for adjusting the combustion amount to a proportional control valve (not shown) provided in the gas supply passage 30 connected to the combustor 3 and the capacity switching valve 31. Also, the combustion fan 4
Is provided with a rotation speed detection sensor 41, and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection sensor 41 is controlled by the control unit of the controller 13.
The control voltage is input to 18 and the control voltage is set based on the target rotation speed corresponding to the air flow rate required for the combustion of the combustor 3.
To control the rotation speed of the combustion fan 4.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. When the immediate hot water operation switch 14 is turned on and the save operation switch 15 is turned on, the controller 13 shifts to the immediate hot water operation control, and when the hot water tap 24 is opened, the circulation that flows from the circulation path 23 into the water inflow path 21. Since the amount of water decreases, the amount of water Q flowing into the heat exchanger 2 from the water inlet 21 detected by the water amount sensor in the controller 13
Hot water supply when the difference between ₁ and the circulating water amount Q ₂ detected by the circulating water amount sensor 12 becomes larger than a predetermined value, for example, larger than the minimum operating water flow amount MOQ (Q ₁ −Q ₂ ≧ MOQ). It is determined that the plug 24 is opened, the circulation pump 11 is stopped, and hot water discharge operation is performed. Output from the incoming water temperature sensor 8, the incoming water amount sensor 9, the outgoing hot water temperature sensor 10 and the set temperature Ts.
The gas pressure of the combustor 3 is controlled based on the above.

When the hot-water tap 24 is closed, the difference between the amount of water input Q ₁ and the amount of circulating water Q ₂ becomes small, and when the amount is less than a predetermined value, for example, less than the minimum operating water flow amount MOQ (Q ₁ -Q ₂ <MOQ), hot water is supplied. It is determined that the plug 24 is closed, and the first circulation heat retention operation is started.

When the operation shifts to the primary circulation heat retention operation, the operation of the circulation pump 11 is started, the water inlet temperature T ₁ is lowered, and the difference between the predetermined heat retention set temperature Ts and the water inlet temperature T ₁ is the first predetermined value. When the value exceeds α (Ts-T ₁ ≧ α), the combustor 3
Combustion is started. When the circulating water temperature rises due to the combustion of the combustor 3 and the absolute value of the difference between the heat retention set temperature Ts and the incoming water temperature T ₁ becomes the second predetermined value β or less (| Ts-T ₁ | ≦ β), the combustor 3 The fire is extinguished, and the controller 13
It continues for a fixed period of time set by the timer unit 16 therein.

When the hot water tap 24 is opened and the hot water is discharged within a certain time, the difference between the water input Q ₁ and the circulating water Q ₂ is a predetermined value, for example, the minimum operating water flow MOQ (Q ₁ -Q ₂ ≧ MOQ
), The circulation pump 11 is stopped and hot water discharge operation is performed, and the gas pressure control of the combustor 3 is performed based on the output from the incoming water temperature sensor 8, the incoming water amount sensor 9, the outgoing hot water temperature sensor 10 and the set temperature Ts. The normal hot water discharge operation control is performed, and the timer unit 16 is reset.

When a certain period of time elapses in the circulation heat retention operation state in which the hot water tap 24 is closed, the output from the timer section 16 causes
The preset temperature adjusting unit 17 lowers the preset heat retention temperature Ts by a predetermined value a and performs the secondary circulation warming operation based on the new preset heat retention temperature (Ts-a) (save operation). If the difference between the set temperature and (Ts -a) and the incoming water temperature T ₁ is made to a first predetermined value or more _{α {(Ts -a) -T 1} ≧ α}, the combustion of the combustor 3 is started, the circulating water temperature The combustor 3 is extinguished when the absolute value of the difference between the heat retention set temperature Ts and the incoming water temperature T ₁ becomes the second predetermined value β or less {| (Ts-a) -T ₁ | ≦ β}, and the heat retention is maintained. Driving the controller
It continues for a certain period of time set by the timer unit 16 in 13.

Similar to the previous first circulation heat retention operation, during the second circulation heat retention operation, the hot water tap 24 is opened within a fixed time set by the timer unit 16 and the amount of incoming water Q ₁ and the amount of circulating water Q The difference from ₂ is a specified value, for example, the minimum operating water flow MOQ or more (Q ₁ -Q
_{When 2} ≧ MOQ), the circulation pump 11 is stopped, the normal hot water discharge operation control is performed, and the timer unit 16 is reset.

If the hot water tap 24 has not been opened and the fixed time set by the timer 16 has elapsed, it is determined that the hot water tap 24 will not be used for a long time, the circulation pump is stopped, and the circulation warming operation is performed. To stop.

In the above-described embodiment, the save operation, that is, the circulation heat retention operation in which the heat retention set temperature is decreased by the predetermined value a when the hot water is not used within the predetermined time is performed once (second circulation heat retention operation), Although the circulation warming operation is stopped after the lapse of a predetermined time, the number of save operations until the circulation warming operation is stopped can be set as appropriate, and the value a for lowering the heat setting temperature is also the number of save operations. It can be set according to. In addition, the save operation can be automatically selected by incorporating the save operation switch 15 in the controller 13 as a function.

With the above configuration, when the hot water supply frequency is high, the circulation heat retention operation is performed with the heat retention set temperature increased,
It is possible to quickly discharge hot water from time to time, and when the hot water supply frequency is low, it is possible to suppress unnecessary combustion and reduce energy loss by lowering the heat retention set temperature in the circulation heat retention operation.

[0019]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to carry out the circulation heat retention operation according to the frequency of hot water use, and when the frequency of hot water use is high, the preset temperature is increased. Circulating heat retention operation enables high temperature hot water to be discharged immediately, and when the hot water supply frequency is low,
By lowering the heat retention set temperature in the circulation heat retention operation, unnecessary combustion can be suppressed and energy loss can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an immediate hot water heater according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a control operation according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Hot Water Heater 2 Heat Exchanger 3 Combustor 4 Combustion Fan 5 Casing 8 Inlet Water Temperature Sensor 9 Inlet Water Volume Sensor 10 Outlet Water Temperature Sensor 10 11 Circulation Pump 12 Circulating Water Volume Sensor 13 Controller 14 Immediate Hot Water Operation Switch 15 Save Operation Switch 21 Inlet Channel 22 Hot water outlet 23 Circulation passage 24 Hot water tap 25 Water inlet

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water inlet and a water outlet connected to a heat exchanger are connected to both ends of a circulation passage having a predetermined number of hot water taps, a circulation pump is provided in the circulation passage, and water is supplied downstream of the circulation pump. When the hot water supply is stopped when the hot water supply is stopped, the circulation pump is operated when the hot water supply is stopped and the circulating hot water is circulated in the circulation path to circulate the high temperature hot water kept at the preset temperature. After a lapse of a predetermined time, a save operation in which the preset temperature is decreased by a predetermined value and circulated is performed at least once, and the hot water supply stop state in which the hot water tap is closed continues until the save operation of the predetermined number of times is completed. An immediate hot water heater, which sometimes determines that the hot water tap will not be opened for a long time and stops the circulating heat retention operation.