Hot and cold water air conditioning system

• US 9,920,967 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2014
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Ushijima, Takahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Teitelbaum, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): NIEVES, NELSON J
• Application Number:
  US14/516,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20150135750A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 19/1039 the system uses a heat pump
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 2200/123 Compression type heat pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 3/18 using heat pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2140/20 Heat-exchange fluid temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 5/0003 Exclusively-fluid systems
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/219 after heating
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/281 Input from user
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 15/38 Control of compressors of heat pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 4/02 Water heaters
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 9/2007 for water heaters
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 13/00 Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle defrosting cycles F25B47/02
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2313/003 Indoor unit with water as a heat sink or heat source
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2313/004 Outdoor unit with water as a heat sink or heat source
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2339/047 Water-cooled condensers
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2600/00 Control issues
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2600/021 Inverters therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2600/0252 with two speeds
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 29/003 of the compression type system
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 40/00 Subcoolers, desuperheaters or superheaters
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 49/02 for compression type machines, plants or systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/12 : Hot water central heating systems using heat pumps
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 : Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

The hot and cold water air conditioning system includes a water temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of water flowing out of the heat pump heat source apparatus by an operation of the water circulation pump, and a controller configured to perform, in a heating operation, on/off normal control that turns on a compressor when the water temperature detected by the water temperature sensor becomes lower than a target water temperature and turns off the compressor when the water temperature becomes higher than a first temperature value higher than the target water temperature, and to switch from the on/off normal control, upon repeating the on/off operation of the compressor at a minimum frequency necessary for an operation of the compressor in the on/off normal control, to on/off restriction control that turns on the compressor when the water temperature becomes lower than a second temperature value lower than the target water temperature and turns off the compressor when the water temperature becomes equal to or higher than a third temperature value higher than the target water temperature.

Claims

1. A hot and cold water air conditioning system that includes a heat pump heat source apparatus including a compressor driven according to an operation frequency, an air-conditioning apparatus configured to perform air conditioning in a room, pipes connecting the heat pump heat source apparatus and the air-conditioning apparatus in a ring shape thereby forming a circulation path, and a water circulation pump configured to circulate water inside the pipes, the system comprising:

a water temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of water flowing out of the heat pump heat source apparatus by an operation of the water circulation pump; and

a controller configured to perform, in a heating operation, on/off normal control for the heating operation that turns on the compressor when the water temperature detected by the water temperature sensor becomes lower than a target water temperature and turns off the compressor when the water temperature becomes higher than a first temperature value higher than the target water temperature, wherein

the controller is configured to switch from the on/off normal control for the heating operation, upon repeating an on/off operation of the compressor during an operation of the compressor at a minimum frequency required for the operation of the compressor in the on/off normal control for the heating operation, to on/off restriction control for the heating operation that turns on the compressor when the water temperature becomes lower than a second temperature value lower than the target water temperature and turns off the compressor when the water temperature becomes equal to or higher than a third temperature value higher than the target water temperature.

2. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to

perform, in a cooling operation, the on/off normal control for the cooling operation that turns on the compressor when the water temperature detected by the water temperature sensor becomes equal to or higher than the target water temperature and turns off the compressor when the water temperature becomes lower than a fourth temperature value lower than the target water temperature, and

perform, upon repeating the on/off operation of the compressor during the operation of the compressor at a minimum frequency required for the operation of the compressor in the on/off normal control for the cooling operation, the on/off restriction control for the cooling operation that turns on the compressor when the water temperature becomes equal to or higher than a fifth temperature value higher than the target water temperature and turns off the compressor when the water temperature becomes lower than a sixth temperature value lower than the target water temperature.

3. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to count as one time when the on/off operation of the compressor is performed in the minimum frequency within a first set time period, and switch from the on/off normal control to the on/off restriction control when a number of times counted reaches a predetermined value within a second set time period equal to or longer than the first set time period.

4. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 2,

wherein the controller is configured to count as one time when the on/off operation of the compressor is performed in the minimum frequency for the cooling operation or the heating operation within a first set time period, and switch from the on/off normal control to the on/off restriction control when a number of times counted reaches a predetermined value within a second set time period equal to or longer than the first set time period.

5. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 3,

wherein the controller is configured to reset the number of times counted when the operation frequency of the compressor is not the minimum frequency upon turning on the compressor, when the on/off operation of the compressor at the minimum frequency is performed longer than the first set time period, and when the second set time period elapses before the number of times counted reaches the predetermined value.

6. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 4,

wherein the controller is configured to reset the number of times counted when the operation frequency of the compressor is not the minimum frequency for the cooling operation or the heating operation upon turning on the compressor, when the on/off operation of the compressor at the minimum frequency is performed longer than the first set time period, and when the second set time period elapses before the number of times counted reaches the predetermined value.

7. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to return from the on/off restriction control to the on/off normal control, in a case where the compressor is continuously operated at a frequency higher than the minimum frequency for a period of time longer than a third set time period, during the on/off restriction control.

8. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 2,

wherein the controller is configured to return from the on/off restriction control to the on/off normal control, in a case where the compressor is continuously operated at a frequency higher than the minimum frequency for the cooling operation or the heating operation for a period of time longer than a third set time period, during the on/off restriction control.

9. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 3,

wherein the controller is configured to return from the on/off restriction control to the on/off normal control, in a case where the compressor is continuously operated at a frequency higher than the minimum frequency for a period of time longer than a third set time period, during the on/off restriction control.

10. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 4,

wherein the controller is configured to return from the on/off restriction control to the on/off normal control, in a case where the compressor is continuously operated at a frequency higher than the minimum frequency for the cooling operation or the heating operation for a period of time longer than a third set time period, during the on/off restriction control.

11. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 5,

wherein the controller is configured to return from the on/off restriction control to the on/off normal control, in a case where the compressor is continuously operated at a frequency higher than the minimum frequency for a period of time longer than a third set time period, during the on/off restriction control.

12. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 6,

wherein the controller is configured to return from the on/off restriction control to the on/off normal control, in a case where the compressor is continuously operated at a frequency higher than the minimum frequency for the cooling operation or the heating operation for a period of time longer than a third set time period, during the on/off restriction control.

13. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary heater provided between the heat pump heat source apparatus and the water temperature sensor.

14. The hot and cold water air conditioning system of claim 1, further comprising:

a hot water tank including a heat exchanger provided between a branch point provided between the water temperature sensor and the air-conditioning apparatus and a junction point provided between the air-conditioning apparatus and the water circulation pump, the heat exchanger being connected via a pipe so as to be arranged in parallel with the air-conditioning apparatus, and

a three-way valve provided at one of the branch point and the junction point, and configured to switch a flow of water circulated by the water circulation pump, toward one of the air-conditioning apparatus and the hot water tank.