WO2015101880A1 - Dispositif permettant d'optimiser l'utilisation énergétique par mélange sélectif et graduel d'un flux de fluide, comprenant trois entrées et une sortie - Google Patents

Dispositif permettant d'optimiser l'utilisation énergétique par mélange sélectif et graduel d'un flux de fluide, comprenant trois entrées et une sortie Download PDF

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WO2015101880A1
WO2015101880A1 PCT/IB2014/067028 IB2014067028W WO2015101880A1 WO 2015101880 A1 WO2015101880 A1 WO 2015101880A1 IB 2014067028 W IB2014067028 W IB 2014067028W WO 2015101880 A1 WO2015101880 A1 WO 2015101880A1
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Karl LÜDERS SCHWARZENBERG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K11/00—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
    • F16K11/02—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit
    • F16K11/06—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements
    • F16K11/078—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements with pivoted and linearly movable closure members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K11/00—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
    • F16K11/02—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit
    • F16K11/06—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements
    • F16K11/072—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements with pivoted closure members
    • F16K11/076—Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only sliding valves, i.e. sliding closure elements with pivoted closure members with sealing faces shaped as surfaces of solids of revolution

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  • the present invention relates to clean technologies or efficient use of energy without lowering the final performance for the user. More specifically, this technology is related to the flow regulating systems that allow two fluids, which is normally water, to be combined, coming from the following three fluid sources: conventional heaters, renewable energy heater and fluid source at room or cold temperature of the net.
  • thermoses or water heaters that use traditional energies such as electricity, gas, wood or firewood, and / or from fossil fuels.
  • Renewable energy heater is understood as heaters that use solar, geothermal, wind, tidal energy among other renewable energies, to heat the fluid.
  • the present invention is a device that optimizes the energy use to heat a fluid, which is preferably water, by combining two fluids from three fluid sources, conventional heaters, renewable energy heater and source of fluid at room temperature. or cold of the network and in such a way to obtain at the exit, a fluid with a temperature and flow regulated and desired by the user, uniformly variable. Its use can be both home and industrial.
  • Renewable energy water heaters have the disadvantage that at certain times of the year they are not able to raise the temperature of the water to the temperature desired by the user, which normally for a shower, sink or dishwasher, is between 20 ° C at approximately 40 ° C. In such a case, said renewable energy heater must be replaced by a conventional heater to heat the water. The change from one heater to another is annoying for the user, usually complex or slow and usually does not optimize the use of energy.
  • a device In order to optimize energy use, which results in optimizing the use of solar heaters, a device is needed to selectively and gradually mix the fluid from two of the following three sources of fluid, conventional heaters, water heater renewable energy and source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the fluid network, such as water.
  • the present device must be able to mix the fluids from the three sources indicated above, in uniformly variable proportion and control the total flow of the fluid that it delivers continuously, both the temperature and the flow rate supplied and Simple and intuitive way. Further, said device must be able to directly connect a source of fluid to the outlet and also allow total disconnection.
  • the present mixing device and flow regulator is a single-lever or four-way ball wrench comprising three inputs and one output.
  • a fluid stopcock with a single actuation or control means, whose functions are the regulation of flow and the temperature of the fluid through the mixture of cold and hot fluid. Said regulation of the flow and temperature is carried out by means of the actuation of a drive means, which is normally a lever, when moving a disc or upper moving plate with respect to a lower fixed disk or plate which is larger than the moving plate.
  • a drive means which is normally a lever, when moving a disc or upper moving plate with respect to a lower fixed disk or plate which is larger than the moving plate.
  • Water mixes inside the faucet, known as a cartridge and exits through an outlet opening to the faucet outlet.
  • the upper disc or mobile plate and the lower fixed disk or plate are usually ceramic.
  • a ball key is understood as a stopcock that serves to regulate the flow of a fluid, where the regulator is a perforated ball, which allows the passage to be closed or the fluid passage through a perforation in the ball.
  • the ball key also has a single drive or control means, which commands the position of the perforated ball.
  • Figure 1 represents a schematic of the geometry and perforations of the three inputs and one output, of a fixed plate of the single lever key (105).
  • Figure 2 represents a schematic of the geometry of the movable plate (106) and means for connecting and interrupting fluid of the single lever (107) of a single lever.
  • Figure 3a shows a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with the maximum flow rate coming from a renewable energy heater.
  • Figure 3b represents a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), in a 100% fluid position from a renewable energy heater and zero or zero flow.
  • Figure 3c represents a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with intermediate flow from a renewable energy heater.
  • Figure 4a shows a diagram of the relative position of the mobile plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with the maximum flow from a source of fluid at room temperature or cold of the network.
  • Figure 4b represents a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), in the position of a 100% source of fluid at room temperature or cold of the network in closing or zero flow .
  • Figure 4c represents a diagram of the relative position of the mobile plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with intermediate flow coming from a source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the network.
  • Figure 5a shows a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with the maximum flow rate coming from a conventional heater.
  • Figure 5b represents a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), in a 100% flow position from a conventional heater at closing or zero flow.
  • Figure 5c shows a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with intermediate flow from a conventional heater.
  • Figure 6a shows a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), at the maximum flow position, where the fluid comes from a 50% mixture from a heater renewable energy and 50% of a source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the network.
  • Figure 6b represents a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), in a position of a mixture of 50% of fluid from a renewable energy heater and 50% of a source of fluid at room temperature or cold of the network, in closing or zero flow.
  • Figure 6c shows a diagram of the relative position of the mobile plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with an intermediate flow from a renewable energy heater and a source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the network .
  • Figure 7a shows a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), at the maximum flow position, where the fluid comes from a 50% mixture of a renewable energy heater and 50% of a conventional heater.
  • Figure 7b represents a diagram of the relative position of the movable plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), in a position of a mixture of 50% of fluid from a renewable energy heater and 50% of a conventional heater, in closing or zero flow.
  • Figure 7c represents a diagram of the relative position of the mobile plate (106) and the fixed single-lever key plate (105), with an intermediate flow from a renewable energy heater and a conventional heater.
  • Figure 8 represents a schematic of the geometry and perforations of the three inlets and an outlet, in a preferred ball-key configuration, in a 100% fluid position from a renewable energy heater.
  • Figure 9 represents a schematic of the geometry and perforations of the three inlets and an outlet, in a preferred ball-key configuration, in a 100% fluid position from a source of ambient or cold temperature fluid in the network.
  • Figure 10 represents a diagram of the geometry and perforations of the three inlets and an outlet, in a preferred ball-key configuration, in a 100% fluid position from a conventional heater.
  • Figure 11 represents a schematic of the geometry and perforations of the three inlets and an outlet, in a preferred ball-key configuration, in a 50% fluid position from a renewable energy heater and 50% fluid from a source of fluid at room temperature or cold network.
  • Figure 12 represents a schematic of the geometry and perforations of the three inlets and an outlet, in a preferred ball-key configuration, in a 50% fluid position from a renewable energy heater and 50% fluid from a conventional heater, and also shows the cutting axis ( ⁇ - ⁇ '), which is detailed in the figures (13a, 13b and 13c).
  • Figure 13a represents a sectional view ( ⁇ - ⁇ '), wherein the ball of a ball key assembly (200) is in a 100% open position, for the passage of fluids.
  • This figure also shows the "Y” and “Z” axes around which the ball can rotate, in order to regulate the flow rate and the fluid mixture of the different sources.
  • Figure 13b represents a sectional view ( ⁇ - ⁇ '), wherein the ball valve assembly (200) is in a fluid passage closure configuration.
  • Figure 13c represents a sectional view ( ⁇ - ⁇ '), wherein the ball valve assembly (200) is partially open for the passage of fluids.
  • the present invention is a device that allows fluid to be mixed from three fluid sources and to control the outflow uniformly.
  • the fluid is water. More specifically, this device is a water faucet that is capable of mixing water from three sources and having a single outlet.
  • the sources of fluid come from a conventional heater, from a renewable energy heater and a source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the network.
  • the present flow regulator and fluid mixer device comprises three inlets (101, 102, 103, 201, 202 and 203) with a fluid outlet (104, 204) and fluid connection means (107, 207).
  • This device allows to reduce the requirements of conventional energy such as electric, wood or gas through the use of solar energy or other renewable energy source, combining the hot fluid from a conventional heating source with that of a heater renewable energy.
  • the renewable energy heater fluid has a higher temperature than desired
  • the key allows the hot fluid of said heater to be continuously combined with the necessary amount of cold fluid to obtain the desired temperature. If the solar heater fluid has a lower temperature than desired, the key allows you to gradually add the necessary amount of hot fluid from the conventional heater, so that the outlet fluid reaches the desired temperature.
  • the present device apart from mixing the different sources of fluid, can regulate the flow continuously and generate the total cut of the flow or zero flow. This device optimizes the energy use to heat the fluid or water from conventional heaters.
  • the present invention is a device that optimizes energy use, by selectively and continuously mixing the fluid from a conventional heater, a renewable energy heater and a source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the network , which includes:
  • the mobile element comprising a fluid connection and interruption means, which connects one or two of the fluid inlets with the fluid outlet, allowing the mixing of fluid from two fluid sources, and allows disconnection or cutting Total fluid with outlet.
  • the fluid wrench is a single lever wrench comprising:
  • a fixed single lever key plate comprising: a fluid inlet at room or cold temperature of the single lever wrench (101), a fluid inlet of a renewable energy heater of the single lever wrench (102), a fluid inlet from a conventional heater of the single lever wrench (103 ) and a fluid outlet of the single lever wrench (104), through which a fluid that is the fluid coming from a conventional heater, a renewable energy heater or a source of fluid at room or cold temperature of the network comes out a mixture of them, and the fluid inlet from a renewable energy heater of the single lever (102), is physically located between the fluid inlet at room or cold temperature of the single lever (101) and the fluid inlet from a conventional single lever key heater (103); Y
  • the mobile element is a mobile plate (106), wherein the mobile plate (106) is smaller than the fixed single-lever key plate (105) and the mobile plate (106) comprising fluid connection means of the single lever wrench (107), which connect one or two fluid inlets with the fluid outlet of the single lever wrench (104), together forming a single lever wrench (100).
  • the fluid connection means of the single lever (107), of the mobile plate (106), is a slot, wherein said slot connects one or two of the fluid inlet sources with the fluid outlet of the single lever (104).
  • the fixed plate of the single-lever key (105) has a circular shape and the mobile plate (106) has the shape of a flat circle or ellipse, where the diameter of the fixed single-key key plate (105) is slightly greater than the semi-major axis of the movable plate (106), which allows the displacement and rotation of the movable plate (106) within the single lever key assembly (100).
  • the fixed plate of the single-lever key is in the form of a flat circle or ellipse and the mobile plate has a circular shape, where the smaller semi-axis of the fixed single-key plate is slightly larger than the diameter of the mobile plate, not shown in the figures, which allows the displacement and rotation of the movable plate within the single lever key assembly (100). It is understood as slightly greater at a distance of the order of 0.5 mm. approximately, that is, fixed single lever key plate (105) is greater by at least 0.5mm. with respect to the movable plate (106).
  • the fluid wrench is a ball wrench comprising:
  • a ball key body comprising:
  • the fluid connection means of the ball valve (207), of the movable ball (206), is a cavity, wherein said cavity connects or disconnects one or two sources of fluid with the outlet.
  • the fluid outlet of the ball valve (204) comprises connection means for connecting with means for transporting fluid (not shown in the figures).
  • the ball key comprises a drive means (209) that is connected to the movable ball (206).
  • the movable ball (206) of the ball wrench can rotate around the axes (Y, Z), inside the ball wrench body (205), to regulate the flow rate from 0% to 100% by joining the fluid inlets (201, 202 and 203) with the fluid outlet of the ball valve (204) independently or mixing two fluid sources and through the fluid connection and interruption means of the ball valve (207).
  • the mobile plate (106) travels in the axes (X, Y) with respect to the fixed single-lever key plate (105), to regulate the flow from 0% to 100% when joining the fluid inlets (101, 102 and 103) with the fluid outlet of the single lever wrench (104) independently or to mix two fluid sources and through the fluid connection and interruption means of the single lever wrench (107).
  • the shape of the fluid inlet (101, 102 and 103) and fluid outlet perforations of the single lever wrench (104) located in the fixed single lever wrench plate (105) and the fluid connection means of the single lever wrench (107) located on the mobile plate (106), may vary according to the sensitivity that is desired to give to the control of expenditure and combination between the different sources of fluid, said forms may be: circular, elliptical, drop, trapezoidal, among other.
  • the shape of the fluid inlet (201, 202 and 203) and fluid outlet perforations of the ball wrench (204) located in the movable ball (206) and the fluid connection means of the ball wrench (207), may vary according to the sensitivity that is desired to give to the control of expenditure and combination between the different sources of fluid, said forms can be: circular, elliptical, drop, trapezoidal, among others.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif permettant d'optimiser l'utilisation énergétique par mélange sélectif et graduel d'un flux de fluide qui est délivré de manière continue, à température et débit régulés par l'utilisateur de manière simple et intuitive, lequel fluide provient d'un radiateur conventionnel, d'un radiateur à énergie renouvelable et d'une source de fluide à température ambiante ou froide du réseau, comprenant : un corps de clé à fluide auquel viennent se connecter des raccords d'entrée de fluide, une sortie de fluide située dans le corps de la clé à fluide; un élément mobile distributeur de fluide qui se trouve en contact glissant avec le corps de clé à fluide, lequel contact assure un scellement ou une étanchéité; et un moyen d'actionnement relié à l'élément mobile distributeur de fluide, permettant à un utilisateur de déplacer l'élément mobile distributeur de fluide afin de réguler la température et le flux de fluide, lequel corps de clé à fluide comprend : trois entrées de fluide séparées entre elles, et une sortie de fluide, une des entrées correspondant à un fluide provenant d'un radiateur à énergie renouvelable qui se trouve physiquement entre les deux autres entrées de fluide; et l'élément mobile comprenant un moyen de connexion et d'interruption de fluide qui relie une ou deux des entrées de fluide à la sortie de fluide, ce qui permet de mélanger des fluides provenant de deux sources de fluide et de déconnecter ou de couper totalement le fluide de la sortie.
PCT/IB2014/067028 2013-12-31 2014-12-17 Dispositif permettant d'optimiser l'utilisation énergétique par mélange sélectif et graduel d'un flux de fluide, comprenant trois entrées et une sortie WO2015101880A1 (fr)

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