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- the present invention relates to a hot water supply and heating system that supplies hot water and performs heating by using hot water generated by heating with a heat source machine.
- a hot water supply and heating system which uses a heat source machine connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe to heat water supplied from the water supply pipe and output hot water to the hot water supply pipe, and which is adapted to perform a heating operation for heating by using the hot water output to the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine and to perform a hot water supply operation for supplying hot water to a hot water outlet tap connected to a downstream end of the hot water supply pipe (e.g. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-82633).
- the foregoing hot water supply and heating system is provided with a heating circulation path (a hot water supply circulation circuit 2 ), which is branched off from the hot water supply pipe (a hot water output path 3 ) and placed in communication with the water supply pipe (a water supply path 1 ), a bypass pipe (a bypass passage 4 ), which bypasses the heat source machine (a hot water supply heat exchanger 23 ) on the downstream side of the heating circulation path to place the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe in communication, a pump (a circulating pump 7 ), which circulates hot water in the heating circulation path, and a bypass control valve ( 9 ), which changes the opening degree of the bypass pipe.
- a heating circulation path a hot water supply circulation circuit 2
- a hot water supply circulation circuit 2 which is branched off from the hot water supply pipe (a hot water output path 3 ) and placed in communication with the water supply pipe (a water supply path 1 ), a bypass pipe (a bypass passage 4 ), which bypasses the heat source machine (a hot water supply heat exchanger 23
- the system adjusts the heating amount of the heating source machine (the combustion amount of a combustion burner 34 , which heats the hot water supply heat exchanger 23 ) such that the hot water output from the heat source machine reaches a temperature (e.g. 70° C.) that is higher than a desired hot water temperature (e.g. 42° C.), and also changes the opening degree of the bypass pipe by the bypass control valve such that the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water outlet tap becomes the desired hot water temperature.
- a temperature e.g. 70° C.
- a desired hot water temperature e.g. 42° C.
- a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger (a heat exchanger 24 on a user side), which carries out heat exchange with the hot water circulating through a heating circuit ( 42 ) to which a heating terminal is connected, is provided in the way of the heating circulation path. Further, when the hot water supply and heating system performs a heating operation alone, the system controls the heat source machine such that the hot water output from the heat source machine reaches a temperature (e.g. 85° C.) that is higher than a set temperature (e.g. 80° C.) of the hot water supplied to the heating circuit.
- a temperature e.g. 85° C.
- a set temperature e.g. 80° C.
- the system controls the temperature of the hot water output from the heat source machine to a high level (85° C.) and adjusts the flow rate of water, which is supplied into the hot water supply pipe from the bypass pipe, by the bypass control valve so as to supply hot water of a desired hot water temperature from the hot water outlet tap.
- a high level 85° C.
- the hot water heated by the heat source machine and output to the hot water supply pipe is supplied also to the heating circuit branched off from the hot water supply pipe. Therefore, an increase in the amount of heat consumed by the simultaneous operation may lead to shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine, and the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water outlet tap may become lower than a desired hot water temperature.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above background and an object of the invention is to provide a hot water supply and heating system that prevents the temperature of hot water supplied from a hot water outlet tap from becoming lower than a desired hot water temperature when a hot water supply operation and a heating operation are performed at the same time.
- a hot water supply and heating system in accordance with the present invention includes:
- a heat source machine connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe to heat water flowing from the water supply pipe to the hot water supply pipe;
- a heating pipe which is branched off from the hot water supply pipe and which is in communication with the water supply pipe;
- a heater which is connected on a way of the heating pipe and which has a pump, which circulates water in the heating pipe via the heat source machine, and a radiator;
- a hot water supply bypass pipe which provides communication between a portion of the water supply pipe on an upstream side relative to a place where the water supply pipe is connected with the heating pipe and a portion of the hot water supply pipe on a downstream side relative to a place where the hot water supply pipe is connected with the heating pipe;
- a heating controller which is configured to actuate the pump in a state wherein the heat source machine is in operation thereby to carry out a heating operation in which heat is radiated from the radiator;
- a hot water supply controller which is configured to carry out a hot water supply operation by carrying out mixing temperature control whereby to adjust a mixing ratio of the hot water from the hot water supply pipe and the water from the hot water supply bypass pipe at a place where the hot water supply pipe and the hot water supply bypass pipe are connected such that hot water of a first desired hot water temperature is supplied to a hot water outlet tap connected to a downstream end of the hot water supply pipe in the state wherein the heat source machine is in operation;
- a heating flow rate changer which is configured to change the flow rate of hot water flowing through the heating pipe
- a priority controller which is configured to carry out hot water supply priority control whereby to reduce the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe by the heating flow rate changer in a case where a total of an amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and an amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than a maximum amount of heat that can be applied by the heat source machine during a simultaneous operation of the heating operation and the hot water supply operation.
- the priority controller carries out the hot water supply priority control to reduce, by the heating flow rate changer, the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe.
- the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe is reduced by carrying out the hot water supply priority control so as to reduce the flow rate of the hot water supplied into the water supply pipe from the heating pipe, thereby reducing the flow rate of the hot water heated by the heat source machine.
- This makes it possible to prevent the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water outlet tap from becoming lower than the desired hot water temperature due to the shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine relative to the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine.
- the hot water supply and heating system includes:
- a preferential operation setter which is configured to set priority to either the heating operation or the hot water supply operation during the operation in which the heating operation and the hot water supply operation are simultaneously performed
- the priority controller is configured to carry out the hot water supply priority control in the case where the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation by the preferential operation setter and to carry out a heating priority control to reduce the first desired hot water temperature in the case where the priority has been set to the heating operation by the preferential operation setter.
- the priority controller carries out the heating priority control to reduce the first desired hot water temperature if the priority has been set to the heating operation.
- decreasing the first desired hot water temperature results in an increase in the flow rate of water diverging to the hot water supply bypass pipe from the water supply pipe in the mixing temperature control, and the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine will be reduced by the foregoing increase in the flow rate of the water.
- the heating operation can be performed while preventing the temperature of the hot water, which is supplied to the heating pipe via the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine, from decreasing due to the shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine relative to the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine.
- the priority controller preferably, in a case where the heating priority control is carried out at the decreased first desired hot water temperature, the priority controller notifies that it is in a state in which the first desired hot water temperature has been decreased.
- This arrangement enables a user to be notified of the state in which the first desired hot water temperature has been decreased, thus making it possible to ease the discomfort of the user caused by the lower temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water outlet tap.
- the hot water supply and heating system includes:
- a preferential operation setter which sets priority to either the heating operation or the hot water supply operation during the operation in which the heating operation and the hot water supply operation are simultaneously performed
- a supplied water flow rate changer which is configured to change the flow rate of water supplied to the water supply pipe
- the priority controller carries out the hot water supply priority control in a case where a priority has been set to the hot water supply operation by a preferential operation setter and carries out a heating priority control to reduce, by the supplied water flow rate changer, the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe in a case where the priority has been set to the heating operation by the preferential operation setter.
- the priority controller carries out the heating priority control to reduce the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe by the supplied water flow rate changer if the priority has been set to the heating operation.
- decreasing the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe results in a decreased flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine (the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe+the flow rate of hot water to be supplied into the water supply pipe from the heating pipe).
- the heating operation can be performed while preventing the temperature of the hot water, which is supplied to the heating pipe via the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine, from decreasing due to the shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine relative to the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine.
- the hot water supply and heating system includes:
- a output hot water temperature sensor which detects a temperature of hot water output to the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine
- the hot water supply controller carries out the mixing temperature control based on a temperature detected by the output hot water temperature sensor.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a hot water supply and heating system according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an operation of a priority controller
- FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a hot water supply and heating system according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 embodiments of the hot water supply and heating system in accordance with the present invention will be described.
- a hot water supply and heating system 1 a of a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .
- the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment is constructed by connecting a heat source machine 10 and a heating connection unit 40 a through the intermediary of a water supply pipe 2 and a hot water supply pipe 3 .
- Waterworks (not illustrated) is connected to the water supply pipe 2 , and water is supplied to the water supply pipe 2 from the waterworks when a faucet 5 (corresponding to the hot water outlet tap in the present invention), which is connected to a downstream end of the hot water supply pipe 3 , is turned on.
- the heat source machine 10 has the water supply pipe 2 connected to the inlet end thereof and the outlet end thereof connected to the hot water supply pipe 3 .
- the heat source machine 10 includes a heat exchanger 11 connected to the water supply pipe 2 and the hot water supply pipe 3 to heat water flowing from the water supply pipe 2 into the hot water supply pipe 3 , a heat source machine flow rate sensor 12 which detects the flow rate of water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the heat exchanger 11 , a heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 which changes the flow rate of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the heat exchanger 11 , an input water temperature sensor 14 which detects the temperature of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the heat exchanger 11 , a first output hot water temperature sensor 15 which detects the temperature of hot water output from the heat exchanger 11 to the hot water supply pipe 3 , and a heat source machine controller 20 which controls the entire operation of the heat source machine 10 .
- the heat source machine controller 20 is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU, a memory, an interface circuit and the like (not illustrated).
- the heat source machine controller 20 executes, on the CPU, a control program for the heat source machine 10 which is retained in the memory thereby to implement a function for controlling the operation of the heat source machine 10 .
- the heat source machine controller 20 receives detection signals from the heat source machine flow rate sensor 12 , the input water temperature sensor 14 , and the first output hot water temperature sensor 15 . Based on the detection signals, the heat source machine controller 20 recognizes a flow rate Fin of the water supplied to the heat source machine 10 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source flow rate Fin), a temperature Tin of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the heat source machine 10 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source input water temperature Tin), and a temperature Tout of the hot water output from the heat source machine 10 to the hot water supply pipe 3 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source output hot water temperature Tout).
- the heat source flow rate Fin a flow rate Fin of the water supplied to the heat source machine 10
- Tin a temperature Tin of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the heat source machine 10
- Tout a temperature Tout of the hot water output from the heat source machine 10 to the hot water supply pipe 3
- the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 and the heating amount of the heat exchanger 11 are controlled.
- the heat exchanger 11 is heated by a burner (not illustrated), which uses gas or oil or the like as the fuel thereof, and the heating amount in the heat exchanger 11 is controlled by changing the combustion amount of the burner.
- a heat source machine remote control 30 for setting the temperature of the hot water output from the heat source machine 10 to the hot water supply pipe 3 (a second desired hot water temperature), the temperature of the hot water output from the faucet 5 (a first desired hot water temperature) and the like is connected to the heat source machine controller 20 in an intercommunicable manner.
- the heating connection unit 40 a includes a hot water supply bypass pipe 45 that provides communication between a branching point A of the water supply pipe 2 and a merging point D of the hot water supply pipe 3 , a supplied water flow rate changing valve 80 that changes the opening degree of the water supply pipe 2 (corresponding to the supplied water flow rate changer in the present invention), a heating pipe 46 that provides communication between a branching point C of the hot water supply pipe 3 and a merging point B of the water supply pipe 2 , a heating flow rate sensor 41 that detects a flow rate Fc of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe 46 (hereinafter referred to as the heating flow rate Fc), a heating return temperature sensor 42 that detects a temperature Tc of the hot water flowing to the merging point B from the heating pipe 46 (hereinafter referred to as the heating return temperature Tc), a heating flow rate changing valve 44 that changes the opening degree of the heating pipe 46 (corresponding to the heating flow rate changer in the present invention), and a connection unit controller 50 a that controls the entire operation of the heating
- a heater 60 (e.g. a hot air heater or a floor heating equipment) provided with a pump 62 that circulates hot water in the heating pipe 46 and a radiator 61 that radiates heat from the warm water flowing through the heating pipe 46 thereby to carry out heating is connected on the way of the heating pipe 46 .
- the connection unit controller 50 a is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU, a memory, an interface circuit and the like, which are not illustrated.
- the connection unit controller 50 a executes, on the CPU, a control program for the heating connection unit 40 a stored in the memory so as to function as a heating controller 51 a , a hot water supply controller 52 a , and a priority controller 53 a , thereby controlling the operation of the heating connection unit 40 a.
- connection unit controller 50 a receives detection signals from the heating flow rate sensor 41 and the heating return temperature sensor 42 .
- the connection unit controller 50 a recognizes the heating return temperature Tc and the heating flow rate Fc from the detection signals.
- connection unit controller 50 a controls the operations of the pump 62 , the heating flow rate changing valve 44 , and the supplied water flow rate changing valve 80 according to the control signals output from the connection unit controller 50 a .
- the connection unit controller 50 a and the heat source machine controller 20 are connected in an intercommunicable manner.
- connection unit controller 50 a recognizes the heat source flow rate Fin, the heat source input water temperature Tin, and the heat source output hot water temperature Tout by communicating with the heat source machine controller 20 .
- the connection unit controller 50 a further controls the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 by communicating with the heat source machine controller 20 .
- the user may manipulate the heat source machine remote control 30 to issue an instruction to, for example, set the first desired hot water temperature, the second desired hot water temperature, and to turn on/off the heater 60 .
- the heat source machine remote control 30 transmits the data of the first desired hot water temperature to the heat source machine controller 20 when the first desired hot water temperature is set, and transmits the data of the second desired hot water temperature to the heat source machine controller 20 when the second desired hot water temperature is set. Further, the heat source machine controller 20 transfers the data of the first desired hot water temperature and the second desired hot water temperature to the connection unit controller 50 a.
- the heat source machine remote control 30 transmits the data of an instruction to actuate the heater 60 to the heat source machine controller 20 . Then, the heat source machine controller 20 transfers the data of the instruction to actuate the heater 60 to the connection unit controller 50 a.
- the heat source machine remote control 30 transmits the data of the instruction to stop the heater 60 to the heat source machine controller 20 . Then, the heat source machine controller 20 transfers the data of the instruction to stop the heater 60 to the connection unit controller 50 a.
- the communication between the heat source machine remote control 30 and the heat source machine controller 20 and the communication between the heat source machine controller 20 and the connection unit controller 50 a make it possible to set the temperature of the hot water supplied from the faucet 5 and to issue instructions for actuating and stopping the heater 60 by operating the heat source machine remote control 30 .
- the heat source machine controller 20 turns on the burner to heat the water flowing through the heat exchanger 11 when the heat source flow rate Fin is equal to or more than an ignition flow rate set beforehand.
- the heat source machine controller 20 adjusts the combustion amount of the burner such that the heat source output hot water temperature Tout becomes the second desired hot water temperature (e.g. 80° C.). Then, when the heat source flow rate Fin reduces to less than the ignition flow rate, the heat source machine controller 20 stops the combustion of the burner.
- the heating controller 51 a of the connection unit controller 50 a actuates the pump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to start the heating operation from the heat source machine controller 20 .
- the pump 62 is actuated, the water circulates from the heating pipe 46 to the water supply pipe 2 and the burner of the heat source machine 10 starts combustion, meaning that the heat source machine 10 is in operation.
- the heating operation is carried out, in which the hot water supplied to the hot water supply pipe 3 from the heat source machine 10 flows into the heating pipe 46 at the branching point C and the heat is dissipated at the radiator 61 . While the heating operation is being carried out, the heating flow rate changing valve 44 is basically fully open.
- the heating controller 51 a stops the operation of the pump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to stop the heating operation from the heat source machine controller 20 .
- the pump 62 is stopped, the flow of the hot water from the heating pipe 46 to the water supply pipe 2 is stopped and the combustion of the burner of the heat source machine 10 is stopped. Then, the flow of the hot water from the branching point C of the hot water supply pipe 3 to the heating pipe 46 is stopped, terminating the heating operation.
- the hot water supply controller 52 a of the connection unit controller 50 a carries out the hot water supply operation when the faucet 5 is turned on and water is supplied to the water supply pipe 2 from a water pipe.
- the hot water supply controller 52 a changes the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 to control the mixing temperature so as to change the mixing ratio between the flow rate of the water to be supplied to the heat source machine 10 from the water supply pipe 2 and the flow rate of the water to be supplied to the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 from the water supply pipe 2 such that the hot water of the first desired hot water temperature is output from the faucet 5 .
- the supplied water flow rate changing valve 80 is basically fully open.
- the hot water supply controller 52 a recognizes that the water is being supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 when Fth (a water supply determination value) ⁇ Fin ⁇ Fc.
- the following will describe the procedure for setting the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 to carry out the hot water supply operation at the first desired hot water temperature by the hot water supply controller 52 a while the heating operation is being carried out by the heating controller 51 a.
- Fw ⁇ T 1set T out ⁇ ( Fw ⁇ Fb )+ Tw ⁇ Fb (1)
- the supplied water flow rate Fw can be calculated from the detection values of the heat source flow rate Fin, the heating flow rate Fc, and the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 . Further, the hot water supply controller 52 a adjusts the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 on the basis of the detected temperature of the heat source output hot water temperature Tout such that the heat source flow rate Fin detected by the heat source machine flow rate sensor 12 coincides with the value calculated according to the foregoing expression (4). Thus, the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 3 to the faucet 5 is controlled to the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set.
- the data of the second desired hot water temperature may be received from the heat source machine 10 in place of the data of the detected temperature of the heat source output hot water temperature Tout, and the second desired hot water temperature may be used as Tout in the foregoing expression (1).
- the priority controller 53 a repeatedly carries out the procedure illustrated by the flowchart of FIG. 2 when the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are simultaneously performed.
- the priority controller 53 a calculates a hot water supply heat amount Qw, which is the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation, according to expression (6) given below.
- Qw Hot water supply heat amount
- Fw Flow rate of the water supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 (Supplied water flow rate); T 1 set: 1st desired hot water temperature; Tin: Heat source input water temperature
- the priority controller 53 a calculates a heating heat amount Qc, which is the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation, according to expression (7) given below.
- the priority controller 53 a sets the maximum heat amount Qmax of the heat source machine 10 , i.e. the maximum heat amount that can be obtained from the heat exchanger 11 by the combustion of the burner, through the communication between the connection unit controller 50 a and the heat source machine controller 20 .
- next STEP 4 the priority controller 53 a determines whether the total heat amount of the hot water supply heat amount Qw and the heating heat amount Qc is the maximum heat amount Qmax or more. If the total heat amount of the hot water supply heat amount Qw and the heating heat amount Qc is the maximum heat amount Qmax or more, then the priority controller 53 a proceeds to STEP 5 . If the total heat amount of the hot water supply heat amount Qw and the heating heat amount Qc is less than the maximum heat amount Qmax, then the priority controller 53 a branches to STEP 7 .
- the priority controller 53 a determines whether the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation through the heat source machine remote control 30 . While the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are being simultaneously performed, the user can operate the heat source machine remote control 30 to set priority to the hot water supply operation so that the hot water supply operation is preferentially performed over the heating operation, or to set priority to the heating operation so that the heating operation is preferentially performed over the hot water supply operation.
- the priority controller 53 a recognizes whether the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation through the communication with the heat source machine controller 20 and the connection unit controller 50 a .
- the configuration for setting the priority to the hot water supply operation and the priority to the heating operation by the heat source machine remote control 30 corresponds to the preferential operation setter in the present invention.
- the priority controller 53 a branches off to STEP 20 and carries out one or both of (a) and (b) given below to conduct the hot water supply priority control, which reduces the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe 46 .
- the priority controller 53 a then proceeds to STEP 7 .
- the configuration for changing the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe 46 by changing the rotational speed of the pump 62 or the opening degree of the heating flow rate changing valve 44 corresponds to the heating flow rate changer in the present invention.
- the hot water supply priority control reduces the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe 46 thereby to reduce the flow rate of the hot water flowing into the water supply pipe 2 from the heating pipe 46 , resulting in a reduced flow rate of the water that flows through the heat exchanger 11 so as to be heated. This makes it possible to maintain the temperature of the hot water output from the heat exchanger 11 to the hot water supply pipe 3 at the second desired hot water temperature T 2 set, thus preventing the temperature of the hot water supplied from the faucet 5 from becoming lower than the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set.
- the priority controller 53 a proceeds to STEP 6 to carry out one or both of (c) and (d) given below.
- the priority controller 53 a then carries out the heating priority control, by which the flow rate of the water supplied to the heat exchanger 11 from the waterworks through the water supply pipe 2 is reduced, and proceeds to STEP 7 .
- (c) decreases the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set. Decreasing the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set increases the proportion of the water flowing to the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 , among the water being supplied to the water supply pipe 2 from the waterworks. Hence, the flow rate of the hot water supplied to the heat exchanger 11 from the water supply pipe 2 decreases.
- (d) decreases the opening degree of the supplied water flow rate changing valve 80 .
- the opening degree of the supplied water flow rate changing valve 80 is decreased to decrease the flow rate of the water supplied to the water supply pipe 2 from the waterworks, thereby decreasing the flow rate of the water supplied to the heat exchanger 11 from the water supply pipe 2 .
- the heating priority control is carried out to reduce the flow rate of the water supplied to the heat exchanger 11 from the waterworks through the water supply pipe 2 thereby to decrease the flow rate of the water that circulates through the heat exchanger 11 so as to be heated.
- the hot water of the second desired hot water temperature T 2 set can be supplied to the heating pipe 46 from the hot water supply pipe 3 while maintaining the temperature of the hot water output to the hot water supply pipe 3 from the heat exchanger 11 at the second desired hot water temperature T 2 set, allowing the heating to be implemented by the heater 60 .
- the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set When the hot water supply operation is being performed with the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set decreased by the foregoing processing of (c), the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set, which has been decreased, may be indicated on the display of the heat source machine remote control 30 .
- the fact that the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set has been decreased by the heating priority control and the temperature of the hot water supplied from the faucet 5 has decreased may be visually or audibly notified.
- the priority controller 53 a determines whether the hot water supply operation or the heating operation has been stopped and an individual operation of either the hot water supply operation alone or the heating operation alone is being performed. If it is determined that the individual operation is being performed, then the priority controller 53 a proceeds to STEP 8 and terminates the processing. Meanwhile, if it is determined that the individual operation is not being performed, i.e. if the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are still being simultaneously performed, then the priority controller 53 a returns to STEP 1 and again carries out the processing from STEP 1 and after.
- a hot water supply and heating system 1 b of a second embodiment will be described.
- the same components as those of the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment will be assigned the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
- the configurations of a heat source machine 10 and a heater 60 of the hot water supply and heating system 1 b are the same as those of the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment.
- the hot water supply and heating system 1 b differs from the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment in that the heating connection unit 40 b does not have the function to communicate with the heat source machine 10 . Further, in order to perform the hot water supply operation without communication with the heat source machine 10 , the heating connection unit 40 b is provided with a output hot water temperature sensor 43 that detects a temperature Tout of the hot water supplied from a hot water supply pipe 3 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source output hot water temperature Tout), a supplied hot water bypass temperature sensor 47 that detects a temperature Tb of the water flowing through a hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (hereinafter referred to as the supplied hot water bypass temperature Tb), a supplied hot water bypass flow rate sensor 48 that detects a flow rate Fb of the water flowing through the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (hereinafter referred to as the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb), and a bypass flow rate changing valve 49 that changes the opening degree of the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 .
- the heating connection unit 40 b has a connection unit controller 50 b that controls the entire operation of the heating connection unit 40 b and a connection unit remote control 70 connected to the connection unit controller 50 b.
- the connection unit controller 50 b is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU, a memory, an interface circuit and the like, which are not illustrated.
- the connection unit controller 50 b executes, on the CPU, a control program for the heating connection unit 40 b stored in the memory so as to function as a heating controller 51 b , a hot water supply controller 52 b , and a priority controller 53 b , thereby controlling the operation of the heating connection unit 40 b.
- the connection unit controller 50 b receives the detection signals from a heating flow rate sensor 41 , a heating return temperature sensor 42 , the output hot water temperature sensor 43 , the supplied hot water bypass temperature sensor 47 , and the supplied hot water bypass flow rate sensor 48 . From the detection signals, the connection unit controller 50 b recognizes the heat source output hot water temperature Tout, a heating return temperature Tc, the heating flow rate Fc, the supplied hot water bypass temperature Tb, and the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb.
- a pump 62 the bypass flow rate changing valve 49 , a heating flow rate changing valve 44 , and a supplied water flow rate changing valve 80 are controlled according to the control signals output from the connection unit controller 50 b.
- connection unit remote control 70 enables a user to, for example, set a first desired hot water temperature and issue instructions for turning on/off the heater 60 .
- the connection unit remote control 70 transmits the data of a desired hot water temperature to the connection unit controller 50 b when the first desired hot water temperature is set.
- connection unit remote control 70 transmits the data of an instruction to actuate the heater 60 to the connection unit controller 50 b when the instruction for actuating the heater 60 is issued. Similarly, when an instruction for stopping the heater 60 is issued, the connection unit remote control 70 transmits the data of the instruction to stop the heater 60 to the connection unit controller 50 b.
- connection unit remote control 70 makes it possible to set the temperature of the hot water output from a faucet 5 and to issue instructions to turn on/off the heater 60 by operating the connection unit remote control 70 .
- the heating controller 51 b of the connection unit controller 50 b actuates a pump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to start the heating operation from the connection unit remote control 70 .
- the pump 62 As the pump 62 is actuated, the water flows from a heating pipe 46 to a water supply pipe 2 and the burner of the heat source machine 10 starts combustion, meaning that the heat source machine 10 is in operation.
- the heating operation is carried out, in which the hot water supplied to the hot water supply pipe 3 from the heat source machine 10 flows into the heating pipe 46 at a branching point C and the heat is dissipated at a radiator 61 .
- the heating controller 51 b stops the operation of the pump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to stop the heating operation from the connection unit remote control 70 .
- the pump 62 is stopped, the flow of the hot water from the heating pipe 46 into the water supply pipe 2 is stopped and the combustion of the burner of the heat source machine 10 is stopped. Then, the flow of the hot water from the branching point C of the hot water supply pipe 3 to the heating pipe 46 is stopped, terminating the heating operation.
- the hot water supply controller 52 b of the connection unit controller 50 b changes the opening degree of the bypass flow rate changing valve 49 so as to change the ratio between the flow rate of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the heat source machine 10 and the flow rate of the water supplied from the water supply pipe 2 to the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 such that the hot water of a first desired hot water temperature T 1 set is output from the faucet 5 when the faucet 5 is turned on to supply water from a water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 .
- the hot water supply controller 52 b recognizes that the water is being supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 when a supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb is Fth2 or more (Fth2 ⁇ Fb).
- Fw Flow rate of water supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 (supplied water flow rate);
- g Proportion of water distributed to the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 at branching point A, which is set on the basis of the opening degree of the bypass flow rate changing valve 49 (0 ⁇ g ⁇ 1)
- the supplied water flow rate Fw can be calculated from the detection value of the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb and the opening degree of the bypass flow rate changing valve 49 .
- the hot water supply controller 52 b adjusts the opening degree of the bypass flow rate changing valve 49 on the basis of the detected temperature of the heat source output hot water temperature Tout such that the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb detected by the supplied hot water bypass flow rate sensor 48 coincides with the value calculated according to the foregoing expression (2).
- the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 3 to the faucet 5 is controlled to the first desired hot water temperature T 1 set.
- a priority controller 53 b carries out a hot water supply operation priority control or a heating operation priority control.
- the heat source machine controller 20 there is no communication between the heat source machine controller 20 and the connection unit controller 50 b , so that the data of the maximum heat amount Qmax of the heat source machine 10 must be stored beforehand in a memory (not illustrated) of the connection unit controller 50 b .
- the priority controller 53 b reads the data retained in the memory to acquire the maximum heat amount Qmax.
- connection unit remote control 70 sets priority to the hot water supply operation and sets priority to the heating operation by operating the connection unit remote control 70 rather than the heat source machine remote control 30 .
- the configuration for setting the priority to the hot water supply operation and the priority to the heating operation by the connection unit remote control 70 corresponds to the preferential operation setter in the present invention.
- the heat source machine 10 provided with a burner 22 has been described as a heating means.
- the present invention can be applied also to a hot water supply device that uses a different type of heating means, such as an electric heater, or a burner that burns a different type of fuel, such as a burner using oil as the fuel thereof
- the temperature of the hot water supplied from the heat source machines 10 to the heating connection units 40 a and 40 b has been set by the heat source machine remote control 30 ; however, the second desired hot water temperature may be a fixed temperature (e.g. 80° C.), which is set in advance.
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Abstract
A hot water supply and heating system 1 a includes a heating flow rate changing valve 44 that changes the flow rate of hot water flowing through a heating pipe 46 and a priority controller 53 a that carries out hot water supply priority control whereby to reduce the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe 46 by the heating flow rate changing valve 44 in the case where the total of the amount of heat consumed in a heating operation and the amount of heat consumed in a hot water supply operation is equal to or more than a maximum amount of heat that can be applied by the heat source machine 10 during a simultaneous operation of the heating operation and the hot water supply operation.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a hot water supply and heating system that supplies hot water and performs heating by using hot water generated by heating with a heat source machine.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Conventionally, there has been proposed a hot water supply and heating system, which uses a heat source machine connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe to heat water supplied from the water supply pipe and output hot water to the hot water supply pipe, and which is adapted to perform a heating operation for heating by using the hot water output to the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine and to perform a hot water supply operation for supplying hot water to a hot water outlet tap connected to a downstream end of the hot water supply pipe (e.g. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-82633).
- The foregoing hot water supply and heating system is provided with a heating circulation path (a hot water supply circulation circuit 2), which is branched off from the hot water supply pipe (a hot water output path 3) and placed in communication with the water supply pipe (a water supply path 1), a bypass pipe (a bypass passage 4), which bypasses the heat source machine (a hot water supply heat exchanger 23) on the downstream side of the heating circulation path to place the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe in communication, a pump (a circulating pump 7), which circulates hot water in the heating circulation path, and a bypass control valve (9), which changes the opening degree of the bypass pipe.
- Further, when the foregoing hot water supply and heating system performs a hot water supply operation alone, the system adjusts the heating amount of the heating source machine (the combustion amount of a combustion burner 34, which heats the hot water supply heat exchanger 23) such that the hot water output from the heat source machine reaches a temperature (e.g. 70° C.) that is higher than a desired hot water temperature (e.g. 42° C.), and also changes the opening degree of the bypass pipe by the bypass control valve such that the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water outlet tap becomes the desired hot water temperature.
- Further, a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger (a heat exchanger 24 on a user side), which carries out heat exchange with the hot water circulating through a heating circuit (42) to which a heating terminal is connected, is provided in the way of the heating circulation path. Further, when the hot water supply and heating system performs a heating operation alone, the system controls the heat source machine such that the hot water output from the heat source machine reaches a temperature (e.g. 85° C.) that is higher than a set temperature (e.g. 80° C.) of the hot water supplied to the heating circuit.
- Further, when the foregoing hot water supply and heating system performs the hot water supply operation and the heating operation at the same time, the system controls the temperature of the hot water output from the heat source machine to a high level (85° C.) and adjusts the flow rate of water, which is supplied into the hot water supply pipe from the bypass pipe, by the bypass control valve so as to supply hot water of a desired hot water temperature from the hot water outlet tap.
- In the foregoing hot water supply and heating system, when the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are simultaneously performed, the hot water heated by the heat source machine and output to the hot water supply pipe is supplied also to the heating circuit branched off from the hot water supply pipe. Therefore, an increase in the amount of heat consumed by the simultaneous operation may lead to shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine, and the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water outlet tap may become lower than a desired hot water temperature.
- The present invention has been made in view of the above background and an object of the invention is to provide a hot water supply and heating system that prevents the temperature of hot water supplied from a hot water outlet tap from becoming lower than a desired hot water temperature when a hot water supply operation and a heating operation are performed at the same time.
- A hot water supply and heating system in accordance with the present invention includes:
- a heat source machine connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe to heat water flowing from the water supply pipe to the hot water supply pipe;
- a heating pipe which is branched off from the hot water supply pipe and which is in communication with the water supply pipe;
- a heater which is connected on a way of the heating pipe and which has a pump, which circulates water in the heating pipe via the heat source machine, and a radiator;
- a hot water supply bypass pipe which provides communication between a portion of the water supply pipe on an upstream side relative to a place where the water supply pipe is connected with the heating pipe and a portion of the hot water supply pipe on a downstream side relative to a place where the hot water supply pipe is connected with the heating pipe;
- a heating controller which is configured to actuate the pump in a state wherein the heat source machine is in operation thereby to carry out a heating operation in which heat is radiated from the radiator;
- a hot water supply controller which is configured to carry out a hot water supply operation by carrying out mixing temperature control whereby to adjust a mixing ratio of the hot water from the hot water supply pipe and the water from the hot water supply bypass pipe at a place where the hot water supply pipe and the hot water supply bypass pipe are connected such that hot water of a first desired hot water temperature is supplied to a hot water outlet tap connected to a downstream end of the hot water supply pipe in the state wherein the heat source machine is in operation;
- a heating flow rate changer which is configured to change the flow rate of hot water flowing through the heating pipe; and
- a priority controller which is configured to carry out hot water supply priority control whereby to reduce the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe by the heating flow rate changer in a case where a total of an amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and an amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than a maximum amount of heat that can be applied by the heat source machine during a simultaneous operation of the heating operation and the hot water supply operation.
- According to the present invention, if the total of the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than the maximum amount of heat during an operation in which the heating operation and the hot water supply operation are being simultaneously performed, then the priority controller carries out the hot water supply priority control to reduce, by the heating flow rate changer, the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe.
- Thus, the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe is reduced by carrying out the hot water supply priority control so as to reduce the flow rate of the hot water supplied into the water supply pipe from the heating pipe, thereby reducing the flow rate of the hot water heated by the heat source machine. This makes it possible to prevent the temperature of the hot water supplied to the hot water outlet tap from becoming lower than the desired hot water temperature due to the shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine relative to the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine.
- Preferably, in the present invention, the hot water supply and heating system includes:
- a preferential operation setter which is configured to set priority to either the heating operation or the hot water supply operation during the operation in which the heating operation and the hot water supply operation are simultaneously performed,
- wherein, in the case where the total of the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than the maximum amount of heat, the priority controller is configured to carry out the hot water supply priority control in the case where the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation by the preferential operation setter and to carry out a heating priority control to reduce the first desired hot water temperature in the case where the priority has been set to the heating operation by the preferential operation setter.
- With this arrangement, the priority controller carries out the heating priority control to reduce the first desired hot water temperature if the priority has been set to the heating operation. Thus, decreasing the first desired hot water temperature results in an increase in the flow rate of water diverging to the hot water supply bypass pipe from the water supply pipe in the mixing temperature control, and the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine will be reduced by the foregoing increase in the flow rate of the water. Thus, the heating operation can be performed while preventing the temperature of the hot water, which is supplied to the heating pipe via the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine, from decreasing due to the shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine relative to the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine.
- According to the present invention, preferably, in a case where the heating priority control is carried out at the decreased first desired hot water temperature, the priority controller notifies that it is in a state in which the first desired hot water temperature has been decreased.
- This arrangement enables a user to be notified of the state in which the first desired hot water temperature has been decreased, thus making it possible to ease the discomfort of the user caused by the lower temperature of the hot water supplied from the hot water outlet tap.
- Preferably, in the present invention, the hot water supply and heating system includes:
- a preferential operation setter which sets priority to either the heating operation or the hot water supply operation during the operation in which the heating operation and the hot water supply operation are simultaneously performed; and
- a supplied water flow rate changer which is configured to change the flow rate of water supplied to the water supply pipe,
- wherein, in the case where the total of the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than the maximum amount of heat, the priority controller carries out the hot water supply priority control in a case where a priority has been set to the hot water supply operation by a preferential operation setter and carries out a heating priority control to reduce, by the supplied water flow rate changer, the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe in a case where the priority has been set to the heating operation by the preferential operation setter.
- With this arrangement, the priority controller carries out the heating priority control to reduce the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe by the supplied water flow rate changer if the priority has been set to the heating operation. Thus, decreasing the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe results in a decreased flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine (the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe+the flow rate of hot water to be supplied into the water supply pipe from the heating pipe). Thus, the heating operation can be performed while preventing the temperature of the hot water, which is supplied to the heating pipe via the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine, from decreasing due to the shortage of the heating amount in the heat source machine relative to the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heat source machine.
- Preferably, in the present invention, the hot water supply and heating system includes:
- a output hot water temperature sensor which detects a temperature of hot water output to the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine,
- wherein the hot water supply controller carries out the mixing temperature control based on a temperature detected by the output hot water temperature sensor.
- In this case, there is no need to provide a configuration for effecting the communication between a hot water supply controller and the heat source machine.
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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a hot water supply and heating system according to a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an operation of a priority controller; and -
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a hot water supply and heating system according to a second embodiment. - Referring to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 3 , embodiments of the hot water supply and heating system in accordance with the present invention will be described. First, a hot water supply and heating system 1 a of a first embodiment will be described with reference toFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 , the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment is constructed by connecting aheat source machine 10 and aheating connection unit 40 a through the intermediary of awater supply pipe 2 and a hotwater supply pipe 3. Waterworks (not illustrated) is connected to thewater supply pipe 2, and water is supplied to thewater supply pipe 2 from the waterworks when a faucet 5 (corresponding to the hot water outlet tap in the present invention), which is connected to a downstream end of the hotwater supply pipe 3, is turned on. - The
heat source machine 10 has thewater supply pipe 2 connected to the inlet end thereof and the outlet end thereof connected to the hotwater supply pipe 3. Theheat source machine 10 includes aheat exchanger 11 connected to thewater supply pipe 2 and the hotwater supply pipe 3 to heat water flowing from thewater supply pipe 2 into the hotwater supply pipe 3, a heat source machineflow rate sensor 12 which detects the flow rate of water supplied from thewater supply pipe 2 to theheat exchanger 11, a heat source machine flowrate changing valve 13 which changes the flow rate of the water supplied from thewater supply pipe 2 to theheat exchanger 11, an inputwater temperature sensor 14 which detects the temperature of the water supplied from thewater supply pipe 2 to theheat exchanger 11, a first output hotwater temperature sensor 15 which detects the temperature of hot water output from theheat exchanger 11 to the hotwater supply pipe 3, and a heatsource machine controller 20 which controls the entire operation of theheat source machine 10. - The heat
source machine controller 20 is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU, a memory, an interface circuit and the like (not illustrated). The heatsource machine controller 20 executes, on the CPU, a control program for theheat source machine 10 which is retained in the memory thereby to implement a function for controlling the operation of theheat source machine 10. - The heat
source machine controller 20 receives detection signals from the heat source machineflow rate sensor 12, the inputwater temperature sensor 14, and the first output hotwater temperature sensor 15. Based on the detection signals, the heatsource machine controller 20 recognizes a flow rate Fin of the water supplied to the heat source machine 10 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source flow rate Fin), a temperature Tin of the water supplied from thewater supply pipe 2 to the heat source machine 10 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source input water temperature Tin), and a temperature Tout of the hot water output from theheat source machine 10 to the hot water supply pipe 3 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source output hot water temperature Tout). - Further, based on a control signal output from the heat
source machine controller 20, the opening degree of the heat source machine flowrate changing valve 13 and the heating amount of theheat exchanger 11 are controlled. Theheat exchanger 11 is heated by a burner (not illustrated), which uses gas or oil or the like as the fuel thereof, and the heating amount in theheat exchanger 11 is controlled by changing the combustion amount of the burner. - Further, a heat source machine
remote control 30 for setting the temperature of the hot water output from theheat source machine 10 to the hot water supply pipe 3 (a second desired hot water temperature), the temperature of the hot water output from the faucet 5 (a first desired hot water temperature) and the like is connected to the heatsource machine controller 20 in an intercommunicable manner. - The
heating connection unit 40 a includes a hot watersupply bypass pipe 45 that provides communication between a branching point A of thewater supply pipe 2 and a merging point D of the hotwater supply pipe 3, a supplied water flowrate changing valve 80 that changes the opening degree of the water supply pipe 2 (corresponding to the supplied water flow rate changer in the present invention), aheating pipe 46 that provides communication between a branching point C of the hotwater supply pipe 3 and a merging point B of thewater supply pipe 2, a heatingflow rate sensor 41 that detects a flow rate Fc of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe 46 (hereinafter referred to as the heating flow rate Fc), a heatingreturn temperature sensor 42 that detects a temperature Tc of the hot water flowing to the merging point B from the heating pipe 46 (hereinafter referred to as the heating return temperature Tc), a heating flowrate changing valve 44 that changes the opening degree of the heating pipe 46 (corresponding to the heating flow rate changer in the present invention), and aconnection unit controller 50 a that controls the entire operation of theheating connection unit 40 a. - Further, a heater 60 (e.g. a hot air heater or a floor heating equipment) provided with a
pump 62 that circulates hot water in theheating pipe 46 and aradiator 61 that radiates heat from the warm water flowing through theheating pipe 46 thereby to carry out heating is connected on the way of theheating pipe 46. - The
connection unit controller 50 a is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU, a memory, an interface circuit and the like, which are not illustrated. Theconnection unit controller 50 a executes, on the CPU, a control program for theheating connection unit 40 a stored in the memory so as to function as aheating controller 51 a, a hotwater supply controller 52 a, and apriority controller 53 a, thereby controlling the operation of theheating connection unit 40 a. - The
connection unit controller 50 a receives detection signals from the heatingflow rate sensor 41 and the heatingreturn temperature sensor 42. Theconnection unit controller 50 a recognizes the heating return temperature Tc and the heating flow rate Fc from the detection signals. - Further, the operations of the
pump 62, the heating flowrate changing valve 44, and the supplied water flowrate changing valve 80 are controlled according to the control signals output from theconnection unit controller 50 a. Theconnection unit controller 50 a and the heatsource machine controller 20 are connected in an intercommunicable manner. - The
connection unit controller 50 a recognizes the heat source flow rate Fin, the heat source input water temperature Tin, and the heat source output hot water temperature Tout by communicating with the heatsource machine controller 20. Theconnection unit controller 50 a further controls the opening degree of the heat source machine flowrate changing valve 13 by communicating with the heatsource machine controller 20. - The user may manipulate the heat source machine
remote control 30 to issue an instruction to, for example, set the first desired hot water temperature, the second desired hot water temperature, and to turn on/off theheater 60. The heat source machineremote control 30 transmits the data of the first desired hot water temperature to the heatsource machine controller 20 when the first desired hot water temperature is set, and transmits the data of the second desired hot water temperature to the heatsource machine controller 20 when the second desired hot water temperature is set. Further, the heatsource machine controller 20 transfers the data of the first desired hot water temperature and the second desired hot water temperature to theconnection unit controller 50 a. - When an instruction for actuating the
heater 60 is issued, the heat source machineremote control 30 transmits the data of an instruction to actuate theheater 60 to the heatsource machine controller 20. Then, the heatsource machine controller 20 transfers the data of the instruction to actuate theheater 60 to theconnection unit controller 50 a. - Similarly when an instruction for stopping the
heater 60 is issued, the heat source machineremote control 30 transmits the data of the instruction to stop theheater 60 to the heatsource machine controller 20. Then, the heatsource machine controller 20 transfers the data of the instruction to stop theheater 60 to theconnection unit controller 50 a. - The communication between the heat source machine
remote control 30 and the heatsource machine controller 20 and the communication between the heatsource machine controller 20 and theconnection unit controller 50 a make it possible to set the temperature of the hot water supplied from thefaucet 5 and to issue instructions for actuating and stopping theheater 60 by operating the heat source machineremote control 30. - The heat
source machine controller 20 turns on the burner to heat the water flowing through theheat exchanger 11 when the heat source flow rate Fin is equal to or more than an ignition flow rate set beforehand. The heatsource machine controller 20 adjusts the combustion amount of the burner such that the heat source output hot water temperature Tout becomes the second desired hot water temperature (e.g. 80° C.). Then, when the heat source flow rate Fin reduces to less than the ignition flow rate, the heatsource machine controller 20 stops the combustion of the burner. - The
heating controller 51 a of theconnection unit controller 50 a actuates thepump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to start the heating operation from the heatsource machine controller 20. As thepump 62 is actuated, the water circulates from theheating pipe 46 to thewater supply pipe 2 and the burner of theheat source machine 10 starts combustion, meaning that theheat source machine 10 is in operation. Thus, the heating operation is carried out, in which the hot water supplied to the hotwater supply pipe 3 from theheat source machine 10 flows into theheating pipe 46 at the branching point C and the heat is dissipated at theradiator 61. While the heating operation is being carried out, the heating flowrate changing valve 44 is basically fully open. - The
heating controller 51 a stops the operation of thepump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to stop the heating operation from the heatsource machine controller 20. When thepump 62 is stopped, the flow of the hot water from theheating pipe 46 to thewater supply pipe 2 is stopped and the combustion of the burner of theheat source machine 10 is stopped. Then, the flow of the hot water from the branching point C of the hotwater supply pipe 3 to theheating pipe 46 is stopped, terminating the heating operation. - The hot
water supply controller 52 a of theconnection unit controller 50 a carries out the hot water supply operation when thefaucet 5 is turned on and water is supplied to thewater supply pipe 2 from a water pipe. At this time, the hotwater supply controller 52 a changes the opening degree of the heat source machine flowrate changing valve 13 to control the mixing temperature so as to change the mixing ratio between the flow rate of the water to be supplied to theheat source machine 10 from thewater supply pipe 2 and the flow rate of the water to be supplied to the hot watersupply bypass pipe 45 from thewater supply pipe 2 such that the hot water of the first desired hot water temperature is output from thefaucet 5. During the hot water supply operation, the supplied water flowrate changing valve 80 is basically fully open. - Whether the water is being supplied from the water pipe to the
water supply pipe 2 is recognized from the difference between the heat source flow rate Fin and the heating flow rate Fc. The hotwater supply controller 52 a recognizes that the water is being supplied from the water pipe to thewater supply pipe 2 when Fth (a water supply determination value)<Fin−Fc. - The following will describe the procedure for setting the opening degree of the heat source machine flow
rate changing valve 13 to carry out the hot water supply operation at the first desired hot water temperature by the hotwater supply controller 52 a while the heating operation is being carried out by theheating controller 51 a. - Regarding the hot water flowing through the circulation path of the hot water supply and heating system 1 a, a relationship denoted by expression (1) given below holds.
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Fw×T1set=Tout×(Fw−Fb)+Tw×Fb (1) - where Fw: Flow rate of water supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 (Supplied water flow rate); T1set: 1st desired hot water temperature; Tout: Temperature of the hot water supplied from the
heat exchanger 11 to the hot water supply pipe 3 (Temperature of hot water output from the heat source); Fb: Flow rate of the water flowing through the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (Supplied hot water bypass flow rate, Fb=Fw−Fin+Fc); Tw: Temperature of the water supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 (Temperature of supplied water). - The foregoing expression (1) is transformed into expression (2) below.
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Fb=Fw×(Tout−T1set)/(Tout−Tw) (2) - Further, the relationship among the supplied water flow rate Fw, the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb, and the heating flow rate Fc is denoted by expression (3).
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Fin=Fw−Fb+Fc (3) - Substituting the foregoing expression (2) into the foregoing expression (3) leads to expression (4) given below.
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- The ratio between the flow rate of the water, which flows from the branching point A of the
water supply pipe 2 and the hot watersupply bypass pipe 45 to the heat source machine 10 (=Fin−Fc), and the flow rate of the water flowing from the branching point A to the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (the supplied hot water bypass flow rate) Fb changes according to the opening degree of the heat source machine flowrate changing valve 13. More specifically, the relationship denoted by the following expression (5) holds. -
Fin−Fc=Fw−k (5) - where k: Distribution ratio of water to the
heat source machine 10 at the branching point A, which is set according to the opening degree of the heat source machine flow rate changing valve 13 (0≦k≦1). - Thus, the supplied water flow rate Fw can be calculated from the detection values of the heat source flow rate Fin, the heating flow rate Fc, and the opening degree of the heat source machine flow
rate changing valve 13. Further, the hotwater supply controller 52 a adjusts the opening degree of the heat source machine flowrate changing valve 13 on the basis of the detected temperature of the heat source output hot water temperature Tout such that the heat source flow rate Fin detected by the heat source machineflow rate sensor 12 coincides with the value calculated according to the foregoing expression (4). Thus, the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hotwater supply pipe 3 to thefaucet 5 is controlled to the first desired hot water temperature T1set. - In the mixing temperature control carried out by the hot
water supply controller 52 a, the data of the second desired hot water temperature may be received from theheat source machine 10 in place of the data of the detected temperature of the heat source output hot water temperature Tout, and the second desired hot water temperature may be used as Tout in the foregoing expression (1). - Referring now to the flowchart given in
FIG. 2 , the processing carried out by thepriority controller 53 a in the operation in which the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are simultaneously performed will be described. Thepriority controller 53 a repeatedly carries out the procedure illustrated by the flowchart ofFIG. 2 when the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are simultaneously performed. - In STEP1 of
FIG. 2 , thepriority controller 53 a calculates a hot water supply heat amount Qw, which is the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation, according to expression (6) given below. -
Qw=Fw×(T1set−Tin) (6) - where Qw: Hot water supply heat amount; Fw: Flow rate of the water supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 (Supplied water flow rate); T1set: 1st desired hot water temperature; Tin: Heat source input water temperature
- In subsequent STEP2, the
priority controller 53 a calculates a heating heat amount Qc, which is the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation, according to expression (7) given below. -
Qc=Fc×(Tout−Tc) (7) - where Qc: Heat amount of heating; Fc: Heating flow rate; Tout: Heat source output hot water temperature (Heating forward temperature); Tc: Heating return temperature
- In next STEP3, the
priority controller 53 a sets the maximum heat amount Qmax of theheat source machine 10, i.e. the maximum heat amount that can be obtained from theheat exchanger 11 by the combustion of the burner, through the communication between theconnection unit controller 50 a and the heatsource machine controller 20. - In next STEP4, the
priority controller 53 a determines whether the total heat amount of the hot water supply heat amount Qw and the heating heat amount Qc is the maximum heat amount Qmax or more. If the total heat amount of the hot water supply heat amount Qw and the heating heat amount Qc is the maximum heat amount Qmax or more, then thepriority controller 53 a proceeds to STEP5. If the total heat amount of the hot water supply heat amount Qw and the heating heat amount Qc is less than the maximum heat amount Qmax, then thepriority controller 53 a branches to STEP7. - In STEP5, the
priority controller 53 a determines whether the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation through the heat source machineremote control 30. While the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are being simultaneously performed, the user can operate the heat source machineremote control 30 to set priority to the hot water supply operation so that the hot water supply operation is preferentially performed over the heating operation, or to set priority to the heating operation so that the heating operation is preferentially performed over the hot water supply operation. - Then, the
priority controller 53 a recognizes whether the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation through the communication with the heatsource machine controller 20 and theconnection unit controller 50 a. The configuration for setting the priority to the hot water supply operation and the priority to the heating operation by the heat source machineremote control 30 corresponds to the preferential operation setter in the present invention. - If the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation, then the
priority controller 53 a branches off to STEP20 and carries out one or both of (a) and (b) given below to conduct the hot water supply priority control, which reduces the flow rate of the hot water flowing through theheating pipe 46. Thepriority controller 53 a then proceeds to STEP7. - (a) decreases the rotational speed of the
pump 62 - (b) decreases the opening degree of the heating flow
rate changing valve 44 - The configuration for changing the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the
heating pipe 46 by changing the rotational speed of thepump 62 or the opening degree of the heating flowrate changing valve 44 corresponds to the heating flow rate changer in the present invention. - The hot water supply priority control reduces the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the
heating pipe 46 thereby to reduce the flow rate of the hot water flowing into thewater supply pipe 2 from theheating pipe 46, resulting in a reduced flow rate of the water that flows through theheat exchanger 11 so as to be heated. This makes it possible to maintain the temperature of the hot water output from theheat exchanger 11 to the hotwater supply pipe 3 at the second desired hot water temperature T2set, thus preventing the temperature of the hot water supplied from thefaucet 5 from becoming lower than the first desired hot water temperature T1set. - Meanwhile, if it is determined in STEP5 that the priority has not been set for the hot water supply operation, i.e. if the priority has been set to the heating operation, then the
priority controller 53 a proceeds to STEP6 to carry out one or both of (c) and (d) given below. Thepriority controller 53 a then carries out the heating priority control, by which the flow rate of the water supplied to theheat exchanger 11 from the waterworks through thewater supply pipe 2 is reduced, and proceeds to STEP7. - (c) decreases the first desired hot water temperature T1set. Decreasing the first desired hot water temperature T1set increases the proportion of the water flowing to the hot water
supply bypass pipe 45, among the water being supplied to thewater supply pipe 2 from the waterworks. Hence, the flow rate of the hot water supplied to theheat exchanger 11 from thewater supply pipe 2 decreases. - (d) decreases the opening degree of the supplied water flow
rate changing valve 80. The opening degree of the supplied water flowrate changing valve 80 is decreased to decrease the flow rate of the water supplied to thewater supply pipe 2 from the waterworks, thereby decreasing the flow rate of the water supplied to theheat exchanger 11 from thewater supply pipe 2. - The heating priority control is carried out to reduce the flow rate of the water supplied to the
heat exchanger 11 from the waterworks through thewater supply pipe 2 thereby to decrease the flow rate of the water that circulates through theheat exchanger 11 so as to be heated. Thus, the hot water of the second desired hot water temperature T2set can be supplied to theheating pipe 46 from the hotwater supply pipe 3 while maintaining the temperature of the hot water output to the hotwater supply pipe 3 from theheat exchanger 11 at the second desired hot water temperature T2set, allowing the heating to be implemented by theheater 60. - When the hot water supply operation is being performed with the first desired hot water temperature T1set decreased by the foregoing processing of (c), the first desired hot water temperature T1set, which has been decreased, may be indicated on the display of the heat source machine
remote control 30. Alternatively, the fact that the first desired hot water temperature T1set has been decreased by the heating priority control and the temperature of the hot water supplied from thefaucet 5 has decreased may be visually or audibly notified. - In STEP7, the
priority controller 53 a determines whether the hot water supply operation or the heating operation has been stopped and an individual operation of either the hot water supply operation alone or the heating operation alone is being performed. If it is determined that the individual operation is being performed, then thepriority controller 53 a proceeds to STEP8 and terminates the processing. Meanwhile, if it is determined that the individual operation is not being performed, i.e. if the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are still being simultaneously performed, then thepriority controller 53 a returns to STEP1 and again carries out the processing from STEP1 and after. - Referring now to
FIG. 3 , a hot water supply andheating system 1 b of a second embodiment will be described. The same components as those of the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment will be assigned the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The configurations of aheat source machine 10 and aheater 60 of the hot water supply andheating system 1 b are the same as those of the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment. - The hot water supply and
heating system 1 b differs from the hot water supply and heating system 1 a of the first embodiment in that theheating connection unit 40 b does not have the function to communicate with theheat source machine 10. Further, in order to perform the hot water supply operation without communication with theheat source machine 10, theheating connection unit 40 b is provided with a output hotwater temperature sensor 43 that detects a temperature Tout of the hot water supplied from a hot water supply pipe 3 (hereinafter referred to as the heat source output hot water temperature Tout), a supplied hot waterbypass temperature sensor 47 that detects a temperature Tb of the water flowing through a hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (hereinafter referred to as the supplied hot water bypass temperature Tb), a supplied hot water bypassflow rate sensor 48 that detects a flow rate Fb of the water flowing through the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (hereinafter referred to as the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb), and a bypass flowrate changing valve 49 that changes the opening degree of the hot watersupply bypass pipe 45. - Further, the
heating connection unit 40 b has aconnection unit controller 50 b that controls the entire operation of theheating connection unit 40 b and a connection unitremote control 70 connected to theconnection unit controller 50 b. - The
connection unit controller 50 b is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU, a memory, an interface circuit and the like, which are not illustrated. Theconnection unit controller 50 b executes, on the CPU, a control program for theheating connection unit 40 b stored in the memory so as to function as aheating controller 51 b, a hotwater supply controller 52 b, and apriority controller 53 b, thereby controlling the operation of theheating connection unit 40 b. - The
connection unit controller 50 b receives the detection signals from a heatingflow rate sensor 41, a heatingreturn temperature sensor 42, the output hotwater temperature sensor 43, the supplied hot waterbypass temperature sensor 47, and the supplied hot water bypassflow rate sensor 48. From the detection signals, theconnection unit controller 50 b recognizes the heat source output hot water temperature Tout, a heating return temperature Tc, the heating flow rate Fc, the supplied hot water bypass temperature Tb, and the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb. - Further, the operations of a
pump 62, the bypass flowrate changing valve 49, a heating flowrate changing valve 44, and a supplied water flowrate changing valve 80 are controlled according to the control signals output from theconnection unit controller 50 b. - The connection unit
remote control 70 enables a user to, for example, set a first desired hot water temperature and issue instructions for turning on/off theheater 60. The connection unitremote control 70 transmits the data of a desired hot water temperature to theconnection unit controller 50 b when the first desired hot water temperature is set. - Further, the connection unit
remote control 70 transmits the data of an instruction to actuate theheater 60 to theconnection unit controller 50 b when the instruction for actuating theheater 60 is issued. Similarly, when an instruction for stopping theheater 60 is issued, the connection unitremote control 70 transmits the data of the instruction to stop theheater 60 to theconnection unit controller 50 b. - The communication between the connection unit
remote control 70 and theconnection unit controller 50 b makes it possible to set the temperature of the hot water output from afaucet 5 and to issue instructions to turn on/off theheater 60 by operating the connection unitremote control 70. - The
heating controller 51 b of theconnection unit controller 50 b actuates apump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to start the heating operation from the connection unitremote control 70. As thepump 62 is actuated, the water flows from aheating pipe 46 to awater supply pipe 2 and the burner of theheat source machine 10 starts combustion, meaning that theheat source machine 10 is in operation. Thus, the heating operation is carried out, in which the hot water supplied to the hotwater supply pipe 3 from theheat source machine 10 flows into theheating pipe 46 at a branching point C and the heat is dissipated at aradiator 61. - The
heating controller 51 b stops the operation of thepump 62 upon receipt of the data of an instruction to stop the heating operation from the connection unitremote control 70. When thepump 62 is stopped, the flow of the hot water from theheating pipe 46 into thewater supply pipe 2 is stopped and the combustion of the burner of theheat source machine 10 is stopped. Then, the flow of the hot water from the branching point C of the hotwater supply pipe 3 to theheating pipe 46 is stopped, terminating the heating operation. - The hot
water supply controller 52 b of theconnection unit controller 50 b changes the opening degree of the bypass flowrate changing valve 49 so as to change the ratio between the flow rate of the water supplied from thewater supply pipe 2 to theheat source machine 10 and the flow rate of the water supplied from thewater supply pipe 2 to the hot watersupply bypass pipe 45 such that the hot water of a first desired hot water temperature T1set is output from thefaucet 5 when thefaucet 5 is turned on to supply water from a water pipe to thewater supply pipe 2. - The hot
water supply controller 52 b recognizes that the water is being supplied from the water pipe to thewater supply pipe 2 when a supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb is Fth2 or more (Fth2≦Fb). - A description will now be given of the procedure for setting the bypass ratio when carrying out the hot water supply operation at the first desired hot water temperature T1set by the hot
water supply controller 52 b. - The relationship denoted by the foregoing expressions (1) to (4) applies to the hot water flowing through the circulating path of the hot water supply and
heating system 1 b, as with the hot water supply and heating system 1 a described above. Further, the ratio between the flow rate of the water flowing from a branching point A of thewater supply pipe 2 and the hot watersupply bypass pipe 45 to theheat source machine 10 and the flow rate of the water flowing from the branching point A to the hot water supply bypass pipe 45 (the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb) changes according to the opening degree of the bypass flowrate changing valve 49. More specifically, the relationship denoted by expression (8) given below holds. -
Fb=Fw·g (8) - where Fw: Flow rate of water supplied from the water pipe to the water supply pipe 2 (supplied water flow rate); g: Proportion of water distributed to the hot water
supply bypass pipe 45 at branching point A, which is set on the basis of the opening degree of the bypass flow rate changing valve 49 (0≦g≦1) - Thus, the supplied water flow rate Fw can be calculated from the detection value of the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb and the opening degree of the bypass flow
rate changing valve 49. Then, the hotwater supply controller 52 b adjusts the opening degree of the bypass flowrate changing valve 49 on the basis of the detected temperature of the heat source output hot water temperature Tout such that the supplied hot water bypass flow rate Fb detected by the supplied hot water bypassflow rate sensor 48 coincides with the value calculated according to the foregoing expression (2). Thus, the temperature of the hot water supplied from the hotwater supply pipe 3 to thefaucet 5 is controlled to the first desired hot water temperature T1set. - Subsequently, as with the
priority controller 53 a in the first embodiment described above, if the total heat amount of a hot water supply heat amount Qw and a heating heat amount Qc reaches a maximum heat amount Qmax or more while the hot water supply operation and the heating operation are being simultaneously performed, then apriority controller 53 b carries out a hot water supply operation priority control or a heating operation priority control. - In the second embodiment, however, there is no communication between the heat
source machine controller 20 and theconnection unit controller 50 b, so that the data of the maximum heat amount Qmax of theheat source machine 10 must be stored beforehand in a memory (not illustrated) of theconnection unit controller 50 b. Thepriority controller 53 b reads the data retained in the memory to acquire the maximum heat amount Qmax. - Further, the user sets priority to the hot water supply operation and sets priority to the heating operation by operating the connection unit
remote control 70 rather than the heat source machineremote control 30. The configuration for setting the priority to the hot water supply operation and the priority to the heating operation by the connection unitremote control 70 corresponds to the preferential operation setter in the present invention. - In the embodiments, the
heat source machine 10 provided with a burner 22 has been described as a heating means. However, the present invention can be applied also to a hot water supply device that uses a different type of heating means, such as an electric heater, or a burner that burns a different type of fuel, such as a burner using oil as the fuel thereof - Further, in the embodiments, the temperature of the hot water supplied from the
heat source machines 10 to theheating connection units remote control 30; however, the second desired hot water temperature may be a fixed temperature (e.g. 80° C.), which is set in advance.
Claims (5)
1. A hot water supply and heating system comprising:
a heat source machine which is connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe to heat water flowing from the water supply pipe to the hot water supply pipe;
a heating pipe which is branched off from the hot water supply pipe and which is in communication with the water supply pipe;
a heater which is connected on a way of the heating pipe and which has a pump, which circulates water in the heating pipe via the heat source machine, and a radiator;
a hot water supply bypass pipe which provides communication between a portion of the water supply pipe on an upstream side relative to a place where the water supply pipe is connected with the heating pipe and a portion of the hot water supply pipe on a downstream side relative to a place where the hot water supply pipe is connected with the heating pipe;
a heating controller which is configured to actuate the pump in a state, wherein the heat source machine is in operation, thereby to carry out a heating operation in which heat is radiated from the radiator;
a hot water supply controller which is configured to carry out a hot water supply operation by carrying out mixing temperature control whereby to adjust a mixing ratio of the hot water from the hot water supply pipe and the water from the hot water supply bypass pipe at a place where the hot water supply pipe and the hot water supply bypass pipe are connected such that hot water of a first desired hot water temperature is supplied to a hot water outlet tap connected to a downstream end of the hot water supply pipe in the state wherein the heat source machine is in operation;
a heating flow rate changer which is configured to change the flow rate of hot water circulating in the heating pipe; and
a priority controller which is configured to carry out hot water supply priority control whereby to reduce the flow rate of the hot water flowing through the heating pipe by the heating flow rate changer in a case where a total of an amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and an amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than a maximum amount of heat that can be applied by the heat source machine during a simultaneous operation of the heating operation and the hot water supply operation.
2. The hot water supply and heating system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a preferential operation setter which is configured to set priority to either the heating operation or the hot water supply operation during the simultaneous operation of the heating operation and the hot water supply operation,
wherein, in the case where the total of the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than the maximum amount of heat, the priority controller is configured to carry out the hot water supply priority control in the case where the priority has been set to the hot water supply operation by the preferential operation setter, and to carry out a heating priority control to reduce the first desired hot water temperature in the case where the priority has been set to the heating operation by the preferential operation setter.
3. The hot water supply and heating system according to claim 2 ,
wherein in a case where the heating priority control whereby the first desired hot water temperature has been decreased is carried out, the priority controller notifies that it is in a state in which the first desired hot water temperature has been decreased.
4. The hot water supply and heating system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a preferential operation setter which sets priority to either the heating operation or the hot water supply operation during the simultaneous operation of the heating operation and the hot water supply operation; and
a supplied water flow rate changer which is configured to change the flow rate of water supplied to the water supply pipe,
wherein, in the case where the total of the amount of heat consumed in the heating operation and the amount of heat consumed in the hot water supply operation is equal to or more than the maximum amount of heat, the priority controller carries out the hot water supply priority control in a case where a priority has been set to the hot water supply operation by the preferential operation setter and carries out a heating priority control to reduce, by the supplied water flow rate changer, the flow rate of water to be supplied to the water supply pipe in a case where the priority has been set to the heating operation by the preferential operation setter.
5. The hot water supply and heating system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a output hot water temperature sensor which detects a temperature of hot water output to the hot water supply pipe from the heat source machine,
wherein the hot water supply controller carries out the mixing temperature control based on a temperature detected by the output hot water temperature sensor.
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