TW202037860A - Heat pipe type power generation water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heat pipe type power generation water heater, and more particularly to a device utilizing a heat pipe principle and generating electricity and providing hot water by using solar energy, environmental temperature difference or household appliance waste heat, wherein the heat pipe type power generation water heater comprises: at least a heat pipe body for providing a heat medium flow pipe, heat conduction and other devices, at least one power generating device disposed between the heat pipe body flow pipes for converting the fluid kinetic energy of the heat medium to the electric energy; at least one heat conducting device for the heat pipe One end of the body performs heat exchange and stores heat to provide hot water.

Description

Heat pipe type power water heater

The present invention discloses a heat-pipe-type power-generating water heater, and particularly relates to a device that uses the principle of heat pipes and uses solar energy, temperature difference or electrical waste heat to generate power and provide hot water, wherein the heat-pipe-type power-generating water heater includes: at least one The heat pipe body is used to provide heat medium flow pipes, heat conduction and other devices. At least one power generation device is arranged between the heat pipe body flow pipes to convert the fluid kinetic energy of the heat medium into electrical energy; at least one heat conduction device is used to communicate with the heat pipe body The heat conduction part performs heat exchange and stores thermal energy to provide hot water.

The conventional solar water heater can only use solar energy to provide the heat source of the heat pipe, and then conduct heat exchange with the hot water storage tank through the heat pipe conduction to produce hot water. However, this method can only provide hot water without generating electricity.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a heat pipe type power water heater that can more effectively use solar energy, electrical waste heat or a small temperature difference to generate electricity and store thermal energy to provide hot water.

According to the objective of the present invention, a heat pipe type power generation water heater is provided, which includes: at least one heat pipe body for providing heat medium flow pipes, heat conduction and combination thereof Other devices; at least one heat medium is filled in the flow pipe of the heat pipe body; at least one power generation device is arranged between the flow pipes of the heat pipe body to convert the fluid kinetic energy of the heat medium into electrical energy; at least one heat conduction device is used to connect with the heat pipe body The heat conducting part performs heat exchange and stores heat energy to provide hot water.

According to the above technical features, the preferred use mode of the heat pipe body is a circulation mode of at least one loop, but it is not limited to this.

According to the above technical characteristics, the heat medium can be filled with various heat mediums according to the ambient temperature and operated with appropriate pressure to achieve effective phase change and provide fluid kinetic energy. In addition, when carbon dioxide is used as the heat medium, It can be stored in the heat pipe body to operate and greatly reduce greenhouse gases.

According to the above technical features, the preferred use of the heat conducting device is to use a hot water storage tank to exchange heat with the heat conducting part of the heat pipe body and store thermal energy to provide hot water.

According to the above technical features, at least one of a turbine generator, a reciprocating generator, a rotary fan generator, or a swing fan generator or a combination thereof is installed in the power generation device, and at least one adjusting device is installed and connected with the heat pipe body In combination, the kinetic energy of the fluid in the tube is converted into electrical energy.

According to the above technical features, the adjusting device is arranged between the flow pipes of the heat pipe body to control the direction of fluid kinetic energy, backstop, flow rate, flow rate, pressure and temperature adjustment, and obtain greater fluid kinetic energy through this adjustment control To drive the generator, in addition, the adjustment control can also be used to increase one or a combination of the pressure and temperature of the liquid end of the heat medium, and then one or a combination of the appropriate pressure and temperature can be reached When the valve is opened, the liquid heat medium is quickly vaporized to obtain high-speed fluid kinetic energy. It can be used with an expander or reduce the diameter of the heat pipe body to further increase the flow rate.

According to the above technical features, the adjusting device is preferably one of a temperature control valve or a pressure control valve, or a combination thereof, and a memory metal is preferably used as a trigger switch, so that the cycle operation can be achieved without additional power.

According to the above technical features, the memory metal trigger switch can use the temperature difference between the trigger and return of the memory metal to control the switch and the hysteresis time.

According to the above technical features, the regulating device can also be provided with a pressure regulating device for regulating the pressure of the heat pipe body, preferably a telescopic chamber is used to regulate the pressure, so that the heat medium can be adapted to changes in ambient temperature in a wider range , In order to maintain better phase change operation.

100、10‧‧‧Heat pipe body

101、11‧‧‧Flow pipeline

102,12‧‧‧heated part

103、13‧‧‧Heat conduction part

200、20‧‧‧Heat medium

30‧‧‧Power generation device

31‧‧‧Generator

32‧‧‧Adjusting device

321‧‧‧Pressure regulator

300‧‧‧Hot Water Tank

40‧‧‧Heat conduction device

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional heat pipe water heater.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the heat pipe type power water heater of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the power generation device in the heat pipe power generation water heater of the present invention.

In order to help your examiners understand the technical features, content and advantages of the present invention and its achievable effects, the present invention is described in detail with the accompanying drawings and in the form of embodiment expressions as follows. The drawings used therein are: The subject matter is for illustrative and auxiliary manual purposes only, and may not be the true proportions and precise configuration after the implementation of the invention, so The ratio and configuration relationship of the attached drawings should not be interpreted, and the scope of rights of the present invention in actual implementation should not be limited, and should be described first.

Please refer to Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the heat pipe type electric water heater of the present invention includes at least one heat pipe body 10, which is used to provide the flow pipe 11 of the heat medium 20, heat conduction and other devices, and uses the heat receiving part 12 of the heat pipe body 10 to absorb heat and utilize the heat pipe The heat conduction portion 13 of the main body 10 conducts heat energy to the heat conduction device 40; at least one heat medium 20 is filled in the flow pipe 11 of the heat pipe body 10; at least one power generation device 30 is arranged between the flow pipe 11 of the heat pipe body 10 to transfer the heat medium The kinetic energy of the fluid 20 is converted into electrical energy; at least one heat conducting device 40 is used to exchange heat with the heat conducting portion 13 of the heat pipe body 10 and store thermal energy to provide hot water.

Specifically, the main technical feature of the heat pipe type power water heater of the present invention is a device that uses solar energy, environmental temperature difference or electrical waste heat, and uses the principle of heat pipe and the fluid kinetic energy of the phase change of the heat medium to convert electrical energy and produce hot water; The adjusting device 32 installed in the heat pipe body 10 controls the fluid kinetic energy direction, backstop, flow rate, flow rate, pressure and temperature adjustment control of the heat medium 20, so that it can obtain greater fluid kinetic energy through this adjustment control The generator 31 is driven, and the adjustment control can also be used to increase one or a combination of the pressure and temperature of the liquid end of the heat medium 20, and then open the valve when one of or a combination of the appropriate pressure and temperature The liquid heat medium vaporizes quickly to obtain high-speed fluid kinetic energy, and can be used with an expander or reduce the diameter of the heat pipe body 10 to further increase the flow rate, so that the generator 31 can be driven at a higher speed to obtain a higher conversion voltage. Improve conversion efficiency; in addition, the regulating device 32 can also be provided with a pressure regulating device 321 for regulating the pressure of the heat pipe body 10, preferably a telescopic cavity The pressure is adjusted by the chamber to make the heat medium suitable for the temperature change of the environment in a wider range, so as to maintain a better phase change operation.

Looking at the above, it can be seen that the present invention has indeed achieved the desired enhancement effect under the breakthrough of the previous technology, and it is not easy to think about by those who are familiar with the art. Moreover, the present invention has not been disclosed before the application, and it has Progressiveness and practicability show that it has met the requirements of patent application. I filed a patent application in accordance with the law, and I implore your office to approve this invention patent application to encourage invention.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only to illustrate the technical ideas and features of the present invention, and their purpose is to enable those who are familiar with the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement them accordingly. When they cannot be used to limit the patent scope of the present invention, That is, all equal changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit of the present invention should still be covered by the patent scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Heat pipe body

11‧‧‧Flow pipeline

12‧‧‧Heating Department

13‧‧‧Heat conduction part

20‧‧‧Heat Medium

30‧‧‧Power generation device

40‧‧‧Heat conduction device

Claims (9)

The present invention is a heat-pipe type power generation water heater, which includes: at least one heat pipe body (10), a flow pipe (11) for providing heat medium (20), heat conduction and other devices, and uses the heat pipe body (10) The heat receiving part (12) absorbs heat and uses the heat conducting part (13) of the heat pipe body (10) to export the heat energy to the heat conducting device (40); at least one heat medium (20) is filled in the flow pipe (11) of the heat pipe body (10) Inside; at least one power generating device (30) is arranged between the flow pipes (11) of the heat pipe body (10) to convert the fluid kinetic energy of the heat medium (20) into electrical energy; at least one heat conducting device (40) is used with the heat pipe body (10) The heat transfer part (13) performs heat exchange and stores thermal energy to provide hot water. The heat pipe type electric water heater according to claim 1, wherein the heat pipe body (10) is preferably used in at least one loop circulation mode. The heat pipe type electric water heater according to claim 1, wherein the heat medium (20) can be filled with various heat mediums (20) according to the ambient temperature and operated with appropriate pressure to achieve effective phase change and obtain High-speed fluid kinetic energy. The heat pipe type electric water heater according to claim 1, wherein the heat conduction device (40) is preferably used by using a hot water storage tank to exchange heat with the heat conduction part (13) of the heat pipe body (10) and store thermal energy Provide hot water. The heat pipe power water heater according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a turbo generator, a reciprocating generator, a rotary fan generator, or a swing fan generator or a combination thereof is installed in the power generation device (30) The generator (31) is provided with at least one adjusting device (32) and combined with the flow pipe (11) of the heat pipe body (10) to convert the fluid kinetic energy of the heat medium (20) in the flow pipe (11) into electrical energy. The power generating device (30) according to claim 5, wherein the regulating device (32) is installed between the flow pipes (11) of the heat pipe body (10) to control the direction of the fluid kinetic energy of the heat medium (20) and stop , Flow, flow rate, pressure and temperature adjustment control, and through this adjustment control to obtain greater fluid kinetic energy to drive the generator (31), in addition, the adjustment control can also be used to increase the liquid end pressure of the heat medium (20) One or a combination of temperature and temperature, and then open the valve when one or a combination of appropriate pressure and temperature is reached to quickly vaporize the liquid heat medium to obtain high-speed fluid kinetic energy, and can be matched with an expander or a shrinking heat pipe The pipe diameter of the body (10) can further increase the flow rate. The regulating device (32) according to claim 6, wherein the regulating device (32) is preferably one of a temperature control valve or a pressure control valve or a combination thereof, and it is also preferable to use a memory metal as a trigger switch, In this way, cycle operation can be achieved without additional power. The memory metal trigger switch according to claim 7, wherein the metal trigger switch can control the switching time and the hysteresis time by using the temperature difference between the trigger and the recovery of the memory metal. The regulating device (32) according to claim 6, wherein the regulating device (32) can also be provided with a pressure regulating device (321) for regulating the pressure of the heat pipe body (10), preferably a telescopic chamber is used to regulate the pressure It is used to make the heat medium suitable for the temperature change of the environment in a wider range, so as to maintain a better phase change operation.

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