CN107940578B

CN107940578B - Air conditioning system

Info

Publication number: CN107940578B
Application number: CN201711386087.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 莫建樷; 张亮亮
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2017-12-20
Filing date: 2017-12-20
Publication date: 2024-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 2037-12-20
Also published as: CN107940578A

Abstract

The invention discloses an air conditioning system. The air conditioning system comprises an evaporator, a condenser, a water supply structure and a gasification channel communicated with the water supply structure, wherein the gasification channel comprises a heat exchange section capable of exchanging heat with the condenser and a steam exhaust section for exhausting steam in the gasification channel. The air conditioning system provided by the invention heats and gasifies water by using the condenser to humidify the indoor environment, and no additional atomizing equipment is needed, so that the production cost of the air conditioning system is reduced.

Description

Air conditioning system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of air conditioning, in particular to an air conditioning system.

Background

The air conditioner continuously condenses moisture in the air into liquid water to be discharged in the refrigerating process, so that the moisture in the indoor air is reduced after the air conditioner is started for a period of time, and discomfort is caused to a user. The existing air conditioner with a humidifying function is generally provided with a water tank and an atomizing device, water in the water tank is atomized through the atomizing device to humidify the indoor environment, and water is required to be additionally added into the water tank, so that water resources are wasted.

In order to solve the above problems, an air conditioner is proposed in the prior art, and the indoor environment is humidified by using the condensed water in the water receiving disc, so that the water resource is saved, but the existing air conditioner still needs to be provided with a separate atomizing device to atomize the condensed water, and the production cost of the air conditioner is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning system with a simple structure and low cost.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an air conditioning system comprises an evaporator, a condenser, a water supply structure and a gasification channel communicated with the water supply structure, wherein the gasification channel comprises a heat exchange section capable of exchanging heat with the condenser and a steam exhaust section for exhausting steam in the gasification channel.

Preferably, the gasification channel further comprises a first connecting section for connecting the heat exchange section and the water supply structure, and a filtering device is arranged in the first connecting section.

Preferably, the gasification channel further comprises a second connecting section connecting the steam exhaust section and the heat exchange section;

at least part of the structure of the second connecting section is set to be a ventilation structure; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

and the second connecting section is provided with a water collecting structure and/or a water draining structure.

Preferably, the ventilation structure comprises a porous tube section.

Preferably, the water collecting structure comprises a water collecting trough structure formed on an inner wall of the second connection section.

Preferably, the second connection section includes a descending section and an ascending section in the airflow flowing direction, and the water collecting structure is disposed between the descending section and the ascending section.

Preferably, the junction of the descending section and the ascending section forms a downturn structure, and the water collecting structure is arranged at the bottom of the downturn structure.

Preferably, drain holes are arranged on the wall of the water collecting tank structure.

Preferably, the ventilation structure is provided with ventilation holes, the water collecting tank structure is formed by the ventilation structure, and the ventilation holes form the drainage holes.

Preferably, the air conditioning system comprises an air outlet, and the air outlet port of the steam exhaust section is positioned at the air outlet or is positioned close to the air outlet.

Preferably, the air conditioning system comprises an air outlet panel, wherein the air outlet is formed on the air outlet panel, and a steam outlet communicated with the air outlet port of the steam exhaust section is arranged on the air outlet panel.

Preferably, the outer surface of the area of the air outlet panel provided with the water vapor outlet is formed into a convex curved surface.

Preferably, a flow control device is arranged on the gasification channel and used for controlling the exhaust steam quantity of the exhaust steam section.

Preferably, the inlet end of the heat exchange section is disposed lower than the water supply structure.

Preferably, the air conditioning system further comprises a water receiving device for receiving condensed water on the surface of the evaporator, the water receiving device constituting the water supply structure.

The air conditioning system provided by the invention heats and gasifies water by using the condenser to humidify the indoor environment, and no additional atomizing equipment is needed, so that the production cost of the air conditioning system is reduced.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view showing a structure of an indoor unit of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of an outdoor unit of an air conditioning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1, an indoor unit; 11. an air outlet panel; 111. a lower panel; 12. an air outlet; 13. a water vapor outlet; 2. a gasification channel; 21. a heat exchange section; 22. a steam exhaust section; 23. a first connection section; 231. a vertical section; 232. a horizontal section; 24. a second connection section; 241. a water collecting structure; 2411. a water collection tank structure; 242. a rising section; 243. a descent section; 244. a down-bending structure; 245. a porous tube section; 3. a filtering device; 4. a flow control device; 5. and an outdoor unit.

Detailed Description

The present invention is described below based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to only these examples. The present invention will be fully understood by those skilled in the art without the details described herein. Well-known methods, procedures, flows, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the nature of the invention.

Moreover, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the drawings are provided herein for illustrative purposes and that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the words "comprise", "comprising", and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is, it is the meaning of "including but not limited to".

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

The "up" and "down" orientations described herein refer to orientations of the air conditioning system when the air conditioning system is in a normal operating state, and specifically refer to the orientations shown in fig. 1. The "inner" and "outer" described in the present application are that, with respect to the indoor unit itself, the side close to the inner cavity of the indoor unit is the inner side, and the side far from the inner cavity of the indoor unit is the outer side.

The application provides an air conditioning system, as shown in fig. 1, air conditioning system includes evaporimeter, condenser, water supply structure and with the gasification passageway 2 of water supply structure intercommunication, wherein, gasification passageway 2 can be with water in the water supply structure leading to condenser department, utilizes the heat that the condenser gives off to heat the gasification in the gasification passageway in order to humidify indoor environment, need not to increase extra atomizing equipment to air conditioning system's manufacturing cost has been reduced.

It should be understood that the evaporator refers to a heat exchanger for evaporating and absorbing heat in the air conditioning system, for example, the evaporator is an indoor heat exchanger in the indoor unit 1 during the cooling process of the air conditioning system, the evaporator is an outdoor heat exchanger in the outdoor unit 5 during the heating process of the air conditioning system, and the condenser refers to a heat exchanger for condensing and absorbing heat in the air conditioning system, for example, the condenser is an outdoor heat exchanger in the outdoor unit 5 during the cooling process of the air conditioning system, and the condenser is an indoor heat exchanger in the indoor unit 1 during the heating process of the air conditioning system.

Specific embodiments of the air conditioning system will be described below using an evaporator as an indoor heat exchanger and a condenser as an outdoor heat exchanger as an example.

Specifically, the gasification passage 2 includes a heat exchange section 21 capable of exchanging heat with the condenser in the outdoor unit 5, and the heat exchange section 21 may be, for example, a heat exchange tube, and in order to improve heat exchange efficiency between the heat exchange tube and the condenser, in a preferred embodiment, the heat exchange tube is disposed through a fin of the condenser, and in another preferred embodiment, the heat exchange tube is disposed through a separate fin structure, which is in contact with, for example, welded together with, the fin of the condenser, so that rapid heat exchange between the heat exchange tube and the condenser is achieved. In this way, the water in the gasification channel 2 is heated by the heat of the condenser, so that the water in the gasification channel 2 is gasified, the gasification channel 2 further comprises a steam exhaust section 22, and the gasified water vapor is exhausted through the steam exhaust section 22, for example, to the indoor environment for humidifying the indoor environment.

The water in the water supply structure can enter the heat exchange section 21 to exchange heat under the driving action of the driving device such as the water pump, and in order to simplify the structure, the inlet end of the heat exchange section 21 is preferably lower than the water supply structure, so that the water in the water supply structure can enter the heat exchange section to exchange heat under the action of gravity. For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the water supply structure is a water receiving device for receiving condensed water on the surface of the evaporator in the air conditioning system, such as a water receiving tray disposed below the indoor heat exchanger, so that the condensed water in the water receiving tray is used to humidify the indoor environment, thereby saving water resources. Since the indoor unit 1 is generally higher than the outdoor unit 5, the difference in height can be used to allow the condensed water in the water tray in the indoor unit 1 to automatically flow into the heat exchange section 21 for heat exchange.

Further, gasification passageway 2 is including connecting the first linkage segment 23 of heat exchange section 21 and water collector, first linkage segment 23 is including vertical section 231 and the horizontal segment 232 that are connected, wherein, the one end and the water collector intercommunication of vertical section 231, the other end is connected with the one end of horizontal segment 232, heat exchange section 21 is connected to the other end of horizontal segment 232, utilize vertical section 231 to introduce the water in the water collector first linkage segment 23, form the slow current to the comdenstion water through horizontal segment 232, avoid rivers to flow into the velocity of flow of heat exchange section 21 too fast and influence heat exchange efficiency.

Further, in order to avoid the dirty blockage of the gasification channel caused by poor quality of the condensed water, preferably, a filter device 3 is arranged in the first connecting section 23, the condensed water is filtered by the filter device 3 and then flows into the heat exchange section 21 for heat exchange, and the filter device 3 is preferably arranged in the vertical section 231, so that the condensed water can be filtered by the filter device 3 under the action of self gravity.

Further, the gasification channel 2 further comprises a second connecting section 24 for connecting the steam discharge section 22 and the heat exchange section 21, and the steam gasified in the heat exchange section 21 enters the steam discharge section 22 from the second connecting section 24 and is discharged. The steam in the second connection section 24 may be exhausted into the steam exhaust section under the driving of the driving device such as a fan, preferably, in order to simplify the structure, the air outlet port of the steam exhaust section 22 is located at the air outlet 12 of the indoor unit 1 or located near the air outlet 12, and because the air outlet 12 of the indoor unit 1 forms negative pressure during the air supply process, the negative pressure at the air outlet 12 can be used to drive the steam in the second connection section 24 to flow into the steam exhaust section 22 for exhaust.

The air outlet port of the air exhaust section 22 may be directly disposed in the air outlet 12, in order to avoid that the air exhaust section 22 affects the air speed of the air outlet 12, in a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the indoor unit 1 includes an air outlet panel 11, the air outlet 12 is formed on the air outlet panel 11, the air outlet panel 11 is provided with a water vapor outlet 13 in communication with the air outlet port of the air exhaust section 22, the water vapor outlet 13 may be disposed above or below the air outlet 12, for example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the air outlet panel 11 includes a lower panel 111 located below the air outlet 12, and the water vapor outlet 13 is disposed on the lower panel 111 and near the upper edge of the lower panel 111. The steam outlet 13 may be preferably provided in a plurality of side-by-side manner in the transverse direction, for example, three steam outlet sections 22 may be provided as shown in fig. 2, and the steam outlet sections 22 may be divided into a plurality of branches after entering the indoor unit 1, each branch being in communication with one steam outlet 13.

Preferably, in order to increase the negative pressure at the steam outlet 13, that is, to increase the suction force to the steam in the steam exhaust section 22 and the second connection section 24, the air outlet panel 11 is formed in a convex curved surface on the outer surface of the region where the steam outlet 13 is provided, that is, in a wing-like shape structure, and the humidifying effect to the indoor environment is further increased by improving the structure at the steam outlet 13. Further preferably, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the lower panel 111 is formed as a convex curved panel.

In order to ensure the stability of the air pressure in the gasification channel, preferably, at least part of the structure of the second connecting section 24 is configured as an air permeable structure, and air permeable micropores are arranged on the air permeable structure, so that the air permeability of the air permeable structure is utilized to ensure the stability of the air pressure, for example, as shown in fig. 3, the second connecting section 24 includes a porous pipe section 245, and the porous pipe section 245 is a honeycomb material piece, and the honeycomb material piece is the air permeable structure described above.

Preferably, a water collecting structure 241 is provided on the second connection section 24 for collecting the unvaporized water in the heat exchange section 21 and the re-condensed water in the second connection section 24 to prevent the liquid water from being discharged from the steam discharge section 22 to affect the comfort of the user, and a water discharging structure (not shown) may be further provided on the second connection section 24 for discharging the water in the second connection section 24.

The water collecting structure 241 may be, for example, a water collecting tank structure 2411 formed on an inner wall of the second connection section 24, the water collecting tank structure 2411 being formed by recessing the inner wall of the second connection section 24 in a direction away from an inner cavity of the second connection section 24, so that liquid water can flow into the water collecting tank structure 2411 along an inner wall surface of the second connection section 24 to be collected. Further preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the second connecting section 24 includes a descending section 243 and an ascending section 242 in the air flow direction, the inlet end of the descending section 243 is connected with the heat exchange section 21, the outlet end of the ascending section 242 is connected with the steam discharge section 22, and a water collecting structure 241 such as a water collecting tank structure 2411 is provided between the descending section 243 and the ascending section 242, so that liquid water can flow into the water collecting tank structure 2411 along the inner wall surface of the descending section 243 in the descending section 243, and since the air flow downstream side of the water collecting tank structure 2411 is the ascending section 242, it is ensured that water in the water collecting tank structure 2411 does not continue to flow toward the ascending section 242. To simplify the structure, as shown in fig. 3, the rising section 242 and the falling section 243 form a downwardly curved structure 244 at the intersection of the lower side, and a water collecting tank structure 2411 is provided at the bottom of the downwardly curved structure 244, i.e., the water collecting tank structure 2411 is recessed from the inner bottom wall of the downwardly curved structure 244.

The drain structure may include, for example, a drain hole provided in a wall of the water collecting tank structure 2411, through which water collected by the water collecting tank structure 2411 is drained, and of course, a separate drain structure may be provided in the second connection section 24 to drain water, for example, the drain structure is a drain through groove provided in the second connection section 24.

Further preferably, to simplify the structure, the water collection tank structure 2411 is formed of the ventilation structure described above, for example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the porous pipe section 245 is formed with the turndown structure 244, and the water collection tank structure 2411 is formed by recessing the inner wall surface of the porous pipe section 245, so that ventilation micropores of the porous pipe section 245 can serve as drainage holes to drain water in the water collection tank structure 2411.

Further, a flow control device 4, such as a flow control valve, is further disposed on the gasification channel 2, and the amount of exhaust gas from the exhaust section 22 is controlled by the flow control device 4 to adjust the humidity of the indoor environment. Still preferably, the indoor unit 1 is further provided with a humidity sensor and a controller, the controller is connected with the humidity sensor and the flow control device 4, and the controller can intelligently adjust the opening of the flow control device 4 according to the indoor environment humidity detected by the humidity sensor, so that the automatic adjustment of the indoor environment humidity is realized, and the use comfort of a user is further improved.

The application mainly uses the evaporator as the indoor heat exchanger, and the condenser is the outdoor heat exchanger to describe various embodiments of air conditioning system as the example, of course, it can be understood that above-mentioned structure is equally suitable for the case that the evaporator is the outdoor heat exchanger, and the condenser is the indoor heat exchanger, and at this moment, the water collector sets up in the below of outdoor heat exchanger, and the water in the water collector in the off-premises station 5 can be followed gasification passageway 2 and let in indoor heat exchanger and carry out heat transfer gasification to directly by indoor set 1 blowout.

It is easy to understand by those skilled in the art that the above preferred embodiments can be freely combined and overlapped without conflict.

It will be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and that all obvious or equivalent modifications and substitutions to the details given above may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the underlying principles of the invention, are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An air conditioning system is characterized by comprising an evaporator, a condenser, a water supply structure and a gasification channel communicated with the water supply structure, wherein the gasification channel comprises a heat exchange section capable of exchanging heat with the condenser and a steam exhaust section for exhausting steam in the gasification channel;

the gasification channel also comprises a second connecting section for connecting the steam exhaust section and the heat exchange section; at least part of the structure of the second connecting section is provided with a ventilation structure, a water collecting structure and a drainage structure;

the ventilation structure comprises a porous pipe section, and ventilation micropores are formed in the porous pipe section; the water collecting structure comprises a water collecting tank structure formed on the inner wall of the second connecting section, and drain holes are formed in the wall of the water collecting tank structure;

the water collecting tank structure is formed by the ventilation structure, and the ventilation micropores form the drainage holes.

2. The air conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the gasification channel further comprises a first connection section connecting the heat exchange section and the water supply structure, the first connection section having a filter device disposed therein.

3. The air conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the second connection section includes a descending section and an ascending section in the airflow direction, the water collection structure being disposed between the descending section and the ascending section.

4. An air conditioning system according to claim 3, wherein the junction of the downleg and the riser forms a downleg, the water collection structure being disposed at the bottom of the downleg.

5. The air conditioning system of claim 1, wherein the air conditioning system includes an air outlet, and the air outlet port of the exhaust section is located at or near the air outlet.

6. The air conditioning system of claim 5, comprising an air outlet panel, the air outlet being formed on the air outlet panel, the air outlet panel being provided with a water vapor outlet in communication with the air outlet port of the exhaust section.

7. The air conditioning system according to claim 6, wherein an outer surface of the area of the air outlet panel where the water vapor outlet is provided is formed as a convex curved surface.

8. An air conditioning system according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a flow control device is provided on the gasification channel for controlling the exhaust steam quantity of the exhaust steam section.

9. An air conditioning system according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the inlet end of the heat exchange section is located below the water supply structure.

10. An air conditioning system according to any of claims 1 to 7, further comprising water receiving means for receiving condensed water from the evaporator surface, the water receiving means constituting the water supply structure.