JPWO2015056648A1 - Heat pump equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heat pump device, and at least a compressor (2), a condenser (3), a throttle expander (5), and an evaporator (4) are sequentially connected by a connecting pipe (6) to form an annular refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant encapsulated in the refrigerant circuit has a characteristic in which the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side and has two or more intersections or contacts with the saturated gas line on the high pressure side. And the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always overheated based on the output of the discharge side detection means (15) for detecting the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor (2) and the output of the discharge side detection means (15). And a control means (17) for adjusting the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor (2).

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat pump device using a refrigerant.

  In recent years, in heat pump devices using low-pressure refrigerants used in high-temperature regions, the slope of the isentropic line is steep and the degree of superheat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor becomes small, so suction is avoided to avoid damage due to liquid compression. The refrigerant between the evaporator and the compressor is heated in the overheated state.

  However, the refrigerant having specific characteristics, that is, the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side, and has the characteristic of having two or more intersections or contacts with the saturated gas line on the high pressure side. In a heat pump device using a refrigerant including a single refrigerant and a mixed refrigerant, the refrigerant may be liquefied and liquid-compressed during the compression stroke of the compressor depending on the degree of overheating even if the suction portion is in an overheated state.

  As means for solving this problem, for example, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The refrigeration apparatus of Patent Document 1 compresses so that the isentropic line and the saturated gas line become larger than the entropy having a contact on the way based on the detection means for detecting the superheat degree of the suction point of the compressor and the data of the detection means. And a control means for controlling the degree of superheat of the suction point of the machine. In Patent Document 1, by adopting such a configuration, the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side as the refrigerant sealed in the refrigerant circuit, and the saturated gas line and two points on the high pressure side. Liquid compression during the compression stroke of the compressor in the case of using a refrigerant including a single refrigerant and a mixed refrigerant having characteristics having the above intersections or contacts is avoided.

JP 2012-141070 A

  By the way, in the compressor using the refrigerant having the above-mentioned specific characteristics, when the superheat degree on the suction side and the superheat degree on the discharge side are compared, generally the superheat degree on the discharge side tends to be small. Therefore, even if the superheat degree on the suction side of the compressor is controlled as in the above-described conventional patent document 1, the refrigerant may be liquefied and liquid-compressed during the compression stroke of the compressor depending on the superheat degree on the discharge side. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and even when a refrigerant having the above-described specific characteristics is used, the compression state during the compression stroke is determined by setting the discharge state of the compressor as a degree of superheat above a predetermined level. It aims at providing the heat pump apparatus which can improve the reliability of a compressor by avoiding the liquid compression in a machine reliably.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a heat pump device according to the present invention comprises an annular refrigerant circuit by sequentially connecting at least a compressor, a condenser, a throttle expander, and an evaporator with a connecting pipe. The refrigerant encapsulated in the refrigerant circuit has a characteristic in which the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side and has two or more intersections or contacts with the saturated gas line on the high pressure side. And a discharge side detection means for detecting a refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor, and a discharge side of the compressor so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always in an overheated region based on the output of the discharge side detection means. And a control means for adjusting the refrigerant state.

  The discharge side detection means detects the refrigerant state from the discharge pressure and discharge temperature of the compressor, and the control means has a saturation temperature calculated from the discharge pressure and the discharge temperature of the compressor equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature difference. The refrigerant state on the discharge side may be adjusted so that

  The compressor includes suction side detection means for detecting a refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor, and the control means is configured so that the refrigerant during the compression stroke is always in an overheated region based on an output of the suction side detection means. The refrigerant state on the suction side may be adjustable.

  The suction side detection means detects the refrigerant state from the suction pressure and suction temperature of the compressor, and the control means has a saturation temperature calculated from the suction pressure and the suction temperature of the compressor equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature difference. The refrigerant state on the suction side may be adjusted so that

  The control means adjusts the refrigerant state on the suction side based on the output of the suction side detection means, and adjusts the refrigerant state on the discharge side based on the output of the discharge side detection means. You may make it perform by switching between 2 control modes.

  The control means executes the first control mode when starting the heat pump device, performs detection by the discharge side detection means during execution of the first control mode, and calculates the saturation temperature and the compression calculated from the discharge pressure. You may make it switch to said 2nd control mode, when the discharge temperature of a machine becomes more than a predetermined temperature difference.

  The throttle expander is an expansion valve, and the control means adjusts the refrigerant state by adjusting the opening of the expansion valve or adjusting the opening of the expansion valve and the rotation speed of the compressor. You may do it.

  According to the heat pump device of the present invention, the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor is set to a superheat degree equal to or higher than a predetermined level by the control means, so that the refrigerant during the compression stroke can be adjusted to always be in the superheat region. Therefore, there is an effect that the liquid compression in the compressor can be avoided.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a heat pump device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a Ph diagram of R245fa as an example of a refrigerant having specific characteristics. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a control flow of the heat pump apparatus shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a heat pump device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a heat pump device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a compressor 2 that compresses a refrigerant, a condenser 3 that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and feed water, and a throttle expander 5 that decompresses the refrigerant. And an evaporator 4 for exchanging heat of the refrigerant and the exhaust heat is sequentially constituted by an annular refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant pipes (connection pipes) 6 are connected.

  Discharge temperature detection means 11 for detecting the surface temperature of the refrigerant pipe 6 is provided on the discharge side of the compressor 2, and discharge pressure detection means 12 for detecting the refrigerant pressure inside the refrigerant pipe 6 is also provided on the discharge side of the compressor 2. Is provided. A suction temperature detection means 13 for detecting the surface temperature of the refrigerant pipe 6 is provided on the suction side of the compressor 2, and a suction pressure detection for detecting the refrigerant pressure inside the refrigerant pipe 6 is also provided on the suction side of the compressor 2. Means 14 are provided. In the example of FIG. 1, other temperature / pressure detection means essential for the heat pump device and refrigerant components such as sight glass are not shown.

  Here, as the refrigerant sealed in the refrigerant circuit of the heat pump device 1, the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side, and the saturated gas line on the high pressure side or two or more intersections or contacts The refrigerant | coolant containing the single refrigerant | coolant with the characteristic which has these, and a mixed refrigerant | coolant is used. As a refrigerant having such unique characteristics, for example, an isentropic line on the Ph diagram as shown in FIG. 2 is in a superheated region on the low pressure side, and a saturated gas line and two or more points on the high pressure side. R245fa which is a refrigerant having an intersection or a contact can be used. For example, in FIG. 2, the isentropic line A line and the saturated gas line intersect at two points A1 and A2.

  The heat pump apparatus 1 includes a discharge side detection unit 15 that detects a refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor 2 via a discharge temperature detection unit 11 and a discharge pressure detection unit 12, and a suction temperature detection unit 13 and a suction pressure detection unit 14. And a control means 17 for adjusting the refrigerant state on the discharge side and the suction side of the compressor 2.

  The discharge side detection means 15 outputs the discharge pressure of the compressor 2 detected by the discharge pressure detection means 12 and the temperature detected by the discharge temperature detection means 11 to the control means 17. The suction side detection means 16 outputs the suction pressure of the compressor 2 detected by the suction pressure detection means 14 and the temperature detected by the suction temperature detection means 13 to the control means 17.

  The control means 17 adjusts the opening degree of the expansion expander 5 based on the output of the suction side detection means 16 so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always in the overheated region, so that the refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor 2 A first control mode (first control stage) for adjusting When the first control mode is executed, the control unit 17 calculates the saturation temperature at the suction pressure detected by the suction pressure detection unit 14 and detects the calculated saturation temperature and the suction temperature detection unit 13. The degree of superheat on the suction side of the compressor 2 is calculated by calculating the difference from the temperature, and the opening degree of the throttle expander 5 is adjusted to increase or decrease so that the degree of superheat does not become zero. Therefore, in this embodiment, an electronic expansion valve is used as the throttle expander 5.

  Further, the control means 17 adjusts the opening degree of the expansion expander 5 based on the output of the discharge side detection means 15 so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always in the overheated region, thereby controlling the discharge side of the compressor 2. A second control mode (second control stage) for adjusting the refrigerant state is provided. When the second control mode is executed, the control unit 17 calculates the saturation temperature at the discharge pressure detected by the discharge pressure detection unit 12 and also detects the calculated saturation temperature and the discharge temperature detection unit 11. By calculating the difference from the temperature to determine the degree of superheat on the discharge side of the compressor 2, based on the comparison result between this degree of superheat and a predetermined value set in advance, the degree of superheat on the discharge side becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The opening degree of the throttle expander 5 is adjusted to increase or decrease.

  Next, the operation and action of the heat pump apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  When the heat pump device 1 is started from the operation stop state, first, in step S1 of FIG. 3, the control means 17 executes the first control mode.

  When the first control mode is executed, the suction pressure of the compressor 2 detected by the suction pressure detection means 14 and the temperature detected by the suction temperature detection means 13 are transferred from the suction side detection means 16 to the control means 17. Is output. The control means 17 obtains the degree of superheat on the suction side of the compressor 2 based on the output from the suction side detection means 16, and adjusts the opening of the throttle expander 5 so that the obtained degree of superheat on the suction side does not become zero. To do. Specifically, the control means 17 reduces the amount of refrigerant flowing into the compressor 2 by reducing the opening of the throttle expander 5 to increase the degree of superheat, thereby always increasing the degree of superheat on the suction side. Control to maintain. Although the details will be described later, the first control mode is a control mode dedicated to the activation of the heat pump device 1, and the second control mode is executed during steady operation.

  Even during the execution of the first control mode, the discharge pressure of the compressor 2 detected by the discharge pressure detection means 12 and the temperature detected by the discharge temperature detection means 11 are output from the discharge side detection means 15 to the control means 17. Is done. The control means 17 obtains the degree of superheat on the discharge side of the compressor 2 based on the output from the discharge side detection means 15, and compares the obtained degree of superheat with a preset predetermined value (step S2).

  That is, the control means 17 continues monitoring and determining whether or not the superheat degree on the discharge side becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value during execution of the first control mode (No in step S2). Switching to the second control mode at step S2 (Yes), the second control mode is executed thereafter (step S3). Therefore, the predetermined value in step S2 is a switching timing setting value that defines the timing of switching from the first control mode to the second control mode. For example, 2K (Kelvin) is used as an index of the degree of superheat on the discharge side. Is set.

  When the second control mode is executed, the discharge pressure of the compressor 2 detected by the discharge pressure detection means 12 and the temperature detected by the discharge temperature detection means 11 are transferred from the discharge side detection means 15 to the control means 17. Is output. The control unit 17 obtains the discharge-side superheat degree based on the output from the discharge-side detection means 15, compares the obtained superheat degree with a predetermined value (for example, 5K (Kelvin)), and compares the magnitude. The opening degree of the expansion expander 5 is adjusted so that the discharge temperature of the nozzle becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature difference. For example, when the calculated degree of superheat becomes smaller than a predetermined value during the operation of the heat pump device 1, the control means 17 adjusts the opening degree of the expansion expander 5 to be reduced. By doing so, the amount of refrigerant flowing into the compressor 2 decreases and the degree of superheat increases. On the contrary, when the degree of superheat becomes larger than a predetermined value, the opening degree of the expansion expander 5 is adjusted to be opened. By doing so, the amount of refrigerant flowing into the compressor 2 increases and the degree of superheat decreases.

  Such a second control mode is a control mode that is executed during steady operation after the completion of the first control mode when the heat pump device 1 is started up, and compression is performed by adjusting the opening of the expansion expander 5. The refrigerant state on the discharge side of the machine 2 is adjusted to a degree of superheat above a predetermined value. If the superheat degree on the discharge side is always positive by this adjustment, the superheat degree on the suction side will also be positive, so the refrigerant in the compression stroke will always be in the superheat zone, avoiding saturation in all strokes. Thus, liquid compression in the compressor 2 can be reliably prevented.

  However, after a few hours have elapsed since the operation of the heat pump device 1 was completely stopped, the compressor 2 is in a steady state from the cold state at the time of starting (cold temperature starting time) or the like when the device is started from a completely cold state. It is difficult to execute the second control mode until it is heated to the temperature range during operation. That is, the compressor is generally made of a metal such as iron or aluminum so that it can withstand high pressure, and these metals have a high density and a large heat capacity of the compressor. For this reason, at the time of cold start, even if the degree of superheat on the suction side of the compressor 2 is sufficiently large, since the casing of the compressor 2 is cold, a part of the compressed refrigerant is still cold compressed. It is cooled in the inside of the machine 2 (compression section to discharge port) and partly condenses. Therefore, until the metal casing of the compressor 2 is sufficiently heated, the state of the superheat degree on the discharge side continues to be zero, so the second control mode for maintaining the superheat degree on the discharge side at a predetermined value or more is started. If it is going to be executed from the start, the activation of the heat pump device 1 itself may be difficult or unstable.

  Therefore, the heat pump device 1 executes the first control mode for controlling the refrigerant state on the suction side at the time of activation. During the execution of the first control mode, even if the superheat degree on the suction side of the compressor 2 is sufficiently large (for example, 10K), the superheat degree on the discharge side continues to be zero, and the compressor 2 When the casing (especially the compression part) is sufficiently heated, the superheat degree on the discharge side changes from zero to a positive value. That is, when the first control mode is executed, the superheat degree on the discharge side exceeds a predetermined value (switching timing setting value) before and after the timing, so that during the execution of the first control mode, the discharge side The refrigerant status of the system is monitored. And it switches to the 2nd control mode which controls the refrigerant | coolant state on the discharge side at the timing when the superheat degree on the discharge side reaches a predetermined value (switching timing set value). Thereby, even if the heat pump device 1 is in a cold temperature state or the like, it is possible to start smoothly and stably, and during the steady operation after startup, the degree of superheat on the discharge side is always maintained positive by the second control mode. Also, the degree of superheat on the suction side becomes positive, and even in a state where the flow rate of the refrigerant is increased by shifting to the steady operation, the liquid compression is surely prevented and the operation can be stably performed.

  The first control mode may be omitted when the heat pump device 1 is used, for example, in an environment where there is no possibility of cold start, or when the specification is such that there is no possibility of cold start, In this case, the second control mode may be executed from the time of startup.

  As described above, according to the heat pump device 1, the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always overheated based on the output of the discharge side detection means 15 that detects the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor 2 and the discharge side detection means 15. The control means 17 which adjusts the refrigerant | coolant state of the discharge side of the compressor 2 so that it may become a zone is provided. Thus, the control means 17 can adjust the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor 2 so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always in the overheat region by setting the degree of superheat to a predetermined level or higher. Therefore, liquid compression in the compressor 2 can be avoided.

  The heat pump device 1 is provided with suction side detection means 16 for detecting the refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor 2, and the control means 17 is based on the output of the suction side detection means 16 so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always overheated. Thus, the refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor 2 can be adjusted. At this time, the control unit 17 adjusts the refrigerant state on the discharge side based on the first control mode for adjusting the refrigerant state on the suction side based on the output of the suction side detection unit 16 and the output of the discharge side detection unit 15. The second control mode is switched and executed. Thereby, even if the heat pump device 1 is in a cold state or the like, it is possible to start smoothly and stably by executing the first control mode. In addition, since the second control mode is executed when the operation shifts to the steady operation after the start-up, the operation on the discharge side is always kept positive to enable a stable operation that prevents liquid compression.

  In this case, the first control mode is executed when the heat pump device 1 is activated, and the saturation temperature calculated from the discharge pressure and the discharge temperature of the compressor 2 are detected by the discharge-side detection means 15 during the execution of the first control mode. Is controlled so as to switch to the second control mode when the temperature difference exceeds a predetermined temperature difference, it is possible to prevent liquid compression in the compressor 2 while smoothly transitioning from the startup operation to the steady operation. .

  In the above, adjustment of the refrigerant state on the discharge side and suction side of the compressor 2 by the control means 17 is performed by adjusting the opening of the throttle expander 5 which is an electronic expansion valve. You may carry out by adjusting the rotation speed of the compressor 2 with adjustment. Then, there exists an advantage that the starting time of the heat pump apparatus 1 can be shortened, for example. Further, when the throttle expander 5 is not an electronic expansion valve but a temperature expansion valve or a pressure expansion valve, it is difficult to adjust the opening degree with a high degree of freedom. In that case, by combining with the rotation speed control of the compressor 2, The refrigerant state can be adjusted more smoothly.

  In the above description, the suction side detection means 16 is exemplified by detecting the refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor 2 via the suction temperature detection means 13 and the suction pressure detection means 14. The refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor 2 is detected based on the temperature difference between the refrigerant temperatures on the inlet side and the outlet side through temperature detecting means for detecting the refrigerant temperature on the inlet side and the outlet side of the evaporator 4. It may be a thing.

  As described above, the heat pump device according to the present invention is a refrigerant having specific characteristics, that is, the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side, and the saturated gas line on the high pressure side. Useful for heat pump devices that use refrigerants with characteristics that have two or more intersections or contacts, especially improving the reliability of the compressor by reliably avoiding liquid compression in the compressor during the compression stroke Suitable for doing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heat pump apparatus 2 Compressor 3 Condenser 4 Evaporator 5 Restriction expander 6 Refrigerant piping (connection pipe)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Discharge temperature detection means 12 Discharge pressure detection means 13 Suction temperature detection means 14 Suction pressure detection means 15 Discharge side detection means 16 Suction side detection means 17 Control means

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a heat pump device according to the present invention comprises an annular refrigerant circuit by sequentially connecting at least a compressor, a condenser, a throttle expander, and an evaporator with a connecting pipe. The refrigerant encapsulated in the refrigerant circuit has a characteristic in which the isentropic line on the Ph diagram is in the superheated region on the low pressure side and has two or more intersections or contacts with the saturated gas line on the high pressure side. a heat pump apparatus had use of a suction-side detection means for detecting a state of refrigerant in the suction side of the compressor, the discharge side of the compressor based on a discharge pressure of the discharge side of the compressor and a discharge temperature Based on the output of the discharge side detection means for detecting the refrigerant state and the suction side detection means and the discharge side detection means, the refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor or the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor is controlled. Control means The control means controls the discharge state based on the output of the first control mode for controlling the suction side refrigerant state to be a heating region based on the output of the suction side detection means and the output of the discharge side detection means. A second control mode for controlling the refrigerant state on the side so as to be in a heating region, and performing detection by the discharge-side detection means during execution of the first control mode and a saturation temperature calculated from the discharge pressure; Switching to the second control mode is performed when the discharge temperature of the compressor becomes a predetermined temperature difference or more .

The control means may execute the first control mode when the heat pump device is activated .

In the second control mode, the control means may control the refrigerant state on the discharge side so that the saturation temperature calculated from the discharge pressure and the discharge temperature of the compressor are equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature difference .

The suction side detection means detects the refrigerant state from the suction pressure and the suction temperature of the compressor,
In the first control mode, the control means may control the refrigerant state on the suction side so that a saturation temperature calculated from the suction pressure and a suction temperature of the compressor are equal to or greater than a predetermined temperature difference.

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  At least a compressor, a condenser, a throttle expander, and an evaporator are sequentially connected by a connecting pipe to form an annular refrigerant circuit, and an isentropic line on the Ph diagram is used as the refrigerant sealed in the refrigerant circuit. A discharge side detection means for detecting a refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor, using a refrigerant having a characteristic of being in a superheated region on a low pressure side and having a saturated gas line and two or more intersections or contacts on a high pressure side; A heat pump apparatus comprising: control means for adjusting the refrigerant state on the discharge side of the compressor so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always in an overheated region based on the output of the discharge side detection means. In the heat pump device according to claim 1,
The discharge side detection means detects the refrigerant state from the discharge pressure and discharge temperature of the compressor,
The said control means adjusts the refrigerant | coolant state of the said discharge side so that the saturation temperature calculated from the said discharge pressure and the discharge temperature of the said compressor may become more than predetermined temperature difference, The heat pump apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the heat pump device according to claim 1 or 2,
Comprising suction side detection means for detecting a refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor;
The heat pump device characterized in that the control means can adjust the refrigerant state on the suction side of the compressor so that the refrigerant in the compression stroke is always overheated based on the output of the suction side detection means. In the heat pump device according to claim 3,
The suction side detection means detects the refrigerant state from the suction pressure and the suction temperature of the compressor,
The said control means adjusts the refrigerant | coolant state of the said suction side so that the saturation temperature calculated from the said suction pressure and the suction temperature of the said compressor may become more than predetermined temperature difference, The heat pump apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The heat pump device according to claim 4,
The control means adjusts the refrigerant state on the suction side based on the output of the suction side detection means, and adjusts the refrigerant state on the discharge side based on the output of the discharge side detection means. 2. A heat pump device that executes by switching between two control modes. In the heat pump device according to claim 5,
The control means executes the first control mode when starting the heat pump device, performs detection by the discharge side detection means during execution of the first control mode, and calculates the saturation temperature and the compression calculated from the discharge pressure. A heat pump device that switches to the second control mode when the discharge temperature of the machine reaches or exceeds a predetermined temperature difference. In the heat pump device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The throttle expander is an expansion valve;
The said control means adjusts the said refrigerant | coolant state by adjusting the opening degree of the said expansion valve, or adjusting the opening degree of the said expansion valve, and the rotation speed of the said compressor, The heat pump apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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